Category 14 October 2022

Eco-innovation Society - Steering Board announced

The steering board of the Eco-innovation Society involves 22 leading and emerging scholars based in Europe, Latin America, Oceania and Africa. 

Additional people can express their interest in joining the board. Interested? Continue reading!

The Eco-innovation Society was launched on November 12, 2021 as a specialised forum for scholars and practitioners in the field of eco-innovation (For more information: https://www.inno4sd.net/ecoi-s...)

The Steering Board of the Eco-innovation Society is composed of 22 leading and emerging scholars of 10 different nationalities. Its members work in top institutions across the globe, reflecting those world regions where eco-innovation research and education takes place: Europe (Italy, France, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands), Africa (South Africa), Oceania (New Zealand), Latin America (Mexico). 

It is in charge of the definition of the mission,  research agenda, activities, procedures for new members, agenda of publications and the organisation of official events. It is composed of the following individuals (in alphabetical order):

Senior scholars (in alphabetical order):

  • Professor Dr Mahamadou Biga-Diambeidou, UCLovain and ICN Business School, Lorraine Universiy-CEREFIGE (France)
  • Professor Dr Raimund Bleischwitz, Leibniz Institute Tropical Research & inno4sd (Germany)
  • Professor Dr Alan Brent, Victoria University Wellington & inno4sd (New Zealand)
  • Professor Dr Graciela Carrillo (F), Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana - Xochimilco (Mexico)
  • Professor Dr Javier Carrillo Hermosilla, Universidad de Alcala (Spain)
  • Associate Professor extraordinary Dr Fernando J. Diaz Lopez, HEC Paris (S&O Climate and Earth Center), inno4sd and Stellenbosch University (co-chair) (France)
  • Associate Professor Dr Claudia Ghisetti (F), University of Milan – Bicocca; (Italy)
  • Professor Dr Jens Horbach, University of Applied Sciences Augsburg (Germany)
  • Professor Dr Massimiliano Mazzanti, University of Ferrara, inno4sd & SEEDS (co-chair) (Italy)
  • Professor Dr Rene Kemp, UM-MERIT, Maastricht University & inno4sd (the Netherlands)
  • Senior Research Fellow, Dr Christoph P. Kiefer, CSIC (Spain)
  • Associate Professor Dr Imke H. de Kock (F), Stellenbosch University & inno4sd (South Africa)
  • Professor Dr Totti KonnolaUniversidad de Alcala (Spain)
  • Senior Researcher, Dr Carlos Montalvo, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO & inno4sd (the Netherlands)
  • Professor Dr Pablo del Rio, Spanish National Research Council CSIC (Spain)
  • Professor Dr Daniel Villavicencio CarbajalUniversidad Autonoma Metropolitana -Xochimilco (Mexico)
  • Professor Dr Roberto Zoboli, Catholic University of Milan, inno4sd & SEEDS (Italy)

Emerging scholars:

  • Assist. Professor Dr Nicolo Barbieri, University of Ferrara, inno4sd & SEEDS (Italy)
  • Post-doctoral researcher Dr.  Valery Chistov, Deusto Business School (Spain)
  • Dr. Diana P. Rivera Delgado (F), Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana -Xochimilco (Mexico)
  • Assist. Professor Dr Serdar Turkeli, UM-MERIT,  Maastricht University & inno4sd (the Netherlands)
  • Assist. Professor Dr Emy Zecca (F), University of Ferrara & SEEDS (Italy)

interested in join the board? 

Ideally, the steering board of the society will be composed of 35 people. The society is thus seeking to appoint fifteen (13) additional members: eight (8) senior scholars and five (5) early career professionals. 

We particularly encourage applications from scholars based in Asia, Africa, Oceania and Latin America and the Caribbean. Female applicants and minorities are strongly considered as priority applicants - until a gender and inclusion balance of the board is achieved. 

Applicants are required to include a one page motivation letter and a copy of an academic CV of max 10 pages (a URL link is preferred). Nominations should be sent to: ecoinnovation (at) inno4sd (dot) net (include in the subject: Ecoinnovation Society - nomination steering board (NAME, LASTNAME)