John Bessant, who was originally a chemical engineer, has been active in the field of research and consultancy in technology and innovation management for over 40 years. He holds the Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Exeter and has visiting appointments at the universities of Stavanger, Norway and Erlangen-Nuremburg, Germany. In 2003 he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy of Management. He has acted as advisor to various national governments and international bodies including the United Nations, The World Bank and the OECD. He is the author or co-author of 30 books including 'Gamification for Innovators and Entrepreneuers' published by De Gruyter.
Olga Kokshagina is an Associate Professor of innovation and entrepreneurship at EDHEC Business School in France and an associate researcher at Monash University in Australia. She is a member of the EDHEC Foresight, Innovation and Transformation Chair and Management in Innovative Health Chair Research Associate. Her research focuses on the areas of strategic management of design, open and radical innovation, entrepreneurship, and the role of digital technologies in transforming the nature of work. She holds a PhD in management science from Mines Paris PSL Research University. Olga has delivered training and consulted a variety of organizations such as Danone, Airbus, Society Generale, Schneider Electric, Technip FMC, Accenture and STMicroelectronics in Europe and Australia. She is a member of the French Digital Council (CNNUM) and co-author of 'The Radical Innovation Playbook' and 'Envisioning the Future of Learning for Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship' published by De Gruyter.
Kyriaki Papageorgiou is a Marie Curie Fellow at NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and a Research Associate at UCLA where she is researching the challenges facing academia, focusing on future alternatives. She has a PhD in Social and Cultural Anthropology, with an emphasis on Science and Technology Studies, from the University of California, Irvine. Kyriaki's research has employed anthropological theories and ethnographic methods to critically examine social, technological and business innovation side-by-side. She has been particularly interested in the discourses and practices of innovation in tackling big societal challenges, and the emergent role of robotics and AI in transforming work and our daily lives. She is the co-author of 'Envisioning the Future of Learning for Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship' and 'The Future of Learning Playbook', both published by De Gruyter.
