Dr Evy Sakellariou
- Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
- Department of Strategy, Marketing and Innovation
- Kingston Business School
- Kingston Hill
- Behaviour, Business and Policy
Associate Professor of Creativity and Innovation, PG Course Director, Gen AI Innovation Lead Foresight, Creativity and Future of Work Hub
About
I am an Associate Professor (Reader) of Creativity and Innovation, Director of the MSc/PGDip/PGCert AI for Business and Innovation, and Gen AI Innovation Lead at the Foresight, Creativity and Future of Work Hub at Kingston Business School.
My research explores the intersection of creativity, innovation and foresight and it has been published in FT50/World Elite and leading academic journals, including Organization Science, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, book chapters, special issue editorials and blind-peer reviewed international academic conference proceedings. Most recently, I examine how Gen AI transforms creativity, the creative process, and AI-augmented creativity skills at the individual and team levels. A distinctive strand of my current work focuses on the research-informed design of intelligence architectures for Gen AI Innovation and Knowledge Exchange systems that help leaders and organisations generate novel, future-focused and customer-relevant business value.
I contribute to the AI-business ecosystem in my role as Gen AI and Technology Ambassador on the Regional Board of the Institute of Directors UK. I am also the Founder and Chair of the Think Tank Women4AInnovationFutures, and the Founder and Director of the Gen AI Accelerator Circle of SMEs in partnership with the Royal Borough of Kingston-Upon-Thames and the Kingston Chamber of Commerce.
Before academia, I was an award-winning senior leader at Unilever, a FTSE 100 company, where I held country-level responsibility for portfolio P&L. For my achievements I have been awarded with the Fellowship of the Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Exchange, the UK professional body for innovators. I am a Senior Faculty member of the Doctoral and Scientific Committees of the International Product Development and Management Conference (IPDMC).
Qualifications
- Doctorate in Business Administration, School of Management, University of Surrey UK (Unilever funded studentship)
- MBA, School of Business, Loyola University of Chicago USA (Honors Degree) (Module student scholarship)
- BBA, School of Business Administration, University of Pireaus Greece (Class Valedictorian)
- Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy (2021); Fellow Higher Education Academy (2018)
- RISE Research Leadership Academy KU Graduate (2023)
- Fellow Institute of Innovation and knowledge Exchange (2022), the UK professional body for innovators
- Certified Management and Business Educator (2022)
Domains
Publications
Gallery of work
The Mayor's Entrepreneur Competition Workshop
Co-creating at the London City Hall
GlaxoSmithKline Experiential Visit
Learning about innovation & foresight at the GSK Headquarters in London
MSc IME at Kingston Business School
First day of playfulness and collaboration
1st Symposium of Underground Creativity and Innovation
Expert panel discussion with award winning scholars and thought provoking researchers
Science Museum London: The Future Starts Here
First Amazon Fresh Ealing London: Experiential visit
Level 39 Canary Warf London: Experiential Visit
Immersive experience into the leading community of 1,250 leaders in cybersecurity, fintech, retail tech and other
IPDM Conference 2023 Lecco Italy
IPDMC 2023 Foresight for Innovation Track
Videos of my work
The Trusted Innovation Mentor
A cutting-edge research informed Gen AI Assistant to provide 24/7 support to innovators and entrepreneurs