Paschal Anosike (FRSA) is Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Founding Director Centre for African Entrepreneurship and Leadership (CAEL) at the University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. Paschal is the Convener, Forum for Innovation in African Universities (FIAU) Annual Meeting. He is heavily engaged in creating and implementing full-range systems of entrepreneurship and innovation with a sub-Saharan African focus.
He has guided over 30 organisations in Africa and Europe to develop sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems. A recipient of African Union Excellence Award for Education Innovation, Paschal is published at top-tier of authoritative scientific rankings and has spoken widely on these topics, including several keynotes. He advises the African Union Commission (AUC) and the London-based global think-tank - the Legatum Institute (LI), through which he helped to pioneer the publication and launch of the Africa Prosperity Index (API) at the World Economic Forum on Africa. Previously, he advised The Commonwealth, UNDP, British Council and GIZ – the German Development Agency.