On 1 June, Albert N. Link, Professor University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) and Donald S. Siegel, Regents Professor och Co-Executive Director, Global Center for Technology Transfer Arizona State University, received the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research 2026 during a ceremony in Stockholm. Watch the replay!
This year’s awardees are recognized for their pioneering research on technology transfer and innovative entrepreneurship – paving the way for a new generation of scholars and research on previously neglected sources and processes of entrepreneurship.
The award presenter was Lotta Edholm, Minister for Upper Secondary School, Higher Education and Research.
Award Ceremony Program:
16.00 Welcome
Katrine Kielos, Author and Journalist (moderator)
Anders Broström, Managing Director Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum and Professor Gothenburg University
16.05 From Research to Entrepreneurship – The Foundation of Innovative Technology Companies
Sara Thorslund, Co-founder and CEO Gradientech AB
Robert Rehammar, Co-founder Scalinq
16.30 Award Ceremony
Lotta Edholm, Minister for Upper Secondary School, Higher Education and Research
Lars Backsell, Entrepreneur and Chairman Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum
Sylvia Schwaag Serger, President Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA)
Ivo Zander, Professor Uppsala University and Chair of the Award Committee
Albert N. Link, Professor of Economics University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG)
Donald S. Siegel, Regents Professor of Public Policy and Management and Co-executive Director, Global Center for Technology Transfer, Arizona State University
16.50 Reflections on a Road Not Taken: An Overview of my Academic Journey
Albert N. Link
17.10 Pro-Social Technology Transfer and Academic Entrepreneurship: Lessons Learned and New Directions
Donald S. Siegel
17.30 End
