Dr. Avvari V. Mohan is a Professor and Deputy Head (Engagement & Impact) at the School of Business, Monash University Malaysia. He specializes in strategy, innovation, and SME development, focusing on strengthening the startup ecosystem, industry-academic partnerships, and ESG practices. He previously worked at the University of Nottingham Malaysia.

Dr. Ajay Manrai is a Professor of Marketing at the University of Delaware’s Lerner College of Business and Economics. He earned his Ph.D. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, and a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Delhi. Before joining Delaware in 1991, he taught at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Manrai has published over 100 scholarly articles in journals such as Marketing Science and the Journal of International Marketing. His research focuses on consumer choice modeling, multinational marketing strategies, and cross-cultural consumer behavior. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Global Marketing and serves on editorial boards of leading journals. A Fulbright-Nehru Scholar and recipient of multiple teaching awards, Dr. Manrai has taught MBA and EMBA programs globally and traveled to nearly 120 countries. He is recognized for his excellence in research, global academic service, and impactful teaching in marketing.

Prof. Kirankumar S. Momaya is an Institute Chair Professor at IIT Bombay specializing in Competitiveness and Technology Management. With a PhD from the University of Toronto, he is a leading voice on Japan-India industrial cooperation. He has authored over 60 research papers and currently serves on the Board of SINE and the International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT). Prof. Momaya is also the Editor-in-Chief of JGBC and an advocate for integrating sustainability into corporate strategy.

Professor Noel Lindsay is the Dean of Business at Adelaide Business School and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Entrepreneurship) at the University of Adelaide, where he also serves as Professor of Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation. He holds a BCom (Hons) and PhD, is a Member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners and Chartered Accountants ANZ, and is a Fellow of CPA Australia.

Prof. Lindsay provides strategic leadership to the Adelaide Business School and the University’s ThincLab Innovation Hubs, driving institutional change toward a more entrepreneurial university culture. He has previously served as Academic Director of the University’s Ngee Ann-Adelaide (NAA) Campus in Singapore, Head of the School of Marketing and Management, and Acting Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion. Internationally experienced, he played a key role in developing an Australian university presence in South Africa with campuses in Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Cape Town. Beyond academia, he has founded and scaled ventures in Australia, Malaysia, and South Africa, with active involvement in venture capital fundraising and investment.

His outreach interests include community engagement through online education, blended learning, and digital platforms like MOOCs and SPOCs. His research focuses on business and social entrepreneurship, emphasizing the empowerment of disadvantaged communities through entrepreneurial activity.

Rekha Rao-Nicholson is a Professor of Management at the University of Essex. She holds degrees in Electronics & Telecommunication, Software Engineering, and a PhD in Economics and Management. Her research focuses on business strategy, cross-border acquisitions, and public-private partnerships in emerging economies. Before Essex, she held academic roles at Newcastle University, Bristol Business School, and the University of Bath. She has received several grants, including from SPARC (India), BA-Leverhulme, and ESRC. Before academia, she worked in large MNCs and startups, including Siemens and Metaware Spa, and consulted on business development in emerging markets.

Dr Sreevas Sahasranamam is a Professor of International Business and Entrepreneurship at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. His research focuses on the strategic and ecosystem enablers of innovations and startups addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). His current projects explore entrepreneurship in rural ecosystems, innovation ecosystems for grand challenges, and the role of digital public infrastructure in entrepreneurship development. These are funded by the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust, the British Council, and the Government of India.

A regular contributor to the World Economic Forum and other global outlets, he won the 2024 Management Publication of the Year (Sustainable Futures) Award for his blog collection. In 2018, he was also shortlisted for the Financial Times–McKinsey Bracken Bowen Prize.

He is a co-leader of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) UK and has co-authored the GEM global report. His research has influenced national and international policy, featuring in the 2023 G20 Startup Policy Paper and UK and Scottish government reports. It has also received recognition from Indian government officials, including the Prime Minister.

Dr Sahasranamam co-chaired the G20 Startup20 Sustainability Taskforce (2023) and advised the ESG Taskforce under the Brazilian G20 presidency (2024). He is the Director of Community Enterprise in Scotland (CEIS), the UK’s leading social enterprise support agency.

Before joining the University of Glasgow, he was with the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at Strathclyde Business School. He holds a PhD from the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM K), which awarded him its inaugural Young Alumni Achievers Award.