WorldCEM'26 - The 2nd World Conference on Economics and Management

Nuno Palma - Honorary Chair, University of Manchester, UK Álvaro Rocha - Publishing Chair, Lusófona University, Portugal Elisabeth T. Pereira - General Chair, University of Aveiro, Portugal Anuj Kumar - Co-Chair, Rushford Business School, Switzerland Athanassios Stavrakoudis - Co-Chair, University of Ioannina, Greece Isaías Scalabrin Bianchi - Co-Chair, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil Paola Paoloni - Co-Chair, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Sebastian Bakalarczyk - Co-Chair, Lodz University of Technology, Poland Silvi Asna - Co-Chair, Brawijaya University, Indonesia Tutut Herawan - Co-Chair, University of Malaya, Malaysia Manuel Au-Yong Oliveira - Scientific Committee Chair, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Abel Suing - UTPL, Ecuador Ahmad Albattat - Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation, Malaysia Alanio Ferreira de Lima - Federal University of Ceará, Brazil Alexandra Borges - Polytechnic of Viana do Castelo, Portugal Aline Brufato - LTDS/PEP/COPPE/UFRJ, Brazil Álvaro López-Martín - University of Malaga, Spain Anabela Gomes - ISCTE-IUL, Portugal Ana Isabel Moniz - University of the Azores, Portugal Ana Rita Calvão - University of Aveiro, Portugal Ana Sofia Duque - Polytechnic of Viseu, Portugal Andrés Rey Piedrahita - Unidad Central del Valle del Cauca (UCEVA), Colombia Aneta Poniszewska-Maranda - Lodz University of Technology, Poland Angel Higuerey - University Tecnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador António Brandão - Portucalense University, Portugal António Dias - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal António José Gonçalves Fernandes - Polytechnic of Bragança, Portugal Athanassios Stavrakoudis - University of Ioannina, Greece Ashok Vaseashta - International Clean Water Institute, USA Áurea Sousa - University of the Azores, Portugal Badr Touzi - Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco Beatriz Lopes Cancela - Coimbra Business School | ISCAC, Portugal Bernardo Sousa - University of Aveiro, Portugal Carla Barbosa - University of Coimbra, Portugal Carla Carvalho - University of Aveiro, Portugal Carla Martinho - ISCAL, Polytechnic of Lisbon, Portugal Carlos J. Costa - ISEG, University of Lisbon, Portugal Carlos Ferras Sexto - University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain Carlos Pinho - University of Aveiro, Portugal Carlos Rompante Cunha - Bragança Polytechnic University, Portugal Catarina Brandão - FPCEUP, University of Porto, Portugal Célio Gonçalo Marques - Polytechnic University of Tomar, Portugal Charles Efe - Rushford Business School, Switzerland Chen Yang - University of Aveiro, Portugal Claudia Berra Barona - Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexico Cláudia Ribau - University of Aveiro, Portugal Chiranjeevi Karri - University of Aveiro, Portugal Dulve Mourato - ISTEC - Higher Advanced Technologies Institute, Portugal Dacyr Gatto - UNINOVE, Brazil Daniel Magueta - University of Aveiro, Portugal Daysi Karina García Tinisaray - University Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador Dhouha Jaziri - IHEC Carthage, Tunisia Eduardo Xavier Ferreira Glaser Migon - PENSI Institute, Brazil Eka Devidze - International Black Sea University, Georgia Elisabete Vieira - Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Emmanuel Mtsweni - University of South Africa, South Africa Fabio Albuquerque - Polytechnic of Lisbon, Portugal Fábio Marques - University of Aveiro, Portugal Farouk Zouari - University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia Fernando Moreira - Universidade Portucalense, Portugal Firmino Oliveira da Silva - ISLA Polytechnic University of Management and Technology, Portugal Flor Emperatriz Garces Mancero - University of Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Ecuador Francisco José García Tartera - Complutense University of Madrid, Spain Francisco Oliveira - Portugal Frederico Branco - University de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal Graça Azevedo - ISCA, University of Aveiro, Portugal Hasanuzzaman Tushar - International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Bangladesh Helena Vieira - University of Aveiro, Portugal Henrique S. Mamede - Aberta University, Portugal Iolanda Vieira - Polytechnic of Viana do Castelo, Portugal Irina Amaral - University of Aveiro, Portugal Iva Faria - Polytechnic of Cávado and Ave, Portugal Iván Illescas Rendón - University Bolivariana del Ecuador, Ecuador João Carlos Antunes Rodrigues - Lusófona University, Portugal João Carlos Gonçalves dos Reis - Lusófona University, Portugal João Farinha - ISLA-Santarém - Politechnic University, Portugal João Geraldes - ISCAL, Polytechnic of Lisbon, Portugal Jorge Mota - University of Aveiro, Portugal José Braga de Vasconcelos - Lusófona University, Portugal Jose Lima Hercilla - University Nacional de San Agustín Arequipa, Peru José Silva - CINAMIL, Portugal José Silva - ISCAL, Polytechnic of Lisbon, Portugal Juan D'Amato - UNCPBA, Argentina Julio Ernesto Quispe Rojas - National University Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Peru Karim Guevara Puente de la Vega - University Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa, Peru Katia Rodriguez - ESPOL, Ecuador Laura Cismaru - Transilvania University of Brasov, Romenia Laura M. Trovão - University of Aveiro, Portugal Lizbeth Suarez - University Bolivariana del Ecuador, Ecuador Luís Almeida - University of Aveiro, Portugal Luis Felipe Rivera Galicia - University of Alcalá, Spain Luz María Hernández Cruz - Autonomous University of Campeche, Mexico Mahdieh Zakizadeh - University of Vienna, Austria Manuel Antonio Fernández-Villacañas Marín - EAE Business School Madrid, Spain Manuel Carlos Nogueira - University of Aveiro, Portugal Manuel Sousa Pereira - Polytechnic of Vaina do Castelo, Portugal Manuel Sanches Chero - National University of Frontera, Peru Manuel Tupia - Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Peru Mara Madaleno - University of Aveiro, Portugal Marcelo V. Garcia - Technical University of Ambato, Ecuador Márcia Pinheiro - ISCTE, Portugal Márcia Rogão - Bragança Polytechnic University, Portugal Marco Antonio Nolasco-Mamani - Tacna Private University, Peru Marco Valei - Niccolò Cusano University, Italy Maria Batista - University of the Azores, Portugal Maria de Lourdes Machado-Taylor - Lusofona University, Portugal Maria de los Angeles Quezada Cisnero - Technological Institute of Tijuana, Mexico Maria Elisabete Neves - Coimbra Business School, Portugal Maria Emilia Camargo - Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil Maria Isabel Barreiro Ribeiro - Polytechnic of Bragança, Portugal Maria Manuela Natário - Polytechnic of Guarda, Portugal Maria Sousa - ISCTE-IUL, Portugal Mariama Peramezza Del Fiol - NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal Marta Ferreira Dias - University of Aveiro, Portugal Martina Manzo - University of Turin, Italy Mauro Oddo Nogueira - Institute of Applied Economic Research, Brazil Mazyar Zand - TUWien, Austria Miguel Lira - ISCAC - CBS | Coimbra Business School, Portugal Mikel Ugando Peñate - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Ecuador Mircea Georgescu - University of Iasi, Romania Muhammad Noman Shafique - University of Aveiro, Portugal Mohammad Soliman - Sultan Qaboos University, Oman Monika Hadas-Dyduch - University of Economics in Katowice, Poland Naayama Al Ghafri - Sultan Qaboos University, Oman Naveen Kumar - Chandigarh University, India Nilthon Dennis Paredes Quezada - César Vallejo Private University, Peru Nuno Melão - Polytechnic of Viseu, Portugal Oleger Gutiérrez Aguila - University Nacional de San Agustín, Peru Osvaldo Silva - University of the Azores, Portugal Patrik Hrkút - University of Žilina, Slovakia Paula Gomes dos Santos - ISCAL, Polytechnic of Lisbon, Portugal Paulo Batista - University of Évora, Portugal Pedro Macedo - University of Aveiro, Portugal Pedro Pinheiro - Polytechnic of Lisbon, Portugal Pedro Sousa - University of Minho, Portugal Pushan Dutta - Amity University Kolkata, India Ramayah Thurasamy - Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia Raquel Figueiredo - University of Aveiro, Portugal Ramzi Farhat - University of Tunis, Tunisia René Faruk Garzozi-Pincay - Peninsula of Santa Elena State University, Ecuador Ricardo Marcão - ISLA Santarém – Instituto Politécnico, Portugal Riccardo Maria Santovito - Università Ca' Foscari, Italy Rifki Khoirudin - Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia Roseane Marques - University Anhembi Morumbi, Brazil Rui Quaresma - University of Évora, Portugal Sami Habib - Kuwait University, Kuwait San Michael Espinoza Vidaurre - Tacna Private University, Peru Sandra Filipe - University of Aveiro, Portugal Shakir Ali - Aditya University, India Shashi Kant Gupta - National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan Sitesh Kumar Singh - National University of Science and Technology, Oman Sofia Corticeiro - University of Aveiro, Portugal Sofia Rézio - ISCAL, Polytechnic of Lisbon, Portugal Sónia Morgado - Higher Institute of Police Sciences and Internal Security, Portugal Subrata Jana - Techno International New Town, India Sumeyya Ilkin - South Korea Tania Torres - University Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador Telmo Pinto - University of Minho, Portugal Vasco Santos - ISCTE-IUL, Portugal Vasco Santos - Polytechnic of Tomar, Portugal Valentina Chkoniya - University of Aveiro, Portugal Verónica Vasconcelos - Polytechnic University of Coimbra, Portugal Yogesh Kumar Jain - IILM University, Greater Noida, India Zeeshan Arshad - University of Aveiro, Portugal