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Valentina Ndou, PhD is a Senior Researcher in Management Engineering at the University of Salento (Italy). She holds a PhD in “eBusiness” from the University of Salento and serves as a Senior Researcher at the faculty of engineering for innovation at the University of Salento. Her research specializes in analyzing the innovation management trends and the effectiveness of information systems with particular emphasis on new solutions and approaches for business management, eBusiness models, entrepreneurship education and knowledge management. She is actively involved in research, education and projects management, at the national and international level, in collaboration with world-wide leading companies, universities and research centers. Since 2005 she has taught in several master and PhD courses at the Scuola Superiore ISUFI and at the Faculty of Engineering for Innovation at the University of Salento related to e-Business management, eTourism, Technology entrepreneurship and innovation management. She has published a large number of peer-reviewed articles and book chapters that have appeared in international journals.

Paola Scorrano, PhD is a Senior Researcher in Business Management at the Dept. of Management, Economics, Mathematics and Statistics, University of Salento, Lecce, where she teaches Production and Logistics, Digital Strategy and Tourism Management. Her research looks at the effects of Information and Communication Technology on company behavior, with particular emphasis on agri-food and tourism sectors. She is the author of several scientific peer-reviewed publications and papers. She is a speaker at national and international conferences and industry forums, working as a consultant for projects financed by Regional and European Institutions.

Gioconda Mele, PhD is a Research Fellow at the Department of Innovation Engineering of the University of Salento (Lecce). After a degree in Economics at the University of Salento, she took her Master’s degree in “Business Innovation and Leadership” and her PhD in “e-business” at eBMS-ISUFI. Her main research areas concern Entrepreneurship Education, Business Models Innovation, Social Media Big Data Analytics for value creation, with a particular focus on Smart Tourism Destinations. She is a member facilitator of the Contamination Lab of the University of Salento.

Pasquale Stefanizzi, PhD in Banking and Finance and Master’s degree in Asset Management at Tor Vergata University in Rome, he is a former research fellow at the Department of Innovation Engineering at the University of Salento in Lecce. He is a business consultant in the bank-business relationship and a Senior Lecturer in numerous training courses. Specialist Innovation Financing at Dpixel (certified incubator of the Banca Sella group). Chief financial officer of Fonderie De Riccardis. He is the author of scientific publications in national and international journals.