Vahid J. Sadeghi, PhD, is an Associate Professor in International Entrepreneurship and the Director of the PhD Programme at Aston Business School. He is an active researcher in international entrepreneurship, particularly in the area of SME internationalisation. Vahid is the chair of the 50th Academy of International Business UK & Ireland Chapter (AIB-UKI) Conference (2024) and a member of the organisation committee of The Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) 2023 conference, hosted by Aston Business School. He has published papers in leading international journals and edited various books in Springer, Routledge, and Emerald and performed as track chair and presenter for several international conferences.