Global Entrepreneurship Week - Research and Entrepreneurship
Tilburg University has the vision to make in real impact in today's society. With a world-class academic environment, we thrive for a better, healthier and happier society. This is why we embrace entrepreneurship at all levels of this University to make the impact tangible for everyone.
More and more scientists develop a skill set that is tailored towards a more business approach of their research and transfer the knowledge to society. On November 19, as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week, several researchers of our university will share their journey to impact and explain in a live Q&A session all about the different aspects of developing an entrepreneurial academic mindset.
Researchers Elisabeth Huis in ‘t Veld, Kenny Meesters and Nuno Oliveira of Tilburg University will share their journey to impact and explain in a live Q&A session all about the different aspects of developing an entrepreneurial academic mindset. (Tilburg University students/staff/researchers only)
Kenny Meesters
Kenny Meesters is a researcher at TiSEM, focused on Information Management for Crisis Response. Throughout his research he had developed various tools for research and training emergency responders in handling information during a crisis. He is currently working with two (former) students to develop several of these products from his research into a business.
Nuno Oliviera
Nuno Oliveira (PhD, London School of Economics) is an Assistant Professor of Organization Studies at Tilburg University (The Netherlands). His research focuses on main problems of organizing between organizations (e.g., adaptation and coordination). His research has been published in top-tier academic outlets, such as Academy of Management Annals, Journal of Management and Organization Science.
Elisabeth Huis in ’t Veld
Elisabeth Huis in ’t Veld, Assistant Professor at the Department of Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence, strongly believes that neuroscientific knowledge on unconscious emotional brain and body processing and more importantly, how this influences people's behavior and decision making, is a basis for the development of evidence-based solutions in a medical setting. In her startup Ainar she and her team found the solution to make a tangible impact for patients with needle fear through a mobile app.
The session is moderated by the business developer from IQONIC and the knowledge transfer office of Tilburg University.