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How Do We Design Enterprise Ecosystems That Work for Women? New Data & New Ideas
Wednesday 8 November 2023
Susan Cadbury Lecture Theatre, Aston Business School, B4 7UP
Co-sponsored by ISBE’s Gender and Enterprise Network and the Centre for Decent Work and Productivity (Manchester Metropolitan University)
09.15 – Registration and Networking Coffee
09.45 – Welcome – Prof Julia Rouse (please note that this start time is 15 minutes earlier than previously advertised)
10.00 – New Gender Disaggregated Data on Business Leadership – Jill Pay (The Gender Index) and Prof Andrew Henley (University of Cardiff)
10.30 – New Projects That Are Helping To Re-Design Enterprise Ecosystems – A Panel Discussion
Chair: Professor Susan Marlow
- The Charter for Inclusive Entrepreneurship – Dr Lorna Treanor, University of Nottingham
- Learning from Scandinavia about How To Include Women in STEM Entrepreneurship – Dr Sally Jones, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Building Local Partnerships in the Gender and Enterprise Network North East (GENE) – Dr Nicola Patterson, University of Newcastle and Dinah Bennett, International Consultant in Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
- Enabling Women’s Entrepreneurship Research in the Middle East and North Africa via MENAGEN – Prof Haya Al Dajani
11.45 – Lunch
12.00 – How Do We Develop An Evidence-Based Policy Landscape for Women’s Enterprise in the UK? Reflections on recent reviews and future opportunities
Chair: Prof Julia Rouse
- Dr Jonathon Potter – OECD
- Maggie O’Carroll – The Women’s Organisation
- Carolyn Currie – Women’s Enterprise Scotland
- Liz Hind – Women’s Budget Group
13.00 – Close and move to the ISBE Conference that starts at 13.15 (for those who have registered to attend)