Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Rainer NOENNIG (*1973) is Professor for Digital City Science at the CityScienceLab at HafenCity Universität Hamburg and director of the WISSENSARCHITEKTUR Laboratory of Knowledge Architecture at TU Dresden. From 1992 to 1998, he studied architecture at Bauhaus Universität Weimar, Polytech Krakow and Waseda University Tokyo. Between 1998 and 2001 he practiced as architect in Tokyo, among others at Ishiyama Experimental Underground Architecture Factory, at Arata Isozaki & Associates, and as a freelance architect. From 2001 he was Research Associate at TU Dresden, where he was appointed Junior Professor for Knowledge Architecture (2009-2015). In 2007 he received his doctoral degree from Bauhaus Universität Weimar. He taught at different universities in Japan, USA, China, Italy, Switzerland and Angola, and was Visiting Professor at Universit degli Studi dell l´Aquila, ISEN Toulon and Voronezh State Technical University. He has published several books and more than 100 scientific papers and essays. He has won several prizes, scholarships and awards, incl. the Grand Prize of the European Association for Architecture Education (EAAE). Since 2007 he is married to Yoco Fukuda-Noennig; they have two children.

Luciano Pietronero studied physics in Rome and was a research scientist at Xerox Research in Webster (1974) and Brown Boveri Research Center (CH) 1975-1983. He then moved to Univ. of Groningen (NL), where he was professor of Condensed Matter Theory (1983-87). Since 1987 he is professor of Physics at the University of Rome “Sapienza”. Founder and director of the Institute for Complex Systems of CNR (2004-2014). Broad international experience in academic and industrial enviroments. The scientific activity is of both fundamental and applied nature, with a problem oriented interdisciplinary perspective. Development of novel and original views in all the areas of activity. Leader of a generation of joung scientists who are protagonists of the complexity scene internationally.
In 2008 he received the Fermi Prize (highest award of the Italian Physical Society).
Research interests  Condensed Matter Theory; High-temperature superconductivity; Statistical Physics; Fractal Growth; Self-Organized-Criticality; Complex Systems and its interdisciplinary applications. Recent activity in Economic Complexity:
http://pil.phys.uniroma1.it/twiki/bin/view/Pil/LucianoPietronero

Pirjo Ståhle is visiting professor at the Centre of Excellence in Laser Scanning Research, Aalto University School of Engineering. Her main areas of expertise are knowledge management, innovations and the measurement of intellectual capital. Pirjo Ståhle moved to her current position from the University of Turku, Finland Futures Research Centre, where she served as professor from 2004 to 2013.
Pirjo Ståhle has occupied a bridge-building position between business, academia and public institutions for more than 20 years. The models and measures developed by her have had practical application in both business companies and public organisations. At the Turku Futures Research Centre she was in charge of research projects concerned with the economic impacts of intellectual capital in 48 countries (nic4nations). Furthermore Pirjo Ståhle is one of the main architects of the international ACSI innovation platform. She served as the platform’s scientific director in 2012-2013. ACSI is a global new-generation innovation agenda that brings together experts from around the world to address the innovation challenges facing society (Forum for social innovation sweden).
Pirjo Ståhle is often mentioned as a pioneer of Finnish knowledge management. She was the country’s first-ever Chief Knowledge Officer (Sonera 1998-2001), first Professor of Knowledge Management (Lappeenranta University of Technology 2001-2007), and her book on Knowledge Management was the first Finnish book on this subject.
Pirjo Ståhle has published several books and more than 100 articles in popular and scientific publications and given numerous lectures and presentations on themes related to self-renewal in organisations, innovations, and knowledge-intensive economy and its management. She has also served as reviewer on numerous national and international expert panels and as a board member of numerous organisations and companies. She is currently on the following boards: World Vision International, World Vision Finland, The New Club of Paris (NCP) and M-Brain Oy. M-Brain is a Finnish business intelligence company that monitors and analyses social and editorial media content. It is the biggest company in its field in the Nordic countries. NCP is an international forum that supports the global development of knowledge and innovation economy. World Vision is one of the world’s biggest development and relief organisations that has been active in 95 countries and significantly improved the living conditions of 120 million children and their communities.

José M. Viedma is a Doctor of Industrial Engineering, a graduate in Economics and Professor of Strategic Management of Intangibles at UPC Polytechnic University of Catalonia and UPC School of Professional & Executive Development in Barcelona, Spain. He has held top executive positions in computer services and management consultancy firms. He is president and founding partner of the “Intellectual Capital Management System” and founding partner of M&A Fusiones y Adquisiciones. He is also founding member of “The new club of Paris”, CISC (Comunidad Iberoamericana de Sistemas de Conocimiento) and IAKM (International Association for Knowledge Management). Jose teaches and researches on the subject of knowledge management and intellectual capital management at the micro level and knowledge economy and knowledge based development at the macro level. He is an advisory board member for a number of journals. His current field of interest is focused on the strategic management of knowledge, intellectual capital and intangible assets practical research and he has consulted and developed a number of management frameworks and systems worldwide. His international research has crystallized in practical methodologies such as ICBS, SCBS, CICBS, RICBS and NICBS. Further information can be found in: http://www.jmviedma.com/