Valia Aranitou is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where she teaches Economic Sociology. She is the Director of the Research Institute of Commerce and SMEs, which is part of the Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship. She is the author of several books and articles.
Manolis Manioudis is Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Patras, Greece. He is an economic analyst at the Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship, and he is an associate editor for Journal of the Knowledge Economy.
Antonios Angelakis is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, School of Social Sciences, University of Crete, Rethymno, Crete, Greece. He is an external innovation expert at the Small Enterprises Institute (IME GSEVEE) of the Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen and Merchants. He is a member of the Regional Research and Innovation Council of the Region of Attica.