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Rencontres de St-Gall | 01–02 September 2026, St.Gallen
Sustainable entrepreneurship 2.0: How can we re-invigorate the debate (and practice) about the social and environmental responsibility of entrepreneurial ventures? Or do we need to go back to “the business of business is business”?

Session A

«Foundations and development of the field»

Chairs: Dimov, Dimo / Zellweger, Thomas
Bold names indicate the Rencontres’ participants
Arena, Fabio

The Myth of the Sustainable Entrepreneurial Hero
Berglund, Henrik

Extending the Analogy of Entrepreneurs as Scientists
Bianchi, Carmine

Debating Points
Dey, Pascal / Müller, Susan / Keim, Jan

Sustainable Entrepreneurship and the Making of Desirable Futures
Dimov, Dimo

In its own image
Gurău, Călin

Sustainable entrepreneurship 2.0: How can we re-invigorate the debate (and practice) about the social and environmental responsibility of entrepreneurial ventures? Or do we need to go back to “the business of business is business”?
Lang, Richard

Beyond the Hero Entrepreneur: Why Collective Entrepreneurship Matters for Sustainability
Offenbächer, Jakob

Product–Market Fit Is Not Stakeholder Fit: Why the Business Case Is Only an Intermediate Step for Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Renko, Maija

Discussion Statement for Rencontres de St-Gall 2026
Rocchino, Rossella

Sustainable Entrepreneurship 2.0: The Case for Civic Wealth Creation
Schulze, Anja / Niederberger, Sebastian / Brusoni, Stefano

The Deliberation Advantage: Understanding the Cognitive Foundations of Scientific Decision-Making
Welter, Friederike

Old Hat, New Label? Rethinking “Sustainable Entrepreneurship 2.0”
2026 | University of St.Gallen – Swiss Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship | KMU-HSG