{"id":712,"date":"2026-06-13T13:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T17:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceen-rcee.ca\/?post_type=conference&#038;p=712"},"modified":"2026-06-14T21:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T01:18:27","slug":"2024","status":"publish","type":"conference","link":"https:\/\/ceen-rcee.ca\/fr\/conference\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"CEEN 2024 Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"712\" class=\"elementor elementor-712\" data-elementor-post-type=\"conference\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70206bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70206bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b11e8f6 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b11e8f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Haskayne School of Business and the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking at the University of Calgary hosted the 42nd Annual CEEN conference, which took place from November 6-8, 2024. The sessions on Nov. 6, 2024, were delivered virtually while the sessions on Nov. 7-8, 2024 were in-person at the University of Calgary.<\/p><p>The conference theme was \u201cTechnological Convergence: Bringing a new energy to SMEs and entrepreneurship.\u201d This theme was intended to focus our attention on the convergence of multiple platform technologies (e.g., AI, quantum, synthetic biology, nanotech, blockchain, etc.) that offer unprecedented opportunities and challenges for entrepreneurs, educators and policy makers.<\/p><p>The University of Calgary\u2019s vision is to be Canada\u2019s most entrepreneurial university in a most enterprising city, a global intellectual and economic hub, and a destination of choice for entrepreneurs and innovators. The University of Calgary&#8217;s Strategic Plan, <a href=\"https:\/\/ucalgary.ca\/about\/ahead-of-tomorrow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ahead of Tomorrow<\/a>, is built upon a foundation of entrepreneurial thinking and the City of Calgary is deeply entrepreneurial and long been an economic engine of Canada. This provided the ideal inspiration for the 2024 CEEN conference.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucalgary.ca\/hunter-hub\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking<\/a> is the campus-wide hub for activities that support entrepreneurial student experiences. Meanwhile, the <a href=\"https:\/\/haskayne.ucalgary.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Haskayne School of Business,<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/haskayne.ucalgary.ca\/centre-for-entrepreneurship-and-innovation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation<\/a> provide services for faculty, students, staff and the broader community to foster entrepreneurship and innovation within the business school.\u00a0<\/p><p>The 2024 Conference was held online (one day) and in person (two days).\u00a0 Below are selected sessions from the online conference.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e25b4 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-skin-carousel elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"62e25b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Conference Chair<\/strong><\/h3><p>Dr. Chad Saunders, Associate Professor, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary (wsaunder@ucalgary.ca).<\/p><h3><strong>CCSBE 2024 Conference Scientific Committee<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li>Chair: Chad Saunders (University of Calgary)<\/li><li>Howard X. 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