Elie Gray is an Associate Professor in Economics and Finance at the Toulouse Business School. His research is in the field of growth theory and focuses on how knowledge diffusion and accumulation processes, social value of innovations, R&D incentives, and intellectual property protection intertwine. He co-created ‘Inspiring Guest’, a project involving the conception of innovative pedagogical resources in collaboration with remarkable individuals from outside business academia which has recently received the Best Session Award from the Academy of Management and the Best Innovative Strategy Award from AMBA & BGA.