| Geoffrey J.D. Hewings | Regional Economics Applications Laboratory, University of Illinois – USA |
| Tomás M. Bañegil Palacios | Departamento de Dirección de Empresas y Sociología, Universidad de Extremadura – SPAIN |
| Den Patten | Department of Accounting, Illinois State University – USA |
| Manuel Oliveira | Portuguese Association for the Moulding Industry – PORTUGAL |
| Paulo Jorge Mateus Pinto | Portuguese Association of Electronic Commerce and Interactive Advertising – PORTUGAL |
| Jorge Manuel Cordeiro Santos | Entrepreneurial Association of the Leiria Region – PORTUGAL |