Prof Sigrun M Wagner

Professor in International Business and Sustainability

Themes: Greener futures, Thriving communities

Expertise: Environmental sustainability for business, carbon literacy training

I’m interested in environmental sustainability for businesses and other organisations. I’m currently a pro bono advisor to a regional creation care action group in London which equips, empowers and inspires church eco-champions through events and communication to work with their communities towards net zero.

In 2021 I introduced carbon literacy training to Royal Holloway and am keen to explore opportunities to offer this in other contexts to work towards greener futures and thriving communities.

Dr Tom Wainwright

Reader in Strategy and Entrepreneurship

Themes: Greener futures, Thriving communities

Expertise: Real-estate and sustainability, entrepreneurship and digital innovation

My work focuses on innovation and the built environment. Both are central to the enablement of thriving communities, and the real-estate sector is increasingly open to disruption in order to become more sustainable and to reduce its carbon impact.

I believe entrepreneurial innovation is key to affecting positive change in the built environment. I often work in partnership with external organisations to contribute to, and influence, ongoing debates and change. In the past, this has included government departments and banks, and more recently, organisations such as the Open Data Institute and Real Estate Data Foundation.

Anica Zeyen

Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Sustainability

Themes: Thriving communities

Expertise: Social and sustainable entrepreneurship; organising for disability inclusion and accessibility

I am passionate about the topics of social and sustainable entrepreneurship and about disability inclusion. I have founded the Social Change Hub at Leuphana University Lueneburg and the Royal Holloway Enterprise Hub, in which I lead a programme to support students in their venture pursuits.

In my research, I aim to understand how organisations of all types (for-profit, non-profit, governmental) can become more disability-inclusive. I am working with teams of researchers and advocacy organisations around the world to improve the livelihoods of disabled people. I am also a member of multiple disability advocacy organisations myself. I would like to continue my work with diverse stakeholders in making the future more disability inclusive and equitable.