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Live from EDC Paris Business School! Dr. Jeff Alves, incoming Chair of ICSB, introduces the new Innovation and Entrepreneurship Review (IER) journal at the ICSB × OECD SME World Forum 2026 pre-conference event. Students, practitioners, and policymakers are joining the conversation, connecting entrepreneurship research with real-world impact.
Rico Baldegger, Co-Chair of the ICSB × OECD SME World Forum 2026, arrived at OECD headquarters in Paris this morning! He begins the day with preliminary meetings as final preparations get underway for three exciting days of global dialogue and collaboration. Later today, Rico will join us in welcoming attendees to the Forum's opening reception. Paris, we're ready!
Two papers, two different topics, one point and its counterpoint
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Willing Researchers, Missing Founders: A University-Based Venture Builder for Research Commercialization in Egypt
Ahmed Saleh · Egypt
11:00–11:15
AI in Banking: A Real-World Case, Insights, and Lessons
Lai-Chong Au
10:00–10:15
Saleh proposes a university-based venture builder to bridge the commercialization gap for scientific research in Egypt. Together they reveal how emerging economies and traditional industries must adopt specialized frameworks to successfully translate complex knowledge into viable market innovations.
If these two papers shared a stage, who would change the other's mind?