Facilitator: Richard Leighton
Richard Leighton is the Entrepreneur in Residence for the Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship. He earned a Masters in Enterprise Development from the Institute of Applied Entrepreneurship within Coventry University, where he focused on the development of platforms that can provide entrepreneurs with access to the equipment, facilities and resources required to create successful start-ups.
Richard is passionate about mission-led businesses and the use of entrepreneurship to create sustainable and replicable social impact. He is a Fellow of the School for Social Entrepreneurs and the RSA, as well as the first male in the UK to be employed as a Social Entrepreneur in Residence.
Linked sessions
- Let’s get Business! Making University - Industry Research collaborations work
- Career decision making in the innovation ecosystem
Aimed at
- Post-doctoral researcher
- Early career researcher
- Academic teaching and research staff
- Principal investigator/manager of researchers/PGR supervisor
- Postgraduate researcher
- Research technical professional
Knowledge and skill axis
- Working with business
- Working with the public and third sector
- Skills, enterprise and entrepreneurship
- Public and community engagement
Innovation Theme(s)
- Future economy
RDF Domain(s)
- D: Engagement, influence and impact