The Annual Conference of the World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research (WINIR)

This conference letter provides an overview of the 10th edition of the Worldwide Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research (WINIR) conference, held in Prague in September 2025. The conference focused on the role of entrepreneurship in driving prosperity across society and on the importance of institutional frameworks in enabling entrepreneurs to fulfil this key social role. In addition to exploring this central theme, numerous sessions addressed various aspects of the role of institutions in contemporary society, covering topics such as populism, inclusive governance, public sector innovation, financial institutions, corporate governance, institutional innovations, property rights, and the interactions between culture, institutions, and technology. The conference featured three keynote addresses, delivered by Magnus Henrekson (Research Institute of Industrial Economics), Erik Stam (Utrecht University), and Maria Minniti (Syracuse University). Alongside the keynotes, the conference included numerous parallel sessions and a dedicated workshop for early-career scholars, showcasing diverse theoretical perspectives, empirical methods, and research topics. Overall, the letter portrays WINIR as a vibrant forum for advancing institutional research, encouraging dialogue across disciplines, and fostering new generations of scholars. The event concluded with the announcement of the recipients of the 2025 Ostrom Prize and the next WINIR conference.