This document summarizes the agenda and content for L. Carlos Freire-Gibb's PhD thesis defence on July 1st, 2011. The defence will include presentations on the research questions, methodology, and structure of the thesis from PhD students and feedback from senior PhD students and supervisors. It will also cover summaries of the four articles that make up the thesis, presenting their main findings and contributions. The articles examine how entrepreneurial dynamics can stimulate local economic development, analyze the experience economy concept's impact, compare entrepreneurship in urban and rural areas, and propose ways to improve entrepreneurial dynamics in a struggling city region. Overall, the defence aims to get feedback on connecting the articles, addressing any errors or gaps, and discussing ideas

1. PHD THESIS Entrepreneurial Dynamics in Local Economic Development. Pre-Defence 1 July 2011 L. Carlos Freire-Gibb

2. Objective Pre-Defence: real binding with papers? major errors missing literature suggestions for future work

3. Agenda 9:00 to 10:55 --- break 10:00 My presentation Feedback (9:25) PhD Students Senior ( Søren, Cristina & Karl ) Supervisors (Birgitte & Anne)

4. PhD Fellows Daniel & Fhenzi: research questions, methodology & structure Kristen (& Cristina): Central topics section Jacob & Jens: Entrepreneurial Dynamics Isaac & Helen: Local Economic Development Michael Normal cities Paulina, (& Karl): Flow of thesis

5. 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Framework 3. Four Articles 4. Conclusion Background Research Question Methodology Entrepreneurial Dynamics Local economic development The experience economy Normal cities Summaries Articles Main findings Policy recommendations Further work Thesis Structure Today’s presentation

6. Some errors Unclear definitions: Problem (PBL) Theoretical concepts Informal writing … .

7. Normal cities Frederikshavn 23.000 Vallejo 116.000 RURAL URBAN

8. Methodology PBL Mixed method research Interdisciplinary Grounded theory

9. Research Questions How could entrepreneurial dynamics stimulate local economic development? Does the concept of the experience economy improve the entrepreneurial dynamics and local economic development (of a city like Frederikshavn)? How does a rural environment affect entrepreneurial dynamics? How can a struggling place in a populated city region (like Vallejo in the San Francisco Bay Area) improve its entrepreneurial dynamics?

10. Articles included in Thesis A Platform for Local Entrepreneurship. The Case of the Lighting Festival of Frederikshavn. ( with Anne Lorentzen; Local Economy, May 2011, [26] 3 ) The Rise and Fall of the Concept of the Experience Economy in Denmark. ( May 2011 accepted for publication in European Planning Studies) Entrepreneurship within Urban and Rural Areas. Individual Creativity and Social Network. (with Kristian Nielsen; May 2011 accepted for review in Regional Studies) Vallejo, California. A Case for City Region Innovation System Promotion. ( June 2011 accepted for review in International Journal of Innovation & Regional Development)

11. Timeline

12. Main focus of articles

13. Some findings (art. nu.) Cultural activities may foster entrepreneurial dynamics (1) Cultural policy, tourism investments, ‘creative class’, could be OK… but not TEE (2) Entrepreneurs are very similar regardless of being in an urban/rural area in Denmark. Creativity and social networks matter, but not key(3 ) City Region Innovation System Promotion (4)

14. Author’s ellaboration capacity & will Effective Entrepreneurial Dynamics Local Economic Development Entrepreneurship in “a broad sense ” institutions

15. Entrepreneurship in a broad sense Sometimes entrepreneurs change the socioeconomic status quo, usually for the better They are not necessarily motivated by economic profit, Entrepreneurs are sometimes inventors Often entrepreneurs are not an individual, but resemble a network. It is not uncommon for them to be employed in big companies Entrepreneurs can be in the public sector Schumpeter (1949); Article 1 & Article 4