CIMR Welcomes Dr Dayo Abinusawa as an Affiliate Member
The Centre for Innovation Management Research (CIMR), Birkbeck, University of London, is pleased to announce Dr Dayo Abinusawa as an Affiliate Member.
Dr Abinusawa is Founder and Executive Director of the African Business Trade Association (ABTA), mobilising private capital for African development across a variety of industries. Dayo's expertise aligns closely with CIMR's focus on innovation management, particularly in strategic technology management, open innovation and the interface between strategy and business growth.
His research follows from his doctoral work at the University of Cambridge, which focused on strategic technology management in engineering. He also holds an MBA from the University of Glasgow and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Dayo has published research including "Africa's Circular Economy in Action", exploring innovation in sustainable development contexts. His professional experience includes roles at Shell, Accenture and yet2Ventures, and advisory positions including Business Development Adviser to Togo's Economic Transformation Plan project led by Sir Paul Judge. He has held academic positions including Cambridge Judge Business School, King's College London and the University of East London.
Dr Abinusawa's appointment reflects his current research exploring inclusive entrepreneurship, SMEs, finance, innovation and industrial policy in African contexts. We anticipate fruitful research collaborations connecting innovation management scholarship with African development practice.