João M. Lopes holds a Ph.D. in Management. He is currently an Associate Professor at Lusófona University and Director of the Commercial Management degree. He is also a researcher at Intrepid Lab and NECE (Research Unit for Business Sciences). He has more than 120 publications indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus, with a Scopus h-index of 32. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Cogent Business and Management, and SN Social Sciences. His main research interests include regional innovation systems, RIS3, smart specialization, artificial intelligence, tourism, strategy, entrepreneurship, marketing, innovation, circular economy, circular entrepreneurship, digital technology in business, environmental and social sustainability, and competitiveness.