Vanessa Ratten is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. She received her PhD from the UQ Business School, The University of Queensland. She is a recognised expert on entrepreneurship and innovation with a specific focus on sport entrepreneurship and technology innovation. She has authored books including Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Smart Cities (Routledge), Frugal Innovation (Routledge), and Sport Entrepreneurship (Springer). In addition she has edited more than 20 books on topics ranging from Knowledge Spillover-based Strategic Entrepreneurship, Sport Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Transformational Entrepreneurship.