Dr. Simon Collinson is currently the Professor of International Business and Innovation at Warwick University and co -author of the book, International Business. He challenges some of the underlying assumptions behind globalisation and provides a strategic view of international business. He focuses on both the dominant economies - the EU, the US and Japan - as well as emerging markets - Brazil, India and China.

Dr. Simon Collinson is currently the Professor of International Business and Innovation at Warwick University and co -author of the book, International Business. He challenges some of the underlying assumptions behind globalisation and provides a strategic view of international business. He focuses on both the dominant economies - the EU, the US and Japan - as well as emerging markets - Brazil, India and China.

His work includes comparative organisation studies; the limits to the internationalisation process; the global organisation of R&D; international joint ventures, knowledge and technology management; international entrepreneurship; business infrastructures and management practices in Japan & China.

Dr. Collinson has research, consulting and executive teaching experience with firms such as British Aerospace, Corus, HSBC, ICI, Nippon Steel, Philips, Prudential, Sony and United Distillers.

Recent speaking engagements include A.T.Kearney (London), YKK (London), Mettler-Toledo (Zurich), HSBC (Hong-Kong and UK)