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Deborah Lock is a Professor of Inclusivity & Innovation in Teaching, and Director of Birmingham City Business School, Birmingham (UK). She is an experienced academic leader with more than 20 years' strategic level experience in higher education. As a career-hopper she has had numerous jobs (Bid Writer, Business Development Manager, Director of Enterprise, College Director of Education to name a few) through which she has developed a reputation for the successful delivery of education related change management projects. She received her PhD from University College, London (UK) and specializes in identity studies, cross-cultural management and leadership



Andrea Caputo is Associate Professor (Reader) in Strategy & Entrepreneurship at University of Lincoln (UK) and at the University of Trento (Italy). He received his PhD in Management from the University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', School of Economics (Italy), and he is an Alumni of the INSEAD Advanced Valuation Programme. His main research expertise is related to negotiation, decision-making, entrepreneurship, and strategic management. He is the editor of the book series "Entrepreneurial Behaviour" (Emerald), and Associate Editor of Management Decision and the Journal of Management & Organization. His research was published in over 100 contributions, including articles in highly ranked journals.



Dieu Hack-Polay is Associate Professor in Organisational Studies at the Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln (UK) and at Crandall University (Canada). He worked for several years in various sectors of activity including the voluntary sector and local government as a human resources and training practitioner in the United Kingdom. He has several years of experience as an academic and has worked for various institutions internationally. He completed his PhD in Sociology at the University of Surrey and his Doctorate in Education (EdD) in Leadership & Management at the University of