The effect of human capital, innovation capacity, and Covid-19 crisis on Knowledge-Intensive Enterprises’ growth within a VC-driven innovation ecosystem
Dr. Dimosthenis Kotsopoulos is a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Management Science and Technology at Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). He holds a PhD in Management Science and Technology and an MBA from AUEB, as well as an MSc in Geographic Information Science from University College London (UCL). His research focuses on organizational behaviour, pro-environmental behaviour, IoT, information systems, and innovative entrepreneurship, while he has published research papers in academic journals and conferences. He has participated in various EU-funded projects focused on technologically innovative solutions and has significant work experience in a management role within an industrial setting.
Dr. Angeliki Karagiannaki is a part-time Lecturer at the Departments of Management Science and Technology, and Informatics of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). She is also a founding member and the managing director of ACEin. She holds a PhD from AUEB and a Masters’ in Management Science and Operational Research from Warwick Business School. Her research interests lie in innovation and entrepreneurship, research commercialization, and supply chain management innovation. Angeliki has had active participation in several national and European research projects and has published articles in many academic Journals and conferences
Mr. Stratos Baloutsos is a doctoral candidate at the Athens University of Economics & Business (AUEB) and Business Development Manager at ACEin. His research interests concern open innovation, innovation management, and more specifically drivers that accelerate start-up development within innovation ecosystems. He holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics (University of Patras) and an M.B.A. (AUEB). He has experience working on business development, R&D, and project exploitation both as an individual contractor and as a consultant for various firms. He has also worked on several EU research projects.