Speakers 2026

Insular Director of Strategic Projects at Cabildo de Tenerife and Law graduate from Universidad de La Laguna. She also holds a Master's degree in Urban Planning Law from this University. She has pursued her professional career in Public Administration, linked to spatial planning and land use. She is currently a member of the boards of directors of entities such as ITER, Metropolitano de Tenerife, and Gestur Canarias. 

PhD with International Mention, Cum Laude, from Universidad del País Vasco / Spain. Lawyer, Master in Management and Public Policy from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, and Master in Organisational Psychology from the same university. Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) from Universidad de Sevilla. Postgraduate Diploma in Political Studies from Universidad de Chile and Postgraduate Diploma in Latin American Studies from Universidad de Chile. He served as Chief of Advisers and Chief of Staff at the Ministry of the Interior between 2020 and 2022. He is currently Executive Director of the Chilean Association of Municipalities.

CEO and co-founder of Movizzon, a company specialising in the measurement and monitoring of digital channels through digital mystery shopper solutions. He has trained at MIT Professional Education and has expertise in digital transformation and customer experience. He carries out his professional activity in Spain and participates in initiatives linked to innovation, technology, and service digitalisation. 

Assistant Professor at the Department of Astronomy of Universidad de Chile and PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of Geneva. Her research focuses on the galaxies responsible for the reionisation of the early Universe. She has international experience as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge and has participated in projects linked to the James Webb Space Telescope. Her career combines research, teaching, and scientific dissemination.

Professor at Universidad de Chile and PhD in Natural Sciences from Freie Universität Berlin. His research focuses on electromagnetic geophysical exploration methods, hydrogeology, and geophysics in volcanic environments. He has experience in the study of geothermal systems, volcanic structures, and subduction processes using magnetotelluric and electromagnetic techniques.

Director of the UNESCO Regional Office in Santiago and United Nations Coordination for Latin America and the Caribbean since 2024. A Dutch national, she has more than 25 years of international experience in United Nations agencies and NGOs in the fields of sustainable development, human rights, and humanitarian aid. She has directed the UNESCO offices in San José (Costa Rica) and Tehran (Iran). She holds a Master's degree in Latin American Studies from Leiden University and a Master's degree in Education from Pennsylvania State University.

Undersecretariat of Higher Education of Chile. Primary Education Teacher from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, PhD in Higher Education, and PhD in Humanities. Her academic and research career focuses on educational policies and higher education. She has experience in management and consultancy in institutions linked to the educational field.

Vice-Rector for Culture and University Extension at Universidad de La Laguna and Senior Lecturer in English Studies. PhD in English and German Philology from ULL, she holds two research six-year increments (sexenios). Her teaching and research activity focuses on applied English linguistics, academic and scientific discourse analysis, and international scientific communication. She is a member of the Instituto Universitario de Lingüística Andrés Bello and has an extensive track record in educational innovation and participation in international projects.

PhD in Physics from the University of Göttingen (Germany), where he completed his doctoral thesis on the magnetic fields of the Sun. Since 2007, he has been a seismologist at the Instituto Geográfico Nacional, part of the volcanic surveillance group in Tenerife. His research focuses on Volcanic Seismology and the monitoring of volcanic activity. He participated in the monitoring of the eruptions of El Hierro (2011) and La Palma (2021), alongside carrying out significant work in scientific outreach and communication on volcanic phenomena.

Lawyer and Senator for the Región del Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins. He holds a Master's degree in Tax Management and Administration from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and has higher education teaching experience. He has held various positions in the Independent Democratic Union (UDI), a party he chaired between 2020 and 2024. He served as a deputy between 2010 and 2022 and is currently a member of the National Defence and Health committees of the Senate.

Tenured Scientist and Research Coordinator at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). PhD in Astrophysics from Universidad de La Laguna, he is a specialist in high-resolution spectroscopy, stars, and the search for exoplanets. His research focuses on the characterisation of Earth-like planets, primitive stars, and compact objects. He has published over 300 scientific articles and participates in international projects for the development of astronomical instrumentation.

Journalist and holder of a Master's degree in Strategic Communication and Business from the Universidad del Desarrollo. He served as Head of Communications and Chief of Staff at the Gobernación de Arauco and as national director of the Youth and Political Participation Programme of the Asociación de Municipalidades de Chile. He was mayor of Los Álamos for two terms and a speaker at international meetings of local authorities.

PhD in Geography with International Mention from the Universidad de La Laguna and co-director of the Cátedra Cultural La Laguna Patrimonio Mundial. His research focuses on territorial development, heritage, and alternative tourism. He has over 20 years of experience in the study and recovery of traditional trails and historical pathways heritage. President of the Colegio de Geógrafos de Canarias (D.T.) between 2019 and 2023. Member of the Board of Directors of ICOMOS España. He has participated in numerous national and international projects linked to heritage, territory, and tourism.

Mayor-President of San Cristóbal de La Laguna City Council. A graduate in Economics, he has professional experience in the sports sector, the Servicio Canario de la Salud, and public management. Since 2019 he has served as Mayor of La Laguna, a position he retained in 2023. He has also developed an extensive political career in the Socialist Party and has been a member of its Federal Committee since 2021.

Executive Director of ECOS Estudios Ambientales y Oceanografía, a company specialising in environmental and oceanographic consultancy. He trained at the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and has extensive experience in projects related to the marine environment, aquaculture, and environmental management. He has coordinated initiatives on offshore wind energy, ecosystem conservation, and technologies to reduce the impact of brine discharges. His work also includes innovation and technological development projects in the marine field.

Executive Director of the Fundación Chile-España, with an extensive professional career linked to the non-profit sector, institutional relations, and cooperation between Spain and Chile. She has held management responsibilities in foundations and associations, as well as in business organisations. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce of Belgium and Luxembourg in Spain. Among other honours, she has received the Orders of Leopold II of Belgium, of Merit of Luxembourg, and Bernardo O’Higgins of Chile. 

Mayor-President of Candelaria City Council and holder of a degree in Mathematical Sciences from the Universidad de La Laguna. She has training in public management and extensive experience in Local Administration. She was president of the Federación Canaria de Municipios (FECAM) and has served on various municipal representation bodies. 

Journalist, holder of a Master's degree in Political Science with a specialisation in International Relations from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and a Master's degree in Political Communication and Public Affairs from the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. She has experience in public management, strategic consultancy, and public policy development. She was deputy director of the Servicio Nacional de la Mujer and cabinet advisor at the Subsecretaría de Turismo. She has been a partner and co-founder of the consultancy firm Traslación, specialising in sustainable tourism and public affairs.

Representative of the Asociación de Empresas Chilenas de Tecnología (CHILETEC), CEO of CoderHub, and co-leader of the Government of Chile's Working Group on Artificial Intelligence. His professional work focuses on technology, digital transformation, and innovation. He participates in initiatives aimed at the development and application of technological solutions in the public and private sectors.

Regional Minister for Universities, Science and Innovation, and Culture of the Government of the Canary Islands. Graduate in Political and Administrative Sciences and holder of a Master's degree in Social Policies and Dependency from the UNED. She has extensive experience in public management, having served as a member of the Parliament of the Canary Islands and as councillor of the Cabildo de Lanzarote. Her career is linked to public policies, universities, science, innovation, and culture.

Businesswoman, communicator, and professional linked to tourism and public management. She studied Journalism and Political Sciences, alongside training in political campaign management, marketing, and communication. She was a member of parliament between 2010 and 2014 and Undersecretary for Tourism of Chile between 2018 and 2020, a period in which she promoted public-private partnerships for tourism development. She subsequently served as Minister for Women and Gender Equality.

Lawyer and senator for the Maule Region. She holds a Master's degree in Public Law from the Universidad de Chile and has experience in teaching and professional practice as a litigator and arbitrator. In the public sphere, she served as head of legal affairs at the ministries of Justice and Defence, and as Undersecretary for the Armed Forces. She is currently president of the Socialist Party of Chile and senator for the 9th Constituency of Maule for the 2026-2034 term.

Brazilian political scientist and Director-General for Culture at the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI) since 2023. A graduate in Political Science with a specialisation in International Relations from the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, he has international training as a fellow in Canada and the United States. He served as director and representative of the OEI in Brazil for six years, where he led projects linked to culture, the creative industries, and Ibero-American cultural cooperation.

Management Engineer from Universidad de Los Lagos, general accountant, and holder of a diploma in Technical Area Capabilities. He has served as a councillor for the commune of Quinchao for four terms, between 2000 and 2016. He has over two decades of professional experience at the Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario (INDAP), where he worked as a comprehensive executive. He currently carries out duties at the Gobernación de Chiloé.

President of IncoLAB and CINO, CBDO and partner at EVM, where he develops research, development, and innovation projects. Specialist in public funding, innovation, and digital transformation, with expertise in artificial intelligence, data science, decarbonisation, and Industry 4.0. Holder of a Bachelor's Degree in Law from Universidad de Salamanca and a Master's Degree in ICT Law from Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Buckinghamshire and trained in Innovation Leadership at MIT.

President of the Clúster Canarias Excelencia Tecnológica (CET) and a professional linked to the technology and telecommunications sector. He conducts his activity at Inerza-Grupo Inetel and has experience in digital transformation, technological innovation, and project management. He is a member of the Board of the Asociación Canaria de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación (ACIT) and has held executive roles at CET.

Director of CEF-Usach, PhD candidate in Social Economy at Universidad de Valencia, holder of a Master's Degree in Applied Economics from Georgetown University, and certified public accountant and auditor from Universidad de Santiago de Chile. Academic and researcher at the Faculty of Administration and Economics at Usach, he has led the International Centre for Social and Cooperative Economy. He has also served as content advisor to the Presidency of the Senate, regional ministerial secretary of Economy, and IDB consultant.

Deputy Director of Internationalisation at GESPLAN, where she carries out her work in the field of cooperation, European projects, and internationalisation. She holds a university degree from Universidad de Salamanca and has professional experience linked to territorial and environmental management and planning. She has participated in international cooperation initiatives and projects focused on knowledge exchange and territorial innovation.

Associate Professor of Civil Law and Researcher at Universidad de Valparaíso (Chile). PhD in Law and Master's in Family Law from Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. She has been a postdoctoral researcher at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. She currently directs the Doctoral Programme in Law and the Revista de Ciencias Sociales at the Faculty of Law of Universidad de Valparaíso.

Full Professor of Civil Law at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, with five recognised six-year research periods (sexenios). She is the author of six monographs and numerous publications on family law, torts, legal status of persons, and vulnerable groups. She is currently co-principal investigator of a national project on the protection of vulnerable persons and groups facing technological advancement. She is a member of the International Network of Jurists and Experts on Vulnerability and of Neuro-Lex UAM.

Associate Professor of Civil Law at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), specialising in Family Law, identity, and fundamental rights. Her main lines of research encompass gender identity, the rights of trans people, filiation, assisted reproduction, and new family models. She has been Principal Investigator of R&D projects on family solidarity and is currently part of a national project on the protection of vulnerable persons and groups facing the advance of technology.

Associate Professor of Civil Law at Universidad de La Laguna, specialising in the legal protection of the person, particularly childhood and adolescence. Since 2019, she has coordinated the Research Group «Law, person and family». Since 2024, she has directed the Institutional Chair in Childhood and Adolescence at Universidad de La Laguna, sponsored by the Government of the Canary Islands.

Director of the Centre for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies (COES) and principal investigator for the Geographies of Conflict line of research. Her research focuses on social mobility and stratification, the construction of belonging in urban neighbourhoods, and the study of urban conflicts.

Lecturer and researcher in Social Anthropology at Universidad de La Laguna, where he coordinates this area and is a member of the TUSI group. PhD in Environmental Studies, with an Extraordinary Doctorate Award, his research focuses on tourism, socioeconomics, the environment, heritage-making, and sustainability. He has participated in numerous national and international projects and has extensive experience in publications and specialised teaching.

Graduate in Tourism, holding Master's Degrees in Tourism Management and Planning and in Social and Cultural Anthropology. She is currently a PhD candidate in Tourism at Universidad de La Laguna, where she researches resident populations' responses to the effects of tourism, with a special focus on El Socorro (Tenerife). She has published in specialised journals and participated in national conferences. 

Social anthropologist with a Master's degree in Applied Analysis, currently a PhD candidate at the Universidad de La Laguna. His research analyses how tourism transforms the economy, territory and daily life in the Canary Islands, paying special attention to tensions between residents and visitors. His doctoral thesis addresses neighbourhood networks, social movements and forms of resistance against the tourism model in Tenerife. 

Lecturer at the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and holder of a PhD in Anthropology. His research career focuses on culture, tourism and development, and he is a member of the research groups CULTURDES-UMH and GAME-UCM. He is the author of De la minería al turismo: Creación de hegemonía en Portmán and coordinator of De dos orillas: Imagen y experiencia en el turismo. 

Professor of Social Anthropology at the Universidad de La Laguna and Director of the University Institute of Social Research and Tourism. Founder and editor of PASOS. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural, he carries out his research in the field of tourism anthropology, cultural heritage and social research methodologies. He is a member of the PESCATUR research group.  

Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the Universidad de La Laguna. Director of the Master's in Tourism Management and Planning and head of the TUSI research group, his career focuses on the study of tourism as a sociocultural structuring phenomenon and its impacts. 

Teacher of Physical Education, Sports and Recreation and holder of a Master's degree in Child Motor Skills. He has extensive teaching and academic management experience in educational centres and universities. He has served as Director of Community Engagement of the Faculty of Medicine at the Universidad de Santiago de Chile and Director of the Sports Science Area at the Universidad Mayor.

Head of the Technical Unit of the Administrative Area of Sports of the Cabildo de Tenerife, with 20 years of experience in sports management. He has worked as a Sports Specialist at the Universidad de La Laguna and manager of the Organismo Autónomo de Deportes of the Ayuntamiento de La Laguna. Graduate in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, he holds two master's degrees specialised in the management of sports facilities and organisations. In 2022 he received the Award for Best Sports Manager of the Canary Islands.

Teacher in Physical Education, graduate and holder of a PhD in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, and lecturer at the Universidad de La Laguna. His research focuses on the influence of psychological factors and learning processes on academic and sports performance. He also develops Service-Learning (SL) proposals from a multidisciplinary perspective, tailored to the needs of teaching staff and students.

Lecturer and researcher at the Universidad Europea de Canarias and holder of a PhD in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences from the Universidad de Barcelona. She has over 20 years of experience in sports, health and performance as a physical trainer, physiotherapist and sports rehabilitation specialist. She has worked with organisations such as FC Barcelona, CAR de Sant Cugat, CD Tenerife and the Qatar Foundation. Her career combines university teaching, research, sports management and performance optimisation.

Councillor for Sports of the Ayuntamiento de Los Realejos, where he manages municipal sports policies and the promotion of healthy lifestyle habits. He has experience in event organisation, facilities coordination and support for grassroots sports. Linked to football from an early age, he has worked as a coach and grassroots football coordinator in various clubs in the north of Tenerife.

PhD in Social Sciences, specialised in Social Anthropology, and lecturer-researcher at the Universidad de Guadalajara. Her teaching and research career focuses on Environmental and Urban Psychology, violence, gender and human rights. She is a member of the Academic Body “Violence, Conflict Management and Mediation”.

PhD in Psychology and Senior Lecturer-Researcher at the Universidad de Guadalajara, where she also serves as an academic tutor. She leads the Academic Body “Violence, Conflict Management and Mediation” and is the director of Kupuri. Revista de Psicología Aplicada. She holds PRODEP recognition and is a candidate member of the National System of Researchers (SNII).

PhD in Educational Sciences and lecturer-researcher at the Universidad de Guadalajara, where she also works as an academic tutor and coordinates the Grief Clinic. She is a member of the Academic Body “Violence, Conflict Management and Mediation”. She holds PRODEP recognition and is a candidate member of the National System of Researchers (SNII).

PhD in Educational Psychology from the Universidade do Minho, where she also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Educational Sciences. She is currently an Assistant Professor and Pro-Rector for Quality and Accreditation at the Universidade da Madeira. She has extensive experience in academic management and conducts her research in the field of Psychology and Educational Sciences

Senior Lecturer in Civil Law at the Universidad de La Laguna and Director of the Institutional Chair in Childhood and Adolescence. Her research focuses on personal and family law, particularly the protection of the rights of children and adolescents. She is also the academic coordinator of the PhD Programme in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies at the Universidad de La Laguna. 

PhD in Psychology and Associate Lecturer in the Social Psychology Area at the Universidad de La Laguna. She has served as Deputy Director of the Gender Equality Unit at the ULL and has participated in national and international projects on equality and university cooperation. Her research focuses on gender and resilience in the workplace, as well as the evaluation of teaching performance and inclusive communication.

Psychologist, PhD in Education and Professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. She has served as Director of the PhD in Education and principal investigator at the Centro de Investigación para la Educación Inclusiva. She currently leads a project on Intellectual Precocity, and her research areas include high abilities, educational inclusion, twice-exceptionality and female talent in STEM fields.

PhD in Psychology and Associate Professor, senior researcher accredited by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Colombia. He has carried out postdoctoral research stays at the universities of Bordeaux and Pública de Navarra. He coordinates the Red Iberoamericana de Investigación en Cognición Social and is editor of Psicogente. His research focuses on neuropsychology, social cognition, neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration and neuropsychometrics.

Bachelor's and PhD in Psychology from the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata and researcher at CONICET. She has over twenty years of research experience in genetics, social cognition and human development, and is co-director of the Psicobiología del Comportamiento research group. Her main lines of work include social neurosciences, social cognition, neuropsychological assessment and child development.

PhD in Psychology from UNAM and lecturer and researcher at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM). She is academic coordinator of the PhD in Psychology and a Level I National Researcher. She is a member of the Red Iberoamericana de Investigación de la Cognición Social (RIICS), and her main lines of research encompass cognition, executive functions, memory and decision-making. 

PhD in Education and lecturer-researcher at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (Mexico). She teaches on the PhD in Psychology and is academic coordinator of the Master's in Attention to Diversity and Inclusive Education. She coordinates the Programa Integral para Altas Capacidades (PIPAC) and is a member of the Cognición y Afectos Academic Body.

Professor of Behavioural Sciences Methodology at the Universidad de La Laguna and specialist in observational, qualitative and mixed methodology. She leads the PIPAC and ATENEA-ULL programmes, aimed at students with high abilities. She coordinates various research networks on high abilities and social cognition and co-edits the journal Talento, Inteligencia y Creatividad (TALINCREA). 

Assistant Professor at the Escuela de Gobierno of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and PhD in Social Policy from the London School of Economics. His research focuses on the causes and consequences of economic inequality, particularly intergenerational mobility, income and wealth distribution, and elite attitudes. He is currently principal investigator of the WESOREL project (Wealth and Social Cohesion from a Relational Perspective), funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.

Associate Professor at the Escuela de Gobierno of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and researcher at CIGIDEN R+, specialising in disaster risk, resilience and recovery. Holding a PhD in Sociology from Columbia University, her research focuses on disasters and their impacts on the state and society. She currently studies public policies and climate change adaptation.

Senior Researcher in the Department of Economics at CUNEF Universidad. He has carried out his research career at institutions such as the London School of Economics, the European Commission, the University of Florence and the Luxembourg Income Study. His research focuses on inequality of opportunity, intergenerational mobility and wealth inequality, combining machine learning tools and economic theory.

Assistant Lecturer at UNED, in the Department of Applied Economics and Public Management. She has worked as a Research Officer at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics (LSE) and as a Scientific Officer at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. Her research focuses on labour market inequalities, especially those related to gender and immigration, as well as the socioeconomic impact of climate change.

Professor of Economic Analysis at the Universidad de La Laguna and PhD in Economics from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. He has pursued an extensive research career in institutions such as the World Bank, University College London, Boston University, FEDEA, and Arizona State University. His research focuses on economic growth, fiscal policy, inequality of opportunities, poverty, and energy efficiency.

Holds a degree and a PhD in Chemistry from the Universidad de Almería. After carrying out his research career in the Netherlands and at the Universidad de Almería, he is currently an Associate Professor and Director of the Lipid Laboratory at the Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (INTA) of the Universidad de Chile. His research focuses on lipid chemistry and biotechnology, with a particular interest in human nutrition, bioactive compounds, and sustainable food production. 

 Academic and researcher at the School of Nutrition and Dietetics of the Universidad Finis Terrae. Her research focuses on nutritional epidemiology and health inequalities, with a particular interest in the nutritional transition, social policies, and social determinants of health. She is a technical and methodological advisor for the Nestlé–Universidad Finis Terrae Nutritional Observatory and a visiting scholar in the Lown Scholars Program in Cardiovascular Health at Harvard University.

Associate Professor at the School of Nutrition and Dietetics of the Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia) and coordinator of the Human Food and Nutrition Laboratory. PhD in Food and Nutrition from the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), he has specialised training in Food Science and Technology and Food Biotechnology. His research focuses on the development of functional foods, the valorisation of agro-industrial by-products, and the design of bioactive ingredients for healthy and sustainable diets.

Holds a PhD from the Universidad de La Laguna and conducts her research at the Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias (ICIA), with experience in national and international institutions. Her research focuses on natural product chemistry and technology, the sustainable valorisation of agri-food by-products, and the development of green technologies. She has over 65 scientific publications and contributions and was recently included in the IPP-CSIC ranking of female scientists in Spain.

 Professor of Nutrition and Bromatology at the Universidad de La Laguna and research leader, with more than four decades of scientific career. His research focuses on the nutritional characterisation, nutritional value, and safety of foods produced in the Canary Islands, as well as the valorisation of regional agri-food heritage. He has led numerous R&D projects and is the author of over 250 scientific publications, integrating food research with the promotion of sustainable and healthy diets.

Lecturer and researcher at the Universidad de La Laguna in the area of Food Technology. His research focuses on the chemistry and analysis of agri-food products, particularly wine. He has participated in projects on the valorisation of agri-food products and food heritage, with a special interest in the relationship between traditional foods, local knowledge, health, cultural identity, and sustainability.

Professor of Food Technology at the Universidad de Almería, he is a biologist, pharmacist, and PhD in Nutrition, specialising in toxicology and bioinformatics. He has been included in every edition of Stanford University's World’s Top 2% Scientists ranking and has more than 190 publications indexed in Scopus. He is the principal investigator in several research projects and teaches in Agricultural Engineering degrees and master's programmes.

Professor at the Universidade Federal do Pampa (Brazil), where he teaches sensory analysis, winemaking, viticulture, and gastronomy. Oenologist, with a master's degree and PhD from the Universidade Federal de Pelotas, he carried out research stays at the University of Udine (Italy). His expertise focuses on wine and beverage production, the use of Brazilian woods in their making, and viticultural production across different systems. He is director of the Brazilian Oenology Association.

Professor of Business Organisation, Digital Economy, and Tourism, he carries out his academic and research work in the fields of tourism and business management. He has been a visiting scholar (Visiting Scholar) at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala and at the Universidad Católica de La Paz (Bolivia). He has international experience in research and scientific editing, especially in tourism, tourism marketing, smart destinations, and sustainable tourism.

Engineer in Hotel Business Administration and researcher-lecturer accredited by SENESCYT. She has postgraduate training in tourism, event organisation, and hotel management, as well as experience in public and private tourism management and gastronomy administration. She leads projects on smart tourism, events, protocol, and institutional innovation. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Tourism at the Universidad de La Laguna.

Specialist in sustainable project management and tourism at Grupo Hotelero Islazul (Cuba). She holds a degree in Psychology from Universidad de La Habana and has experience in the administrative management of international projects funded by the UNDP. She has participated in initiatives related to sustainable tourism, sustainable municipalities, nature, climate and energy, as well as in international meetings on rural tourism and the environment.

Primary Education teacher and holder of a Master's degree in Literature, she is currently a lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Universidad Mayor. President of the Chilean Academy of Children's and Young Adult Literature since 2003, she is also a member of the Sociedad de Escritores de Chile and the Sociedad Chilena de Historia de la Educación. Her career is particularly linked to children's and young adult literature and education, fields in which she has taken part as a speaker at numerous national and international conferences.

PhD in Educational Sciences from Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina and postgraduate lecturer at Universidad de Santiago de Chile. He has been a visiting professor on Doctoral Programmes in Education at universities in Chile and Argentina. His academic and research career focuses on the philosophy and history of education, educational management, research methodology and the philosophy of science, fields in which he has an extensive scientific output.

PhD in Philosophy and lecturer at the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), specialising in Theory and History of Education. Her research focuses on education, philosophy, gender studies and educational policies, with training in equality, gender violence and public policy evaluation. She is a member of the research groups HEPECU NEXUS and PEDACRI and collaborates with the University Institute of Women's Studies (IUEM).

Full Professor of History of Education at the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL). Her research focuses on the History of Education, Gender Studies, educational policies, Cultural Studies and the educational reality of the Canary Islands. She has an extensive international research and teaching career as a visiting professor at universities across the Americas and Europe.

Chilean poet, writer and teacher, with an extensive career linked to Mapuche and Latin American indigenous poetry and literature. He has published numerous poetry collections and anthologies, part of which has been translated into various languages. His career has been recognised with major awards, including the Pablo Neruda National Poetry Prize, the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Jorge Teillier National Poetry Prize.

Poet and lecturer in the Department of Spanish Philology at the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) and member of the Literatura y Frontera, Humboldt group. Her research focuses on contemporary Hispanic American and Canarian poetry, particularly on migration, memory and writing from feminist and decolonial perspectives. She has received the Meaningful Science Award and the Extraordinary Doctorate Award in Arts and Humanities

PhD from the University of Florida and graduate in Hispanic Philology from the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), where she currently carries out her teaching and research work. She is a member of the AIGELE group, the Instituto Universitario de Lingüística Andrés Bello and the Centro de Estudios Africanos. She also collaborates with international research groups and centres related to Canarian studies and cultural interactions.

PhD in Social Anthropology from UFRGS. Her research addresses the relationship between migration, art and representation, as well as the knowledge-building processes regarding migrants. She is currently expanding these lines of work towards identity and urban heritage, with a critical perspective on racism, miscegenation, exclusion and belonging between Latin America and the Canary Islands.

Lecturer at Universidade Federal da Paraíba and prosecutor at the Public Auditing Prosecutor's Office of the State of Paraíba. He is an arbitrator for WIPO, the Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA) and the Centro Latinoamericano de Arbitraje y Mediación (LatCam), and has been a visiting professor at European universities. His international career includes the European University Institute, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the United Nations Mission in East Timor.

Associate Professor of Law at the University of Opole (Poland), specialising in cultural heritage, private law and educational policies. He has more than two decades of academic experience in European cultural security, digital restitution and intangible heritage. He collaborates with the UNESCO Chair on Cultural Property Law at the University of Opole and conducts research on the protection of cultural heritage in the European Union.

PhD in Communication Sciences from the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) and specialist in political analysis and Latin America. She is managing director of the international relations cultural association Hacer para el Desarrollo and visiting lecturer at the University of Opole, where she carries out her work in the field of public communication.

PhD in Law and Administration from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and holds an MBA from WSB University in Gdańsk. She is a legal advisor and has training and experience in the field of Law and Administration.

Senior Researcher at the Chair of Heritage Studies at European University Viadrina, in Germany, and coordinator of the Master’s programme in Strategies for European Cultural Heritage. Specialist in cultural heritage management and marketing, she has been a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow on two occasions. She is currently Vice-Chair of the COST Action CRICULT, focused on cultural heritage in crisis situations and its legal and regulatory frameworks.

Associate Professor of Civil Law at the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) and member of the UNESCO Chair in Cultural Property Law. He has been a visiting professor at the universities of Sassari (Italy), Opole and Gdansk (Poland). His academic career is developed in the field of Civil Law and legal studies on cultural heritage.

Lecturer in Civil Law at the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) and PhD in Law from this university. Her research focuses on cultural heritage, citizen participation and cultural management. She has taken part in research projects and in numerous national and international congresses and conferences, also standing out for her outreach and knowledge transfer work in the field of cultural heritage.

Full Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy and Education of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Chile). She has led various research projects on citizenship, democracy and education, both nationally and internationally. She is a member of the UNESCO Chair in Democracy, Global Citizenship and Transformative Education and of the Advisory Board of the Instituto de Estudios Educativos y Sindicales of the Fundación Primero de Mayo, in Madrid.

Retired Full Professor of Didactics and School Organisation at the Universidad de Cádiz and member of the UNESCO Chair in Democracy, Global Citizenship and Transformative Education. He has directed numerous national, European and Latin American research projects. His research career focuses on social justice, epistemology and rights applied to education.

Lecturer and researcher in the area of Theory and History of Education at the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), and PhD in Social Psychology and in Law and Social Work. He has over twenty years of experience in socio-educational projects with migrant populations, citizen participation and the fight against social exclusion. His research lines focus on migration and critical interculturality, participatory methodologies, education for global citizenship and educommunication for eco-social justice.

Lecturer and researcher (profesora ayudante doctora) at the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), in the area of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education (MIDE). Her research focuses on the relationship between gender, critical citizenship and educational technologies from a feminist and intersectional perspective. She holds a recognised six-year research period (sexenio) and experience in national and international projects, as well as in initiatives regarding equality, violence prevention and educational training.

Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba and CONICET Adjunct Researcher at INFIQC. PhD in Chemical Sciences, her research focuses on the design and characterisation of advanced materials, especially perovskites and nanomaterials applied to energy, catalysis and electrochemical devices. She also carries out extensive teaching activity and researcher training in the field of physical chemistry and functional materials.

Full Professor of Spanish Language at the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) and PhD from this same university. His academic and research career has been developed in the field of Spanish language and lexicography. He is a member of the Communication Laboratory at the Universidad de La Laguna (LabCom).

Permanent labour lecturer in the Fine Arts Department at the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), in the area of Drawing. PhD from the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), his thesis addressed identity as an object of study in contemporary art, with a particular focus on painting and photography. He is part of the research groups Arte_C and DCEC, linked to contemporary art and contemporary drawing.

Lecturer and researcher (profesora ayudante doctora) in the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL). She has twenty years of professional experience as a psychologist and carries out her teaching activity in the Psychology and Teacher Training degree programmes, as well as in postgraduate programmes. She is the author of various publications and has directed research and educational innovation projects.

Associate Professor at the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) in the area of Didactics of Experimental Sciences. PhD from the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), his research addresses communication and education within the field of experimental sciences, with particular attention to environmental education. He is a member of the Blas Cabrera Felipe (GIBCF) research group.

Associate Professor (Profesor Contratado Doctor) in the Department of Specific Didactics at the Universidad de La Laguna, in the area of Didactics of Social Sciences. Holding a PhD from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas, his research focuses on history, education, and training processes, especially in ecclesial contexts. He is a member of the GIED and INTRADE research groups.

Doctor of Philosophy and Law graduate from the Universidad de Barcelona, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Universidad de La Laguna, where she has served as Dean. She is the Director of the Centro de Estudios Interdisciplinares Latinoamericanos (CEILAM) and the Cultural and Scientific Chair of Critical Hermeneutics. Her research career focuses on gender studies, political philosophy, utopian thought, and Latin American thought, with special attention to democracy and human rights.

Full Professor of History of Education at the Universidad de La Laguna. Her research focuses on the History of Education, Gender Studies, educational policies, Cultural Studies, and the educational reality of the Canary Islands. She has an extensive international research and teaching career, having served as a visiting professor at universities in the Americas and Europe, and has led various research projects.

Lecturer in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Education and Language at the Universidad de La Laguna, and specialist in feminist studies, equality policies, and citizen participation. She is the director of the ULL Social Innovation Laboratory (LabINS), through which she develops initiatives based on critical pedagogy and citizen science. Her work focuses on social participation, public policy evaluation, and the promotion of more democratic and fair governance.

PhD in Philosophy from the Universidad de La Laguna, tutor-lecturer at UNED, and secondary school Philosophy teacher. She has participated in various university specialisation courses related to philosophy and gender studies. Her research focuses on the history of philosophy, gender studies, and political theory, fields in which she has published various academic works.

PhD in Philosophy from the Universidad de La Laguna and lecturer in the Area of Theory and History of Education. Her academic career focuses on the intersection of education, philosophy, and gender studies, with particular attention to educational policies and gender equality. She is a member of the HEPECU NEXUS and PEDACRI research groups, and a researcher at the University Institute of Women's Studies (IUEM) at the Universidad de La Laguna.

Master in Electrical Engineering, specialising in electronics, from UNAM. He has more than 21 years of teaching experience at UNAM and Tecnológico de Monterrey. His main areas of expertise are analogue and digital electronics, instrumentation, and power electronics, with a particular interest in new technologies and training new generations of engineers.

Holder of a Bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences and a Master's degree in Marketing from Tecnológico de Monterrey, he has more than 13 years of experience in internationalisation, strategic communication, and global learning. A specialist in Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and Virtual Exchange (VE), he has advised more than 150 lecturers from 53 universities across 16 countries and led more than 116 international collaborations, impacting more than 8,200 students.

Director of Internationalisation at the Universidad de La Laguna and lecturer in Didactics of Experimental Sciences. She coordinates the INTRADE research group and has extensive experience in European and international projects. Her work focuses on educational innovation, active methodologies, STEAM approaches, and education for sustainability.

PhD in Social Sciences and lecturer at Tecnológico de Monterrey since 2007. His research focuses on the sociology of culture, art, and music, as well as their relationship with human rights and economic development. He has developed social engagement initiatives through the arts and sports, and has extensive teaching and outreach experience.

PhD in Computer Vision and Deep Learning, and researcher specialising in artificial intelligence and machine learning. He has extensive academic and teaching experience at Tecnológico de Monterrey and other institutions. His international career includes research and development projects in Japan, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom, with a particular focus on the application of AI in education and industry.

PhD in Educational Sciences and Lecturer in Digital Education and English at the University of Leeds. She has 25 years of experience in education and professional development in Ukraine and the United Kingdom, and has been recognised by the British Academy. Her research focuses on digitalisation and online learning in higher education, with a particular interest in international COIL initiatives.

Geologist and Assistant Professor at the Instituto de Ciencias de la Ingeniería of the Universidad de O’Higgins (Chile). Holding a PhD in Earth Sciences from the University of Manchester, his research focuses on physical volcanology, volcanic hazards, and field geology. He also studies geoheritage and the relationship between volcanoes and society.

Geographer specialising in disaster risk management, geosciences, and geospatial analysis applied to the environmental and territorial fields. His research focuses on geomorphology, natural hazards, climate change, land-use change, and geoheritage. He has published over 170 scientific articles in indexed journals in Earth Sciences, Geography, and Environmental Sciences.

Geological Engineer and holder of a Master's degree in Mining and Environmental Management. He currently heads GCLP, specialising in geological engineering and applied geology. He has ten years of experience in applied geology, risk management, spatial planning, and environmental studies. He is a specialist in geological heritage, geodiversity, and geosciences. He served as a geologist for the UNESCO Tungurahua Volcano Global Geopark, participating in its accreditation process.

Graduate and PhD in Geological Sciences from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). His research career focuses on sedimentology and volcanology. Since 2023, he has directed the Diploma in Geotourism at the Universidad Nacional de Río Negro.

Geological engineer and specialist in volcanology and disaster risk management, with more than 30 years of experience. Recognised as Peru's first female volcanologist, she served as director of the Volcanological Observatory of the Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP), where she led research and volcanic monitoring projects. Since 2016, she has been a lecturer at the Universidad Tecnológica del Perú and carries out her work in disaster risk prevention and management.

Professor of Human Geography at the Universidad de La Laguna and lecturer in the fields of geographical heritage and landscape. His research focuses on volcanic geomorphology, geoheritage, and geotourism in volcanic areas.

PhD in Health Sciences from the Universidad de La Laguna, where she received the Extraordinary Doctorate Award, and graduate in Chemistry. As a Tenured Lecturer accredited as an Associate Professor (Profesora Titular de Universidad), she has developed a solid teaching and research career in the field of Food and Environmental Toxicology. Her scientific work includes over 100 publications in JCR journals and an h-index of 20.

Dentist from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, holder of a Master's degree in Health Administration from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and PhD in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Universidad de La Laguna. She has an extensive academic career as a lecturer, coordinator, and researcher in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Dentistry and Medicine. She is currently a lecturer and researcher at the Universidad Antonio Nariño, in Bogotá.

Assistant Professor at the Universidad de La Laguna, specialising in Toxicology and Food Safety. Holding a PhD in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences from the ULL, his research focuses on risk assessment associated with food contaminants, such as heavy metals and anions. He is a member of the Inter-University Research Group on Environmental Toxicology and Food and Drug Safety, with numerous publications and recognitions in the field of food safety.

Specialist in Food Safety and Quality, Public Health, and Teacher Training. His scientific activity focuses on food toxicology, risk assessment associated with contaminants and trace elements, and the chemical characterisation of food. He has numerous publications in international scientific journals and extensive experience at national and international conferences.

Sports psychologist and Academic Director of the International Diploma in Psychological Skills Applied to Sports at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI), Chile. He works as a psychologist in the Applied Sports Science Unit of the High Performance Centre (CAR) of Chile's Instituto Nacional del Deporte (IND). In addition, he teaches at the Instituto Nacional del Fútbol (INAF).

Trainer and psychologist in sports and human performance and well-being, PhD in Psychology of Human Learning and Master's in Sports Psychology from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. She is currently coordinator of the Sports Psychology area at the Universidad de Vic and a member of the SEaHM research group. Her research focuses on emotional self-regulation and well-being in sports performance contexts. She has extensive teaching and training experience in sports psychology and is co-author of the book Psicología para entrenadoras.

Psychologist specialising in Physical Activity and Sports Psychology, with experience in psychological intervention and sports performance coaching. He has developed his work in the field of football and other sports, taking part in psychological training and sports communication programmes. He is currently affiliated with the Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio and has experience as a lecturer and speaker in sports psychology.

Associate Professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and specialist in Psychology of Physical Activity and Sport. His research focuses on personality and sports performance, psychological assessment, talent scouting, and combat and racket sports. He has an extensive scientific background and numerous publications in the field of sport psychology.

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Psychologist specialised in Sport and Physical Activity Psychology and current Vice-President of APCD-Chile. She has experience in university teaching and professional training, as well as in supporting athletes, coaches, teams, and organisations. Her activity focuses on the development of psychological skills, group cohesion, comprehensive well-being, and the optimisation of sports performance.

PhD in Education, psychologist, and lecturer at the Universidad de La Laguna. Specialised in Psychology of Physical Activity and Sport, he carries out his teaching and research activity in psychology applied to sport, emotional competencies, and psychological well-being. He is the coordinator of the Specialisation Diploma in Psychology of Physical Activity and Sport at the ULL.

Senior Lecturer in Developmental and Educational Psychology at the Universidad de La Laguna and coordinator of the EMOCREA-ULL research group. His academic and research activity focuses on emotional education and creativity, educational resilience, and emotional training with athletes. He has participated as an academic advisor in the design of the regional freely configured curricular area «Emotional Education and for Creativity».

PhD in Education, psychologist, and lecturer at the Universidad de La Laguna. Specialised in Psychology of Physical Activity and Sport, he carries out his teaching and research activity in psychology applied to sport, emotional competencies, and psychological well-being. He is the coordinator of the Specialisation Diploma in Psychology of Physical Activity and Sport at the ULL.

Faculty member of the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. His research focuses on polymers, biopolymers, nanomaterials, and materials chemistry, with environmental, agricultural, and industrial applications. He has experience in R&D, innovation, and technology transfer, as well as in teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Universidad de La Laguna and PhD in Chemistry. He has developed his research career at international institutions such as The Scripps Research Institute and the Universität Regensburg, as well as the CSIC and the international chemical industry. His research focuses on organic synthesis and advanced functional materials applied to biomedicine, energy, and the environment.

 Associate Professor at the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and principal investigator at the Millennium Institute for Green Ammonia research and production (MIGA). PhD in Chemistry from the Universidad de Santiago de Chile, he has been a visiting researcher at the University of Notre Dame and the Universidad de La Laguna. His research focuses on conducting polymers and nanomaterials applied to biological fields and energy.

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the Universidad de La Habana and PhD candidate in Chemistry at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. His research focuses on hybrid materials and electrocatalysts for ammonia oxidation in fuel cells, within the framework of the Millennium Institute on Green Ammonia (MIGA). He has participated in international scientific events and completed a research stay at the Universidad de La Laguna.

Joint PhD candidate in Chemistry between the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and the Universidad de La Laguna. His research focuses on nanomaterials and electrocatalysis applied to CO₂ reduction and the development of clean energies, with experience in experimental work, materials characterisation, and scientific dissemination.

Associate Professor at the Universidad de La Laguna, where he directs the Institute of Materials and Nanotechnology and coordinates the BIOS research group. He has more than a hundred publications and several patents, and is also the founder of the spin-off MITO. He has been recognised in the latest editions of the Stanford and Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists ranking.

Full Professor at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello and director of the Institute of Economic and Social Research (IIES-UCAB). PhD in Demography from the Université catholique de Louvain, she coordinates the Venezuelan Migration Observatory and directs the Living Conditions Survey Project (ENCOVI). Her research focuses on the mobility of the Venezuelan population, demographic change, and living conditions in humanitarian crisis contexts.

Sociologist and Master in Cultural Management from the Universitat de Barcelona. She was a lecturer and researcher at the Universidad del Zulia (Venezuela) and, since 2022, has been conducting research at the IIES-UCAB on social vulnerability and human mobility. She has led projects on returned Venezuelan population and other groups in mobility situations, and is the author and co-author of publications on migration, return, vulnerability, and culture.

Psychologist, specialist in Migration and Asylum from a human rights perspective, and PhD candidate in Demography. She is a doctoral fellow at CEIL-CONICET and an associate researcher at IIES-UCAB. Her research focuses on Venezuelan migration, caregiving, ageing, disability, associationism, and access to rights

Social worker and president-founder of the Asociación Social Solidaridad Venezuela. She has more than two decades of experience in the defence of human and labour rights, including her work as a member of parliament, trade unionist, and representative before international bodies such as the ILO. Since 2019, she has been working in Spain on the care and regularisation of migrants, as well as on political advocacy. She is a member of the Foro Canario de la Inmigración and a member of the International Secretariat and Sustainable Development of the USO trade union.

Doctor of Sociology and Assistant Lecturer Doctor at the Universidad de La Laguna, where she co-directs the Chair of Globalisation and Migration. Her research focuses on gender, human mobility, and social change. She has an international profile and has been awarded the ULL Internationalisation Award and the Tenerife Solidarity Honorary Mention.

Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the Universidad de La Laguna and member of the Instituto Universitario de Estudios de las Mujeres and the MIGEID research group. Holding a PhD from the Universidad de Sevilla, she completed her doctoral thesis in 2005, Políticas del pasado y estrategias identitarias. Discursos y prácticas sobre tradición y género en la alfarería de La Atalaya (Gran Canaria). Her research is linked to gender studies, migrations, and identities, and she has participated in innovation and cooperation projects on equality policies between the Canary Islands and Africa.

Lecturer and researcher in the area of Theory and History of Education at the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), and PhD in Social Psychology and in Law and Social Work. He has over twenty years of experience in socio-educational projects with migrant populations, citizen participation and the fight against social exclusion. His research lines focus on migration and critical interculturality, participatory methodologies, education for global citizenship and educommunication for eco-social justice.

Graduate in Sociology with a Master's degree in Gender Studies and Equality Policies from the Universidad de La Laguna. He has training in equality, gender violence, project management, and data analysis. He has developed his career in market research, social projects, and training for university and non-university bodies. He is currently a PhD candidate in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies at the ULL and a lecturer in the Department of Psychology, Sociology, and Social Work at the ULPGC.

Senior Researcher at the Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas of the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. Historian, Master and PhD in History from El Colegio de México, and Master in Latin American Literature from the Universidad Simón Bolívar. Her research focuses on migration, families, and social history, with particular attention to Canary Islands migration to Venezuela. She is currently working on family archives and audiovisual narratives related to Canarians in Venezuela and Venezuelan emigrants to the Canary Islands.

Assistant Lecturer Doctor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the Universidad de La Laguna. Graduate in Sociology from the Universidad Central de Venezuela and Doctor from the Universidad del País Vasco. She has been a pre-doctoral researcher at the CSIC and was part of the advisory cabinet of the Ministry of Education of the Government of the Canary Islands. Her research focuses on education, technology, vulnerable groups, and gender.

Lecturer at the Universidad de La Laguna, affiliated with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. PhD in Social Studies of Latin America and Postdoctorate in Education from the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. He has been a researcher and fellow at CONICET and a lecturer at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. His research focuses on educational inequality, the recognition of Latin American qualifications in Spain, the training of elites, and comparative education.

Doctor in Industrial Project Design and Management, specialist in Strategic Design and Project Management. She is currently an academic in the Department of Design at the Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, co-director of INNOVA UTEM, and coordinator of the Fab Lab ProteinLab UTEM Chile. She also coordinates the Chilean Network of Fab Labs and is a member of the Fab Lat Research group. Her research interests focus on digital manufacturing technologies, Fab Labs, women's participation in technology, and innovation ecosystems. She also conducts research activities in the field of biomaterials.

Head of the Design Research Laboratory at the Universidad del Bío-Bío and Doctor in Design Management from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. She has more than 20 years of experience in research and teaching in industrial design, materials, sustainability, and innovation. She has directed national and international projects and undertaken research stays in Spain, Finland, Portugal, and Italy. She is the author of books, book chapters, and scientific articles, and represents Chile in the Red Latinoamericana de Políticas Públicas y Diseño.

FPI Postdoctoral Researcher at the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) in the Department of Fine Arts. Doctor in Arts and Humanities with International Mention and member of the Design Research and Innovation Group at the ULL. Graduate in Design, Master in Design Innovation for the Tourism Sector and Master's Degree in Teacher Training from the ULL, and Master in Cultural Heritage Evaluation and Management from the Universidad de Salamanca. Her research revolves around participatory design and its use for the dignification of communities.

Associate Professor (Profesor Contratado Doctor) and coordinator of the Design Research and Innovation Group at Universidad de La Laguna. Holding a postgraduate degree in Ecodesign, his initiatives apply systems thinking to ecosocial transformation, complexity visualisation, and the enhancement of local resources through a community approach. These include the BISAGRA Transfer Unit (FGULL), CAMPUSTAJE, Comunidades Circulares de Compostaje, AMORADITAS, and GRAFITARRAS.

Associate Professor (Profesor Contratado Doctor) at Universidad de La Laguna and PhD in Fine Arts from this University. His research focuses on the relationship between design and politics, particularly in design policies, citizen participation, and innovation. He teaches on the Bachelor's Degree in Design and the Master's Degree in Design Innovation for the Tourism Sector at the ULL. He is Vice-President of the Ibero-American Design Research Network (RIDID) and carries out research and knowledge transfer projects with companies and public bodies.

Lecturer at Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) in the Department of Fine Arts. PhD in Arts and Humanities with International Mention. President of the Association of Young Researchers in Tenerife (JINTE) since 2023. Graduate in Design from the ULL with a Master's Degree in Multimedia Applications from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). Member of the Design Research and Innovation Group and the Digital Design and Manufacturing Group, both at the ULL. Her research focuses on the relationship between maker culture, collaborative design, neo-crafts, and educational practices, with special emphasis on open and digital processes.

PhD in Property Law from Universidad Pompeu Fabra and Full Professor at the Faculty of Law of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He has been a visiting professor at Osaka and Columbia universities and has over 150 scientific publications and seven monographs. He directed the Comentario Histórico Dogmático al Libro IV del Código Civil de Chile (2023) and took part in the incorporation of neuro-rights into the Constitution of Chile and its legislation.

Accredited Associate Professor (Profesora Contratada Doctora) at Universidad de La Laguna, where she teaches Roman Law and Comparative Law, and tutor lecturer at UNED in Tenerife. PhD in Law with International Mention and Doctoral Extraordinary Award (ULL, 2024), she has experience as a lawyer and legal advisor. Her research focuses on the legal-historical field and she participates in projects on Roman Law and the Romanist tradition.

Graduate in Law from Universidad de La Laguna, with 29 years of experience as a lawyer, specialising in civil, family, and real estate law, as well as criminal and contentious-administrative law. Since 2020, she has been a lecturer at the ULL in the Roman Law area, teaching Roman Law and Comparative Law, combining her academic activity with legal practice.

PhD in Law and Associate Professor (Profesora Contratada Doctora) at Universidad de La Laguna. A specialist in Roman Law and its evolution and impact on European Comparative Law, she has experience in university management since 2006. She is a researcher in the DERPEFA and RETADEC groups and participates in national projects on Roman Law. She has around 30 national and international scientific publications.

Professor Emeritus at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Principal Investigator at the Instituto Sistemas Complejos de Ingeniería (ISCI). He has received the Humboldt Research Award (2010), the Life Achievement Award from the International Association for Travel Behaviour Research (2012), and an Honorary Doctorate from the Universidad de Cantabria (2018). Author of over 250 scientific articles and 11 books, notably Modelling Transport (Wiley, 2024), an international benchmark in transport modelling.

Full Professor of Foundations of Economic Analysis at Universidad de La Laguna. A specialist in transport economics, mobility, and sustainability, she directs the CajaCanarias-Cabildo Insular de Tenerife Chair of Economics and Mobility and is Deputy Director of the University Institute of Regional Development. She is the author of over 25 scientific articles and holds five six-year research terms (sexenios), four in research and one in transfer.

Full Professor at the Department of Applied Economic Analysis of the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Researcher at the Institute of Tourism and Sustainable Economic Development, specialising in Tourism and Transport Economics. She is the author of over 90 scientific articles and book chapters. She leads the Tourism and Transport research group at the ULPGC and has worked as a consultant for various public bodies.

Full Professor at the Department of Applied Economic Analysis of the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Researcher at the Institute of Tourism and Sustainable Economic Development, specialising in Tourism and Transport Economics. He is the author of over 150 scientific articles and book chapters. He directed the doctoral programme in Comprehensive Development and Innovation in Tourist Destinations and was Vice-President of the NECTAR network, where he created the Specific Accessibility Cluster.

PhD in Physics from the Universidad de Barcelona and academic at the Instituto de Física of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Chile). Founder of the Laboratorio de Biorreología y Microfluídica (BioRheMi), her research focuses on experimental microfluidics applied to biophysics, hemorheology, red blood cell mechanics, and the study of complex fluids.

Specialist in theoretical physics and complex systems modelling, with prominent expertise in virology and Martian analogues. Her career combines the development of theoretical models with collaboration with experimental groups for their validation through empirical data. She has led the theoretical component of international projects in Canada, Chile, and Cape Verde, coordinating multidisciplinary collaborations among academic institutions across different continents.

PhD in Anthropology from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) and lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the Universidad de Chile. Her research focuses on processes of social inclusion and exclusion, ageing, old age, and migration, from qualitative and ethnographic approaches. She participates in several studies aimed at understanding the experience of old age in contemporary societies.

 PhD in Citizenship and Human Rights from the Universidad de Barcelona and Associate Professor in the Moral Philosophy subject area at the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), where he also serves as Vice-Dean for Quality and Teaching Innovation of the Philosophy Section. His research focuses on contemporary critical theories, particularly coloniality, postcolonialism, the decolonial perspective, and political epistemology. Likewise, he works in fields such as education, the teaching of philosophy, and intercultural philosophy.

Lecturer at the Universidad de Alcalá and specialist in contemporary political philosophy, feminist thought, and decolonial theories. Her research career addresses issues related to feminism, borders, exile, and memory. Among her main publications, notable works include Las fronteras del feminismo (2012), Transterradas (2019), Sueño y Revolución (2021), and La instancia subversiva (2025). In 2025, she also participated in the collective volume Ganar el mundo. Herencias feministas, alongside authors such as Silvia Federici, Verónica Gago, and Françoise Vergès.

PhD in Philosophy from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, with international distinction and a Summa cum laude grade. Her research focuses on Latin American political thought, populism, racism, and the German exile in Mexico, with special attention to authors such as Hannah Arendt, Foucault, and Lombardo Toledano. She has undertaken research stays at the Goethe-Universität Frankfurt and UNAM, supported by DAAD and Erasmus+ grants.

PhD in Social Anthropology from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). Her research lies at the intersection between migration, art, and representation, with special attention to the construction of knowledge about migrants. In recent years, she has expanded her research lines towards urban identity and heritage, addressing issues of racism, miscegenation, exclusion, and belonging in the context of Latin America and the Canary Islands.

Graduate and PhD in Social Work from the Universidad Nacional de Rosario (Argentina), where she is Full Professor of the Social Work degree and editor of the academic journal Cátedra Paralela. Researcher at the Centro de Investigaciones sobre Gubernamentalidad y Estado (CIGE-PEGUES), she also participates in research networks and groups at CLACSO and RAIAS. Her career focuses on critical Social Work, social policies, and social welfare, with a special interest in professional training, human rights, and the historiography of the profession in Latin America.

PhD from the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) and lecturer in the Social Work and Social Services subject area. Her research focuses on the human rights approach applied to Social Work, especially in disability, social inclusion, and diversity. She coordinates the HabilíTateS research group and is a researcher at the Instituto Universitario de Estudios de las Mujeres (IUEM-ULL) and the Centro de Estudios de Desigualdad Social y Gobernanza (CEDESOG)

PhD in Social Work from the Universidad Nacional de Rosario (Argentina), Master's in Social Policies and Local Management from the Universidad ARCIS, and social worker graduated from the Universidad de Valparaíso (Chile). He is an academic and researcher in the Department of Social Work at the Universidad Alberto Hurtado, where he directs the Interdisciplinary Master's in Social Intervention. His research and advocacy lines focus on territorialities, social policies, social intervention, human rights, and Social Work.

Graduate in Social Work and PhD in Pedagogy from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), where she is Full Professor at the Escuela Nacional de Trabajo Social. She is co-coordinator of the Laboratorio de Estudios sobre la Formación y el Ejercicio Profesional de los Trabajadores Sociales and a member of the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI). Her research focuses on contemporary Social Work, social intervention, school Social Work, education, and disciplinary construction.

PhD in Social Sciences specialising in Social Work and full-time senior lecturer in the Department of Social Work at the Universidad de la República (Uruguay). She has extensive training in Social Work and Social Policy and is a member of the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores of the Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación (Level I).

Lecturer in the Department of Social Work at the Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina (Brazil). She holds PhDs in Social Work and in Communication, as well as a Master's degree in Social Work. She is a member of the Instituto de Estudios Latinoamericanos (IELA/UFSC), carrying out her academic work in the field of Social Work and Latin American studies.

PhD in Social Work and full-time senior lecturer for the Bachelor's Degree in Social Work at the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (Argentina). A specialist in University Teaching, she develops her academic and research activities in the field of Social Work. She is a member of the Red Argentina de Investigación en Asistencia Social (RAIAS) and the Grupo de Investigación Problemáticas Socioculturales.

PhD in Gender Studies, anthropologist, social worker and lecturer in Social Work at the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Her career combines social intervention, research and feminist activism, with a particular focus on gender-based violence, sexual diversity and trans adolescence. She is the author of Historias de afectos. Acompañar la adolescencia trans (2021) and co-author of Adolescentes en transición (2023). She coordinates the Grupo Universitario de Estudios de Género y Sexualidad at the ULPGC.

PhD in Social Work from the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina) and associate professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Universidad Alberto Hurtado (Chile), where she heads the Doctorate in Social Work. A social worker with a Master's degree in Social Work from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, her research focuses on youth social reintegration and the trajectories of young people in Chile. She is the principal investigator of the Fondecyt de Iniciación project on youth social reintegration trajectories.

Lecturer and researcher at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario (Argentina), with a Bachelor's degree in Social Work and a Master's degree in Political Science and Sociology. Her research focuses on gender studies, feminisms, decoloniality and territorialities. She is a member of the Grupo de Estudios en Gubernamentalidad y Estado at the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations of the UNR.

 Full professor at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (Colombia) and senior researcher in the Colombian Science, Technology and Innovation System. Holding a PhD in Social Sciences and a Master's degree in Cooperation and Social Action, she is co-director of the Observatorio de Mujer y Equidad de Género de Santander (OMEGS). Her research is conducted in the areas of population, gender, and decolonial and intercultural Social Work, and she is part of Latin American academic networks specialising in these fields.

Lecturer (profesora ayudante doctora) in the Department of Social Work and Social Services at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and PhD in Social Work. Her research activity focuses on social services and ageing, participating in projects funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities on the digital inclusion of older people and the development of social services based on the social investment paradigm.

Lecturer (profesora ayudante doctora) in the Department of Communication Sciences and Social Work at the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), in the area of Social Work and Social Services. She is a member of the HabilíTateS research group, which focuses on professional skills for the practice of Social Work with a rights-based approach. She has 14 publications on Social Work, human rights, community intervention, resilience, mediation and care for older people, with work carried out in national and international contexts.

Chilean jurist, PhD in Law from the University of Bonn (Germany) and full professor in the Department of Criminal Sciences at the Faculty of Law of the Universidad de Chile. He served as director of this Department between 2017 and 2021 and has been a fellow of the DAAD and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. He has also been a visiting professor at the Universidad de Puerto Rico and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Professor of Criminal Law. His research focuses on the general part of criminal law, legislative technique and the theory of legal argumentation. He has an outstanding international profile, and his recent publications include Penado, pena y delito (2023).

Marine biologist from the Universidad Católica del Norte with more than 20 years of experience in natural resource management. For 15 years he worked at SERNAPESCA, where he held management positions and participated in the implementation of the Ley de Caletas and in environmental impact assessment. Since 2022, he has been Project Manager at Fundación Rompientes, where he leads conservation projects and national and international partnerships.

PhD in Sociology from the Universidad de La Laguna and lecturer in the undergraduate degrees in Anthropology and Sociology at the ULL. His research focuses on the sociology of sport, particularly water sports, adventure sports, and action sports, and their relationship with the governance of coastal areas.

Graduate in Biological Sciences from the Universidad de La Laguna and holder of a Master's degree in Environmental Management. She has extensive experience as an environmental technician, trainer, and official tourist guide of the Canary Islands, participating in various environment-related projects. Since 2021, she has been the General Director of the Fundación para la Naturaleza y el Medio Ambiente Canarina.

PhD holder and lecturer at the Universidad de La Laguna. His research focuses on Urban Planning Law and spatial planning, particularly the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure and networks in the Canary Islands. He has participated in various projects related to the legal regime of coasts, natural areas, and infrastructures.

PhD in Geomatic Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de València and Geographer from the Universidad de Los Andes (Venezuela). She has specialised training in Geomatics, Remote Sensing, and Integrated Coastal Zone Management. Her research focuses on the monitoring of water bodies, coastal geomorphology and sediment dynamics, land use changes, and landscape ecology.