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Papers will be presented on the following main themes or topics.

Each Track will be sponsored by a relevant organisation that will highlight recent experiences in the field and then facilitate debate over the practical and policy implications of the Track papers.

A - Advancing entrepreneurship education and enterprise

A1  Entrepreneurship in universities/colleges - UK and international

A2  Entrepreneurship and enterprise education policy and practice

A3  Entrepreneurship education experience in international contexts

A4  Enterprise education, experiential learning and simulations

A5  Youth enterprise – stimulating and supporting young people

Track Leader: Dr David Rae, University of Lincoln

Track Adviser: Dr Luke Pittaway, University of Sheffield 

Track Sponsor: Ian Robertson, National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship

B - Business birth-rate strategy - stimulating start-ups 

B1 Business birth-rate strategy and economic development

B2 Business start-ups – international and regional comparisons

B3 Stimulating start-ups in depressed regions and communities 

B4 Helping the unemployed and disadvantaged to become self-employed 

B5 Building an enterprise culture – the impact of Government policy

Track Leader: Martyn Robertson, Leeds Metropolitan University

Track Adviser: Prof John Thompson, University of Huddersfield 

Track Sponsor: Centre for Enterprise, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School

C - Community, ethnic, minority, rural and social enterprise 

C1 Social enterprise, community enterprise & rural enterprise development

C2 Ethnic and minority entrepreneurship and SME development

C3 Encouraging enterprise in disadvantaged communities & groups

C4 Diversity and inclusivity in entrepreneurship policy and support 

C5 Social exclusion, lobbying and advocacy 

Track Leader: Dr Spinder Dhaliwal, University of Surrey

Track Adviser: George Derbyshire, National Federation of Enterprise Agencies

Track Sponsor: Graham Bell, Kibble Education & Care Centre, Glasgow

E - E-entrepreneurship, e-business and e-learning 

E1 E-business development and implementation

E2 E-learning and knowledge transfer

E3 Technology-based entrepreneurship

E4 Marketing and customer management in e-business

E5 Impact of e-commerce in a global economy

Track Leader: Paul Jones, University of Glamorgan Business School 

Track Adviser: Dr Nigel Lockett, Brunel University

Track Sponsor: Marketing& Communications, Microsoft Ltd, Scotland

I - Innovation, technology transfer and knowledge networks

I1 Development and management of networks and clusters

I2 Innovation – corporate and university spin-outs and spin-ins

I3 Technology transfer in knowledge intensive institutions 

I4 Supply chain implications, networking and franchising

I5 Intrapreneurship development and team management

Track Leader: Dr Eleanor Shaw, University of Strathclyde Business School

Track Adviser: Dr John Davies, University of Salford, Salford Business School

Track Sponsor: Dr Michael Harris, National Endowment for Science, Technology & Arts

M - Management, skills development and growth issues 

M1 Critical success factors, models and strategies for success

M2 Human resource management, development and training

M3 Sustainable development and social responsibility - future challenges

M4 International entrepreneurship and impact of the global economy

M5 Developing better regulation and small business policy & services

Track Leader: Dr Gary Packham, University of Glamorgan Business School 

Track Adviser: Tony Robinson, Chairman, SFEDI & Entrepreneurs UK

Track Sponsor: Graeme Currie, Glasgow Opportunities/Alba Smart Thinking Ltd

S - Supporting small business development world-wide

S1 National and regional programmes of entrepreneurship support

S2 Creating and supporting small businesses in developing economies

S3 Developments in small business support policies and structures

S4 Business advisers & mentors – assessment, knowledge, skills & CPD

S5 Business incubation techniques for new and existing enterprises

Track Leader: Prof Peter Rosa, University of Edinburgh 

Track Adviser: Dr Kevin Mole, University of Warwick 

Track Sponsor: Dr David Guy, Knowledge Transfer, Economic & Social Research Council

V - Small business finance and financial management

V1 The investment climate and entrepreneurial activity

V2 Informal and formal venture capital for business start-up and growth

V3 Economics and accounting perspectives for small firms

V4 Banks and small firms – loans, loan guarantees and other schemes

V5 Novel financial initiatives in developing and developed economies

Track Leader: Prof Francis Chittenden, University of Manchester 

Track Adviser: David Irwin, Irwin Grayson Associates 

Track Sponsor: Dr Richard Roberts, Barclays Bank plc

W - Women’s enterprise and family enterprise development

W1 Women’s entrepreneurship - UK & international developments

W2 Government policy initiatives promoting women in business

W3 Training and supporting women into their own businesses

W4 Family life responsibilities – work-life balance in small and large businesses

W5 Family businesses – management, succession and human resources

Track Leader: Prof Susan Marlow, De Montfort University, Leicester

Track Adviser: Dr Colette Henry, Dundalk Institute of Technology

Track Sponsor: Maggie O’Carroll, Women's Enterprise Consortium, Liverpool 

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