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The United College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has invited Prof. Erkko Autio, Chair Professor in Technology Venturing and Entrepreneurship, Imperial College Business School, United Kingdom, as the College’s Distinguished Visiting Scholar in 2017-18. Professor Autio will visit CUHK from 7 to 13 October 2017 and deliver lectures on ‘Digitalisation, entrepreneurship, and the economy of the future’ and ‘What does internationalisation mean in the digital age?’. The visit of Professor Autio is supported by the United College Endowment Fund.

Both lectures will be delivered in English. Members of the public are welcome. Details of the lectures are as follows: 

Synopsis: http://www.uc.cuhk.edu.hk/uc_media/DVS_booklet_inside-17.pdf 

Online registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=340232 

For further information, please contact Mr. George W.Y. Lam at 3943 7598 and Ms. Amy C.Y. Yeung at 3943 7455, Dean of Students’ Office, United College, CUHK. 

Biography of Prof. Erkko Autio 

Professor Autio was born in Rovaniemi, Finland.  He received the Master of Science degree and Ph.D. degree in industrial management in 1990 and 1995 respectively from Helsinki University of Technology. His research interests include entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship policy (notably, entrepreneurial ecosystems and national systems of entrepreneurship), innovation ecosystems, digitalisation, business model innovation and entrepreneurial internationalisation.

Professor Autio is currently exploring the transformative impact of digitalisation on entrepreneurial and innovative activity in the economy and elaborating associated implications for policy.  His work on measuring country-level entrepreneurial activity through the lens of the Global Entrepreneurship Index has led him to develop a number of international research collaborations.  His research has been published widely in top research journals as well as popular press, and his work has generated over 23,000 citations.  He was recently recognised as one of the top-50 management scholars globally in terms of research impact.