We invite submissions to the 23rd West Coast Research Symposium on Technology Entrepreneurship, to be held September 8-10, 2026, at the Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
THEME: Entrepreneurial Resilience and Agentic AI in Technology Entrepreneurship
This year's symposium particularly encourages submissions exploring how algorithmic agents, autonomous technologies, and AI-driven systems are reshaping entrepreneurial processes, organizational routines, and technology ventures. We also welcome submissions on all aspects of technology entrepreneurship research.
The symposium brings together approximately 50-60 leading scholars for intensive discussion of working papers in a workshop-style setting in the Canadian Rockies.
Key Details:
- Paper submission deadline: May 15, 2026
- Doctoral Consortium: September 8, 2026
- Main Conference: September 8-10, 2026
- Venue: The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada
Submission Requirements: We welcome unpublished working papers. Faculty members must attend and present; graduate student co-authors are welcome but a faculty co-author must present.
Full call for papers, travel information, and submission link: https://thewcrs.wordpress.com/call-for-papers/
Sponsoring Institutions:
- Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Stanford University
- Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management and the Alberta Business Family Institute, University of Alberta
- Technology Management Program, UC Santa Barbara
- Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Oregon
- Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, University of Southern California
- Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Washington
We look forward to receiving your submissions!
Vern Glaser, University of Alberta
On behalf of the WCRS Steering Committee
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Vern Glaser
University of Alberta
Edmonton AB
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