Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos is Research Fellow at the Enterprise Research Centre of the Warwick Business School. He holds a Ph.D. in Management from the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. He was visiting researcher at the Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico, at the NEOMA Business School in France and at the Dundee Business School in the United Kingdom. He graduated with honors (valedictorian) from the Department of Business Administration and Management of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) in Greece. He completed his MSc in International Management (valedictorian) at Strathclyde Business School in the United Kingdom. His dissertation 'Determining factors affecting entrepreneurial intention among Scottish and Greek business school students' was considered as 'Outstanding' and was awarded with Dean's Commendation for the best project in the programme.

He was featured in the Forbes '30 Under 30' list 2024 in Greece, which recognises the achievements of successful individuals under the age of 30 who excel in various fields. This list promotes bright minds from around the world who have made significant contributions. He is the Winner of the Adam Smith Business School Award 'Excellence in Research 2021', 'Excellence in Research 2022', and the Winner of the 'Business and Innovation Alumni Award 2022' by British Council. His has also won the Pavlos Dimitratos Dissertation Award, and the Adam Smith Business School PhD Prize for Excellence. Over the last few years, his research has won multiple awards at international conferences such as Academy of International Business UK-I.

His research has received funding by the Hellenic Foundation for Research & Innovation (250,000 Euro), the Warwick Impact Fund (10,000 GBP), the Productivity & Futures of Work GRP - Warwick Business School, the British Embassy in Athens, the Onassis Foundation, and the Foundation for Education and European Culture. His research has been mentioned on the CNN Greece, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, etc.

He has also worked for the US multinational Marsh & McLennan Companies and the Intrakat Constructions S.A. (Intracom Holdings Group). He has published the book 'Women Social Entrepreneurship: Case Studies from the UK' and several book chapters in the Edward Elgar Publishing and in the Routledge Publishing. His research focuses on (international and social) entrepreneurship, international management, international business, and personality traits. He has published papers in leading international refereed journals such as Journal of Business Research.

Research Interests

- International Business
- Entrepreneurship
- Rural