Carlos Costa (University of Aveiro)
PhD and Master in Tourism from the University of Surrey (United Kingdom). Full Professor and Director of the Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He is the Director of the Department, Director of the Doctoral Program in Tourism, editor of the Tourism & Development Journal, and member of the Board of the Research Unit in Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies. He is also Technical-Scientific Director of the spin-off company in tourism 'idtour-unique solutions'.
Cláudia Leitão (UECE)
PhD in Sociology from the Sorbonne, Université René Descartes (Paris V). Professor of the Professional Master's Degree in Tourism Business Management at UECE. She was Secretary of Culture of the State of Ceará (2003-2006), was responsible for the creation and first manager of the Secretary of Creative Economy (SEC) of the Ministry of Culture. She is a consultant in Creative Economy for the World Trade Organization (WTO) and for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Elimar Nascimento (UnB)
PhD from the Université de Paris V (Rene Descartes) and Post-Doctorate at the École des Hautes Études in Social Sciences (EHESS). Permanent Professor of the Graduate Programs of the Center for Sustainable Development of the University of Brasília (CDS/UnB) and of the Center for Environmental Sciences and Sustainability of the Amazon of the Federal University of Amazonas (PPGCASA/UFAM). Creator and co-founder of LETS/UnB. He researches and publishes on socio-environmental conflicts, public policy and the environment, interdisciplinarity, sustainability and tourism.
Kathleen Andereck (Arizona State University)
PhD in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management. Professor at School of Community Resources and Development Of Arizona State University (USA). It researches the tourist experience from the perspective of the traveler and residents, with an eye on the sustainability of tourism. He has worked in research with a variety of institutions, such as: Bureau of Land Management , USDA Forest Service , Arizona Office of Tourism and Arizona Department of Transportation , and also with various communities and other organizations.
Marcus Polette (UNIVALI)
PhD in Ecology and Natural Resources (UFSCar), Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (UFSC). Researcher and professor at the School of the Sea, Science and Technology of the University of Vale do Itajaí - UNIVALI. Colaborador at United Nations Pool of Experts - Regular Process ( World Ocean Assessment - WOA I and II). He was a representative of the academy in GIGERCO - Interministerial Group for Coastal Management (2016 - 2018). He develops research in the area of integrated coastal management and regional and urban planning.
Marta de Azevedo Irving (UFRJ)
PhD in Sciences (University of São Paulo). Post-Doctorate in Social Management of Biodiversity at the Département d'Écologie et Gestion de la Biodiversité of the Musée d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN) and at the CRBC/ École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in France. Senior Professor of the Graduate Program in Psychosociology of Communities and Social Ecology (EICOS/IP/UFRJ) and the Graduate Program in Public Policies, Strategies and Development (PPED/IE/UFRJ). He researches environmental governance, biodiversity conservation, protected areas and heritage, in articulation with the climate issue and related sectoral policies, in the light of the 2030 Agenda; culture, heritage, traditional peoples and populations; leisure, ethical and sustainable tourism; development of participatory technologies as instruments for community action.
Rita de Cássia Ariza da Cruz (USP)
Associate Professor at the Department of Geography of the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences (FFLCH) at USP (2019). She is an Associate Professor at the Department of Geography at FFLCH at USP in the area of Regional Geography. Research and bibliographic production involving, mainly, themes of Regional Geography and Tourism, with emphasis on political economy, regionalization of the Brazilian space and tourism. He coordinates the International Tourism Network in Times of Pandemic.
Vinicius Lages (Sebrae)
PhD in Socioeconomics of Development from the School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS, Paris). He was Minister of Tourism of Brazil (2014-15). He was Chief of Staff of the Presidency of the Federal Senate (2015-16). Since 2020, he has been Technical Director of Sebrae Alagoas. At Sebrae Nacional, he held the positions of Technical Director (2019) and Director of Administration and Finance (2016-18).