Stephen Ezell presents on Policies to Stimulate Entrepreneurship and Scale-ups in the United States at the 14th Plenary Meeting of the European TTO Circle in Berlin, Germany.

Policies to Stimulate Entrepreneurship and Scale-ups in the United States

Patrick Grady speaks about tech panics at a symposium.

What Policies Could Help Innovation and Start-Up Ecosystems to Scale?

Technology-based startups are key drivers of America’s economic growth because they make outsized contributions to employment, innovation, and productivity. Unfortunately, policymakers tend to focus indiscriminately on helping small business startups without specifically targeting technology-based startups that have high growth potential. How can policymakers support the formation and success of new technology firms at the national and local level?

The State of Technology-Based Startups in the U.S. Economy

ITIF and a distinguished panel explore issues impacting U.S. innovation and competitive advantage.

Perspectives on Global Enterprises, Corporate Location Decisions, and U.S. Policy Challenges

Stephen Ezell presented on strengthening the US-EU Collaboration to the EU-NJ Business Forum on Technology and Innovation.

Innovation Economics and Strengthening US-EU Collaboration

Stephen Ezell, author of "Innovation Economics," will host a reception with the Policy Exchange in London on January 15, 2013.

How Nations are Faring in the Competition for Innovation-based Economic Growth

Stephen Ezell gave a presentation at the Wilson Center on how to spur innovation in emerging markets, particularly in Latin America.

Spurring Innovation in Latin America and Other Emerging Economies

ITIF hosts a half-day conference on how to boost productivity and competitiveness by advancing emerging growth sectors.

U.S. Competitiveness: A New Conversation with New Opportunities

Stephen Ezell gave a presentation on the steps Europe needs to take to unlock its deep tech innovation potential at the Advancing Strategic Competitiveness & European Innovation in Deep Tech (ASCEND) conference in Copenhagen, Denmark on November 25, 2025.

Unlocking Europe’s Full Deep Tech Innovation Potential

Unlocking Europe's Full Deep Tech Innovation Potential

The answer to the question of where the U.S., China and the EU stand in the global race for technological supremacy is not that straightforward. A 

with top experts from Israel, Poland, the U.S. and the EU discuss the role of start-ups plays in this race. How could start-up ecosystems keep up with exponentially growing new technologies?

Stephen Ezell presents on policies nations can deploy to stimulate incubation and scale up of entrepreneurial start-up companies.

Policies to Stimulate Entrepreneurship and Scale-Ups in the United States

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