Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) in association with Lucas College and Graduate School of Business, San Jose State University, is hosting an international conference: Transnational Entrepreneurs and International SMEs in Emerging Economies: Drivers and Strategies from May 20 to May 22 2015 at the IIMB campus.
The conference is being organised as part of a collaborative research project on Transnational Entrepreneurs (TEs) of Indian origin in the UK. The conference is an attempt to provide a platform for academics, entrepreneurs and policy-makers, to deliberate on the issue of SME internationalisation, with special reference to the role of transnational and returnee entrepreneurs in facilitating the internationalisation of their ventures.
The inaugural address will be delivered by St. John Gould, Director, UK Trade, Investment and Prosperity, India, British High Commission, New Delhi, followed by a keynote address by Professor Elizabeth Gatewood, Associate Director, Center for Enterprise Research and Education (CERE), Wake Forest University.
There will be two panel discussions of entrepreneurs, one organised by FICCI Karnataka State Council and the other by TiE Banglaore Chapter.