ITU Telecom World 2015, Moderator ITU 김은주(Dr Eun-Ju Kim , 金恩株) 국장, 12-15 October 2015, Budapest, Hungary Scaling ICT entrepreneurship for social impact: nurturing high-growth firms in the ICT sector 사회적 영향에 대한 정보 통신 기술 기업가 정신 확장 : 정보통신 분야 ICT 부문에서 고성장 기업 육성. 2015-10-12 2015 Forum programme Panel Session Scaling ICT entrepreneurship for social impact: nurturing high-growth firms in the ICT sector Monday, October 12, 2015, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM, Conf Room 3 It is rare to hear an entrepreneur looking to scale his or her venture define themselves as a “small” business or “SME”. Most SMEs are destined to stay small. Language such as “seed investment” and “incubator” may be misleading as growing a venture is not like agrowing a baby or a plant, and the vast majority of small businesses do not naturally evolve into larger businesses. With an average age of 15-30 years, high-growth firms are not what we normally think of as start-ups or small businesses. Research shows that they account for 1% - 6% of firms in an economy, and are responsible for at least half of all economic growth and job creation. High-growth ventures may be more prevalent in basic industries, such as food services, real estate and construction, than in the ICT, tech and internet sectors, but these sectors have undeniably been, and continue to be, shaped by nimble and disruptive young firms with an innovative approach to ‘business as usual’. To support rapid economic growth and job creation, there is a need for an enabling environment for market-led, export-oriented firms with the potential to scale across countries and regions. This session will explore the key components needed to sustain complex entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems where high-growth firms in the ICT, internet and technology sectors can develop and thrive, including human capacity building, skills development, access to professional services, access to follow-on finance and capital markets, and policy and regulation. Moderator Dr Eun-Ju Kim, Chief Innovation & Partnership Depart, International Telecommunication Union, - Panellists Dr Jean-Luc Beylat, President, Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs France, France Mr Martin Labbé, Senior officer, Trade Support Institution Development, International Trade Centre, Switzerland Mr Shaffi Mather, Founder, Chairman & CEO, MUrgency, USA Ms Cornelia Richter, Managing Director, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany Dr Sharad Sapra, Director, Global Innovation Centre, United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations #사회자 , #김은주국장 , #金恩株 , #Moderator , Dr #Eun-JuKim , #EunJuKim , #2015ICT , #Budapest , #부다페스트 , #Hungary , #헝가리 , #SME , #Innovation , #혁신 , #ITUTelecomWorld2015 , #ITU , #국제전기통신연합 , #ICT , #정보통신기술

ITU Telecom World 2015, Moderator ITU 김은주(Dr Eun-Ju Kim , 金恩株) 국장, 12-15 October 2015, Budapest, Hungary
Scaling ICT entrepreneurship for social impact: nurturing high-growth firms in the ICT sector
사회적 영향에 대한 정보 통신 기술 기업가 정신 확장 : 정보통신 분야 ICT 부문에서 고성장 기업 육성.
2015-10-12

2015 Forum programme
Panel Session
Scaling ICT entrepreneurship for social impact: nurturing high-growth firms in the ICT sector
Monday, October 12, 2015, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM, Conf Room 3

It is rare to hear an entrepreneur looking to scale his or her venture define themselves as a “small” business or “SME”. Most SMEs are destined to stay small. Language such as “seed investment” and “incubator” may be misleading as growing a venture is not like agrowing a baby or a plant, and the vast majority of small businesses do not naturally evolve into larger businesses. 

With an average age of 15-30 years, high-growth firms are not what we normally think of as start-ups or small businesses. Research shows that they account for 1% - 6% of firms in an economy, and are responsible for at least half of all economic growth and job creation. High-growth ventures may be more prevalent in basic industries, such as food services, real estate and construction, than in the ICT, tech and internet sectors, but these sectors have undeniably been, and continue to be, shaped by nimble and disruptive young firms with an innovative approach to ‘business as usual’. To support rapid economic growth and job creation, there is a need for an enabling environment for market-led, export-oriented firms with the potential to scale across countries and regions. This session will explore the key components needed to sustain complex entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems where high-growth firms in the ICT, internet and technology sectors can develop and thrive, including human capacity building, skills development, access to professional services, access to follow-on finance and capital markets, and policy and regulation. 

Moderator
Dr Eun-Ju Kim, Chief Innovation & Partnership Depart, International Telecommunication Union, -

Panellists
Dr Jean-Luc Beylat, President, Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs France, France
Mr Martin Labbé, Senior officer, Trade Support Institution Development, International Trade Centre, Switzerland
Mr Shaffi Mather, Founder, Chairman & CEO, MUrgency, USA
Ms Cornelia Richter, Managing Director, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany
Dr Sharad Sapra, Director, Global Innovation Centre, United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations

#사회자 , #김은주국장 , #金恩株 , #Moderator , Dr #Eun-JuKim , #EunJuKim , #2015ICT , #Budapest , #부다페스트 ,  #Hungary , #헝가리 , #SME  , #Innovation , #혁신 ,  #ITUTelecomWorld2015 , #ITU , #국제전기통신연합 , #ICT , #정보통신기술