Ivana Katnic is associate professor at University of Donja Gorica (UDG), Montenegro. She completed her PhD studies in Economics. She is the founder of the Center for Finance (CF), licensed scientific research organization in Montenegro. She has published numerous papers in various journals and held various national and EU-focused roles in education and research reform. Prof. Dr. Katnic's focus includes statistics, microeconomics, econometrics, academic writing, and methodological issues in research.

Milorad Katnic is full professor at the University of Donja Gorica (UDG), Montenegro. He completed his PhD studies in economics at the University of Montenegro. Dr. Katnic has served in various roles, including Finance Minister (2010–2012), board positions at Societe Generale, and CEO of Podgorica Banka. He is currently Chairman at the Financial Solutions (FS), Montenegro. His interests include economic growth, fiscal crises, tax systems, and public spending, with presentations at institutions like Harvard and LSE.

Dr. Marija Orlandić is an assistant professor at the University of Donja Gorica (UDG). She teaches courses in economics and development, the history of economic thought, globalization, and Chinese culture. Professionally, she has been involved in numerous research analyses and projects as an analyst at the Institute for Strategic Studies and Projections, focusing on macroeconomics, sustainable development, climate change, labor markets, social policy, resources, entrepreneurship, and education. She is a member of the Association of Economists and Managers of Montenegro; the National Council for Sustainable Development, Climate Change, and Integrated Coastal Zone Management; as well as the Council for European Social Research in Montenegro. She is the author of numerous scientific papers published in international journals.

Marija Radunovic complited her PhD in economics at the University of Donja Gorica. She began her career as a researcher at ISSP and joined UDG as a teaching assistant in 2013. She currently coordinates the Family Business Management program and works on entrepreneurship-focused projects. Dr. Radunovic's interests include economic history, sustainable development, statistical analysis, and fostering youth entrepreneurship through academic–industry collaboration projects.

Doctoral student at the Faculty of International Economics, Finance, and Business. He currently holds the position of Director of Research at the Center for Finance. For the previous seven years, he covered the function of adviser in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and was in charge of economic issues (in four mandates). He spent a significant part of his career in the United Nations system as the local coordinator of the United Nations Industrial Development Agency (UNIDO), where he coordinated the implementation of several significant projects, with a total value of over EUR 3 million. Since 2015, he has been a lecturer at the Faculty of Family Business and Management on the subject International Financial Institutions and Business. A significant part of his professional career was spent on training abroad at Eurostat (Luxembourg), the College of Europe (Bruges), Science Po (Paris), and the University of Toronto (Canada). He is a member of the alumni network of the young leaders of the Western Balkans and the author of several works on the topic of economic growth of the countries of the Western Balkans.