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After a day of great sessions, we're underway with our final roundtable of Day 2 at the OECD-ICSB SME International Conference: New and Emerging Topics. This forward-looking discussion in Room CC7 is exploring the future of SMEs, emerging global trends, and the new opportunities shaping the next frontiers of entrepreneurship. The conversation will help inform ICSB's Top Ten Trends for MSMEs.
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Narmina Hasanova spoke as an entrepreneur and business executive who has led and scaled multiple SME ventures across diverse industries in Azerbaijan. She shared how she makes decisions without always having all the answers, and how paramount a strong mentor can be. She noted that young girls who grow up around entrepreneurship are more likely to succeed, and she is committed to opening as many doors as she can for them.
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Christine Volkmann, Professor and UNESCO Chair at Universitat Wuppertal, noted that the barriers women entrepreneurs face, such as access to capital, often reinforce one another. To help women, she helped create an online networking and mentorship network with over 150 mentors supporting women entrepreneurs.
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Joining the ForumJoiningOlésia Ved AI Policy Officer, Digital Economy Department, Directorate General for Enterprises (DGE), French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Digital Sovereignty