The “International Conference of Entrepreneurship and Innovation,” was held in Venice, Italy from May 23 to May 25 and was attended by scholars from more than 30 countries such as the USA, the UK, Italy and many others. The mayor of Venice also gave the welcoming address. Dean and professor Xu xiaozhou gave a key note speech titled “Challenge and strategy: Chinese Entrepreneurship development in economics and Education.” His speech included information on Chinese entrepreneurship education from a social and economic perspective, entrepreneurship of education, policies, achievements, problems and tactics. Dean Xu also gave responses on entrepreneurship culture, entrepreneurship teacher training, problems of undergraduate employment and other areas. Representatives of the conference expressed support for his logical ideas and open views.

This conference was organized by the University of Padua, Italy. Attendees of the conference discussed current problems and strategies for promoting world entrepreneurship and innovation.