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Conferences

Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), has been organizing Ahmedabad organizes ‘Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship’ since 1994. The Biennial Conferences continue to provide a forum for researchers, educationist and practitioners to share their research findings and experience in the field of entrepreneurship development. Deliberations on issues that are of contemporary relevance and interest have opened up new avenues to spearhead entrepreneurship at a much wider scale. The Conference is organized under the aegis of the Centre for Research in Entrepreneurship Education and Development(CREED)setup by EDII.

Fourteenth Biennial Conferences on Entrepreneurship (February 25-27, 2021)

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Thirteen Biennial Conferences

Conference No.	Theme	Dates
13th	Entrepreneurship	20-22 February 2019
12th	Entrepreneurship	22-24 February 2017
11th	Entrepreneurship	18-20 February 2015
10th	Entrepreneurship	20-22 February 2013
9^th	Entrepreneurship	16-18 February 2011
8^th	Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research	19-21 March 2009
7^th	The New Frontiers of Entrepreneurship	21-23 March 2007
6^th	Advances and Trends in Entrepreneurship Research	9-11 March 2005
5^th	Current Trends in Entrepreneurship Research	6-8 January 2003
4^th	Current Trends in Entrepreneurship Research	8-10 November 2000
3^rd	Current Trends in Entrepreneurship Research	18-20 March 1998
2^nd	Business Response to Changing Environment	13-15 March 1996
1^st	Current Research in Indian Entrepreneurship	29-31 March 1994

Sub-Themes of Thirteen Biennial Conferences

Academic Entrepreneurship & Intellectual Property Rights
Agripreneurship
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Corporate Social Responsibility
Development Sector
Ecopreneurship
Edupreneurship
Entrepreneurial Finance
Entrepreneurial Intention, Motivation and Behaviour
Entrepreneurial Leadership
Entrepreneurial Marketing
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy
Entrepreneurship in the MSME Sector
Entrepreneurship Orientation
Entrepreneurship Policy
Entrepreneurship: Barriers and Gateways
Entrepreneurship: Perspectives and Practices
Family Business and Enterprises
Gender & Entrepreneurship
Global Entrepreneurship
Green Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Institution Building

Distinguished Keynote Speakers at the Conference

Padma Shri Late Dr. V. G. Patel, Noted Expert on Entrepreneurship and Founder & Former Director of EDII, Ahmedabad
Dr. Yoginder K Alagh, Vice Chairman & Professor Emeritus, Sardar Patel Institute of Economic & Social Research, Ahmedabad
Dr. Erwin Blum, President, University of Applied Science, Germany
Prof. G. K. Chadha, Former Member, PM’s Economic Advisory Council, New Delhi
Prof. Pradip Khandwala, Former Director, IIMA
Dr. Helmutt Loekenhoff, Germany
Shri Arun Maira, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India
Dr. C. Rangarajan, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, New Delhi
Dr. Elmar Stuhler, Germany
Prof. Dwijendra Tripathi, Kasturbhai Lalbhai Chair Professor of Business History & Entrepreneurship (Emeritus), IIM Ahmedabad
Shri Jay Narayan Vyas, Hon’ble Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Gujarat

Over 1060 papers have been submitted on various themes of entrepreneurship during the thirteen conferences. Around 250 Ph.D./Research Scholars and in entrepreneurship have actively participated and presented their research findings in the conferences and more than 1200 delegates have attended the conferences.

International delegates from 37 countries viz., Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Canada, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Jordon, Kenya, Kuwait, Norway, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Arica, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sultanate of Oman, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe have participated and presented papers.