• Welcome and Introductions


• Introduction to the IEF Objectives of and Expectations from the Conference, and Publications

• Prof. Antonio Sousa Pereira - Rector of University of Porto, Portugal

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• Prof. João Claro - President of INESC TEC, Porto, Portugal

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• Prof. Joana Resende - Vice-Rector University of Porto for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Porto, Portugal

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• Prof. Rui Calcada - Dean of FEUP, University of Porto, Portugal

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• Prof. Jose Fernando Oliveira - Director of Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Porto, Portugal

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• Dr. Paulo Rios de Oliveira - Administrator at AICEP - Portuguese Trade & Investment Agency, City Hall, Porto, Portuga

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• Prof. Joao Jose Pinto Ferreira, University of Porto, Portugal

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• Heitor Benfeito, Critical Ventures, Porto, Portugal

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• Prof. Jay Mitra, University of Essex, UK

• Sustainability

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• ESG

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• Digital Framework Conditions

• Sergio Arzeni, International Network for SMEs (INSME), Italy

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• Prof. Marcus Dejardin, Namur University, Belgium

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• Manuel Aroso, Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University, Canada

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• Joao Mil-Homens, Jose de Mello Group, Portugal

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• Dr. Bettina Becker, University of Durham, UK

• Finance Ecosystems

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• AI and Finance

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• Alternative Digital Finance

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• Business Angels

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• Valuations

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• Mentoring

• Prof. Hani Hagras, University of Essex, UK

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• Heitor Benfeito, Critical Ventures, Portugal

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• Nick Hixson, Hixsons Ltd., UK

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• Dr. Rui Falcao, Portugal

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• Marco Fernandes, SME Collateral Funds, Portugal

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• Joao Pereira, Portugal Ventures, Portugal

Research Paper: Susana Bernadino, Professor of Management at the Polytechnic of Porto – ‘Crowdfunding for sustainable development projects: Empirical analysis of a Portuguese sustainability-oriented platform’.

• Sustainable Cities

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• Urban Networks

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• Health and Society

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• Social Media

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• Regenerative Innovation

• Dr. Fiona Armstrong-Gibbs, Liverpool John Moores University, UK

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• Dr. Andreas Kraemer, Ecologic Institute, Berlin, Germany

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• Prof. Martin Curley, Maynooth University, Ireland

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• Prof. Chux Gervase Iwu, University of Western Cape, South Africa

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• Prof. Anne-Laure Mention, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Research Paper: Sara El Haddouti, PhD Student at Hassan Premier University, Morocco – ‘To Innovate or Not to Innovate: Do financial inclusion & female participation hold the key for Moroccan firms?’

• Digital Ecosystems

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• Mapping the Landscape: Entrepreneurship Dynamics and Ecosystems (with a special focus on Africa)

• Dr. Charlotte Palesa Felix-Faure, IDRAC Business School, France

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• Dr. Phumlani Nkontwana, Allan Grey Centre for Africa Entrepreneurship, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

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• Prof. Natanya Meyer, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

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• Dr. McEdward Murimbika, Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Witswaterand, South Africa

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• Prof. Cecil Nieuwenhuizen, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

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• Prof. Chris Schachtebeck, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

• Business Incubation in the Digital Space

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• AI and New Business Models

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• The Female Digital Dividend

• Sudip Roy, Divitae Ltd., UK

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• Prof. Jessica Lichy, IDRAC Business School, France

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• Paulo Santos, European Space Agency Incubation Center

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• Besma Kraiem, Knowlepsy, Portugal

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• Prof. Zubin Sethna, Regents University, London, UK

Research Paper:Gunnar Prause, Professor at Wismar Business School, Germany – ‘NFT-Solutions for Sustainable Entrepreneurship’.

• Meaning

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• Content

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• Pedagogy

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• Structure

• Prof. Piero Formica, Maynooth University, Ireland

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• Prof. Roderick Lawrence, University of Geneva, Switzerland

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• Prof. Sarika Pruthi, San Jose State University, USA

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• Prof. Joao Jose Pinto Ferreira, University of Porto, Portugal

• People and Digital International Business

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• Environmental Technologies and International Business

• Prof. George Saridakis, University of Kent, UK

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• Jan Goesaert, Silk Road Partners BV, Belgium

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• Prof. Jay Mitra, University of Essex, UK

Research Paper:Deepica Sachdeva, PhD Student at Hochschule Fulda, University of Applied Sciences, Germany – ‘Programs Fostering Entrepreneurship for Migrant Women with Correspondence analysis Approach’.

• Part 1: Telling the Story of Business Angel Funding


• Part 2: Fine Tuning the Practice of Angel Funding


• Part 3: Start-Up Pitching

• Rui Falcao, Jay Mitra


• Rui Falcao, Pedro Bandeira, Heitor Benfeito, Nick Hixson, Sudip Roy


• Pedro Bandeira, Sarah Sommersguter