Vanessa GB Gowreesunkar is Head of Department for Hospitality and Tourism at the University of Africa Toru Orua, Nigeria, Deputy Chair for the Tourism, Infrastructure and Energy cluster of African Union Economic and Social Council and National Coordinator for the Women Advancement for Economic and Leadership Empowerment (WAELE), Mauritius.

Shem Wambugu Maingi is a Lecturer in the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Kenyatta University, Kenya as well as a member of the International Scientific Committee on Cultural Tourism of ICOMOS and the IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group.

Hiran Roy is a Lecturer of International School of Hospitality, Sports, and Tourism Management at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Canada, Adjunct Faculty Member in MBA program for University Canada West and an active member of World Food Travel Association and Association of North America Higher Education International (ANAHEI).

Roberto Micera is a Researcher at the Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean (ISMED) of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR). He teaches Territorial Marketing at the University of Basilicata and Management of Green Business at University Suor Orsola Benincasa, Italy. Roberto also holds a Masters in Economics of Tourism from the University Bocconi, Italy and a PhD in Business Science from the University of Naples Federico II, Italy.