Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kostadin Kolarov Was among the Speakers at the International Conference on Entrepreneurship in Bangalore, India

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kostadin Kolarov, Head of the UNWE Entrepreneurship Department and Director of the Entrepreneurship Institute, took part in the International Conference on Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in the Global Economy: Role of Returnee Entrepreneurs, organized by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. At the invitation by the Conference Chair Prof. Dr. M. H. Bala Subrahmanya from the Department of Management Studies of the Indian Institute of Science /IISc/ in Bangalore, our lecturer was one of the three speakers in the Panel Discussion on the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. The other speakers in the Panel Discussion were Prof. Dr. Gita Surie from Adelphi University, New York, USA, and Prof. Dr. Alexander Brem from the University of Stuttgart, Germany.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kostadin Kolarov

A series of panel discussions on topics such as the intellectual property and commercialization of technology, women entrepreneurship for technology start-ups, financing of technology start-ups, promoting the entrepreneurship among young science, technology, engineering and mathematics specialists were organized during the Conference and prominent scientists, professionals and entrepreneurs took part in them.

With Prof. Charan Singh, CEO and Founder Director, EGROW Foundation

With the Conference Co-Chair Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jon Thomas, University of the Fraser Valley, Canada

Assoc. Prof. Kolarov also delivered a Seminar on the Business Modeling and Business Planning for Startups to students from the Indian Institute of Science, presenting a comprehensive methodological framework detailing the key steps for developing and implementing effective business models and plans for startups. He emphasized on the importance of designing smart, highly individualized business strategies and pointed out the common pitfalls that entrepreneurs face in planning. The relative merits of different approaches to business modeling were presented as well as practical advice for consultants and aspiring entrepreneurs.

Photo with the participants in the Seminar