In late September 2016, I was invited to a panel of the international workshop on “Developing a really international enterprising mind in and around universities” kick-starting the Entrepreneurship beyond borders project at University of Strasbourg . The 8-partner project is co-funded by the French state and aims at both promoting a culture for cross-border entrepreneurship in universities and creating an interdisciplinary, intercultural and cross-border network of entrepreneurs. The project is situated within the Franco-German-Swiss geographical area of the Upper Rhine. I had the honor of being invited as an expert in international cooperation and digital transformation of industrial firms, because in the past I had coordinated research projects that created more than ten international innovation networks, resulting in several new businesses and spin-offs.