Nicos Rossides

Dr. Nicos Rossides is a CEO, management scholar, and author with a focus on employee engagement, the future of work, academic startups as well as AI-enabled management education. Having studied in the U.S. as a Fulbright scholar, he earned his doctorate in engineering from Japan's prestigious Kyoto University, where he studied as a Mombusho scholar. He later received his senior management training at MIT's Sloan School. He lived in Japan for 7 years in the late 70's and early 80's, is married to a Japanese, and has frequently visited Japan since then on business as well as to visit friends and family.

Dr. Rossides is Co-Founder and Chairman of the Advisory Board of DigitalMR, an international digital marketing insights firm, based in London. He was previously CEO of Synovate's Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region as well as its Head of Global Solutions, and CEO of Medochemie, a global generic pharmaceutical company. He is a professor of management at Minjiang University's International Digital Economy College - a joint program with the European University Cyprus. His books include: The Future of Work: Managing in the Age of AI; Eureka to Market: A Guide for Academic Entrepreneurs; Engaging the Workforce: The Grand Management Challenge of the 21st Century; Employee Engagement in Startups: Navigating Growth, Culture and Innovation; Exploring Japanese Culture: Not Inscrutable After All; and AI-Powered Insight: Marketing Research Reconfigured (co-authored with Michalis Michael, May 2026).