PhD Defence: Mei Chen

PhD Candidate Mei Chen, Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, will hold a public lecture and defend her doctoral dissertation for the degree of PhD in BI Norwegian Business School's PhD programme. 

Title of the Thesis:  

“Essays on Network Dynamics:  Evidence from Offshore Wind Projects and Venture Capital Investments”

The Public lecture will be on a given topic. 

Time for Public Lecture:  11:00 - 11:55 CET (door closes at 11:00 sharp) 

Time for Disputation:  13:00 CET (door closes at 13:00 sharp)

For the disputation, the academic procession will arrive at 13:00 sharp, and the public must take their seat before this time. From this time on, the doors will be closed, and no additional guests will be allowed in/or out.  Please arrive at both the Public Lecture and the Disputation a few minutes before they start.

ZOOM link  

For guests who are not able to attend the Final Defence on campus. The link will open at 10:50. 

Topic: Disputas Mei Chen
Time: May 20, 2026 13:00 PM Oslo
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Topic: Final Defence: Mei Chen
Time: May 20, 2026 11:00 AM Oslo
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Meeting ID: 653 4517 1256
Passcode: 345967

The Final Defence Evaluation Committee:

• First opponent 
  Associate Professor, Viacheslav Iurkov, EDHEC Business School
• Second opponent 
  Associate Professor, Yu Liu, Rotterdam School of Management
• Chairman of the committee 
  Associate Professor, Erik Aadland, BI Norwegian Business School

 
The Supervisors are:  

• Main Supervisor
  Professor Randi Lunnan, BI Norwegian Business School
• Co-Supervisor
  Professor Pengfei Wang, BI Norwegian Business School

  
After the Final Defence, all guests and faculty are welcome to the reception at A7.