To promote international collaboration, FSF has formed an international reference group
consisting of prominent international researchers and experts. The group serves in an
advisory capacity for a number of projects in established research programs.
Winners of the FSF-NUTEK Award at a meeting with the International Council at Säröhus, Sweden in 2005. From left: William Gartner, Howard Aldrich, David Birch, David Audretsch, Paul Reynolds och David Storey.
Members of the International Council
Pontus Braunerhjelm -President, Swedish Foundation for Small Business Research, Sweden (Chair) Zoltan J. Acs - Dr, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore, USA Howard E Aldrich - Dr, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA David B. Audretsch - Dr, Institute of Development Strategies, SPEA, Indiana University, USA William J Baumol - Dr, New York University, USA Giacomo Becattini - Dr, University of Florence, Italy David Birch - Dr , Boston, USA Candida G Brush, Babson College, USA Nancy M Carter, Catalyst Research & Information Center, USA Arnold C Cooper - Dr, Indiana, USA Dennis De - Dr, Reutlingen University, Germany William J Dennis Jr - Senior Research Fellow, National Federation of Independent Business, Washington, USA Elisabeth Gatewood, Wake Forest University, USA William Gartner , Dr, Clemson University, USA Patricia G Greene, Babson College, USA Sune Halvarsson -Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth, Sweden Myra M Hart, Harvard Business School, USA Florencia van Houdt-EU-commission, Belgium Bengt Johannisson, Växjö University, Sweden Israel Kirzner, New York University, USA Anders Lundström - Swedish Foundation for Small Business Research, Sweden Ian C MacMillan, University of Pennsylvania, USA Paul Reynolds , Dr, Florida International University, USA Charles Sabe l- Dr, Columbia University, USA Hans Schoof - EU-commission, Belgium Peter M Smith -EU-commission, Belgium Lois Stevenson - Industry Canada, Canada David Storey - Dr, Warwick Business School, United Kingdom Timo Summa - EU-commission, Belgium Zhongming Wang, Dr, School of Management, Zheijang University, China Sander Wennekers - EIM, The Netherlands Reinhilde Veugelers, Dr, Bureau of European Policy Advisers, European Commission Jane Wickmann - Danish Technological Institute, Denmark Mechthild Woersdoerfer - EU-commission, Belgium