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"Building An Inclusive Entrepreneurship Ecosystem"

Ryerson, Tsinghua and Oxford universities are pleased to announce that the 8^th Annual Conference for the Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (#AIE2015) will be held for the first time in beautiful Toronto, Canada from August 20-21, 2015. The AIE conference was first held in 2008 at Tsinghua University in Beijing, consistently ranked as one of China’s top institutions for higher learning and mentioned in Forbes as building China’s next generation of entrepreneurs. The conference has since taken place at the prestigious Oxford University in London, England. Oxford has promoted entrepreneurship and innovation through its Skoll Center for Social Entrepreneurship and the Technology and Management Centre for Development. A truly international conference, it has attracted more than 1,500 participants from more than 27 countries over the years. This year, conference participants will have the unique opportunity to experience Canada as an innovation nation. The AIE Conference provides a broad platform to convene scholars from around the world to present research and to stimulate discussions on critical research issues and new developments in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Proposals are currently being welcomed from current and emerging scholars, those in public policy and industry partners. Please review the attached document and consider submitting your proposal in order to take part in this exciting opportunity! 

Date: August 20-21, 2015
Location: Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto, Canada

More information can be found on Ryerson's website or by contacting Diana Cucuz.