Daniela Langaro is assistant professor at ISCTE-IUL (Portugal), visiting professor at Catolica Lisbon (Portugal) and collaborated for 5 years with Vlerick Business School (Belgium). Following her 15 years of experience in marketing in companies from Consumer Packaged Goods (Unilever, Procter and Gamble and Danone) and OTC (Angelini Farmacêutica), Langaro moved to academia in 2012. Her general research interests involve issues in internet marketing, social media, brand communications and brand management.

Álvaro Dias, professor associado com agregação no iSCTE-IUL, é docente desde 1995, especializado em Turismo, Marketing e Empreendedorismo. Para além da docência, tem sido consultor de diversas entidades, nomeadamente Ministério da Economia, IAPMEI, AIP, AEP, AERLIS, GNR, ACT, CCP, Turismo de Portugal e inúmeras empresas privadas. É detentor de dois doutoramentos, ambos com distinção (cum laude) - um em Gestão com especialização em Marketing e outro em Turismo. Possui ainda um mestrado em Estratégia, um MBA, uma licenciatura em Gestão e uma pós-graduação em E-business. Álvaro liderou o departamento de Ciências Económicas e Empresariais da UAL, dirigiu os programas de Mestrado e Licenciatura em Marketing e co-dirigiu a Licenciatura em Gestão no ISG. Coordenou também o Mestrado em Gestão de Destinos Turísticos na Universidade Lusófona. Como autor, escreveu 26 livros e publicou mais de 240 artigos indexados na Scopus. Em reconhecimento dos seus contributos, recebeu a Medalha de Mérito da GNR D. Nuno Álvares Pereira e um diploma de Louvor em 2022. Foi distinguido com o prémio de investigação da Cátedra de Turismo Inteligente da Junta de Andaluzia e da Universidade de Sevilha em 2021, seguido do prémio extraordinário de investigação da Universidade de Sevilha em 2023. O seu artigo em coautoria, “Entrepreneurship's Role on Dynamic Capabilities: A Longitudinal Study on Brazilian and Portuguese Firms”, foi nomeado para o Prémio de Melhor Artigo na Conferência Especial da Strategic Management Society em 2011. Álvaro orientou duas bolsas de pós-doutoramento, 16 doutorandos e 247 alunos de mestrado. A sua experiência internacional de ensino e investigação inclui países como Angola, Brasil, Bolívia, México, Peru, Colômbia, Espanha, Polónia, Roménia e Finlândia.

João Guerreiro is an Associate Professor with Habilitation of the Department of Marketing, Operations, and General Management at Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and holds a Ph.D. in Marketing. He also has a bachelor’s degree in computer science engineering and a Master's degree in decision support systems. On a scientific level, João Guerreiro published in top journals such as ABS4 and FT50 on topics as diverse as technology implications for Marketing, Hospitality and Tourism, and corporate social responsibility. He also won the Iscte Scientific Awards in 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2021 and the Best Paper Award at GAMMA-Fashion (2019), with an Honorable mention on the paper “How atmospheric cues in virtual reality fashion stores affect the sense of presence”. His research interests are focused on the area of consumer behavior and relationship marketing, namely the implications of technologies (Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, IoT) for Marketing, having articles published in various scientific journals such as Journal of Travel Research, Tourism Management, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Journal of Business Ethics, among others. Regarding management roles, he serves as the Deputy Director of the BRU-IUL Research Unit and holds the role of Deputy Director of LIA – A laboratory of ISCTE for promoting innovation in academia. In addition, João Guerreiro is the Director of the Bachelor's degree in Digital Technologies and Management at Iscte–Sintra, where he is also a member of the Scientific Committee. His role as Director of the Master’s in Marketing at ISCTE-IUL, from 2017 to 2021, and member of the Pedagogical Committee of Iscte Business School from 2017 to 2019 is also part of his professional portfolio. He coordinates the 3rd year of the Bachelor in Marketing Management at Iscte, and has been responsible for coordinating 22 different courses. João Guerreiro has made contributions to diverse fields of research, including Marketing and Business, Artificial Intelligence, AR/VR, Hospitality and Tourism, Fashion, Ethics, Green & Sustainable Consumption, Digital and Online Marketing, Marketing Communications, Consumer Neuroscience and Education. The author has co-edited a book entitled "Handbook of Research on Developing a Post-Pandemic Paradigm for Virtual Technologies in Higher Education" and published five book chapters, with works like “Do we really care about artificial intelligence? A review on social transformations and ethical challenges of AI for the 21st century”. In terms of event organizations, the author played key roles in the organization of three international events, including the 6th and 7th International XR(AR/VR) conferences and the EURAM 2019 Conference. He has been involved as a participant in four international projects. In 2023, João Guerreiro contributed as an Invited Speaker at FutureCast Lab's RealLifeMasterClass, presenting on “Empowering Future Leaders: Leveraging the Power of AI in Management Education.” He moderated a Technology in Marketing talk at “Marketing Journeys 2021,” engaging in discussions about technology's evolving role in marketing with representatives from Diverge, Detox in a Box, Valispace, and Hoopers. He also published a media article “Inteligência Artificial acelera processos de recrutamento em 90%” ("Artificial Intelligence Accelerates Recruitment Processes by 90%") that was published in notable outlets such as “Jornal Económico,” Executive Digest, and Human Resources. Furthermore, in 2020, he was invited to speak on TSF radio about "A Universidade na Resposta à Crise - Estratégias de Marketing" ("The University in Response to the Crisis - Marketing Strategies").

Ricardo Godinho Bilro is an Assistant Professor (with habilitation) of Marketing at ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, where he teaches Marketing at undergraduate and Master’s degree levels. He earned his PhD in Management with a specialization in Marketing from ISCTE Business School. He currently holds the roles of Department Deputy Chair (Department of Marketing, Strategy and Operations) and Director for the Erasmus Mundus joint Master’s degree program in Tourism Development & Culture (TourDC). He is a guest lecturer at the University of Glasgow (UK) and the University of Malta for the TOUR DC program and has served as a Visiting Professor at different institutions, such as EM Strasbourg Business School (Strasbourg, France), TH Köln (Cologne, Germany), Laurea University of Applied Sciences (Helsinki, Finland) and Université Gustave Eiffel (Paris, France). As a researcher at ISCTE’s Business Research Unit, Ricardo’s research interests include Digital Transformation, Technology Adoption, and Social Media Marketing. His research has been published in various international scientific journals, such as the Journal of Business Research, Psychology & Marketing, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Journal of Product & Brand Management, and Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management. He has also presented his work at reputable international scientific conferences such as EMAC - European Marketing Academy Conference, World Marketing Congress - Academy of Marketing Science, GAMMA-GMC, or Academy of Marketing. Ricardo has received several awards for his contributions, including the best teacher award for the postgraduate program in Digital Marketing at ISCTE Executive Education in 2022 and 2023, the best paper award at TomiWorld 2017, and the best conference paper in GAMMA-GFMC 2019.

Stanford University, together with the publishing house Elsevier and SciTech Strategies, has created a ranking of 2% of the best scientists in the world. It contains 159,648 names. Sandra Loureiro belongs to that 2%. Within the top 2%, Sandra Loureiro is the only Portuguese that belongs to the very core top group of the first 100 scientists all over the world.  Sandra Loureiro is in the position 20 among the 14139 (Economics and Business) researchers in Marketing and position 21 in Sport, Leisure & Tourism. Sandra Maria Correia Loureiro is Professor at ISCTE-IUL and a researcher in the BRU and SOCIUS. She is the Director of Portuguese Marketing & Management SBU of GAMMA (Global Alliance of Marketing and Management Associations). She is also in the Scientific consulting body of (i) EuroMed and Euromed Research Business (EMRBI), (ii) AIRSI Conference and in relation to the Spanish Journal of Marketing-ESIC, (iii) CEO - Centro de Investigação de Economia e das Organizações, among others the scientific Committees. In 2024 she won the BEST TRACK CHAIR AWARD in the 2024 Global Fashion Management conference for the conjoint symposium GAMMA-BRU-Iscte. Her current research interests include relationship marketing (Brand coolness), tourism marketing and the connections between marketing and VR, AR and AI. She has publications with academics from different countries in the world, such as USA, UK, Germany, Spain, Austria, South Korean, China, Australia, Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Chile, Malaysia, Brasil. Her papers were published in a variety of peer reviewed journals, such as Journal of Marketing (ABS 4*), Journal of Retailing (ABS 4), Tourism Management (ABS 4), Journal of Travel Research (ABS 4), Journal of Business Research (ABS 3), International journal of Hospitality Management (ABS 3), Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of retailing and consumer services, Journal of Travel &Tourism Marketing, Journal of service management, International Journal of Tourism Research or Journal of Brand Management and at well reputed international conferences, such as EMAC, ANZMAC, GAMMA-GMC, World Marketing Congress. She has acted as a reviewer for several international journals and conferences. She has participated in several research projects funded by the EU and FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology) She won several awards, such as: the 2012 Best Paper Premier Award presented by the Global Marketing Conference (comprised of EMAC, ANZMAC, KSMS, and the Japanese Association of Marketing), Highly Commended paper Award 2014 - 7th EuroMed Conference and EuroMed Research Business Institute (EMRBI), Highly Commended paper Award 2016 - 9th EuroMed Conference and EuroMed Research Business Institute (EMRBI), Best Paper Award 2016- ICCMI 2016, Best Paper Award TomiWorld 2017 and Highly Commended paper in the 2017 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence for paper 'Exploring behavioural branding, brand love and brand co-creation' published in Journal of Product & Brand Management, Best Paper Honour Award at 2019 Global Fashion Management conference-GAMMA (among others). Excellent Service Award 2021 Global Fashion Management Conference at Seoul-2021 KSMS International Conference for the Uncompromising Service as a Conference Co-Chair. Best Reviewer Award by Psychology & Marketing for the year 2021. Oustanding paper award 2024 for the paper published in EuroMed Journal of Business “Internet of things and consumer engagement on retail: state-of-the-art and future directions” Sandra has also participated in Zoom webinars and in-person interviews for newspapers, magazines, and TV where she exposes the social implications of her research (e.g., Briefing, DINHEIRO VIVO, Publico, Journal Económico).