Dr. Suneel Kunamaneni

Biography

Suneel Kunamaneni's work focuses on current sustainability and inclusivity trends such as packaging and agri-food social inclusion. He has spent the past five years evangelizing social eco-innovation through teaching, mentoring, and research consultancy activities. Suneel drives innovation ecosystems by developing and diffusing ideas and solutions to address pressing socio-environmental problems. He is a calculated risk-taker with deep technical knowledge in materials and has championed the commercialization of eco-materials technologies in multinational corporations and startups, building a reputation for developing new business strategies and incubating innovative business models to minimize environmental impact. In his current academic role, he is driven by an insatiable interest in sustainable innovation in emerging countries and inclusive growth, rooted in concerns that current western-based business models cannot address issues surrounding environmental sustainability and affordable access to food and well-being. Additionally, Suneel advises social enterprises in the UK focused on refugee entrepreneurship and mental health within the BAME community to facilitate the inclusion of marginalized groups. He delivers teaching and training widely in enterprise and entrepreneurship subjects including business planning, commercializing technology, and agri-food entrepreneurship. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Fellow of Enterprise Educators UK.

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