Doctoral researchers and affiliate members

Take a look at the key contacts and more for the Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship.

Key Contacts

Blackburn, Professor Robert Director    Robert.Blackburn@liverpool.ac.uk 
Hannah, Mr Robert ERDF Growth Catalyst Project Administrator  0151 795 3814 Robert.Hannah@liverpool.ac.uk 
Holloway, Mr Richard Growth Catalyst Project Manager  0151 795 3333 Richard.Holloway@liverpool.ac.uk 
Leighton, Mr Richard Entrepreneur in Residence    Richard.Leighton@liverpool.ac.uk 
Potts, Mrs Christina Administrator    Christina.Potts@liverpool.ac.uk 
Djebali, Dr Zeineb  Senior Lecturer    Z.Djebali@liverpool.ac.uk 
Gamble, Dr Jordan Research Associate   J.R.Gamble@liverpool.ac.uk

Doctoral researchers and affiliate members

The Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship has a number of doctoral researchers working on a variety of topics across the spectrum of entrepreneurialism:

  • Viacheslav Baranovskiy - Digital transformation of innovation support ecosystem for sustainable and socially driven enterprises: Challenges and opportunities
  • Claire Dallas - Entrepreneurial ecosystems as a network of opportunities for female entrepreneurs: Enabling entrepreneurial scaling up
  • Davide D'Aleo - 'How does international arbitration affect the institutional environment of countries and, subsequently, how can it influence the risk perception of certain markets, affecting international joint venture strategies, FDI and FDI policy-making, and firm performance.'
  • Thomas Davis - 'Using history in a (twice) entrepreneurial space'
  • Carl Hughes - 'How the Fourth Industrial Revolution will affect the relationship and balance of power between capital and labour'
  • Michael McQueen - 'How can the integration of smart systems and IoT devices be used to drive decision making, service delivery and social well-being'
  • Katie Neary - 'Doing innovation in the NHS: exploring the role and capturing the impact of the Innovation Hub at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Hospital'
  • Lee Wainwright - 'Entrepreneurialism as emancipatory pathways for at-risk groups'
  • Abigail Grant-Williams - 'Towards a conceptualisation of Philanthrocapitalism in the context of youth entrepreneurship in low-income communities'.

Research visits

  • Maxim Vlasov, Umea School of Business, Sweden: Eco-entrepreneurship
  • Suwen Chen, University of Edinburgh, UK: Impact Investing
  • Rodrigo Frias, Chile's Economic Development Agency: Entrepreneurship Policy.

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