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Prof. Dr. Dr. Alexis Papathanassis studied at the University of Bath and the London School of Economics (UK). He completed his PhD in Economic Sciences at the Leibniz University (Hanover) in Germany. Prior to joining fulltime academia, Alexis pursued a career at TUI. Upon his departure from the group as a business development manager with TUI Infotec, Alexis had already participated and successfully led various systems integration projects in six TUI subsidiaries around Europe. Since 2005, Alexis Papathanassis is a Professor for Cruise Management and e-Tourism at the Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences. He currently acts as: Dean of the Faculty of Management & Information Systems, Co-Director of the Institute for Maritime Tourism and Chairman of the Cruise Research Society. He is also visiting Professor at the Bremen University of Applied Sciences, Russian Academy of Foreign Trade, City University of Macau and a member of the German Tourism Research Society. He also works regularly as a consultant for a number of tour operators and cruise companies. Alexis' publication activity mainly focuses on the cruise sector and comprises over 100 contributions in textbooks, peer-reviewed scientific journals and conferences.
Prof.Dr. Stavros Katsios is a Professor of International Economic Relations and International Economic Crime at the Ionian University, Corfu, Greece and Director of the GEOLAB Institute. He specialises in governance and international economic crime (e.g. corruption, money laundering). He has served as the representative of the Ionian University at the European Migration Network (E.M.N), as chairman of the University Library, as elected Vice Rector for Economic Management and Development of the Ionian University and represented the Greek Rectors' Conference for the formulation of the Qualifcations' Framework of the Greek Educational System (2011-2015). He has studied law at the University, Cologne, Germany, at Georgetown University, Washington D.C.,