He´s a Researcher integrated at the School of Technology and Management, Centre of Applied Research in Management and Economics (CARME/FCT Project), Polytechnic of Leiria. He holds a Post-Doc in Management & Economics from Portugal; Ph.D. and a Master's Degree in Management Systems from Brazil. He was recognized as a Portuguese Ph.D. in Management by the University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal. Currently is a Ph.D. student at Information Management School (NOVA IMS) developing studies in Geoinformatics field. He's the author of Spinner Innovation Model®, published in indexed international journals. He has edited or co-edited books on technology, management, and innovation and published papers in international journals, including the Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Business Process Management Journal, International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development, Journal of Family Business Management, and Journal of Global Information Management. He's the Preferred Peer Reviewer for the Economics of Innovation Portfolio to Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. He´s Associate Editor - Editorial Board of Innovation & Management Review (INMR), Emerald, FEA/USP. He's an Internationally Recognized Speaker in Innovation and an example of Authentic Leadership in Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe. Chairman of Spinner Innovation Centre, Europe. Ronnie Figueiredo specializes in the field of innovation with the intersection of economics, technology, and management. Focus on Technologies-Based Innovations (e.g., digital business model, digital innovation, platform innovations, product innovations, and marketing innovations...).