Exploiting Disruption in a Digital World

Academic Focus

Guest Lecturer at London Business School and Research Affiliate at MIT. A serial technology entrepreneur, advisor, keynote speaker and author, Peter Hinssen is one of the most sought-after thought leaders on radical innovation, leadership and the impact of digital on society and business. Peter founded nexxworks to help organisations become fluid, innovate and thrive in The Day After Tomorrow, the title of his most recent book.

Recent Clients

He has performed keynotes for major technology firms such as Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, IBM and Oracle.

Experience

Peter’s research examines radical and disruptive changes in society due to technology innovation. Since 2008, Peter has taught on London Business School’s Senior Executive Programme. Since 2016, he has been a research affiliate at MIT SLOAN CISR, the centre for Information Systems Research.

Academic Focus

Professor Markides has been teaching strategy and innovation at London Business School for the last 28 years. He is an internationally acclaimed teacher and conference speaker who has done research and published seven books on the topics of strategic innovation, business model innovation, diversification and international acquisitions.

Recent Clients

Unilever, Pirelli, Avon, Polygram, Mercury Asset Management, Nestlé, LVMH and Sara Lee.

Experience

Professor Markides’ work explores how established companies can pursue disruptive innovation and compete with two business models in the same industry. He examines creating a culture of continuous innovation and the role individual managers play in making organisations more innovative. His forthcoming book Architects of Change explores how individuals can design innovative solutions to social problems in scalable ways. In Game-Changing Strategies (2008), Professor Markides charts how established firms can use business-model innovation to break the rules and respond to disruptive business models.

Academic Focus

Professor Nicos Savva is an expert in data science, using it to solve operational problems and help large organisations develop data-science capabilities. He also advises on the policy implications of algorithms. His research focuses on hospital operations and healthcare management. His work has appeared in leading journals such as Management Science, M&SOM, Production & Operations Management, and Nature Biotechnology. He holds multiple editorial positions.

Experience

Professor Savva holds an honorary appointment at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, a large hospital system based in London. He has acted as a consultant to hospitals, biotech/pharma companies, high-tech start-ups, retail firms, and a hedge fund. He has also taught at The Wharton School, Columbia GSB, and at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.

Academic Focus

Keyvan's research is broadly focused on understanding the factors that promote creativity and innovation at the individual, team, organisation, and industry levels, using a variety of experimental and quasi-experimental designs, quantitative data methods and textual analysis.

Experience

Real-world experience: Before joining academia, Keyvan was an entrepreneur and worked as a consultant. In 2006, he founded a video game production company, which was acquired by Samsung Co, three years later. As a consultant, he worked with executives in a range of industries such as auto, oil, education, software and hardware.