On February 11, 2010 at British Embassy, Riga International School of Economics and Business Administrations organized Mini-Summit for Leaders and Policy Makers In Government, Business and Education: Creating the Next Wave of Entrepreneurs.
This mini-summit assembled exceptional international “thought leaders” in entrepreneurship with “hands on” experience in multinational corporations, global ventures and education.
The objective was to discuss best practices and to develop policy recommendations for unlocking the potential for innovation through entrepreneurial ecosystems linking education-business-government.
Main speakers and professionals were: Professor Shailendra Vyakarnam, University of Cambridge,Professor Christine Volkmann, University of Wuppertal, Germany; Pedro Vilarinho, Project Manager, COTEC Portugal; Professor Kjell Hoff, Norwegian University for Life Sciences, Dr. Arthur Lindemanis, Head, Entrepreneurship Dept., RISEBA; Dr. Vesa Taatila, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland