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14 - 15 December 2015Migration and Diaspora Entrepreneurship: A 2020 Research Perspective

Bremen l Germany

Conference Program:

1st International Conference on

Migration & Diaspora

Entrepreneurship

Conference Sponsors:

http://www.mde-conference.com/

1 MDE 2015 Conference Program

Table of content

Introduction

Greetings from Prof. Dr. Jörg Freiling …3

MDE-Conference …4

Organizational Committees …5

Keynote Speakers … 7

Panel Discussion “Refugee Entrepreneurship” …8

Program

Day 1 …9

Day 2 …13

P a r t i c i p a n t L i s t

… 1 7

Sponsors & City Information

Conference Sponsors …22

City of Bremen …23

Touristic Attraction …24

Informal Get-Together (Dinner) …25

BSAG – Tram & Bus …26

Conference Venue (+ WiFi Password)…27

C o n t a c t A d d r e s s

… 2 8

Table of content

Introduction

Greetings from Prof. Dr. Jörg Freiling 3

MDE-Conference 4

Organizational Committee 5

Keynote Speakers 7

Panel Discussion “Refugee Entrepreneurship” 8

Program

Day 1 9

Day 2 12

List of Participants 16

Sponsors & City Information

Conference Sponsors 22

City of Bremen 23

Touristic Attractions 24

Informal Get-Together (Dinner) 25

BSAG – Tram & Bus 26

Conference Venue (+ WiFi Password) 27

Contact 28



Introduction



Dear Conference Delegates,

Bremen welcomes you to the 1st International Conference on Migration and Diaspora

Entrepreneurship. The time for the conference could not have been much better. Migration is

among the hottest topic of global societies with all its opportunities and pitfalls. We are still

deeply shocked by terror attacks and at the same time trying to give our helping hands to

refugees that leave their home country to find a place to live in peace. And the approaching

Christmas time appeals to thinking in terms of charity, mutual understanding and sense of

belongingness. At the same time, many nations find themselves confronted with open

questions of welcoming, helping and integrating refugees in societies.

Entrepreneurship is one response, one concept to be considered in this vein. Entrepreneurship

offers people the chance to care for their own, to do things they like and raise own potentials

by doing something that is relevant for others. Nevertheless, entrepreneurship is, by far, no

one-way street to success but a rocky road with numerous challenges and threats. Migrants

and diasporas show a higher interest in entrepreneurship than other members of the society.

Insofar, it is useful to address migration and diaspora entrepreneurship issues in transnational

societies and to deepen the insights accumulated by prior research.

This first conference on migration and diaspora entrepreneurship builds on the results of prior

workshops in Bremen (Germany) and Turku (Finland). It seeks to deepen the relationships of

the researchers and to develop a scientific community that deals with these issues on a regular

basis. Moreover, new results of running research projects are presented and discussed. A

panel discussion on refugee entrepreneurship that involves researchers, practitioners and

policy-makers is a forum for the exchange of ideas in a rather new and unexplored field. This

all helps to develop the research agenda and to move on.

In this vein, we do hope that you enjoy your stay in Bremen. Maybe you have some time to

take a private look at the Christmas markets in the city center around the old market and the

medieval one at the riverside. Besides that Bremen has a lot more to offer. Just take a look at

St. Peter’s Cathedral, the historical Schütting building of the chamber of commerce (the oldest

one allover Germany), the lovely Schnoor Quarter or the vigorous Ostertor Quarter (“Viertel”),

to name but a few.

We are looking forward to getting in touch with you.

14 December 2015, Bremen

Prof. Dr. Jörg Freiling



MDE-Conference

The MDE-Conference is an international conference which aims at a better

understanding of challenges in the realm of migration and diaspora entrepreneurship.

Migration paths become more and more important and modern nations tend to be or

become transnational societies. This conference brings together international

researchers from different backgrounds who investigate in entrepreneurial and business

activities of migrants as well as diasporans.

Due to its transnational nature, the phenomenon and their entrepreneurial activities are

highly heterogeneous and complex, which requires more interdisciplinary work. The

MDE-Conference offers a creative and inspiring atmosphere to allow participants to

productively (co-)develop their research initiatives. The series of the ‘ZenTra workshops

on migration and diaspora entrepreneurship’, predecessors of the MDE-Conference,

have already taken a huge step to create a researcher’s community of this research area.

This conference will continue to foster further research partnerships on a local and

international level.



Prof. Dr. Jörg Freiling

Jörg Freiling graduated in Business & Economics at Bochum University. He

holds a PhD in Business & Economics and a second doctorate (habilitation)

from Bochum University as well. From 2000 until 2002, Jörg Freiling was

Visiting Professor in Marketing at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano,

Italy. At Innsbruck University, Austria, he was Visiting Professor in

Management in 2001 and at St. Petersburg State University, Russia, in

2002. In 2001, he became Full Professor at the University of Bremen. In

2013, he was Visiting Professorship at Universidad Autónoma del Estado

de Hidalgo at Pachuca, Mexico. From 2009 until 2011, Jörg Freiling was

Dean of Study Affairs. Since 2011 until today, he is Vice Dean of the

Faculty for Business Studies and Economics.

His research interests are: international & transnational

entrepreneurship, migration & diaspora entrepreneurship, new service

ventures, entrepreneurial failure, entrepreneurial ecosystems,

competence-based management, governance of SMEs in international

transactions, governance of transnational companies, family governance,

business successions, and business model innovations.

Aki Harima

Aki Harima is a Research Assistant and PhD candidate at the Chair in

Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the University of Bremen. She

acquired her master’s degree in Management from the University of

Mannheim (Germany) and bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

from the University of Kobe (Japan).

She teaches diaspora entrepreneurship at the University of Bremen,

Entrepreneurship at FOM-University Bremen. In 2015, she held a guest

lecture at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (Mexico).

Her research interests are diaspora entrepreneurship, startup ecosystems

and social entrepreneurship.

Organizational Committee



Dr. Maria Elo

Maria Elo holds a PhD (Doctor of Science in Economics, Åbo Akademi

University) majoring in international marketing and business, and her

dissertation focused on SME internationalization from a network

perspective. She is currently a post-doctoral researcher at Turku School of

Economics at University of Turku, Finland. She is the founder of the

Diaspora Net research platform promoting interdisciplinary research on

diaspora, international business, and entrepreneurship.

Her current research focuses on diaspora networks and resources,

international business, and non-prime business. It is published in books

and journals, e.g. Interdisciplinary Press, Industrial Marketing

Management and Int. J. of Manufacturing Technology and Management.

Her work on diaspora and business is also presented in numerous

conferences and workshops.Mrs. Elo cooperates with research partners

from various universities and institutions, for example, with University

of Bremen and University of Patras.



Prof. Dr. Sibylle Heilbrunn

Sibylle Heilbrunn is Professor for organizational sociology

and holds currently the position of Dean of School of Social

Sciences and Humanities at Kinneret Academic College in

Israel. Formerly she was head of MA studies in immigration

and social integration at the Ruppin Academic Center. Her

research focuses on entrepreneurship, of minority and

migrant groups, cultural diversity issues and on forms of

organizational behavior including perspectives of diversity

and multi-culturalism.

Prof. Dr. Liesl A. Riddle

Liesl Riddle is an Associate Professor of international business and

international affairs at the George Washington University School of

Business. She also is the co-director of GWSB’s OntheBoard program, a

fellowship program designed to promote women on corporate boards.

Dr. Riddle has written extensively about diasporas and development,

international entrepreneurship, and trade and investment promotion.

Having examined diaspora investment and entrepreneurship for over 20

years, Dr. Riddle has conducted research among 16 different diaspora

communities in the USA and Europe originating from countries of origin

in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. She

was a founding member and director of the university’s Diaspora

Research Program. Dr. Riddle is a frequent guest speaker at the US

Foreign Service Institute in the Near East North Africa Area Studies

Program.



Dr. Ralf Sänger

Dr. Ralf Sänger is head of the Competence Centre for

Migrant Entrepreneurship which supports entrepreneurial

activities of migrants and refugees in Germany.

Panel Discussion Refugee Entrepreneurship. Between Business and Social Integration

10:30-11:30, 15 December 2015

Silke Harth

Silke Harth is responsible for migration and integration

issues at the Senator for Social Affairs, Youth, Women’s

Affairs, Integration and Sport in the Free Hanseatic City of

Bremen.

Christian Mahnken

Christian Mahnken is an initiator for the Facebook initiative

‘Flüchtlingshilfe Bremen’ (Refugee Support Bremen). The

Facebook page has been liked by almost 20.000 users

within a few months.

Prof. Dr. Jan Brzozowski

Prof. Dr. Jan Brzozowski is a professor in Department of

European Studies of the Cracow University of Economics.

He has conducted several research projects in Migration

Entrepreneurship.

Moderators

Prof. Dr. Jörg Freiling (University of Bremen) Dr. Maria Elo (University of Turku)



Program

Day 1



Opening Remarks: 9:00-9:30

Haus der Wissenschaft, Sandstr. 4/5, 28195 Bremen.

Registration in the ground floor

Opening Remarks (Prof. Dr. Jörg Freiling, Aki Harima & Dr. Maria Elo)

‘Research Methods in Migration and Diaspora Entrepreneurship – Qualitative Perspectives’

(Dr. Maria Elo)

Room: Small hall

Chair: Aki Harima

Presentations:

1. Network Benefits for Ghanaian Diaspora and Returnee Entrepreneurs

- Sharon Mayer (University of Bremen)

2. The Impact of Networks on the Absorptive Capacity of Diaspora Entrepreneurs

- Quynh Duong Phuong (University of Bremen)

3. The Impact of Diaspora Ventures on the Dynamics of the Start-up Ecosystem Berlin

- Thomas Baron (University of Bremen)

Coffee Break: 11:00-11:15

Room: Small hall

Chair: Maria Elo

Presentations:

1. Returnee Entrepreneurs – Characteristics and Success

- Eyüp Akkurt (Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt)

2. Mexican diaspora entrepreneurs in Germany: Informal institutional acculturation

- Diana Rocío Sánchez Martinez (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo)

- Erick Iturbe (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo)

- Ernesto Dominguez (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo)

3. Student Project ‘Story Telling of Refugees’

- Jan Falk (University of Bremen)

4. Student Project ‘Hashtag – BremenUnited’

- Linda Jauk (University of Bremen), Manuel Dreyer (University of Bremen), Marco Dreyer

(University of Bremen), Anna-Lena Bunse (University of Bremen), Anna Chiara Granzotto

(University of Bremen), Kathrin Kandzia (University of Bremen)

Lunch Break 12:55-14:15

Monday, December 14th 2015

Student Conference Track A: 9:30-11:00

Student Conference Track B: 11:15-12:55

Registration 8:45–9:00



Welcome Address (Prof. Dr. Jörg Freiling, Aki Harima, Dr. Maria Elo)

Room: Small hall Chair: Arnim Decker

Topic: Business Model

Presentations:

1. The Vietnamese Immigrants in Poland and Their Business Patterns

- Agnieszka Brzozowska (Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw)

2. Transnational Entrepreneurs’ Responses to Institutional Voids: A Study of Bi-Focality Amongst Sri

Lankan Transnational Entrepreneurs

- Rondy De Siva (Sheffield Hallam University)

3. Typologies of Business Model Innovation in Transnational Entrepreneurship

- Arnim Decker (Aalborg University)

- Steven Lucas (Maynooth University)

- Liesl Riddle (The George Washington University)

Coffee Break 16:00-16:15

Session 2 Room: Small hall

Chair: Jan Brzozowski

Topic: Entrepreneurial Motivation

Presentations:

1. Divergent Views on Transnational Entrepreneurship? Comparative Analysis of Transnational Behavior of Second-Generation Italian “Returnees” and Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Italy - Jan Brzozowski (Cracow University of

Economics) - Marco Cucculelli (University Politecnica

delle Marche) - Aleksander Surdej (Cracow University of

Economics) 2. Entrepreneurial Motivation of Diaspora

Entrepreneurs in Ireland - Steven Lucas (Maynooth University) - Aki Harima (University of Bremen)

3. Entrepreneurship as Career Choice of Indonesian returned Migrant Workers - Akuat Supriyanto (University of Porto) - Carlos Cabral-Cardoso (University of

Porto)

Session 3 Room: Meeting room top floor

Chair: Sibylle Heilbrunn

Topic: Socio-Cultural Factors

Presentations:

1. The Spirit of Overseas Chinese Capitalism: Economic Values and Behavior in Malaysia - Swee-Hoon Chuah (RMIT University) - Robert Hoffmann (RMIT University) - Bala Ramasamy (China Europe

International Business School) - Johathan H.W. Tan (Nottingham University

Business School) 2. The Role of State Intervention and Immigration

in the Development of Family Business: The Case of Honduras - Allan Discua Cruz (Lancaster University

Management School) 3. The Dark Side of

Migration/Diaspora/Refugee/Minority Entrepreneurship

- Sibylle Heilbrunn (Kinnert Academic College on the Sea of Galilee)

INFORMAL GET TOGETHER: Dinner 19:00-21:00

Official Welcome and Introduction: 14:15-14:30

Session 2 and Session 3: 16:15-17:45

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Session 1: 14:30-16:00



Program

Day 2




Chair: Aki Harima

Topic: Institutional Perspective

Presentations:

1. Entrepreneurs Combining Multiple Institutional Logics. The Case of Cross-Border Immigrant Social Enterprises - Daniela Bolzani (University of Bologna) - Selenia Marabello (University of Bologna)

2. The Role of Local Partners for Descending Diaspora Entrepreneurship: Overcoming Liability of Foreignness - Aki Harima (University of Bremen)

3. Diaspora Entrepreneurship: A Structured Response to Modern Migration - Ram Vemuri (Charles Darwin University)

Session 5 Room: Meeting room 1st floor

Chair: Tomasz Bernat

Topic: Policy

Presentations:

1. Diaspora Entrepreneurship for Africa’s Development - Lord Mawuko-Yevugah (The Ghana

Institute of Management and Public Administration, GIMPA)

2. Aren’t Lithuanian Roads for Immigrants Seeking to be Entrepreneurs Too High? - Vilmante Kumpikaite-Valiuniene (Kaunas

University of Technology) - Ineta Zickute (Kaunas University of

Technology) - Jurga Duobiene (Kaunas University of

Technology) 3. Refugee, Immigrants and Entrepreneurship in

Poland – Current Situation and Forecast

- Tomasz Bernat (Szczecin University)


Topic: Refugee Entrepreneurship. Between Business and Social Integration

Panel Discussion

Raum: Small hall

Moderators: Prof. Dr. Jörg Freiling & Dr. Maria Elo

Panelists:

Silke Harth (Commissioner for Migration and Integration in City Bremen, the Senator for Social Affairs,

Youth, Women’s Affairs, Integration and Sport in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen)

Dr. Ralf Sänger (Head of the Competence Centre Migrant Entrepreneurship)

Christian Mahnken (Initiator of ‘Flüchtlingshilfe Bremen’ (Refugee Support Bremen))

Prof. Dr. Jan Brzozowski (Professor in Department of European Studies of the Cracow University of

Economics)


Tuesday, 15 December 2015


Practical Session: 10:30-11:30



Lunch Break: 13:15-14:15

Room: Small hall

Liesl Riddle (The George Washington University)

Sibylle Heilbrunn (Kinnert Academic College on the Sea of Galiee)

Coffee Break 15:15-15:30


Chair: Paul Lassalle

Topic: Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Presentations:

1. Migrant and Diaspora Entrepreneurs as Source for Dynamic Creation in Berlin’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem - Thomas Baron (University of Bremen) - Aki Harima (University of Bremen) - Jörg Freiling (University of Bremen)

2. Incubators for Migrant Entrepreneurs – An Opportunistic Niche and Its Context - Joachim Kolb (Trinity College Dublin)

3. Reframing the Influences of Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurs into Multilevel/-dimensional Entrepreneurial Ecosystem - Paul Lassalle (Sheffield Hallam University) - Sakura Yamamura (University of Kiel) - Andrew Johnston (Sheffield Hallam

University)

Session 7 Room: Meeting room 1st floor

Chair: Sanya Ojo

Topic: Development of Concepts & Theories

Presentations:

1. Islamic Banking in Germany - Andree Elsner (FOM Hamburg) - Hartmut Meyer (FOM Bremen)

2. A Multifocal Model for Transnational Entrepreneurship

- Giacomo Solano (Eindhoven University of Technology)

3. Investigating Multi-Focality in Transnational Diaspora Entrepreneurship

- Sanya Ojo (University of East London)

Keynote Speech: 14:15-15:15




Closing Remarks (Jörg Freiling, Aki Harima & Maria Elo)


Chair: Christoph Lattemann

Topic: Measurement of MDE

Presentations:

1. Are Public Institutions Supporting Migrant Entrepreneurship? A Model to Evaluate the Fostering of Migrant Entrepreneurship in a Worldwide Perspective - Abelardo Medel (Technische Universität

Ilmenau) 2. Measuring and Monitoring Transnational

Diaspora Entrepreneurship – A Research Agenda - Rolf Sternberg (Leibniz Universität

Hannover) - Johannes von Bloh (Leibniz Universität

Hannover) 3. Ethnic Networks, Chinese Entrepreneurism and

Chinese FDI: A Missing Link? The Case of Italy - Francesca Spigarelli (University of

Macerata) - Christoph Lattemann (Jacobs University

Bremen) - Katiuscia Vaccarini (University of

Macerata/ Jacobs University Bremen)

Session 9 Room: Meeting Room 1st floor

Chair: Maria Elo

Topic: Culture

Presentations:

1. The Role of Family Involvement in Shaping Strategic Behavior: Evidence from Tibetan Refugee Own-Micro Family Business in India

- Chemi Tsering (University of Montpellier)

2. Jewish Diaspora Entrepreneurship – The Influence of Host Country Characteristics on Their Migration Path

- Maria Elo (Turku School of Economics) - Florian Täube (Solvay Brussels School) - Erez Katz Volovelsky (Tei Hai Academic

College)


Closing Session: 17:00-17:30



List of Participants



List of Participants First & Last name

Affiliation Country Mail

Abelardo Medel Media and Communication Management Group, Technische Universität Ilmenau

Germany [email protected]

Agnieszka Brzozowska

Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw

Poland [email protected]

Ahmed Mahmoud Entrepreneur Germany [email protected]

Aki Harima Chair in Small Business & Entrepreneurship (LEMEX), University of Bremen


Akuat Supriyanto University of Porto Portugal [email protected]

Aleksandra Gąsior Department of Business Analysis and Strategy, University of Szczecin


Allan Discua Cruz Department of Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Innovation, Lancaster University Management School, UK

United Kingdom

[email protected]

Andree Elsner FOM-University Hamburg Germany [email protected]

Anna Chiara Granzotto

University of Bremen Germany [email protected]

Anna-Lena Bunse University of Bremen Germany [email protected]

Armando García Schmidt

Program Shaping Sustainable Economies, Bertelsmann Stiftung


Arnim Decker Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Business and Management, Aalborg University

Denmark [email protected]

Carsten Zimmermann

School of Business Administration, University of San Diego

USA [email protected]

Chemi Tsering University of Montpellier France [email protected]

Christian Gutschmidt

Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen


Christian Mahnken Flüchtlingshilfe Bremen Germany [email protected]

Christoph Lattemann

Information Management and Business Administration, Jacobs University Bremen


Daniela Bolzani Department of Management, University of Bologna

Italy [email protected]

Diana Chernetska Chair in Small Business & Entrepreneurship (LEMEX), University of Bremen


Diana Rocío Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Mexico [email protected]



Sánchez Martinez Hidalgo

Erick Iturbe Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo

Mexico [email protected]

Ernesto Dominguez

Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo

Mexico [email protected]

Eyüp Akkurt Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt Germany [email protected]

Ezgi Yüci University of Bremen Germany [email protected]

Fahad Sultan Birmingham City University United Kingdom

[email protected]

Federico Salvatelli University of Macerata Italy [email protected]

Francesca Spigarelli

Department of Law, University of Macerata


Gamze Tekin University of Bremen Germany [email protected]

Giacomo Solano Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology

The Netherlands

[email protected]

Hartmut Meyer FOM Bremen Germany [email protected]

Ineta Žičkutė Department of Management, Economics and Business School, Kaunas University of Technology

Lithuania [email protected]

Jan Brzozowski Department of European Studies, Cracow University of Economics


Jan Falk University of Bremen Germany [email protected]

Jan Juling Chair in Small Business & Entrepreneurship (LEMEX), University of Bremen


Jan Wessels Chair in Small Business & Entrepreneurship (LEMEX), University of Bremen


Joachim Kolb Department of Germanic Studies, Trinity College Dublin

Ireland [email protected]

Johannes von Bloh Institute of Economic and Cultural Geography, Leibniz Universität Hannover


Jörg Freiling Chair in Small Business & Entrepreneurship (LEMEX), University of Bremen


Katharina Sperling Universität Witten/Herdecke Germany [email protected]

Kathrin Kandzia University of Bremen Germany [email protected]

Katiuscia Vaccarini Department of political sciences, communication and international relations, University of Macerata / Jacobs University Bremen


mailto:[email protected]





Katrin Gerhard Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit Landesbüro Bremen


Katrin Marchand Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, University of Maastricht

The Netherlands

[email protected]

Liesl Riddle The Washington University, Washington DC

USA [email protected]

Linda Jauk University of Bremen Germany [email protected]

Lord Mawuko-Yevugah

The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)

Ghana [email protected]

Luca Principi College of Law, University of Macerata


Luis Fernando Robledano Esteba

Entrepreneur Spain [email protected]

Manuel Dreyer University of Bremen Germany [email protected]

Marco Dreyer University of Bremen Germany [email protected]

Maria Elo Department of Marketing and International Business, Turku School of Economics, Turku University

Finland [email protected]

Martin Krikken Chair in Small Business & Entrepreneurship (LEMEX), University of Bremen


Mohammed Omer Stockholm University Sweden [email protected]

Muhammad Zubair

University of Klagenfurt Austria [email protected]

Nils Dreyer Hilfswerft Germany [email protected]

Orkun Akcay University of Bremen Germany [email protected]

Osmund Osinachi Uzor

Institute for World Economics and International Management (IWIM), University of Bremen


Paul Lassalle Department of International Business, Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University

United Kingdom

[email protected]

Quynh Duong Phuong

Faculty of Business Studies and Economics, University of Bremen


Ralf Sänger Competence Centre for Migrant Entrepreneurship (Mainz)


Robert Hoffmann Department of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University

Australia [email protected]

Rolf Sternberg Institute of Economic and Cultural Geography,






Leibniz Universität Hannover

Rondy De Silva Department of Management, Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University

United Kingdom

[email protected]

Ruben Paya Technische Universität Ilmenau Germany [email protected]

S. Ram Vemuri Darwin Waterfront Business School Charles Darwin University


Sakura Yamamura Geographical Institute, University of Kiel Germany [email protected]

Sanya Ojo School of Business and Law, University of East London

United Kingdom

[email protected]

Sharon Mayer Chair in Small Business and Entrepreneurship (LEMEX), University of Bremen


Sibylle Heilbrunn Kinneret Academic College on the Sea of Galilee

Israel [email protected]

Silke Goethe Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (Public Service)


Silke Harth Commissioner for Migration and Integration, the Senator for Social Affairs, Youth, Women’s Affairs, the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen


Steven Lucas Department of Geography, Maynooth University

Ireland [email protected]

Swee-Hoon Chuah Department of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University


Thomas Baron Chair in Small Business & Entrepreneurship (LEMEX), University of Bremen


Thomas Neumann BBS Syke Germany [email protected]

Tilo Halaszovich Chair in International Management and Governance, University of Bremen


Tomasz Bernat Chair of Microeconomics, Szczecin University


Vanessa Heise Chair in Small Business & Entrepreneurship (LEMEX), University of Bremen


Vilmantė Kumpikaitė-Valiūnienė

Multidisciplinary research group international migration, School of Economics and Business, Kaunas University of Technology

Lithuania [email protected]

Vita Jarolimkova Food Heroes Ltd. United Kingdom

[email protected]

Xiaohua Lin International Business & Entrepreneurship, Ryerson University

Canada [email protected]



Sponsors &

City Information



Conference Sponsors With the generous support of wiwib.e.V. (Wirtschaft-Wissenschaft Bremen) and the Faculty

of Business Studies & Economics of the University of Bremen, the 1st International

Conference on Migration and Diaspora Entrepreneurship can be organized without

conference fee from participants. On behalf of the organizational committees, we would like

to thank our supporters for so kindly sponsoring this event.

wiwib e.V.

The booster club „ wiwib e.V.“ is supporting the faculty for economics at the University since

2001. The association sees its primary function in the encouragement of a dialog between

the faculty for economics and the association members with the purpose of supporting the

partically orientated academic research for the benefit of the Bremen region and its

companies.

The importance of business studies and economics can clearly be seen when considering

some of the challenges facing Germany and Europe as industrial powers; the importance of

globalization and networked production, ecologically compatible and sustainable economic

development, innovations and the use of multimedia as well as international financial

markets. To meet these challenges, we need decision makers capable of understanding the

macro- and microeconomic principles of such issues. Consequently, the Faculty's potential

in the fields of teaching, research and consultancy is of great significance for the economy

and future development in the face of regional and international competition.

Fachbereich 7: Wirtschaftswissenschaft Postfach 33 04 40

28334 Bremen

Tel.: 0049-(0)421-218-66830

wiwib e.V. - Verein zur Förderung des Fachbereichs Wirtschaftswissenschaft der Universität Bremen und dessen

Zusammenarbeit mit der Wirtschaft Postfach 33 04 40

28334 Bremen

Tel.: 0049-(0)421-218-66830 E-Mail: [email protected]

Faculty 7 – Business Studies & Economics



City of Bremen

History of Bremen

Bremen, the cosmopolitan city on the Weser river, looks back on

1,200 years of history. Although the grand old buildings

around the market square betray its roots as an ancient

trading center, Bremen has the feeling of a thriving city on

the up. Besides its cosmopolitan appeal, Bremen offers a

journey back through the centuries, full of monuments to a

distinguished history and bristling with enthralling stories.

There are pretty little houses lined up like pearls on a string,

donkeys that shake hands and a cathedral under close

observation.

The 600-year-old town hall, whose Weser Renaissance-styled facade was added in the last years, and

the Roland Statue erected in 1404, are the most precious cultural treasures in Bremen. Since 2004

they have been protected by UNESCO as a piece of world heritage.

University of Bremen

The University of Bremen is one of 11 institutions classed as an „Elite university“ in Germany.

Approximately 20000 students are studying, teaching,

researching, and working in for the university. It has become

the science center of North West Germany.

Its commitment was rewarded with the title “Stadt der

Wissenschaft 2005” (City of Science of 2005), which science,

politics, business and culture won jointly for Bremen and

Bremerhaven, by the Foundation for German Science

(Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft).

Some of the paths that were taken back then, also referred

to as the „Bremen model“, have since become characteristics of modern universities, such as

interdisciplinary, explorative learning, social relevance to practice-oriented project studies which

enjoy a high reputation in the academic world as well as in business and industry. Other reform

approaches of the former ‘new university’ have proven to be errors such as waiving a mid-level

faculty, tripartite representation or too “student-friendly” examination regulations and were given

up in Bremen a few years down the track.



Touristic Attractions

The Town Musicians of Bremen

You can see the famous sculpture outside the town hall. These four animals from a famous fairytale is the most popular attraction in Bremen.

THE VIERTEL

Viertel (literally „quarter“), consisting of

the subdistricts Ostertor and Steintor of

two different administrative districts, is a

centrally situated suburb. Here you can

find many restaurants, shops and bars.

The Viertel is always crowed and a great

place for a night out.

Böttcher Street

The street was built in the 1920s.

Here you can find a 110 meter

long lane of houses, shops and

restaurants, museums,

workshops and a carillon.

The Schnoor District

Bremen´s oldest district is a maze

of lanes lined with little 15th and

16th century houses, restaurants

and souvenir shops.

The Schlachte Embarkment

A wealth of restaurants with beer

gardens, riverboats and a

quayside. The Schlachte is a nice

place for a night out.

The Christmas Market

In the run-up to Christmas, the city center around the town hall and the Roland statue, a UNESCO world heritage site, is transformed into an atmospheric Christmas market with more than 170 festively decorated stalls. It is regarded as one of Germany’s finest Christmas markets



Informal Get Together – Dinner on 14 December

The dinner starts from 7pm at the restaurant called ‘Platzhirsch im Ostertor’. Please be aware that it

is an informal get-together and conference participants are kindly asked to pay for themselves.

Platzhirsch im Ostertor: Address: Contrescarpe 1/Ostertorsteinweg 50

28203 Bremen Tel. +49 421 16 98 06 88

Direction:

You can walk from the city center where also the conference venue is located. It takes 7 minutes to walk (see the map below). If you use a public transportation, ‘Theater am

Goetheplatz’ (Line 2 and 3) is the closest tram stop. Actually, the restaurant is right in front of the stop! Alternatively, you can walk 5 minutes from ‘Domsheide’. If you want to look for

tram/bus connections, please check http://www.bsag.de/en/tickets.html.

http://www.bsag.de/en/tickets.html



BSAG – Tram & Bus in Bremen

The public transportation in Bremen is organized by the BSAG. Main changing stations are the central

station (Change also to regional and long distance trains) and the Domsheide in the city center. A

ticket is 2.60 Euro and available directly in the tram or bus. Alternatively you can buy a day ticket for

7.50 Euro.



Conference Venue

House of Science

The House of Science is a non-profit organization designed to establish understanding and appreciation towards science to the broader community in and around Bremen. It is one outcome of Bremen having won the „City of Science Bremen_Bremerhaven 2005“ award. The title brought forward a number of networking activities between different partners from the fields of science, economy, art and education, which had been established with the application for the award. Initially founded by ten institutions, today thirteen bodies support the House of Science – as well financially as with regard to content, for instance by contributing knowledge and exhibits.

The House of Science is constantly aiming to promote and expand cooperations of different actors within society and science. It offers exhibitions, lectures, talks, discussions and more.

Science gives a fresh impetus to structural change, to the modernization and economic development of Bremen and it plays a key role in European integration. The House of Science situated in Bremen’s city center is a visible messenger of the prominent role science takes on.

Address:

Haus der Wissenschaft

Sandstraße 4/5

28195 Bremen

Phone: +49 421 218 695-

00

WiFi Password

Username: MDE2015

Password: BremenDiaspora



Contact address

Chair in Small Business & Entrepreneurship (LEMEX, Prof. Dr. Jörg Freiling)

Faculty 7: Business Studies & Economics, University of Bremen Wilhelm-Herbst-Str. 5

28359 Bremen, Germany Homepage: www.mde-conference.com


http://www.lemex.uni-bremen.de/en/

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