DrSuresh Renukappa

Dr Suresh Renukappa currently serves as a Reader in Sustainable Value Creation at the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Wolverhampton. He holds a PhD in managing change and knowledge associated with sustainability initiatives for improved competitiveness. He has over 20 years of research, consultancy, project management and teaching experience in a wide range of business and management areas across industrial sectors in both developed and emerging economies. His research interests cover, but not limited to, business model innovation for sustainability; sustainability strategies for competitive advantage; carbon reduction strategies; energy security; smart healthcare strategies; smart cities development; leading change towards sustainability; knowledge management; public private partnerships; digital strategies; and sustainable infrastructure investment and development. He has successfully executed more than 30 large projects and authored over 170 papers which have been published in journals, book chapters and conference proceedings. Also, he has successfully supervised 9 PhD research projects to completion. He is an editorial board member of Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability Journal and Emerald Group Publishing - Smart and Sustainable Built Environment Journal. Also, member of International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) - Working Commission (W102) on “Information and Knowledge Management and Working Commission (TG91) Infrastructure. Also a referee for high impact journals include: Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, International Journal of Construction Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, International journal of Energy Sector Management, Energy Strategy Review, Renewable Energy; Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, Long Range Planning, Water Resources Management, Engineering Sustainability, and Proceedings of ICE - Management, Procurement and Law.