20th Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference

What to expect of the conference

The Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference provides unique opportunities to hear from and interact with world-class speakers and to make valuable connections. Dozens of accepted papers will be presented and discussed in parallel sessions, which will include featured discussants. The conference will also feature panels on critical and relevant topics, and compelling keynote speeches. This year, we are pleased to welcome keynote speeches from Rachida Justo (IE Business School), Kai Hockerts (Copenhagen Business School) and Johanna Mair (Hertie School of Governance & Stanford University).

In addition, to celebrate our 20th anniversary, we will convene a panel of world-class social entrepreneurship experts including: Helen Haugh (University of Cambridge), Lisa Hehenberger (ESADE), Anne-Claire Pache (ESSEC), Ute Stephan (King’s College London), and Tyler Wry (Wharton).

Finally, a number of established social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship scholars will be present at the conference, including associate editors at the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Small Business Management, Small Business Economics, and Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, and more.