Héla Miniaoui is Associate Professor at Lusail University in Qatar. Before joining Lusail University, she worked as Technical Specialist at the International Labour Organization in Egypt. She also worked as Associate Professor of Economics at Qatar University, at University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) and at United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). She has consulting experience at the IDEA Consult/STUDI Group and the African Development Bank. Dr. Héla's research focuses primarily on economic development, sustainable development, food security, and banking and Islamic finance. She is Editor of the book "Economic development in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: from rentier states to diversified economies", published by Springer in October 2020, Book Series, Gulf Studies.
Mondher Bellalah is Professor of finance and President of Euro-Mediterranean Education Network and research in economics and management (REMEREG). He also worked as Full Professor at University of Cergy-Pontoise for many years and served as International Consultant in banking, finance, and insurance. He has published more than 150 articles in ranked journals and more than 20 books with well-known publishers including Cambridge University Press, Economica, and World Scientific Publishing.