Distinguished Visiting Professor of Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa; Visiting Professor, RWTH Aachen University School of Business and Economics, Germany. Fellow, African Studies Centre, Leiden University, the Netherlands, Research Affiliate at the International Security and Development Center, Berlin, Germany and AI Expert, OECD AI Policy Observatory, Paris, France. His scholarly work is concerned with the relationship between entrepreneurship, technological innovation (including AI), trade and economic growth.