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Pedagogical Committee
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Mai Thi Thanh Thai, MBA. Ph.D., Associate Professor, HEC Montreal, Canada
[learn_more caption=”Mai Thai’s short bio”] Dr. Mai Thi Thanh Thai is Associate Professor at HEC Montreal, where she teaches social entrepreneurship, new venture creation, strategies in emerging markets and qualitative methods. Her research focuses on the link between entrepreneurship and its socioeconomic, cultural and political contexts. She was the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship from 2015 to 2020, during which the journal experienced unprecedented growth in terms of full-text downloads, manuscript submissions, and journal rankings. She has published over 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals, contributed several book chapters, edited two books, and made presentations at numerous academic conferences. She has won many local and international awards for her performance and commitment in her different roles as a researcher, teacher and entrepreneur throughout her career. At present, she is heading the global program Social Business Creation that uses gamification to teach social entrepreneurship with a focus on using market mechanisms to solve social issues.[/learn_more][/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Maria Esther Fragoso Teran, PhD, Professor, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico
[learn_more caption=”Maria Teran’s short bio”]María Esther Fragoso Terán is the Director of Social Business Creation in the State of Veracruz. She has a PhD in Government and Public Administration, and a Master’s in International Business. Having worked in different sectors, she has a wide array of skills and a large professional network. For the last 15 years, she has been dedicated to university teaching, working closely with young people, participating in local, national, and international entrepreneurship competitions. Her outstanding contributions to social entrepreneurship education is widely recognized. She has published numerous articles about social entrepreneurship, greening model, inclusion, etc. in the International magazine “ICERI” in Spain and in the magazine “EDULEARN”. She has participated in different panels, conferences, lectures, and congresses at national level. She was a judge in the Hult Prize Competition and ANFECA. She won the first place with “Trek Hub” Project in the 2017 Edition of the Social Business Creation Competition and the 7th position with “DANDESI” Project in the 2019 Edition. [/learn_more] [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Bruno Anicet Bittencourt, Ph.D., Professor, Coordinator of the Administration – Management for Innovation and Leadership (GIL), Unisinos, Brazil
[learn_more caption=”Bruno Bittencourt’s short bio”]Bruno Anicet Bittencourt is a professor at the School of Management and Business and Coordinator of the Administration – Management for Innovation and Leadership (GIL) at Unisinos Brazil. He is a co-founder of Escola Convexo, a social business that connects education and entrepreneurship to empower leaders from socially exposed communities. In addition, he is a Coach by the Academy of Executive Coaching (AoEC). In his professional career, Bittencourt has worked as a consultant and manager in different transformation projects in the areas of teaching and learning, entrepreneurship and social impact and leadership development in companies, NGOs, universities and government. He has an MBA and a PhD in Innovation, Technology and Sustainability from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).[/learn_more] [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Maria Gabriela Espeche Gil, Director of International Office, Universidad Austral (UA), Argentina
[learn_more caption=”Maria Gil’s short bio”]Maria Gabriela Espeche Gil is the Director International Office, Universidad Austral (UA), Argentina. During her last 14 years at UA, she has been overseeing various functions of the school ranging from university accreditation and ranking, academic programs’ development, organizations of conferences and universityevents, etc. During her term as the Head of Research Directorate, she was responsible for the management of information about the academic production of teachers (development of the Research Report, updating on the web, indicators and pertinent reports), the development and implementation of policies for the development of research, allocation of funds, project competitions, research centers.[/learn_more] [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Veronica Itzel Lopez Castro, Ph.D., Professor, Universidad Anahuac, Mexico
[learn_more caption=”Veronica Castro’s short bio”] Veronica Itzel Lopez Castro earned a Ph.D. in Business Sciences at Antonio de Nebrija University with a Cum Laude mention and a Masters in Economics and Business and Industrial Engineering Bachelor at Anahuac University. She has been trained in various workshops and programs in entrepreneurship, innovation and education. Over the past 14 years, she has gained wide experience developing an entrepreneurial ecosystem. In this sense, she was in charge of the Business Accelerator at Anahuac University for almost 12 years. She researches and teaches entrepreneurship education and innovation methodologies. She has participated in various consulting projects and has been a mentor and judge for entrepreneurs’ challenges.[/learn_more] [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Le Thi Thu Ha, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Director of Innovation and Incubation Space (FIIS), Foreign Trade University, Vietnam
[learn_more caption=”Le Ha’s short bio”]Associate Professor Le Thi Thu Ha is the Director of Innovation and Incubation Space (FIIS) at Foreign Trade University and co-founder of Education Technology Hub. She is a leading Vietnamese expert in helping start-ups increase their value through intellectual property management strategies. Over the last decade, she has been a driving force behind the development of research and teaching in the domain of intellectual property at university level in Vietnam. Thanks to her initiatives, FIIS has been considered as an exemplary intermediary institution for the State and businesses. It is now an important connection point for government policies, infrastructure investments, business angel investments, and startups. FIIS receives support from governments, international organizations, and alumni with a mission to turn ideas into start-ups and nurture entrepreneurs with the spirit of innovation.[/learn_more] [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Jorge Humberto Mejia, MBA. Ph.D., M.Sc., Associate Professor, HEC Montreal, Canada
[learn_more caption=”Jorge Mejia’s short bio”] Professor Mejia holds a Ph.D. from HEC Paris, an MSc at Paris-Dauphine University, an MBA and B.B.A. with a special major that combined international and strategic entrepreneurship at ITAM. Before joining HEC Montreal, he was a full time faculty member at ITAM Business School. Recently he is a visiting research scholar at Texas Christian University, USA. Professor Mejia’s research is focus on: 1. Entrepreneurial intentions, purpose of life, social entrepreneurship and ethics; 2. Entrepreneurial networks of immigrants and families; 3. SMEs management, new ventures, scalable businesses and technology based firms; 4. Corporate entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial boards, Top Management Teams and environmental issues in organizations. Jorge Humberto has coauthored numerous journal publications, conference articles, books and book chapters in the aforementioned topics. Professor Mejia’s research has earned scholarly recognition from Strategic Management Society, USA, Federal Business Disciplines, USA and CONACYT in Mexico. Jorge Humberto is an award-winning educator who teaches courses in strategy and entrepreneurship to undergraduates, MBAs, EMBAs and Executives. He is a lifetime member of Beta Gamma Sigma AACSB-Honor Society. Prior and during his academic career, he worked as a consultant of large corporations, entrepreneur and CEO of SMEs.[/learn_more][/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Kazi Mesbah Ur Rahman, MBA, Officer of International Affairs, Daffodil International University, Bangladesh
[learn_more caption=”Kazi Rahman’s short bio”]Kazi Mesbah Ur Rahman represents Office of the International Affairs, Daffodil International University (DIU), Bangladesh, where he obtained his B.B.A & M.B.A degree. He was the Team Leader of PediCare, a runner-up team of the 2016 Global Edition of Social Business Creation Competition organized at HEC Montreal, Canada. Since then he has joined several international conferences, training & workshops in Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines & Thailand. He has also been a keynote speaker in different international programs in Bangladesh, Philippines & Japan. Kazi Mesbah Mesbah Ur Rahman is also involved in the aging right movement and Commonwealth Global Citizenship Education (GCED). Currently he is working as an Officer of International Affairs, DIU[/learn_more][/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Ghani Kolli, Founder & CEO –HumanYo+Impact, Canada
[learn_more caption=”Ghani Kolli’s short bio”] Having spoken to 3,600 people over the past 15 years at workshops, conferences, and consulting assignments, Ghani knows very well the importance of alignment of individuals with their organizations and of organizations with their clients’ need. His career as an entrepreneur and intrapreneur shapes his contributions to innovative projects aiming at creating values for his clients. With this commitment to value creation, he shares with the community his passion as impact entrepreneurs, strategic advisor and business coach. His main driver is co-creating and innovating with his clients, in collaboration with his peers in a framework that leaves space for creativity and excellence. Ghani Kolli is a certified Business Model & Value Proposition Designer as well as Business Model You practitioner. He helped entrepreneurs and business leaders successfully rethink their business models. He founded HumanYo project, an Artificial Intelligence startup that predict team efficiency and co-founded the strategic design firm HumanYo+Impact to create human impact within innovative organizations by using design thinking, lean startup, customer development, design a better business, and blue ocean methodologies. Ghani is co-creator and contributor of two books, namely “Business Models for Teams” and “The Real Startup Book”.[/learn_more]
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Marie-Claude Lacerte, M.Sc, Entrepreneur, Founder at Renard, Canada
[learn_more caption=”Marie-Claude Lacerte’s short bio”]Marie-Claude holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication and a Master’s degree in Marketing. She taught creativity and innovation for three years at HEC Montréal, while completing her thesis on sustainable business models in the field of communication. Marie-Claude has also coached the Entrepreneurial Innovation Team of the Jeux du Commerce for HEC for three consecutive years. She now runs her business Renard, whose mission is to help families live a movement-rich life.[/learn_more][/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Fabian Vicente Moreno, M.M., Tenured Lecturer HEC Montréal, Canada
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Fabian Vicente Moreno is a program coordinator and tenured lecturer at the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, HEC Montréal, responsible for the Undergraduate Diplomas in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management. He also sits on various committees and councils and leads career development seminars for new immigrants in Canada. With over 25 years of experience in the financial, IT, healthcare, and education sectors, Fabian has worked with several organizations and companies from/in Canada, the USA, Mexico, and France. Since 1998, he has devoted himself to teaching, which is his greatest passion. He is an international trainer and senior speaker on entrepreneurship, innovation, business management, and project management. His international experience has enabled him to develop a holistic-unorthodox vision about business management and development, an asset highly recognized by his customers and students. He holds a Master’s degree in Management, a Graduate Diploma in Social Entrepreneurship, Marketing, and e-Business, and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. A committed citizen, Fabian set up the initiative « My First Day at University », whose central objective is to fight school dropout problems. His fundamental value is freedom, and his best quote is « by sharing our dreams, we build reality. »[/learn_more][/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]