Ernesto D. R. Santibanez Gonzalez, PhD, leads the Circular Economy and Sustainability 4.0 Initiative (CES4.0) and is a member of the Board of Directors (Counselor)-National Forestry Society of Chile (SNF). He has developed more than 80 research, innovation, and consulting projects, providing solutions to real-world problems in countries around the world in industrial sectors such as energy, retail, mining, agri-food, forestry, logistics, and oil and gas. During the last five years, he has published over 50 papers and has held appointments at several universities in Brazil, China, and the United Kingdom, including at the London Business School. He served as associate editor, editor-in-chief, and guest editor for several journals, including the Journal of Cleaner Production, Heliyon Business and Economics, Sustainability, among others.

Rajeev Sijariya, PhD, is associated with Jawaharlal Nehru University as a Professor at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship, India, where he is also the International Students Advisor and led the Special Centre for E-Learning. During his over 24 years of experience, he was nominated by the President of India to the National Institutes of Technology and was affiliated with the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology and Banaras Hindu University, India. He has received various awards and project grants, guided many PhD students, and published many research papers. Vikas Garg, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Management at the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, India. With more than 20 years of experience, he has published research papers and is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment. He is also acting as the Book Series Editor with Taylor and Francis for two book series: Technology Innovations: Strategies for Business Sustainability and Growth and Emerging Trends in Technology in Management and Commerce, and with Apple Academic Press for Electronic Commercem Management for Business. He has been the lead organizer in conducting various international conferences, workshops, and case study competitions, including those affiliated with IEEE.