  
 Objectives and Themes |
Conference Objectives:
· Consolidate the concepts and foundations of professional entrepreneurship and the mechanisms applied in its education.
· Train individuals to transfer their ideas and projects to the economic reality.
· Promote entrepreneurial orientation and behavior towards business in the coming generations.
· Underscore the characteristics and skills of creativity and innovation in knowledge based economies.
· Enhance the culture of knowledge and leadership thought to support business pioneers in order to activate their role in sustainable development.
· Confirm the strategic role of entrepreneurship associations in the development of active entrepreneurial thought process.
CONFERENCE THEMES:
FIRST THEME: Entrepreneurial Thought in Business:
* Dimensions, and Historical Development of Entrepreneurship.
* Basic Concepts in Entrepreneurship.
* Fundamental Principles of Entrepreneurship.
* Prospective Future of Entrepreneurship.
SECOND THEME: Innovative Thinking and Behavior:
* Concepts and Characteristics of Innovative Thought.
* Challenges in Nurturing Humans Capable of Innovation and Creativity.
* Roles of National Institutions to Support and Care for Innovation.
THIRD THEME: Economics of Knowledge and the Future Businessmen:
* Concepts and Characteristics of the Economics of Knowledge.
* Roles of Science Parks in Building Knowledge Economies.
* Incubators and Their Roles in Transforming Ideas into Entrepreneurial Project Strategies.
FOURTH THEME: Women Entrepreneurs - Social Entrepreneurship:
* Examples of Role Models and Experiences of Women Entrepreneurs.
* Ideas and Strategic Directions for the Construction of a Distinct Generation of Entrepreneurs.
* Areas and Entrepreneurial Projects for Women Entrepreneurs.
* Social Entrepreneurship.
FIFTH THEME: Roles of Universities and Public Institutions to support Entrepreneurship:
* Entrepreneurship and the Characteristics of Outputs of the Educational Process.
* Strategic Partnerships between Universities and Public Institutions to Strengthen Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
* Roles of Academic Centers and Associations in Building and Leading the Development of Innovative Thought.
SIXTH THEME: Institutions in support of Innovation and entrepreneurship.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:
25-26 October, 2009
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |