Creative Spark New Orleans 2026 Brings Together Global Scholars and Practitioners at Loyola

Loyola University New Orleans College of Business recently hosted Creative Spark New Orleans 2026, a dynamic workshop bringing together international scholars and practitioners to explore entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership, knowledge spillovers, and growth in emerging markets.

Across two days of presentations and collaborative discussions, participants exchanged perspectives on topics including entrepreneurial ecosystems, regional innovation, internationalization, inclusion, institutional development, transformative philanthropy, and firm strategy.

The workshop featured contributions from:
Gustavo Barboza,
Alessandro Braga,

Ricardo Monge-González,
Daniel Prokop,
Mazhar Islam,
Miguel Ángel Pérez-Uribe,
Rafael A. Corredoira,
William Newburry,
Valerien Pede,
Maksim Belitski,
Christina Theodoraki,

Nabamita Dutta, and
Rene Salgado.

The event concluded with an interactive panel and group discussion aimed at connecting insights across presentations and identifying future research directions. Participants reflected on how collaboration across disciplines and regions can continue advancing research and practice in innovation and entrepreneurship.

Creative Spark 2026 highlighted Loyola’s continued commitment to fostering international dialogue, impactful research, and collaborative knowledge creation through the Center for International Business.

A special thanks to the organizing team at the Center for International Business for making the workshop possible.