Talks

Invited talks

• 1. Invited speaker at the University of Cagliari, Italy, November 9, 2023.

  2. Invited speaker at the University of Umeå, Sweden, October 6, 2023. 

  3. Keynote speaker at the final conference on Digital Citizenship for European Union at the University Roma Tre, Italy, October 2, 2023.

  4. Invited speaker at the University of Applied Labour Studies (HdBA) in Schwerin, Germany, June 21 and 22, 2023.

  5. Invited speaker at the AI in Strategic Management Workshop organized by NYU Stern School of Business and Harvard Business School, on April 29, 2022.

  6. Invited panelist in the Women in Manufacturing Webinar organized by ERFFA and SPRI, March 23, 2022. 

  7. Invited speaker at the 1st international doctoral seminar in Business Administration at ESAI Business School, Guayaquil, Ecuador, March 18, 2022.

  8. Invited speaker on “The Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Work and Women” at the University of Turin, November 26, 2021.

  9. Invited expert in an expert panel discussion on “Recommendations to encourage attraction, thrive and leadership of women in the manufacturing industry” at the World Manufacturing Forum dedicated to the topic “Back to the Future: Emerging Topics for Long Term Resilience in Manufacturing”. October 20, 2021, Cernobbio, Italy.

  10. Invited panelist in the session on “Future of Work and Social Protection in the Post-Covid World: Role that G-20 can Play” (together with Ruzbeh Irani, Member of the Group Executive Board, Mahindra Group, and Prof. Carl B. Frey, University of Oxford) at the ICRIER’s 13th Annual International G20 Conference, October 6-8, 2021, Delhi, India.

  11. Invited panelist in the G20 Entrepreneurship Roundtable on the topic “Reshape the Paradigm of Entrepreneurship and Employment in the Era of Digital Revolution”, at the G20 Entrepreneurship Research Center on G20 Economies at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. October 13, 2021.

  12. Invited speaker in a workshop in the "Future of Jobs", John Cabot University, Rome, Italy, September 24, 2021.

  13. Invited speaker at “The Future of Work and Artificial Intelligence: AI and Talent Management” conference organized by Geneva Macro Labs, Futures Lab of HEC Lausanne, International Labour Organization, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), among others, June 3, 2021. 

  14. Invited speaker at the workshop on “Changing labour market transitions” organized by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and the International Labour Organization (ILO) within the project on Building partnerships on the Future of Work, on May 17, 2021. 

  15. Guest lecture on the topic "Digitalization, Future of Work, and Inequality" at the University of Georgia (in the class on "Global Digitization Trends"), on April 6, 2021.

  16. Invited expert at the OECD expert meeting on indicators of AI adoption, February 3, 2021.

  17. Invited expert panelist at the OECD International conference on AI in Work, Innovation, Productivity and Skills, February 2nd, 2021. 

  18. Invited speaker on "Gender Equality and Digitalization" at the 14th Bremer Schiffahrtskongress, Bremen, Germany, December 1st, 2020.

  19. Keynote speaker on "Glocalization and Gender Equality: Empowering Women in Digital Age" at the 4th International Women and Justice Summit, Istanbul, Turkey, November 27, 2020.

  20. Invited speaker at Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit 2020, Expert panel on "Promoting a gender-responsive and inclusive Fourth Industrial Revolution", September 4, 2020.

  21. Invited speaker at Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit 2020 Digital Series, ITPO Tokyo: Society 5.0, August 18, 2020. (link to the video)

  22. Invited talk on "The Impact of New Digital Technologies on Gender Equality in Developing Countries" at UNU-MERIT, Maastricht, Netherlands, April 30, 2020. 

  23. Invited talk at the Informatik-Kolloquium at the University of Bremen, Germany, January 13, 2020. 

  24. Keynote speaker at the 19th Aleksanteri Conference on “Technology, Culture, and Society in the Eurasian Space” organized by the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland, October 23-25, 2019. 

  25. Keynote speaker on "Digitalisierung, Geschlechtergleichstellung und individuelles Datenkapital: Haben wir einen neuen Gender-Bias?" at zam Steiermark, Graz, Austria, April 16, 2019.

  26. Invited talk on "Frauen als Gewinner einer Digitalen Arbeitswelt?" and panel discussion at the congress "Digitaler Staat", Berlin, Germany, April 2-3, 2019.

  27. Invited speaker in a panel discussion on "Innovative Jobs in the Digital Future" at the German Center for Science and Innovation (DWIH), Moscow, Russia, December 4, 2018.

  28. Invited talk on “The Effects of Digitalization of Occupations on Employment and Entrepreneurship” at the international Workshop “Innovating Innovation Policy“ at Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, Germany, September 26-28, 2018.

  29. Invited speaker in a panel discussion on “How does the digital revolution challenge innovation policy?” at the international Workshop “Innovating Innovation Policy“ at Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, Germany, September 26-28, 2018.

  30. Invited expert at the Workshop "Building Belonging in a Rapidly Changing World", organized by Breuninger Foundation, Robert-Bosch-Foundation and the Community Foundations of Canada, Wasan Island, Canada, August 13-17, 2018.

  31. 2nd IZA/OECD Workshop: Labor Productivity and the Digital Economy, at OECD, Paris, France, July 26-27, 2018.

  32. Public lecture on "Women as winners in the digital age?" as part of the "Kieler Woche" festival, Kiel, Germany, June 21, 2018.

  33. Panel discussion at "Economic Talk of Mittelstandsunion Bavaria (CSU) on Digital SMEs" with Kerstin Schreyer (Bavarian Minister for Family, Labor, and Social Affairs), Valerie Holsboer (Board Member of the Federal Employment Agency), Eva Maria Himmelbauer (Member of the National Council, Austria), and Hans Michelbach (Member of the German Bundestag), München, Germany, June 18, 2018.

  34. Consultation talks with members of the Bundestag as part of the "Leibniz in the Bundestag" initiative, Berlin, Germany, June 5-6, 2018. 

  35. Panel discussion at the 42nd Federal Congress of the German Association of Women Lawyers, Stuttgart, Germany, September 23, 2017.

  36. Invited talk and panel discussion at the "Digital Week 2017" in Kiel, Germany, September 19, 2017.

  37. Invited talk at the Women20 Summit on the Effects of Digitalization on Gender Equality within the G20 Economies, Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2017.

  38. Invited talk at the G20 event on Digitalization and Women's Empowerment in Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 20, 2017.

  39. Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, Oslo Fiscal Studies, University of Oslo, September 16, 2016.

  40. Invited talk at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia, March 11, 2016.

  41. Invited talk at the Laboratory of Entrepreneurship Research, National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia, September 14, 2015.

Conferences

• 1. The Impact of AI on White Collar Work Conference, AI-Econ Lab at the University of Örebro, Sweden, June 10-11, 2024. Paper presentation.

  2. The 62nd European Regional Science Association (ERSA), Alicante, Spain. August 29 - September 1. Paper presentations.

  3. The 2023 Regional Studies Association Annual Conference at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 15, 2023. Paper presentation.

  4. The 7th Entrepreneurship, Culture, Finance and Economic Development International Workshop (ECFED), September 23-24, 2022, University of Dubrovnik, Croatia. Paper presentation. 

  5. The Impact of AI on White Collar Work Conference, AI-Econ Lab at the University of Örebro, Sweden, June 15-16, 2022. Paper presentation.

  6. The 1st Frank J. Guarini School of Business Research Workshop, June 11, 2022. Organized the event and presented a paper. 

  7. International Center for Economic Analysis (ICEA) Future of Work Conference, February 25, 2022. Paper presentation.

  8. The 60th European Regional Science Association (ERSA), Bolzano, Italy. August 25, 2021. Paper presentations.

  9. The 18th Conference of the International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society on "Schumpeterian Perspectives on Radical Change: Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Broad Societal Transformations ", July 8-10, 2021, at LUISS, Rome, Italy. Paper presentation.

  10. World Manufacturing Forum Annual Meeting 2019, September 2019, Cernobbio, Italy. 

  11. The 22nd Uddevalla Symposium on "Unlocking the Potential of Regions through Entrepreneurship and Innovations", June 27-29, 2019 at Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), L’Aquila, Italy. Paper presentation. 

  12. The 22nd Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SMEs (G-Forum), October 10th – 12th, 2018, University of Hohenheim / Stuttgart Media University, Germany. Paper presentation.

  13. Verein für Socialpolitik, Annual Congress 2017 on "Alternative Structures for Money and Banking", University of Vienna, Austria, September 3-6, 2017, Paper presentation.

  14. The 9th Beyound Humanism Conference on “Posthuman Studies – Humanities, Metahumanities, Posthumanities”, John Cabot University Rome, Italy, July 20-22, Paper presentation.

  15. The 56th Congress of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA) on " Cities & Regions: Smart, Sustainable, Inclusive?", Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria, August 23-26, 2016, Paper presentation.

  16. 19th Nordic Conference on Small Business Research (NCSB 2016) "Entrepreneurship and Value Creation", Stockholm School of Economics Riga, Latvia, May 19-20, 2016, Paper presentation.

  17. 3rd Geography of Innovation Conference, Toulouse, France, January 27-30, 2016, Paper presentation.

  18. 10th Regional Innovation Policies Conference, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany, October 15-16, 2015, Paper presentation.

  19. 8. Nutzerkonferenz "Forschen mit dem Mikrozensus": Analysen zur Sozialstruktur und zum sozialen Wandel, Mannheim, Germany, November 11-12, 2014, Paper presentation.

  20. The 6th Conference of the Beyond Humanism Network on "Posthuman Politics", University of the Aegean, Lesbos, Greece, September 25-28, 2014, Paper presentation.

  21. Verein für Socialpolitik, Annual Congress 2014 on "Evidence-based Economic Policy", Helmut-Schmidt University, Hamburg, Germany, September 7-10, 2014, Paper presentation.

  22. The 54th Congress of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA) on "Regional Development and Globalization: Best Practices", St. Petersburg University, Russia, August 26-29, 2014, Paper presentation.

  23. The 12th Interdisciplinary European Conference on Entrepreneurial Research (IECER), Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Chur, Switzerland, February 12-14, 2014, Paper presentation.

  24. Verein für Socialpolitik, Annual Congress 2013 on "Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order", Düsseldorf, Germany, September 4-7, 2013, Paper presentation.

  25. The 11th Interdisciplinary European Conference on Entrepreneurial Research (IECER), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia, Italy, March 13-15, 2013, Paper presentation.

  26. BABSON College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University, Forth Worth, Texas, USA, June 06-09, 2012, Paper presentation.

  27. The 10th Interdisciplinary European Conference on Entrepreneurial Research (IECER), University of Regensburg, Germany, February 15-17, 2012, Paper presentation.

  28. DRUID Summer Conference 2011 on Innovation, Strategy, and Structure: Organizations, Institutions, Systems and Regions, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, June 15-17, 2011, Paper presentation.

  29. EMAEE 2011: 7th European Meeting on Applied Evolutionary Economics, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, February 14-16, 2011, Paper presentation.

  30. DRUID Summer Conference 2010 on Opening Up Innovation: Strategy, Organization and Technology, Imperial College London Business School, June 16-18, 2010, Paper presentation.

  31. MIEM (TU) - Scientific and Technical Conference of Students and Young Researchers, 2006, Moscow, Russia, Paper Presentation.

      1. Workshops

  32. JCU Workshop on „Challenges and Opportunities of Digitalization for Entrepreneurship”, John Cabot University Rome, Italy, May 31st, 2018.

  33. WEast Workshop in Economic History and Development: “Understanding economic growth and development in Central and Eastern Europe”, Moscow, 2-3 September 2016. Paper presentation.

  34. IWH Workshop on Entrepreneurship and the Labour Market, Halle, Germany, April 22, 2016.

  35. Workshop "Offene Beschäftigungssysteme – Betriebliche Personal- und individuelle Arbeitsmarktstrategien“, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, December 6-7, 2010, Paper presentation (with Michael Fritsch and Elisabeth Bublitz).

  36. First Joint DIW/IZA Workshop on Entrepreneurship Research, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, February 25-26, 2010, Paper presentation (with Michael Fritsch) and discussion.

  37. Brown-Bag Seminar at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Berlin, November 11th, 2009. Paper presentation.

  38. Workshop on “Introduction to Survival Analysis and Event History Modeling”, Friedrich Schiller University (Dep. of Psychology), October 31st, 2009, Jena, Germany.

  39. Workshop on “Optimal Matching” of the Collaborative Research Center 580 (SFB 580), May 8th, 2009.

  40. Introduction into Data Analysis with Socio-Economic Panel Data, DIW, Berlin (2009)

      1. Summer Schools

  41. 4th Jena Summer Academy on “Innovation and Uncertainty”, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics and Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, July 25th - August 8th, 2010, Paper presentation.

  42. 3rd Jena Summer Academy on “Innovation and Uncertainty”, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics and Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany, July 26th - August 8th, 2009. Paper presentation.

  43. Max Planck School on Entrepreneurship Research, at the Max Planck institute of Economics, Jena, Germany, Juli 20 – 24, 2009.