Luis Ángel Meneses Cerón is a Business Administration professional, graduated from the Universidad del Cauca (Popayán, Colombia). He has completed a Master’s in Business Administration, a Master’s in Quantitative Finance, and a Specialization in Finance from Universidad Icesi (Cali, Colombia). He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration at the Universidad de San Buenaventura (Cali, Colombia). Currently, he is a professor in the area of business and finance at both undergraduate and graduate levels at the Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Popayán campus. He has over 15 years of experience in the financial sector in both public and private capacities. Additionally, he has published various research articles in prestigious international journals.

Dr. Aaron van Klyton holds a Ph.D. from King's College, London, a Master's Degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Illinois Chicago. He is an Assistant Professor at Kean University in the College of Business and Public Management, within the Department of Marketing, Global Business, and Economics. His research interests include technology diffusion, market competition in the Global South, and SME finance.

Albano Alexander Rojas Britto is an Accountant Manager who graduated from the University of San Buenaventura (Cali, Colombia). He has completed a Master’s in Business Administration and studied Forensic Audit and IFRS at the University of Javeriana (Cali, Colombia). He is pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration at the University of San Buenaventura (Cali, Colombia). Currently, he is a professor in accounting, business, audit, cost, and finance at both undergraduate and graduate levels at the University of San Buenaventura Colombia, at Cali campus. He has more than 18 years of experience in different sectors in both public and private capacities. Additionally, he has published various research articles in national journals.

Jefferson Muñoz is a professor in Economics and Finance. He has completed a Master’s in Quantitative Finance with a double degree in Economics and International Negotiation and International Marketing and Advertising, both of which were awarded by ICESI University. He has a solid teaching experience of more than 6 years, addressing relevant financial and economic fields, such as macroeconomics, microeconomics, mathematical economics, sustainable finance, financial evaluation of projects, and capital flow projection. Currently, he is a PhD candidate in Business Economics, with a full scholarship from ICESI University, focusing his research on sustainable finance, the effects of climate shocks on firm productivity, and the determination of relevant factors that affect bank profitability, using an analytical approach and the use of advanced statistical tools, such as AMOS, R Studio and Stata that support the ability to perform rigorous analysis.