Dr Nikolaos Apostolopoulos is Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Programme Leader in the MSc programmes in Entrepreneurship at the University of Plymouth. He holds a PhD with distinction in entrepreneurship and regional sustainable development. He is co-investigator of the Enterprise Educators UK grant focusing on entrepreneurship education and sustainable development.

Dr Haya Al-Dajani is an Associate Professor (Reader) in Entrepreneurship and leads the Responsible Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation Group (RESI) at the University of Plymouth where she also co-chairs the Displacement Studies Research Network and the University Women's Network. She is the Principal Investigator of two RCUK funded projects focusing on entrepreneurship and refugees.

Dr Diane Holt is a Professor in Management at Essex Business School, University of Essex. She is currently leading the ESRC-NRF South Africa PhD partnering programme SASIE (2015-2018) on social innovation and social entrepreneurship. She has published over 100 peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters and conference papers.

Dr Paul Jones is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Swansea University. He has previously held academic posts at Coventry University, Plymouth University and the University of South Wales. He has published his work in leading international journals such as "International Small Business Journal", "Omega", "Journal of Business Research" and "Environment and Planning C".

Dr Robert Newbery is a Senior Lecturer in Enterprise and Innovation at Newcastle University and Head of the Marketing, Operations and Systems group at Newcastle University Business School. He has worked extensively in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America and has founded and run a number of entrepreneurial businesses.