Professor McKelvey appointed board member of SACC-Texas

Maureen McKelvey is Director of the Centre on knowledge-intensive innovation ecosystems (Gothenburg U-GOT KIES) at the University of Gothenburg, and she was chosen for the board thanks to her unique background, as she was born and raised in Texas, and has lived and worked in Sweden for many years. 

Gothenburg U-GOT KIES centre is currently working on a project related to diffusing knowledge through digitalisation and through interaction with society. As part of this project, Maureen McKelvey, together with Helene Honeybone, Honorary Consulate of Sweden, Dallas, has developed the Nordic Texas Initiative. Specific activities that have been established include agreements with University of Texas Dallas (UTD); company visits; panels with leading experts; and Delegations between the countries. These activities are part of the reason why Maureen McKelvey was invited to join the Board of SACC Dallas, where she is actively contributing to the chamber's mission.

The SACC Dallas board

The primary role of the board in SACC Dallas is to establish a foundation for networking with the aim of fostering business relations between Sweden and the USA. Practically, this involves organizing events where these connections can be made, including social and cultural events, webinars, physical events with speakers addressing current topics, company visits, and more.

A recent example of such an event was a webinar featuring Nobel laureate Simon Johnson, which attracted around 200 participants from both Sweden and the USA. This event was jointly organized by SACC Dallas and Gothenburg U-GOT KIES. The webinar was recorded and you ca watch it here: Technology and Global Inequality in the Age of AI: Webinar with 2024 Nobel Laureate Simon Johnson

For upcoming events check out the SACC-Texas website: EVENTS – SACC TEXAS

About Maureen McKelvey

Maureen McKelvey is Professor in Industrial Management & Economics, at the Unit for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, School of Business, Economic s and Law at the University of Gothenburg. She is Director of the University of Gothenburg Centre on knowledge-intensive innovation ecosystems (Gothenburg U-GOT KIES centre).

Professor McKelvey’s research addresses innovation and entrepreneurship. An underlying theoretical proposition from an evolutionary and Schumpeterian paradigm is that innovation and entrepreneurship are closely related to processes of creating, accessing, and diffusing knowledge and opportunities. McKelvey's research focuses on the development and use of knowledge at the interplay between innovation management and entrepreneurship with science and engineering. 

She has published in journals such as Small Business Economics, Research Policy and Applied Economics as well as books with Routledge, Oxford, Cambridge, and Edward Elgar. Professor McKelvey has had high level positions in expert groups and written reports, for Swedish organizations as well as for the OECD and EU. Her research and results will greatly impact the transformation of society through knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurship by opening new scientific breakthroughs; building upon extreme methodologies recently developing in social science research; and pioneering new approaches into the unknown. She leads the Swedish Research Distinguished Professor Program on Knowledge-intensive Innovation Ecosystems.

About SACC Texas

Founded in Houston in 1983, the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce Texas (SACC-Texas) is a state-wide business network with local chapters in Austin, Dallas and Houston. SACC-Texas’ local chapters work both individually and jointly to promote trade and investment between Sweden and Texas.

Website: SACC TEXAS – Promoting business between Texas and Sweden since 1983

About SACC USA

The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America is the umbrella organization for 20 regional Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce across the U.S. The network consists of more than 2,300 members in Sweden and the U.S.; and is a mix of entrepreneurs and business people, venture capitalists, economic developers, political leaders, individual members, and corporate members.

SACC USA’s mission is to be a bridge between Sweden and the United States and has positioned itself as a key player in facilitating trade, commerce and investment between the two countries. The chambers are strategically located in U.S. clusters where there are interest and markets for Swedish products and services. SACC-USA and the chambers have established strong relationships with Swedish and American organizations and governmental agencies including: Business Sweden; Swedish Council of America, Swedish consulates abroad; American Scandinavian Foundation; the U.S. Department of Commerce and more. 

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