Global Entrepreneurship Week
Welcome to this year’s edition of Global Entrepreneurship Week at Linnaeus University. Global Entrepreneurship Week is an annual and worldwide event in which more than 170 countries participate. This is a week where we encourage entrepreneurial acts. We wish to share knowledge, modern research and inspiration towards entrepreneurship.
The conference activities are open for students, researchers and employees at the university as well as anyone with an interest for entrepreneurship.
All activities will be held in English, with a few exceptions. You can read more about this when signing up for the activities.
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2022 is a collaboration between Linnaeus University and Drivhuset.
Program Kalmar
Monday 14 november
08:30 -10:00 Katja Johansson
Online
Från dröm till verklighet. Den tidigare journaliststudenten Katja Johansson berättar om sin resa som egenföretagare. Katja är idag aktiv som designer och stylist och arbetar med kända namn som Darin Zanyar, Molly Sandén samt deltagarna i Idol. Hör henne berätta om hur det var att bli uppmärksammad av Elle och hur hon ser på framtiden.
16:00 - 19:00 Social Innovation Camp (+dinner)
Zenit in house Culmen
Social Innovation Camp is about finding innovative solutions to societal challenges. This concept combines entrepreneurship and creation of societal benefits.
All participants are gathered in a common workshop. The workshop is based on the Design Thinking method, stemming from the client and user as co-creators of the solution. A dynamic is formed as participants are activated in a common entrepreneurial process. When points of contact are created between actors, the conditions to develop workable ideas get generated.
– DINNER INCLUDED! –
Tisdag 15 november
08:30 - 10:00 Coompanion om sociala företag, in Swedish
Online
Vad är egentligen ett socialt företag och vad skiljer det från ett traditionellt företag? Entreprenörskap kommer i många olika former och sociala företag baserar sin affärsverksamhet på en eller flera samhällsutmaningar för att skapa samhällsnyttiga affärer. Hur det går till och vilka olika slags sociala företag som finns berättar vi mer om under Global Entrepreneurship Week.
16:00 - 18:00 Workshop “Creating cross-sectoral dialogue for a sustainable society” (+ fika)
Cyan (Cu4023) in house Culmen
As societal challenges are brought to light in a more and more urgent fashion, many of us citizens want to get involved and act towards a more sustainable society, somehow. Dialogue and cooperations between all forms of actors in society (individuals, civil society organisations, academics, companies and more) appear necessary to create an effective lasting impact. But how can we actually contribute to this cross-sectoral dialogue?
This is the theme tackled in this workshop, supported by an inspiring method and fueled by participants’ own questions and creativity.
Workshop led by Akatingo International and Drivhuset.
– FIKA INCLUDED! –
Wednesday 16 november
16:00 - 17:30 Lecture by William Gartner "Families are the Foundation for Entrepreneurship in the World Economy"
Online
William Gartner, visiting professor at Lnu specialized in family entrepreneurship,
explores during this lecture the role that family businesses play in the US and the World economies. Finding support in a major report published at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, he displays the predominant position of family businesses and emphasizes their importance and impact to both economy and society, particularly in periods of crisis.
This lecture is given as a part of the Master program in Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Social Change at Lnu.
Program Växjö
Monday 14 november
08:30 - 10:00 Katja Johansson
Online
Från dröm till verklighet. Den tidigare journaliststudenten Katja Johansson berättar om sin resa som egenföretagare. Katja är idag aktiv som designer och stylist och arbetar med kända namn som Darin Zanyar, Molly Sandén samt deltagarna i Idol.
Hör henne berätta om hur det var att bli uppmärksammad av Elle och hur hon ser på framtiden.
12:00 - 13:00 Exhibition opening Drivhuset (+fika)
Open area, K-building
Drivhuset works together with Linnaeus university to help students engage in
entrepreneurship and this exhibition celebrates student-driven ideas! Learn more about 20 different ideas that have turned into reality and get inspired by our fantastic students and alumni.
– FIKA INCLUDED! –
16:00 - 18:00 Workshop “Creating cross-sectoral dialogue for a sustainable society” (+ fika)
Room K1040
As societal challenges are brought to light in a more and more urgent fashion, many of us citizens want to get involved and act towards a more sustainable society, somehow. Dialogue and cooperations between all forms of actors in society (individuals, civil society organisations, academics, companies and more) appear necessary to create an effective lasting impact. But how can we actually contribute to this cross-sectoral dialogue?
This is the theme tackled in this workshop, supported by an inspiring method and fueled by participants’ own questions and creativity.
Workshop led by Akatingo International and Drivhuset.
– FIKA INCLUDED! –
Tisdag 15 november
08:30 - 10:00 Coompanion om sociala företag, på svenska (+ frukost)
Room N1017
Vad är egentligen ett socialt företag och vad skiljer det från ett traditionellt företag? Entreprenörskap kommer i många olika former och sociala företag baserar sin affärsverksamhet på en eller flera samhällsutmaningar för att skapa samhällsnyttiga affärer. Hur det går till och vilka olika slags sociala företag som finns berättar vi mer om under Global Entrepreneurship Week.
– BREAKFAST INCLUDED! –
Onsdag 16 november
10:00 - 12:00 Lecture Airat Miftakhov “Digital entrepreneurship facing a war. Moral choices, challenges and solutions”
Room K1040
Airat Miftakhov co-founded and was successfully leading a company in Russia, until the war on Ukraine erupted. Airat shares his experience as the war brutally impacted his company’s activity and carried tragic mental, ethical and economic consequences for all involved. In an inspiring presentation, he presents solutions implemented to face the situation before sharing his learnings and his vision for the future.
This lecture is given as a complement to the Master program in Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Social Change at LNU.
16:00 - 17:30 Lecture by William Gartner "Families are the Foundation for Entrepreneurship in the World Economy"
Online
William Gartner, visiting professor at LNU specialized in family entrepreneurship, explores during this lecture the role that family businesses play in the US and the World economies. Finding support in a major report published at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, he displays the predominant position of family businesses and emphasizes their importance and impact to both economy and society, particularly in periods of crisis.
This lecture is given as a part of the Master program in Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Social Change at LNU.
Torsdag 17 november
10:00 - 12:00 Lecture by Christine Tidåsen "Mackens vänner"
N buildning foyer
Mackens Vänner is a non-profit association established in Växjö and working to support people in situations of alienation through integration work and a range of socially based activities. Christine Tidåsen, researcher in entrepreneurship and marketing at LNU, discusses Mackens Vänner’s contribution within social entrepreneurship as well as its development, successes and challenges in the distinctive entrepreneurial ecosystem of Småland.
This lecture is given as a part of the Master program in Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Social Change at LNU.
16:00 - 19:00 Social Innovation Camp med Coompanion (+dinner)
N buildning foyer
Social Innovation Camp is about finding innovative solutions to societal challenges. This concept combines entrepreneurship and creation of societal benefits.
All participants are gathered in a common workshop. The workshop is based on the Design Thinking method, stemming from the client and user as co-creators of the solution. A dynamic is formed as participants are activated in a common entrepreneurial process. When points of contact are created between actors, the conditions to develop workable ideas get generated.
– DINNER INCLUDED! –
Registration
To participate in an activity is free. You can register to as many activities as you would like. The week before GEW takes place we will be sending out links to the activities that you have registered for.
Last day to register: November 13