Speakers

Prof. Dr. Levent ALTINAY
Levent Altinay is a Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at Oxford School of Hospitality Management, Oxford Brookes University. 
Altinay’s research interests are in the areas of entrepreneurship, international business and tourism politics. Using primarily qualitative methods as well as mixed methods, he is particularly interested in how entrepreneurs start up and develop their businesses and also how firms establish partnerships internationally. His work has been published in Journal of Business Research, International Small Business Journal, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Services Marketing, The Service Industries Journal, Annals of Tourism Research and Tourism Management. Altinay was a member of the Business & Economics Panel in Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2014 in Hong Kong. He sits on the editorial boards of more than twelve journals including Journal of Services Marketing, The Service Industries Journal, and Management Decision. He is the Associate Editor, Europe, for Journal of Service Theory and Practice JSTP. Altinay has strong record of attracting blue chip external funding, including funding from the ESRC and the British Academy. His recent project, funded by Hong Kong Polytechnic University, investigates the role of hospitality in tackling loneliness among the elderly. He is the co-author of four books; Planning Research in Hospitality and Tourism, Entrepreneurship in Hospitality and Tourism, Strategic Management in Hospitality and Tourism and Enhancing Customer Experience in the Service Industry