Call for Papers

For the

2nd Annual Global Conference on Entrepreneurship & Technology Innovation

(AGCETI)

 

Organized by

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)

Jointly with

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), USA, and National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN), India

At

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, March 10 - March 12, 2011

Paper submission deadline: December 15th, 2010

Website: http://www.som.iitb.ac.in/agceti

 

Purpose:

Entrepreneurship and innovation are critical to wealth creation in any economy. They are important to the geopolitical economy in that they foster reduction of income disparity at the national and global level. Technology is often a primary driver for both entrepreneurship and innovation. Given the current global context technology innovation and management are inherently linked to fostering and sustaining competitive advantage. AGCETI aims at threading together these separate themes. Toward this end the conference invites the participation of academia, industry and policymakers to address theory and practice regarding the linkage between technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. An intent is to highlight the criticality of developing entrepreneurial talent in boosting technology innovation.

 

Research papers, case studies are invited on all aspects related to technology innovation and entrepreneurship. Of special interest are those papers with specific focus on the Asian Region or which can contribute to Asian region learning.

 

Topics:

The paper sessions will be organized around

 

1) New approaches to entrepreneurship education and research

2) Innovation and entrepreneurship: Processes and Practices

3) Emerging frontiers in innovation and entrepreneurship

4) Science and Technology Policy: Impact on entrepreneurship and innovation

 

The following topics are indicative of the kinds of topics that will be covered. Papers in related areas not mentioned in the list are also welcome

 

Technical education and social entrepreneurship

Fostering Innovation in Research & Academic (R&A) Institutions

Protection and Management of intellectual capital in (R&A) Institutions

Impact of cultural differences in fostering entrepreneurship in R & A Institutions

- Policy framework for sustainable entrepreneurship

- Corporate entrepreneurship

International entrepreneurship

Aligning business and technology strategies

- Competitiveness and prosperity

- The opportunity recognition process

-Technopreneurship

-Entrepreneurial financing

Innovative business models

-Social Entrepreneurship and sustainability

Innovation collaborative networks

UniversityIndustry Connections and technology transfer

- High-tech clusters and competitiveness

- Competitive technology clusters

- Role of Incubation

 

Paper submission:

Participants who wish to present their research at the conference must send a full paper (in ms word) not exceeding 10,000 words to agceti2011@som.iitb.ac.in no later than December 15th, 2010. The cover page should contain the title and author information. The abstract and the main paper should be devoid of author information. All submissions will be blind refereed by at least two reviewers. Acceptance of the paper will be communicated on or before January 10, 2011. Early submissions are encouraged.

 

Best Paper Awards:

Three papers will be selected for the best paper award and prizes will be given for each. The right to publish the accepted papers in conference proceedings rests with the organizers of the conference. The specifics of publication will be communicated within one month after the conference dates. Accepted papers will be displayed on the conference website.

 

Registration for AGCETI:

The registration fees for the conference is

Rs.7500/$500 - Corporate

Rs 5000/ $300 - Academicians

Rs 2000/$100 - Students

 

Conference fee include

a) Conference material of 2011 and a copy of the conference proceedings of 2010

b) One year membership of Asian Entrepreneurship Association (AEA)

c) Conference dinner

 

For any further information regarding the conference please contact:

 

Organizing secretary

AGCETI -2011

SJMSOM, IIT Bombay

agceti2011@som.iitb.ac.in