Marina Kurnikova
PhD in Management (2014), Associate Professor at the Chair for Regional Economy and Management of the Institute for National Economy (since 2015), Lecturer of Regional Economic Policy and EU best practices of Regional Development, the author of over 40 books and scientific papers, presenting her research into regional policy in Russia and abroad, including several papers related to the project, academic adviser of bachelor and master students, responsible for developing local socioeconomic strategies of the municipal raions and cities of the Samara region, moderator of strategic sessions aimed at public discussion of strategic documents of the Samara region, responsible for working out the curriculum of refresher courses for government officials.
Elena Koroleva
Doctor of Economics, Full Professor at the Chair for Regional Economy and Management of the Institute for National Economy, Head of Master Program “Public Administration and Municipal Management”, responsible for developing bachelor, master and postgraduate courses in Economics and Public Administration, head of the Laboratory for Complex Regional Studies (2007-2018), Principal Research Scientist of the Research and Development Institute for Regional Development, the author of over 100 scientific works including 4 monographs, responsible for developing local socioeconomic strategies of the municipal raions and cities of the Samara region and beyond, making prognosis on the socioeconomic development of Russia’s biggest regions (St Petersburg, the Leningrad Oblast, the Krasnoyarsk Krai, the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, etc.
Galina Khmeleva
Doctor of Economics, Head of the Chair for World Economy of the Institute for National Economy, Head of Master Program “Regional Economy and Project Management of Territorial Development”, responsible for developing bachelor, master and postgraduate courses in Economics, Academic Adviser of postgraduate students, Lecturer of Regional Economy and Management, Innovative Policy, IT in Public Administration, responsible for conducting research into regional development through innovations, Academic Leader of the Project “Innovative Development of Russian Regions” supported by Russian Foundation of Basic Research, moderator of strategic sessions aimed at public discussion of strategic documents of the Samara region, responsible for working out the curriculum of refresher courses for government officials, the author of over 120 scientific papers including 10 academic books.
Ekaterina Chirkunova
PhD in Economics, Associate Professor at the Chair for Regional Economy and Management of the Institute for National Economy, Lecturer of Municipal Economy, Theory of Organization, Real estate economy, the author of 115 scientific papers including 8 academic books, responsible for working out the curriculum of refresher courses for government officials, Academic Adviser of postgraduate students, responsible for implementing 5 research grants supported by Russian Foundation of Basic Research.
Lilia Agaeva
PhD in Economics, Associate Professor at the Chair for Regional Economy and Management of the Institute for National Economy, Lecturer of Regional Investment Attractivity, Project Management by State and municipal management, the author of 40 books and scientific papers, responsible for implementing 3 research grants supported by Russian Foundation of Basic Research. Teaching experience includes the work out and implementation of such courses for bachelors and master students as: Regional Economy and Development in the EU, Digital Economy and Project Management in EU Regions, Regional Innovative Activity
Dominique Foray
Holds the Chair of Economics & Management of Innovation at the EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) in the Collège du Management de la Technologie. Foray's research interests include the economics of science and technology, the economics of production and distribution of knowledge, the exploration of the tension between diversity and standardization in the past and in the present, and the analysis of path-dependent processes of economic change.
Evangelios Grigoroudis
Technical University of Crete, Greece
