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Crown Family Israel Center for Innovation

ICI-SNPI Entrepreneurship and Innovation Conference

March 19-20, 2023

Location:
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Registration by invitation only

If you have any questions, please contact us at ICI@kellogg.northwestern.edu.

Agenda

Sunday, March 19

9:15-9:30
Introduction
Effi Benmelech, Director of the Crown Family Israel Center for Innovation (ICI), Northwestern University

9:30-10:15
The Effect of Public Science on Corporate R&D
Lia Sheer, Tel Aviv University

10:15-11:00
Investor Tax Credits and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from U.S. States
Xinxin Wang, UCLA

11:00-11:20
Break

11:20-12:05
Investing with the Government: A Field Experiment in China
Emanuele Colonnelli, University of Chicago

12:05-13:00
Lunch

13:00-14:15
The History of Israeli Tech Ecosystem and the Role of the Government
Uri Gabai, CEO of Start-Up Nation Policy Institute (SNPI)

14:15-15:00
Innovation Networks and R&D Allocation
Song Ma, Yale University

15:00-15:30
Break

15:30-16:15
The Dance Between Government and Private Investors: Public Entrepreneurial Finance Around the Globe
Shai Bernstein, Harvard University

16:15-17:00
What is the US Comparative Advantage in Entrepreneurship? Evidence from Israeli Migration to the United States
Annamaria Conti, IE University


Monday, March 20

9:30-10:15
Demographics of Entrepreneurship
Benjamin Jones, Northwestern University

10:15-11:00
Investor Gender Stereotypes and Entrepreneur Financing
Camille Hebert, University of Toronto

11:00-11:20
Break

11:20-12:05
Diversity and Performance in Entrepreneurial Teams
Sophie Calder-Wang, University of Pennsylvania

12:05-13:00
Lunch

13:00-14:15

Collaborating with Israeli Institution on Studying Innovation
Eugene Kandel, Co-Chairman of Start-Up Nation Policy Institute (SNPI)
Assaf Patir, Chief Economist of Start-Up Nation Policy Institute

14:15-15:00
Anatomy of a Run: The Terra Luna Crash
Igor Makarov, London School of Economics
Antoinette Schoar, MIT

15:00-15:30
Break

15:30-16:15

Race to the Bottom: Competition and Quality of Science
Ryan Hill, Northwestern University

16:15-17:00
A Model of Intangible Capital
Nicolas Crouzet, Northwestern University

Speakers

Assistant Professor of Managerial Strategy
Coller School of Management, Tel-Aviv University

"The Effect of Public Science on Corporate R&D"

Portrait of Xinxin Wang

Assistant Professor of Finance
Anderson School of Management, UCLA

"Investor Tax Credits and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from U.S. States"


Portrait of Emanuele Colonnelli
Associate Professor of Finance and MV Advisors Faculty Fellow
Booth School of Business, University of Chicago

"Investing with Government: A Field Experiment in China"
Portrait of Uri Gabai

CEO
Start-Up Nation Policy Institute (SNPI)

The History of Israeli Tech Ecosystem and the Role of Government

Portrait of Song Ma
Associate Professor of Finance
Yale School of Management, Yale University

"Innovation Networks and R&D Allocation"
Portrait of Shana B. Bernstein, Faculty at the Kellogg School of Management

Marvin Bower Associate Professor, Entrepreneurial Unit
Harvard Business School, Harvard University

"The Dance Between Government and Private Investors: Public Entrepreneurial Finance Around the Globe"

Portrait of Benjamin F. Jones, Faculty at the Kellogg School of Management

Gordon and Llura Gund Family Professor of Entrepreneurship
Professor of Strategy
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

"Demographics of Entrepreneurship"

Portrait of Camille Hebert

Assistant Professor of Finance
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

"Gender Stereotypes and Entrepreneurial Financing"

Portrait of Sophie Calder Wang

Assistant Professor in Wharton Real Estate
Assistant Professor of Business Economics & Public Policy
Assistant Professor of Finance
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

"Diversity and Performance in Entrepreneurial Teams"

Portrait of Eugene Kandel
Eugene Kandel

Co-Chairman
Start-Up Nation Policy Institute(SNPI)

Collaborating with Israeli Institution on Studying Innovation

Portrait of Assaf Patir

Chief Economist
Start-Up Nation Policy Institute

Collaborating with Israeli Institution on Studying Innovation

Portrait of Igor Makarov

Associate Professor of Finance
London School of Economics and Political Science

"Anatomy of a Run: The Terra Luna Crash"

Portrait of Antoinette Schoar

Stewart C. Myers-Horn Family Professor of Finance
Sloan School of Management, MIT

"Anatomy of a Run: The Terra Luna Crash"

Portrait of Ryan Hill, Faculty at the Kellogg School of Management

Donald P. Jacobs Scholar
Assistant Professor of Strategy
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

"Race to the Bottom: Competition and Quality in Science"

Portrait of Nicolas Crouzet, Faculty at the Kellogg School of Management

Associate Professor of Finance
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

"A Model of Intangible Capital"

Thank You to Our Cosponsor: Start-Up Nation Policy Institute