MORSE Week “Conference of Conferences”
A series of events organized by the MORSE initiative, the Maastricht Observatory on Resilient, Responsible and Sustainable Society, Economy, and Enterprise, will take place during the MORSE week “Conference of Conferences” from the 20th until the 28th of October 2022. In this week MORSE will host the Interdisciplinary European Conference on Entrepreneurship Research (IECER) in Maastricht, 26-28 October 2022, with the theme: Entrepreneurship for a Responsible, Resilient and Sustainable Future and many other events!
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Programme
20 October, Antwerp, Belgium
Workshop Consortium on EU-Horizon Call Managing High Impact, Low Probability Events
(invitation only, with MSI and Pantopicon).
21 October, Brussels, Belgium
Student Conference Economics of Transition and Resilience
(invitation only, with European Commission, DG ECFIN, Unit Economics of Transition and Resilience)
24 October, Maastricht, Netherlands
CEO meeting Sustainable Investment
(invitation only, Elverding Chair in collaboration with /Top1000Funds.com)
26 October, Statenzaal, Maastricht, Netherlands
Elverding Conference: The future of sustainable business, culture, and corporate regulation
(registration required, Elverding Chair)
09:00-09:45 | Coffee & arrivals |
09:45-10:00 | Introduction |
Prof dr. Rob Bauer (Professor of Finance (Maastricht University) and holder of the Elverding Chair on Sustainable Business, Culture and Corporate Regulation.
Prof. mr. Mieke Olaerts (Professor of Comparative and National Company Law (Maastricht University) and holder of the Elverding Chair on Sustainable Business, Culture and Corporate Regulation.
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10:00-10:45 | The climate of the future |
Prof. dr. Heleen de Coninck (Professor of Socio-Technical Innovation and Climate Change (TU Eindhoven) and one of the lead authors of the 2018 IPCC Report)
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10:45-11:00 | Break |
11:00-12:30 | The board of the future |
Moderator: Prof. Olaerts
Structure: 2x20 min presentations, 1-2 questions moderator, then audience questions
Prof. dr. Jaap Winter (Professor of International Corporate Law (University of Amsterdam), Professor of Corporate law, Governance and Behaviour (VU Amsterdam), Supervisory Board member for Randstad, ADORE (Chairman), the Erasmus University of Rotterdam (Chairman), Royal Schiphol Group and The Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam (Chairman).
Second speaker to be determined.
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12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
13:30-14:30 | Keynote “Shareholder welfare maximization” |
Prof. Luigi Zingales Robert C. McCormack Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance (University of Chicago) and George G. Rinder Faculty Fellow, Director of the Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State).
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14:30-14:45 | Break |
14:45-16:15 | The investor of the future |
Moderator: Prof. Bauer
Structure: 2x20 min presentations, 1-2 questions moderator, then audience questions
Topics: Engagement versus divestment, dilemma’s challenges, effectiveness of engagement and divestment and related;
Dominique Dijkhuis (Executive Board Member ABP Pension Fund):
Dr. Anne Lafarre or Prof. dr. Christoph van der Elst (University of Tilburg)
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16:15-16:30 Break
16:30-17:15 Closing panel “the stakeholder relations of the future”
16:1 5 - 16:30 | Break |
16:30 - 17:15 | Closing panel:The stakeholder relations of the future |
Moderator: Dr. Constantijn van Aartsen
Structure: Panel discussion, no presentations, stakeholder perspectives on the preceding discussion on the future of stakeholder relations
Speakers: from employee representatives, business, and civil society (to be determined)
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17:15-17:30 | Closing Prof. Bauer and Prof. Olaerts |
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October 26-28, TS53, Maastricht, Netherlands:
IECER2022 Entrepreneurship for a Resilient, Responsible and Sustainable Future
(registration required, IECER in collaboration with MORSE, the latest program can be found here)
26 October
13:00-13:50 | Plenary Opening and Keynote | Aula |
14:00-15:30 | Break Out Sessions I | 3 rooms |
I.1 | 06 Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial Families and Family Firms | |
I.2 | 01 Academic Entrepreneurship | |
I.3 | 04 Entrepreneurial Well-being and Health |
15:45-17:15 | Break Out Sessions II | 3 rooms |
II.1 | 06 Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial Families and Family Firms | |
II.2 | 04 Entrepreneurial Well-being and Health | |
II.3 |
08 Entrepreneurship and Resilience 27 October |
27 October
9:00-10:30 | Breakout Sessions III | 4 rooms |
III.1 | 07 Corporate Social Responsibility and Entrepreneurship | |
III.2 | 03 Entrepreneurial and Alternative Finance | |
III.3 | 09 Entrepreneurship and the Region |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | Ad Fundum |
11:00-12:30 | Breakout Sessions IV | 4 rooms |
IV.1 | 02 Cultural and Creative Entrepreneurship | |
IV.2 | 03 Entrepreneurial and Alternative Finance | |
IV.3 | 10 Inclusive Entrepreneurship |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch | Ad Fundum |
14:00-15:30 | Breakout Sessions V | 4 rooms |
V.1 | 05 Wine Business and Entrepreneurship | |
V.2 | 03 Entrepreneurial and Alternative Finance | |
V.3 | 10 Inclusive Entrepreneurship | |
15:30-16:30 | Coffee Break | Ad Fundum |
28 October
10:00-11:00 | Meet the Editors | Tapijn |
11:00-13:00 | Farewell Brunch | Tapijn |
13:00-15:00 | Video Art Exhibition in | Cannerberg NATO-headquarters |
If you would like to attend (events in) the MORSE week “Conference of Conferences”, please register here. |
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