Andrew Zacharakis, 2018 BCERC Co-Director - Babson College
The 2018 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC) Co-sponsored by South East Technological University (WIT), School of Business (WIT), Centre for Enterprise Development and Regional Economy (CEDRE), and the Irish Network for Teachers and Researchers of Entrepreneurship (INTRE), being held in Waterford, Ireland, on June 6-9, 2018, ensures to be an inspiring, educational and social event, bringing together the world’s trailblazers in entrepreneurship research.
I am delighted to be Co-Directing the conference with Bill O’Gorman, a world foremost academic in the field of entrepreneurship and extensive contributor to BCERC.We are thrilled to have Collette Kirwan, a leading researcher and attendee of BCERC as the Director of the Doctoral Consortium Program.
South East Technological University (WIT)
South East Technological University (WIT) is one of the longest established (1970), largest and most academically respected Institutes of Technology in Ireland. It is an autonomous Higher Education Institution operating within the Irish National Qualifications Network. SETU Waterford graduates are recognized worldwide and occupy senior positions in major companies in Ireland and around the world.
SETU Waterford is the major provider of higher education in the Southeast region of Ireland. The Institute's range and scope reflect the changing needs of the Southeast as well as the Ccountry as a whole. The range of academic programmes is extensive, ranging from Higher Certificate to post-doctoral research and covering the Humanities, Health and Nursing, Science and Informatics, Engineering and Architecture, Business and Education. Being the major provider of higher education in the Southeast region of Ireland, the Institute’s current full time student body is in excess of 7,500 while part-time student enrolments exceed 2,500.
The School of Business at WIT, one of Ireland’s largest integrated Business Schools, is a unique learning community priding itself on its relationship with its students. The School incorporates undergraduate, postgraduate, executive and entrepreneurial education, with links to business, the professions, and international education.
Centre for Enterprise Development and Regional Economy (CEDRE)
The Centre for Enterprise Development and Regional Economy (CEDRE) is one of the conduits of WIT’s mission to be a major contributor to the economic growth and development of Ireland’s Southeast region. With extensive expertise amongst its academic and research staff, in a wide range of disciplines, SETU Waterford is well resourced to be a key force in supporting, promoting and developing entrepreneurship in the region. CEDRE brings this expertise together in an open, flexible and collegiate manner.
Ireland's Network of Teachers and Researchers in Entrepreneurship (INTRE)
Ireland's Network of Teachers and Researchers in Entrepreneurship (INTRE) is in the Digital Hub in Dublin. The network aims to improve the quantity and quality of entrepreneurship research in Ireland and to support development of a strong international reputation in this area.
We are honored to partner with South East Technological University (WIT), School of Business (WIT), Centre for Enterprise Development and Regional Economy (CEDRE), and the Irish Network for Teachers and Researchers of Entrepreneurship (INTRE), and are pleased to welcome researchers world-wide to exchange and present their entrepreneurial vision and passion. I am looking forward to seeing you all at the South East Technological University (WIT) in June 2018.