On behalf of the Virtual Summer School in Entrepreneurship Research 2025 Organization Team:
We are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2025 Most Promising Junior Scholar in Entrepreneurship Research Award: Roberta Andrade of Universidade da Beira Interior (Portugal) and Ann-Sophie Kowalewski of IESE Business School (Spain).
Roberta and Ann-Sophie were recognized for their outstanding potential, commitment, and dedication to entrepreneurship research.
This year's competition featured an exceptionally strong pool of candidates, making the selection process both inspiring and highly competitive. We extend our sincere thanks to the judges - Banu Goktan Bilhan of University of North Texas at Dallas and Rai Siddhant Sinha of NEOMA Business School - for their thoughtful service.
VSSER-25 welcomed more than 800 participants - including doctoral students, assistant professors, and senior faculty - from over 30 countries.
Please join us in congratulating Roberta and Ann-Sophie on this wonderful accomplishment!
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Athina Skiadopoulou
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa AL
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