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Prof. Seun Kolade

CEO & Founder

Professor Seun Kolade is the CEO/Managing Director of TecheSight Limited. He is also a Full Professor of Entrepreneurship and Digital Transformation at Sheffield Business School. Professor Kolade is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA), a Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE), a UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE) Recognised Research Supervisor, and a recognised agile leader, holding industry-leading certifications. He is also a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers. He is the author of more than 100 academic outputs, including journal articles, books, book chapters, and conference papers, in addition to several Knowledge Exchange (KE) reports. He has also led or contributed to a wide range of funded research projects and has served as a consultant for various international organisations, including the British Council. In 2018, he was appointed as a member of a UN expert group on operationalisation of social capital in situations of forced displacement. Professor Kolade is the Associate Editor for two leading journals, guest editor of many special issues, and lead/co-editor of four volumes, including The Palgrave Handbook of African Entrepreneurship (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022).

He is the co-author of Generative AI in Higher Education, Innovation Strategies for Teaching and Learning. Generative AI in Research,
Applications in Research Design, Data Analysis and Feedback, The Palgrave handbook of African Entrepreneurship and Circular Economy and Technological Innovation. The Regional Implications. Professor Kolade is a serial entrepreneur, having founded more than five organisations, including Enterprise Republic, a social impact tech hub for aspiring youth start-ups. Professor Kolade is also the Director of the DEFINED project, a flagship project of a leading African Charity aimed at accelerating inclusive digital transformation and economic development.

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