George Batsakis, PhD, is an Associate Professor of International Business. His research focuses on internationalization processes and foreign market entry strategies of multinational enterprises and his teaching lies in the areas of international business, strategic management and entrepreneurship. He has published in leading international business and general management scholarly journals, such as the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, Global Strategy Journal, British Journal of Management, Journal of Product Innovation Management, among many others. Notably, in 2022 he was included in the Poets&Quants' Best 40-Under-40 Business School Professors in the world. Also, ResearchGate, the leading social networking site for scientists and researchers, has positioned him in the top 10% of scholars in the area of business and management (based on research interest score). George has acted as Track-Chair of leading academic conferences, while he acts as ad-hoc reviewer for a number of highly-rated academic journals in the area of international business and general management. In terms of impact and outreach, he has established strong ties with the industry and regularly advises pre-seed stage startups on issues revolving around business model formulation, proof of concept and demand validation. George is frequently invited as a speaker in practitioners’ executive seminars and as a mentor, coach and judge in leading startup competitions and programs (e.g., VISA Innovation Program, Stage Two, Disrupt Greece, among others).