BIOGRAPHY

Giulia Ajmone Marsan is the Director of Strategy and Partnership of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East ASIA (ERIA). She works in close connection with ASEAN policy makers, key stakeholders as well as regional and global organisations to support the ASEAN process of socio-economic integration. Dr Ajmone Marsan focuses on areas of expertise include science, technology and innovation policy; MSME, entrepreneurship and start-up creation; skills for innovation and the digital economy; the 4IR. Before joining ERIA, Dr Ajmone Marsan worked as an Innovation Economist at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), where she contributed to the activities of several directorates, such as the OECD Center for Entrepreneurship and SMEs, and the Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation. During her career, Dr Ajmone Marsan has advised governments around the world around the development of national and local innovation strategies across countries in Europe, North and Latin America, Africa and Asia. Dr Ajmone Marsan holds Bachelor and Master degrees in Applied Mathematics from the Polytechnic School of Turin, Italy and a PhD in Mathematics, Economics and Complex Systems jointly awarded from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France and the IMT Institute for Advanced Studies, Lucca, Italy.

TOPIC

Entrepreneurship and Innovation in ASEAN – Shaping the post-COVID Recovery in the Period of Industrialization and Modernization

ABSTRACT

The presentation will cover on-going trends, challenges and opportunities for developing and upscaling entrepreneurship and innovation eco-systems across ASEAN. It will describe key actors and features of ASEAN innovation eco-systems. It will summarise key trends observed by ERIA such as the ones included in these publications:
· ASEAN MSMEs in a COVID-19 World: Lessons from ERIA MSMEs Talks 6-10 – Publications : ERIA
· Entrepreneurship, Startups and Innovations in ASEAN and East Asia-Shaping the Post-Pandemic Recovery-Ep.1-5 – Publications : ERIA
· Women’s Participation in the Digital Economy: Improving Access to Skills, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership Across ASEAN – Publications : ERIA
· Social Enterprises and Disability: Fostering Innovation, Awareness, and Social Impact in the ASEAN Region – Publications : ERIA
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