Professor Vikas Sharma, with an MBA in Finance and Marketing and a Ph.D. in Management, specializing in accounting, finance, and organizational studies. My doctoral research on consumer behavior in the life insurance industry sharpened my expertise in financial decision-making and governance. With 17+ years of academic and administrative experience, I currently serve as Professor of Finance at Chandigarh University, with global academic exposure in South Africa and Poland. I have authored 20+ Q1/Q2 articles, co-edited volumes with leading publishers, and served as reviewer/editor for top journals. Dr. Ewelina Idziak is an accomplished scholar in Economics and Finance, serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Law and Economics at Kazimierz Wielki University, Poland. With over 20 years of robust experience in the banking sector, including 14 years as Regional Director in the Corporate Clients Department, she brings extensive expertise to academia and practice. Her international consulting experience spans global time zones, making her a sought-after advisor.Dr. Idziak is a financial expert for the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development and serves as an expert witness for the court. A dedicated educator, she teaches courses in economics, finance, banking, and accountancy. She is also an active Visiting Professor, a member of organizing and scientific committees, and a journal reviewer, contributing significantly to her field's academic and professional communities.Dr. José Braga de Vasconcelos is an Associate Professor at the University Lusófona, Portugal. PhD in Computer Science at the University of York, UK (2002). Research development in Knowledge Management and Engineering. Head of the Department of Computer Engineering and Information Systems at the University Lusófona, Porto. Professor of Algorithms and Data Structures and Software Engineering. Research integrated member of the Cognitive and People-Centric Computing (COPELabs / UNINOVA-CTS). Academic director (Principal Investigator) at the University Lusófona of the Sustainable Information Technologies for Societies (SITeS) European Project (2023-2029) which implements the Joint Master Degree (Erasmus Mundus) in Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Societies (AISS). Dr. Attila Kurucz is the Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Corporate Leadership and Marketing at Széchenyi István University. He completed his PhD thesis on the performance model for SMEs at the University of West-Hungary. He holds degrees in business informatics and other certifications in accountancy and is a business trainer and coach. He is a highly successful process management expert and agile business coach in the business world. Throughout his career, he has had a strong focus on business operations, and to this day he researches and supports the improvement of organizational performance both as a trainer and as a practicing consultant. He currently teaches courses in business economics and process management at Széchenyi István University. His research interests include lean and agile transformation, fintech, entrepreneurship, sustainability, agile methodologies, and digitalization.
