Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Friederike Welter MAE
Professor Friederike Welter, Member of Academia Europaea (MAE), is head of the Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) in Bonn (Germany), a policy-oriented independent research institute on small business and entrepreneurship issues. She is also professor of Business Administration, esp. SME Management and Entrepreneurship, at the University of Siegen.
Professor Friederike Welter has broad experiences in applied and policy-related research on entrepreneurship and small business, much of it in an international context. She is also a member of several policy-related advisory boards for federal and state ministries and for international bodies in Germany.