Miguel Angel Gardetti(Ph.D.), founded theCentre for Study of Sustainable Luxury, first initiative of its kind in the world with an academic/research profile. He is also the founder and director of the Award for Sustainable Luxury in Latin America. For his contributions in this field, he was granted the Sustainable Leadership Award(academic category), in February, 2015 in Mumbai (India). He is an active member of theGlobal Compactin Argentina which is aUnited Nationsinitiative-, and was a member of its governance body the Board of The Global Compact, Argentine Chapter - for two terms. He was also part of the task force that developed the Management Responsible Education Principles of the United Nations Global Compact. This task force was made up of over 55 renowned academics worldwide pertaining to top Business Schools.
Rosa Patricia Larios-Francia, PhD Candidate in Strategic Management with mention in Business Management andSustainability, by the Consortium of Universities of Peru. Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Industrial Engineer, with a specialization diploma in Innovation Management.
Research directed to the management of the MSME Sector, Sustainability, textile sector, Cluster and Innovation, Humanitarian Logistics. Founder and director of the Center for Textile Studies and Innovation at the University of Lima. Researcher and University Professor in the career of Industrial Engineering, more than 20 years of experience in the textile and apparel sector; member of the Technical Committees of the National Quality Institute (INACAL): Management and Quality Assurance; Management of research, technological development and Innovation, Management of MSMEs and Textile and Apparel. Member of the Sustainable Fashion Cluster.
