Aleksei V. Bogoviz received his Ph.D. in Economics in 2007, having defended his thesis on the Economics of Regional Agro-Industrial Complexes. This topic also prevailed in further research. His scientific activity aimed at creating and developing viable solutions for a sustainable future and positive social transformations in the field of cooperation, based on integrated and innovative science-based approaches. His research interests are related to the mechanisms of cooperation in the context of the digitalization of the economy and the spread of artificial intelligence technologies, the study of which contributes to the understanding of measures and actions aimed at achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set out in the UN for 2030. Aleksei V. Bogoviz does a lot of organizational work to form temporary research teams and collaborations between universities in Russia and foreign countries. He is the author of more than 200 contributions in international top-rated publishers in their field, is a member of the organizing committees of some International Scientific Conferences. He combines his research activity with many years of pedagogical work. Aleksei V. Bogoviz has been working as a Professor at the National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, and for now, he is a visiting Professor at several Russian universities.
Elena G. Popkova – Doctor of Science (Economics), the founder and president of the Institute of Scientific Communications (Russia) and Leading researcher of the Center for applied research of the chair “Economic policy and public-private partnership” of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) (Moscow, Russia). Her scientific interests include the theory of economic growth, sustainable development, globalization, humanization of economic growth, emerging markets, social entrepreneurship, and the digital economy and Industry 4.0. Elena G. Popkova organizes Russian and international scientific and practical conferences and is the editor and author of collective monographs. She also serves as a guest editor of international scientific journals. She has published more than 300 works in Russian and foreign peer-reviewed scientific journals and books.