Gareth Davies is Professor in the School of Management, Swansea University, UK, with research interests in innovation management and regional economic development. He was seconded to support the Welsh Government’s Knowledge Economy Nexus review of academic-industrial links. Since then, Dr. Davies has contributed to projects worldwide aimed at developing science park and technology-transfer models. Recently, this work has extended to include Interreg-funded Atlantic Arc and Wales-Ireland program activities, focusing on developing the concept of applying knowledge networks for innovation. He has also worked on a broad range of industry and government-funded projects leveraging disruptive technologies for partners ranging from micro-businesses to major multinationals, spanning sectors from construction to creative industries. Alongside his academic role, his practitioner interests include the Swansea Bay City Region Internet Coast City Deal, All-Wales Intensive Learning Academy for Innovation in Health and Social Care, the AgorIP and Accelerate initiatives, and the RE&I workstream of ARCH (A Regional Collaboration for Health). Dr. Davies earned a master of engineering degree and a PhD from Swansea University. He can be reached at g.h.davies@swansea.ac.uk.