Adaeze Oluchi ASHAHEME

Adaeze Oluchi Ashaheme is a PhD student at the Faculty of Business and Management,Luiss Guido Carli University. She holds a Masters degree in Law, Digital Innovation, and Sustainability from the Faculty of Law, at Luiss. where her research examined food-based just sustainable innovation ecosystems across the Mediterranean and Global South.

Her current research focuses on grassroots economic innovation, collective entrepreneurship, and sustainable development, with particular interest in how community-driven economic models emerge and diffuse across context.  Her PhD research uses the One Kindred One Business Initiative (OKOBI) in Nigeria as a case through which to examine these processes.

Alongside her academic work, Adaeze has professional experience in research, innovation, and Africa–Europe cooperation, including research consultancy at the European University Institute and Fondazione E. Amaldi. Her broader interests lie at the intersection of innovation, entrepreneurship, institutions, and inclusive economic development.