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.
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 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:
Prof 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:
Prof Oswald Jones, 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, Paisley
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, GO
Group, Business Support & Economic Development
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,
Newcastle
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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