Ute Stephan is a Professor of Entrepreneurship at King’s Business School, King’s College London. Ute’s research has won multiple international awards including the 2025 JIBS Decade award for her lead-authored paper ‘Institutions and Social Entrepreneurship’. She ranks among the top 2% of scientists worldwide based on citations to her work (Stanford study). She has been recognized for her scientific contributions as a Fellow of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) and a 21st Century Entrepreneurship Fellow. Her research has attracted over £3 million in funding from the European Commission, the UK Government, UK research councils, charities, and German government institutions. She is regularly invited to give keynote addresses at leading international conferences (examples here) and is interviewed on topics of entrepreneurs’ mental well-being, the psychology of entrepreneurship, sustainability, and societal impact (examples here). Her research has often been featured in the media including the Financial Times, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, WIRED, BBC, AlJazeera, Bloomberg, and others.
Ute is an elected board member of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) and chairs the IAAP publication committee. She is also an IfM Research Fellow at the IfM Bonn – Institute fuer Mittelstandsforschung and Strategic Advisor to the Founder Mental Health Pledge.
As a thought leader in the Psychology of Entrepreneurship, Ute explores the human side of entrepreneurship and investigates how individuals and societies can thrive through entrepreneurship. Key themes in her research are (1) entrepreneurial well-being, stress, and mental health, (2) social entrepreneurship and inclusive business, and (3) national culture and institutions. She publishes in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Business Venturing (JBV), Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice (ETP), Annual Review of Organizational Psychology & Organizational Behavior, Journal of Management, Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS), and others. Ute currently serves as Associate Editor at two ABS4* journals, Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. Ute also serves on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, JBV, and ETP.
(https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/ute-stephan)
Thomas Berger is a Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at the University of Bern, Switzerland. Thomas is one of the leading international experts in psychotherapy research who pioneered the development, testing and implementation of therapies to prevent and treat mental health problems (e.g. anxiety, depression, insomnia) through the use of digital tools (apps and websites).
In 2021, he was awarded the prestigious Marcel Benoist Prize—often referred to as the “Swiss Nobel Prize”—for his pioneering work in online psychotherapy. Thomas continues to lead projects on digital self-help and blended interventions, seeking to integrate them into routine care and expand access for populations who may otherwise face barriers to traditional therapy.
Prof. Berger’s scientific work has been published in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals, including: JAMA Psychiatry, Behaviour Research and Therapy, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Psychological Medicine and Clinical Psychology Review, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Journal of Medical Internet Research, The Lancet Psychiatry.
Thomas has also held multiple editorial positions in such journals as Internet Interventions, Psychotherapy Research, Frontiers in Digital Health (Digital Mental Health section). He has also been involved in professional organizations related to the field. For example, Thomas served as a board member of the European Society for Research on Internet Interventions.
(unibe.ch, https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2994254)
Florian Noseleit is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Groningen and also serves as research director of the Innovation & Organization research program. His research focuses on viewing entrepreneurship as a social and economic function, rather than just a career choice.
His scholarly interests include the determinants and consequences of entrepreneurial activities, the interplay between innovation and entrepreneurship, collaborative R&D, and social innovation.
Florian's research has appeared in leading journals such as the Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Research Policy, Long Range Planning, and Journal of Business Venturing. In addition, practice-oriented contributions have been published in the Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie and Economisch Statistische Berichten. He has participated in several national and international research projects and regularly shares his expertise with stakeholders of regional innovation systems through practice-oriented policy reports, publications and workshops.
(https://www.rug.nl/staff/f.noseleit/cv)
Dr. Basil G. Englis, Ph.D. is the Richard Edgerton Professor of Marketing in the Campbell School of Business at Berry College. Dr. Englis holds a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology with minors in Social Psychology and Statistics from Dartmouth College. His research focuses on consumer psychology, product and brand symbolism, sustainable consumption, mass media and consumer socialization, consumer lifestyles and values. Dr. Englis' more recent work examines the role of the "voice-of-the-consumer" and imagination in entrepreneurship, innovation and new product development. His research and scholarly work have appeared in more than 90 publications, including numerous articles and book chapters. His research has been supported by grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the American Academy of Advertising, and the American Marketing Association. Dr. Englis is Managing Partner of Mind/Share, Inc., a firm that specializes in custom online consumer research and consulting services in the areas of new product development, lifestyle marketing, brand management, and litigation support services. He has been accepted in federal court as an expert in marketing, branding and survey research methodology. In that capacity, he has consulted with numerous organizations including American Airlines, Black & Decker, Booking.com, Caterpillar, Callaway Golf, E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Foley & Lardner LLP, Gibson Dunn, PPG Industries, eBay, Hasbro, Herman Miller, Kilpatrick Townsend, Vanity Fair Corporation, Weightwatchers, and VISA.
(https://berry.edu/academics/fs/benglis)