Researchers, educators, professionals and others working with innovation and entrepreneurship in higher education will come together to share knowledge and explore new perspectives on innovation and entrepreneurship.
This is an arena featuring a combination of presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and more. We bring together research and practice to explore how entrepreneurship an innovation can shape the future of education. Participation in the conference programme is free of charge.
The programme is organised around three themes, and participants are free to move between sessions. Theme 1 will also serve as the annual gathering for the ALLY-network with Norwegian as the working language. The opening session will be conducted in Norwegian. All Theme 2 sessions are in English and Theme 3 is mixed. See the programme for details.
- Supporting Innovation Ecosystems
Exploring how collaboration, student-led initiatives, and institutional partnerships contribute to building and strengthening innovation ecosystems around universities. - Advancing Entrepreneurship and Venturing Impact
Exploring how entrepreneurship can be developed and scaled through research, investment, partnerships, and support mechanisms to generate greater societal impact. - Entrepreneurship Education
Exploring how education, innovative teaching methods, and research-based learning can develop entrepreneurial skills and foster innovation.
Tentative program
Day 1: Thursday November 5th
10:00-12:00 Conference Opening – joint opening for SFU Engage and SFU Excited
- Speakers to be announced
- In Norwegian
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-13:45 Common session – Highlights from 10 years as an SFU – initiatives, research & education
14:00-14:45 Parallel sessions
- Theme 1: Past, present (and future) of student entrepreneurial ecosystems (in Norwegian)
- Theme 2: Contribution on Venture Creation Programmes (in English)
- Theme 3: Panel discussion on Embedded Entrepreneurship Education (in English)
15:00-15:45 Parallel sessions
- Theme 1: Ecosystem Reality Check: What Did & Didn’t Work – Lessons from the past 10 years (in Norwegian)
- Theme 2: How to embrace entrepreneurial uncertainty? (in English)
- Theme 3: Does Norway need Entrepreneurship Education in the future? (in Norwegian)
16-17 Common session
(Conference dinner – Further details about tickets will be shared with attendees by email)
Day 2: Friday November 6th
09:15 – 10:00 Parallel sessions
- Theme 1: From Campus to Market: The Student Commercialization Pipeline (in Norwegian)
- Theme 2 & 3: PhD Courses as Innovation Capacity Builders (in English)
10:15 – 11:00 Parallel sessions
- Theme 1: Broadening the Ecosystem; How to Support Different Types of Entrepreneurship (in Norwegian)
- Theme 2: Entrepreneurial Learning and Scaling Innovation (in English)
- Theme 3: Workshop: Cases from Embedded Entrepreneurship Education, Part 1 (in English)
11:15 – 12:00 Parallel sessions
- Theme 1: The Future of the Student Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Norway (in Norwegian)
- Theme 2: Research to Market and Society: What Makes It Work? (in English)
- Theme 3: Workshop: Cases from Embedded Entrepreneurship Education, Part 2 (in English)
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 13:45 Closing Session: 2027 and Beyond
