2023 Responsible Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference

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The Annual Responsible Innovation & Entrepreneurship (RI&E) Conference is SOLD OUT!

Friday & Saturday, April 21 & 22, 2023

Registration deadline: April 7, 2023

The annual Responsible Innovation & Entrepreneurship Conference is hosted by the Lam Family College of Business (LFCoB) at San Francisco State University. It is designed to engage the I&E research community in thoughtful discussions on the latest developments in this field, workshops to support research paper development, and research ideation sessions.

The Lam-Larsen Fund for Global Innovation funds this conference.

The inaugural 2023 RI&E Conference includes the following highlights:

Keynotes by Phil Macnaghten (Personal Chair in Technology and International Development, Wageningen University, Netherlands) and Doug Galen (Co-Founder and CEO of Rippleworks)
Panel discussions with experts in the RI&E area: Zvika Krieger (former Founder-Director Responsible Innovation Department at Facebook), Jen Gennai (Founder-Director Responsible Innovation Department at Google), Melody Ivory (Founder of Thrivafy), Phil Macnaghten, Geoff Desa, and Ruby Lee
Research Presentations by Carsten Schultz, Kiel Institute for Responsible Innovation, Toni Petkova, Professor of Management, LFCoB, Steffan Hoffman, Kiel Institute for Responsible Innovation, and J. P. Allen, University of San Francisco.
One full day of paper development workshops with the editors of the Journal of Product Innovation Management (A* ABDC, 4 ABS Journal). Please click here for the Call for Papers.
Opportunities for attendees to exchange ideas and expertise with peers and RI&E Leadership, Chenwei Li, Ian Sinapuelas, and Minu Kumar.

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!

EVENT DATES & TIMES:

Friday, April 21, 2023, 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
Saturday, April 22, 2023:
- Paper Development Workshop: 8:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m.
- RI&E Research Symposium: 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

LOCATION:

San Francisco State University Downtown Campus
160 Spear Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105

REGISTRATION FEES:

We are offering this inaugural year of the conference free of charge.

REGISTRATION CLOSED - EVENT IS SOLD OUT!

Agenda - Friday, April 21, 2023

**Day One: Responsible Innovation & Entrepreneurship Conference - Agenda**
8:30 – 9 a.m.	Registration and Informal Networking (complimentary breakfast, coffee and tea)
9 – 9:15 a.m.	Welcome Remarks - Eugene Sivadas, Dean, Lam Family College of Business, San Francisco State University
9:15 – 9:30 a.m.	Opening Remarks - Minu Kumar, Founder and Director, Responsible Innovation & Entrepreneurship (RI&E) Research Initiative at LFCoB, SF State
9:30 – 10:45 a.m.	Keynote Speaker - Philip Macnaghten Keynote Address - Responsible Innovation: Past, present, and future
10:45 – 11 a.m.	Coffee Break
11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Panel Discussion - What companies can bring to RI and what RI can bring to innovation in companies (Philip Macnaghten, Jen Gennai, Melody Ivory, and Zvika Krieger) Moderator - Minu Kumar
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 – 2:30 p.m.	Roundtable Brainstorming Session - Responsible, Sustainable, and Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Ruby Lee & Geoff Desa & Ian Sinapuelas)
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.	Coffee Break
2:45 – 4:00 p.m.	Fireside Chat with Rippleworks CEO: Doug Galen Interviewer: Geoff Desa
4:00 – 4:15p.m.	Coffee Break
4:15 – 5:15 p.m.	Networking Session
5:15 p.m.	Closing Remarks - Chenwei Li Optional Evening Reception (to be determined)

Agendas - Saturday, April 22, 2023

Day Two of the RI&E Conference features the Journal of Product Innovation Management (JPIM) Paper Development Workshop (PDW) and a Responsible Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Symposium in collaboration with the Kiel Institute for Responsible Innovation (KIRI).

The interactive Paper Development Workshop is led by the JPIM Editors-in-Chief, Jelena Spanjol, Head of Institute for Innovation, LMU Munich, and Charles Noble, Henry Professor of Business, University of Tennessee Knoxville. Attendees will need to have a paper accepted to be part of this workshop.
The Research Symposium is led by Carsten Schultz, Professor for Technology Management & Head of Department, Kiel University, and Stefan Hoffmann, Professor and Chair of Marketing, Kiel University. All attendees are welcome to join this session.

**Day Two: Full Day Paper Development Workshop - Invitation Only**
8:30 – 9 a.m.	Arrival and Registration
9 – 9:30 a.m.	Opening Remarks - Chenwei Li Overview of Publishing in JPIM - Charles Noble, Jelena Spanjol
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.	Research Synopses – Part I
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Paper Development Activity I
12:15 – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.	Research Synopses – Part II
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.	Coffee Break
2:45 – 4:45 p.m.	Paper Development Activity II
4:45 – 5:15 p.m.	Closing Remarks - Charles Noble, Jelena Spanjol, Chenwei Li
6 – 8:30 p.m.	Optional Dinner (No host; restaurant TBD)

**Day Two: RI&E Research Symposium - Morning Session Agenda**
8:30 – 9 a.m.	Arrival and Registration
9 – 9:10 a.m.	Welcome Remarks - Ian Sinapuelas
9:10 – 9:20 a.m.	KIRI Introduction Remarks - Carsten Schultz
9:20 – 9:55 a.m.	Carbon Footprint Tracking Apps. A New Tool to Stimulate and Monitor Responsible Consumption - Stefan Hoffmann
9:55 – 10:30 a.m	Doing Good While Saving Money? The Formation of Initial Reputational Perceptions about a New Social Venture - Toni Petkova
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:20 a.m.	Responsible Innovation through Inclusion? How Conflicting Organizational Visions and a Lack of Legitimacy Undermine the Efficacy of Crowdsourcing - Carsten Schultz
11:20 – 11:55 a.m.	Barriers to Responsible Innovation in Digital Entrepreneurship - J. P. Allen
11:55 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.	Open Discussion Panel with Presenters and Audience on Future Research Priorities in the Field of Responsible Innovation
12:40 – 12:50 p.m.	Closing Remarks - Stefan Hoffmann & Chenwei Li
12:50 - 1:45 p.m.	Lunch

Partners and Sponsors

We thank our partners and sponsors, PATH Water, Kiel Institute for Responsible Innovation, and the Journal of Product Innovation Management for their support of the RI&E Conference.