Plenary Session II
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Plenary Session II |
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GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP - learning from enterprise in action
Chair: Brian Morgan, Director, LEED Unit, Cardiff Business School Brian Morgan was previously Chief Economist at the WDA and a senior policy adviser in Wales (for the Assembly), and in Whitehall (DTI). He has also worked extensively in Europe for the OECD and EU. Brian is Chairman of the Welsh Whisky Company, producing Penderyn single malt, and Chairman, Brecon Carreg, the natural mineral water producer. Topics & Speakers: Adding Value: When research and evaluation inform policy-making Since 1999 the New Zealand government has been an active partner in the process of promoting the growth of firms, sectors and regions and encouraging entrepreneurship. Recently it reviewed its expenditure on business assistance programmes drawing on research and evaluation work completed since 2000. This review enables the wider understanding and improved direction of policy. by Hon Trevor Mallard MP, Minister of Economic Development, Government of New Zealand As well as holding the portfolios of Economic Development and Industry and Regional Development, Hon Trevor Mallard MP is the Minister for State Owned Enterprises, Minister for Sport and Recreation, Associate Minister of Finance and Minister for the Rugby World Cup. Mr Mallard was a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives in the 1980s and has represented his current electorate since 1993. He was Minister of Education (1999-2005) and worked in the education sector prior to entering Parliament. National trends in the creation and development of women’s enterprises East Midlands Development Agency (emda) is committed to diversity and equality in women's enterprise and they now have a Board Member Champion for Women's Enterprise, developing with partners the Women in Enterprise Action Plan 2020 and piloting the Women's Enterprise Hub. by Valerie Dwyer, a serial Entrepreneur & emda Champion for Women’ Enterprise Valerie Dwyer is a serial entrepreneur having founded over 10 environmentally responsible enterprises operating in the UK and overseas. She is a coach and mentor, motivational speaker and author, passionate about people reaching for their potential and she has helped more than 1,000 businesses to start and grow. Leader of several public, private and voluntary sector organisations, partnerships and initiatives, Valerie is emda’s Board Member Champion on Women' Enterprise plus Board Lead on Economic Growth, Energy and Environment. Role of SMEs in the global economy and the importance of entrepreneurship A review of policies and programmes of support for the creation and development of small enterprise, particularly in depressed areas and amongst minority groups. by Mr Vijay Kalantri, President, The All India Association of Industries Vijay Kalantri is President of the All India Association of Industries. He is also the Vice-President, World Trade Centre , Mumbai and the Director of World Trade Centre Association, New York. He is a member of Small Scale Industries Board, Government of India; Standing Committee of Reserve Bank of India and has served on committees of State and Central Government and Advisory Boards of Small Industries Development Bank Of India. Over the last three decades, Mr. Kalantri has organised numerous events to promote small enterprises and agrobased industries in India and has conducted wide-ranging research in these sectors. Evaluating the impact of the ESRC Small Business Initiative in the UK Fifteen years ago £1.4million of public and private money was spent on improving our understanding of the UK small business sector. This newly commissioned report examines how some findings really had impact, why some did not and where we go next in terms of the research agenda. by Dr Charles Dannreuther, School of Politics & International Studies, University of Leeds Charles Dannreuther has been researching UK and EU SME policy for fifteen years and is actively involved in training policy makers on the politics of small firms and the EU. He continues to publish on small firm policy and is a Council member of the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy, where much of the research concerns small firms and the “real” economy. Panel Session : Open Forum – Question and Answer session |
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