Lecturers

 

Bruno Cassiman, IESE Business School and KU Leuven

Professor of Strategy at IESE Business School and at KU Leuven’s Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation. He specializes in innovation, knowledge management, and competitive strategy, focusing on how firms can enhance performance through effective innovation strategies.

https://www.iese.edu/faculty-research/faculty/bruno-cassiman/

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Vera Rocha, Copenhagen Business School 

Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Copenhagen Business School. Her research examines how employee mobility and workforce dynamics influence organizational performance and entrepreneurial success.

https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/departments-and-centres/department-of-strategy-and-innovation/staff/vrsi

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Karin Hoisl, University of Mannheim and Copenhagen Business School

Professor of Management at the University of Mannheim and Professor of Economics and Management of Inventive Processes at Copenhagen Business School. She specializes in innovation management, intellectual property rights, and inventor mobility, exploring how human capital and knowledge flows impact innovation outcomes.

https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/departments-and-centres/department-of-strategy-and-innovation/staff/khsi

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Markku Maula, Aalto University*

Professor of Venture Capital at Aalto University’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Management. His research focuses on venture capital, corporate venturing, mergers and acquisitions, and technology-based entrepreneurship. He has published in top journals and serves as Senior Editor for Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice.

https://www.aalto.fi/en/people/markku-maula

 

Thomas Chemmanur, Boston College

Professor of Finance at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management. His research covers corporate finance, entrepreneurial finance, and innovation, with a focus on IPOs, venture capital, and corporate restructuring. His work appears in leading finance journals, and he has served as an Associate Editor for several top publications.

https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/faculty-research/faculty-directory/thomas-chemmanur/

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* = To be confirmed

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