Professor Elisa Barbieri is a full professor of Applied Economics at Ca' Foscari University and the Dean of the Ca' Foscari Challenge School, which oversees the university's professional master's programs. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of both the Ca' Foscari Foundation and CIMET (National University Center for Applied Economic Studies).

Dr. Luigi Capoani is actually a researcher at Ca' Foscari University of Venice and an adjunct professor of International Economics and Industrial Economics and Policy at the same university. He is also a subject expert at the University of Trieste and the University of Verona. He holds an international Ph.D. from the University of Salerno and has completed a visiting fellowship at the University of Birmingham.