MARIA SAIZ SANTOS

Knowledge area

Financial Economics and Accounting

Department

Financial Economics II (Business Economics and Marketing)

Centre

Faculty of Economics and Business

Electronic mail

maria.saiz@ehu.eus

PhD. Maria Saiz Santos. PHd in Economics and Entrepreurship. Reader at University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Business and Economics Faculty.

PI and Executive Director of GEM Basque Country, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor research member, since 2004. Management Committee in GEM Spain.

Chairwoman of Basque Entrepreneurship Observatory EEB-OVE.

Director of Entrepreneurship MBA: MBAe3 University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU.

PI Research Group ECISE, Circular Economy, Innovation, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship.

Researcher ERASMUS + Reinventing Mentoring in Arts Management

Mentor in Youth Business Spain/Laboral Kutxa

Academic committee of Startinnova (Entrepreneurship Program in secondary).

D. External Relationship UPV/EHU (2007-2014). D. and founder of the Spin off programme ZITEK. Management of 3 incubators for technology-based spin offs. Definition of policies and programs to promote entrepreneurship, amongst other: Bus Emprende, Etorkizulan, Think Big and the Summer School for teachers who encourage the entrepreneurial attitude. Leader of 8 Leonardo Da Vinci Programs, Epez.

She holds 60 publications about entrepreneurship (scientific articles, books, book’s chapters and monographs). Lecturer in Master classes in 8 masters

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