Some broad topics that might be addressed in papers submitted to the conference include:
 Public policy towards the financing of high-tech entrepreneurship and innovative firms
 The role of the Fintech revolution in the changing eco-system of entrepreneurial finance
 The effects of the financial crisis on SMEs and new ventures
 New forms of technology-enabled entrepreneurial finance (e.g. proof-of-concepts, ICOs)
 The relationship between different forms of finance (crowdlending, crowdfunding, business angels, venture
capital)
 The role of location and institutional characteristics in shaping the ecosystem of actors (and their relationships)
surrounding start-up financing
 Entrepreneurs and investors’ social capital and positioning into a network
 Business models and different sources of financing
 Policy challenges and the integration of European entrepreneurial finance policies
 The impact of the digital transformation on regional equity gap
 Financial markets, regulatory framework and the provision of finance for SMEs
 Crowdfunding: opportunities, challenges and critical factors
 Venture capital, innovation and high-tech start-ups performance through technological change
 Macro perspectives on financial markets, innovation, high-tech entrepreneurship and economic growth
 Innovative policy tools to finance innovative and high potential SMEs