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Overview of the program:

Day 0 – 8th of October 2025
10:00 – 18:00 – PhD workshop (detailed program for this workshop is to be published later)

18:00-20:00– Welcoming reception at Juridicum building
Day 1 – 9th of October 2025
8:30-9:00 Registration (open whole day through)
9:00 – 9:15 Welcome words from Refugee Entrepreneurship Research Group  
9:15-10:30 Opening Panel by Prof. Leo-Paul Dana, Prof. Maria Elo & TBA  
10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30Session 1.1. Special track: Migration and Displacement due to Conflicts Chair: Natalia Vershinina Session 2.1. Migrant and refugee entrepreneurship in the Nordics Chair: TBA
12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch
13:30-15:00 –  Session 1.2: Special track: Belongingness in Migrant Entrepreneurship Chair: Alexandra DavidSession 2.2 Special track: Digitalization in refugee-led business ventures Chair: Mariana Rosca
15:00 – 15:15 – Coffee break
15:15-16:45  Session 1.3 – Special track: Belongingness in Migrant Entrepreneurship Chair: TBASession 2.3 – Identity and intersectionality Chair: TBA
18:30 – 21:30 – Conference dinner
Day 2 -10th of October
9-10:30Session 1.4 – Special track: Sectoral perspectives on migration Chair: Maria Elo  Session 2.4 – Ecosystems and migrant entrepreneurship Chair: TBA
10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee break
11:00 – 12:15 – Keynote by Juliane Marie Neiiendam Room: TBA
12:15– 13:15 – Lunch
13:15:13:45Meet the editors: Prof. Leo-Paul Dana, Prof. Maria Elo, Prof. Niina Nummela
13:45-15:15  Session 1.5 – Immigrant entrepreneurs in the Arctic context Chair: Nafisa YeasminSession 2.5 – Migrant entrepreneurship across contexts Chair: TBA
15:15 – 15:30 – wrap up and farewell