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Conference Agenda, Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century

Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century

A One-Day Conference Sponsored by Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration
And The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Friday, March 26, 2004

Introduction

(9 megabyte download)
Thomas M. Sullivan, Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration
Chad Moutray, Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration
Session 1: Business Dynamics, Entrepreneurship, and the Macroeconomy in the 21st Century

(40 megabyte download)
Panelists: Zoltan Acs, University of Baltimore (moderator)
John Haltiwanger, University of Maryland
Frederic M. Scherer
Session 2: Small Business & Demographic Trends in the 21st Century

(44 megabyte download)
Panelists: Paul Reynolds, Babson College (moderator)
Robert Fairlie, University of California at Santa Cruz
Patricia Greene, Babson College
Marta Tienda, Princeton University
Session 3: Small Business, Technology, and Innovation in the 21st Century

(39 megabyte download)
Panelists: David Audretsch, Indiana University (moderator)
Paul Almeida, Georgetown University
Maryann P. Feldman, University of Toronto & John Hopkins University
Melissa Schilling, New York University
Lunch

(42 megabyte download)
Luncheon Remarks
Robert Litan, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation & Brookings Institution

Keynote Address
The Honorable John W. Snow, Secretary of the U.S. Treasury
Session 5: Small Business Finance in the 21st Century

(37 megabyte download)
Panelists: Allen Berger, Federal Reserve Board of Governors (moderator)
Josh Lerner, Harvard Business School
Greg Udell, Indiana University
Session 6: Future of Small Business Policy Making

(37 megabyte download)
Panelists: Thomas M. Sullivan, Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration (moderator)
Stephen Friedman, National Economic Council
John Graham, Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs
Doug Holtz-Eakin, Congressional Budget Office

The support given by the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Kauffman Foundation to this activity does not constitute an expressed or implied endorsement of any co-sponsor’s or participant’s opinions, products, or services. All SBA programs or co-sponsored programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least two weeks in advance. Cosponsorship Authorization # 04-3111-07

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