Keynote Speaker

Prof. Giuseppe Ritella
University of Bari, Italy

Giuseppe Ritella is an Associate Professor of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”. His research, grounded in dialogic and socio-cultural theories, investigates collaborative processes within technology-mediated learning. He focuses on the socio-material, emotional, and cultural dimensions of innovative educational practices and hybrid learning environments.

Prof. Jean Max Tavares
Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Jean Max Tavares is a Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, where he has taught Economics, Finance, and Investments for 25 years. Of these 25 years, 20 were also dedicated to teaching in distance education programs, in addition to in-person courses, during which he developed numerous analog and digital teaching materials for university students. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics and completed postdoctoral research in Tourism Economics. His academic work includes 40 scientific publications and the book Game Theory Applied to Tourism, published in the United States. Professor Tavares has been a Visiting Professor at the University of South Florida (USA) and a Visiting Scholar at Panthéon-Sorbonne University (France). He has received 27 scientific and academic awards and has presented research at international conferences in the United States, France, Portugal, China, Ukraine, Georgia, Bulgaria, Spain, Malta, and the Czech Republic.