KSG Best Entrepreneurship Research Award 2025
At G-Forum 2025 in Stuttgart, the paper “On the edges of civic wealth creation: From entrepreneurial spark to civic stewardship” by Debora Read (-Balzli) (University of Bern), Prof. Dr. Sabrina Schell (Berner Fachhochschule BFH), and Prof. Dr. Andreas Hack (University of Bern) was awarded.
We sincerely thank the Karl Schlecht Stiftung (KSG) for enabling this award, endowed with €4,000.
Matthias Baum, Andreas Hack, Debora Read, Sylvia Hubner-Benz, Christoph Stöckmann
Best Entrepreneurship Research Newcomer Award 2025
At G-Forum 2025 in Stuttgart, the paper “Reinforcing (dis)advantage in entrepreneurs’ networking strategies: Gender differences in efficiently networking with investors” by Lara Hitgen (Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg), with co-authors Prof. Dr. Katharina Scheidgen (Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg) and Prof. Dr. Pisitta Vongswasdi (WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management), was awarded Best Entrepreneurship Research Newcomer.
We sincerely thank the Stiftung für die Wissenschaft der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe for enabling this award, endowed with €1,000.
Christoph Stöckmann, Matthias Baum, Katharina Scheidgen, Lara Hitgen, Sylvia Hubner-Benz
Norbert Szyperski Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement Award 2025
Szyperski Stiftung
At G-Forum 2025 in Stuttgart, the paper “Breaking new ground: The constraining effect of experience and the driving force of founders” by Dr. Patrick Figge, Prof. Dr. Carolin Häussler (both Universität Passau), and Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Mueller (IÉSEG School of Management) was awarded.
We sincerely thank the Szyperski Stiftung for enabling this award, endowed with €2,000.
The award commemorates and honors FGF’s founding father, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Norbert Szyperski, who passed away in 2016. This year, the award was presented by his granddaughter, Leonie Szyperski, together with Theo Pelz, making the ceremony especially meaningful and memorable.
Theo Pelz, Leonie Szyperski, Patrick Figge, Matthias Baum, Christoph Stöckmann, Sylvia Hubner-Benz