Program
Open conference program, Friday August 22
08:00 Coffee and registration
08:30-10:00 鈥淚nnovation, Disruption, and Entrepreneurship鈥
Hjalmar Winbladh, CEO of Wrapp
鈥淎ngel investing: theory and evidence鈥
Thomas Hellmann, University of British Columbia
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-12:00 鈥淭he Non-Pecuniary Benefits of Small Business Ownership"
Erik Hurst, University of Chicago
Panel discussion moderated by David Robinson, Duke University
Speakers joined by Anna Hallberg, Almi
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-13:45 鈥滳onfessions of a Serial Entrepreneur鈥
Konrad Bergstr枚m, CEO of Zoundindustries
13:45-14:15 Coffee
14:15-15:45 鈥淭he Macro-Impact of SME finance鈥
David Thesmar, HEC Paris
Panel discussion moderated by Per Str枚mberg, 海角社区下载 School of Economics
Speakers joined by Kerstin Cooley (Moor), Fabian M氓nsson (Independent)
15:45-16:00 Concluding remarks and mingle
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Academic conference program, Saturday August 23
(The presenting author is marked with an asterisk)
08:30 Coffee
09:00-09:45 Jean-Noel Barrot* (MIT): 鈥淚nvestor Horizon and the Life Cycle of Innovative Firms: Evidence from Venture Capital鈥
Discussant: Geraldo Cerqueiro (Catolica Lisbon)
09:45-10:30 Jonathan Brogaard, Matthew Denes*, and Ran Duchin (University of Washington): 鈥淒oes Government Spending Spur Innovation?鈥
Discussant: Roine Vestman (海角社区下载 University)
10:30-11:00 Coffee
11:00-11:45 Evgeny Lyandres* and Berardino Palazzo (Boston University): 鈥淐ash Holdings, Competition, and Innovation鈥
Discussant: Fabiana Penas (Tilburg)
11:45-12:30 James R. Brown (Iowa State), Christian Thomann (KTH), and Gustav Martinsson* (Swedish House of Finance): 鈥淔inancing Constraints in the Crisis: Evidence from a Novel Policy Initiative in Sweden.鈥
Discussant: Joacim T氓g (IFN)
Lunch
13:30-14:15 Arnoud Boot and Vladimir Vladimirov* (University of Amsterdam): 鈥淓ntrepreneurial Vision, Information, and Cash鈥
Discussant: Rob Seamans (New York University)
14:15-14:45 Coffee
14:45-15:30 Yifei Mao* (Indiana University): 鈥淢anaging Innovation: the Role of Collateral鈥
Discussant: Mariassunta Gianetti (海角社区下载 School of Economics)
15:30-16:15 Thomas 脜stebro* (HEC Paris) and Joacim T氓g (IFN): 鈥淛ob Creators鈥
Discussant: James R. Brown (Iowa State)
Closing of conference.