
IMAT 2021
VII INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE
ON APPLIED
INNOVATION
Registration will be available soon.
The objective of the Conference is to open a space for reflection on the technological and knowledge frontier in competitive intelligence, which will allow us to draw future paths and trends.
It is an event that integrates the Institutional-Academic-Business Trinomial as universities must prioritize knowledge creation.
The dynamic orientation of the ESIC Research Department determines the existence of a set of research lines focused on the main productive sectors of the economy.


Honorary Committee
F. Eduardo Gómez Marín
Managing Director ESIC Business & Marketing School and President of ESIC University.
Dr. Ramón Arilla
Principal and Director of Undergraduate Studies of ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. Antonio Martín Herreros
Dean of Graduate Studies and Executive Education ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Mr. Eduard Prats
Managing Director ESIC Business & Marketing School Catalunya Campus and Attaché to Managing Direction.
Mr. Felipe Llanos Fernández
Territory Network Director ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Mr. Segundo Huarte
Director of Corporate Reputation ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Scientific Committee
Dr. Abel Monfort.
Director of Research ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. Ignacio Soret
Director of Corporate Research Unit ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. María Guijarro
Director of Research Valencia Campus, ESIC Business & Marketing School. Partner Researcher of the Talent Management Research Group.
Dr. Raúl Moral
Adjunct Vice Rector of Studies of New Programmes and Ascribed Centres, Universidad Miguel Hernández.
Dr. Domingo Ribeiro-Soriano
Full Professor of Business Administration Universitat de València.
Dr. María José López-Sánchez
Vicer Rector of Knowledge Transfer, Universidad Miguel Hernández.
Dr. Luis Paya Castellón
Adjunct Vice Rector of Studies for Teaching Excellence, Universidad Miguel Hernández.
Dr. Xavier Barber Valles
Adjunct Vicer Rector of Research for the Assessment of Research, Universidad Miguel Hernández.
Dr. Daniel Palacios-Marqués
Full Professor of Business Administration, Universitat Politècnica de València.
Dr. Pilar Alguacil
Full Professor of Financial and Tax Law, Universitat de València.
Prof. Dr. Marinko Škare
Juraj Dobrila University of Pula.
Dr. Virginia Simón-Moya
Universitat de València.
Prof. Dr. Paul Jones
Swansea University.
Prof. Dr. Sascha Kraus
Free University of Bolzen-Bolzano.
Prof. Dr. Fred Philips
University of New Mexico.
Dr. Margarita Nuñez
Director of Research, ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. Ruben Nicolas-Sans
Director of Research Barcelona Campus, ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. Tamar Buil López-Menchero
Director of Research Zaragoza Campus, ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. Alba Roldan Marin
Professor and Researcher Barcelona Campus, ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. Belén Ávila-Rodríguez-de-Mier
Coordinator of the Publicity and Public Relations Programme, Madrid, ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. María Vaquero-Diego
Professor and Researcher ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. Elena González-Rodrigo
Professor and Researcher in the Digital Marketing and Trade Research, ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. María Julia Bordonado Bermejo
Professor and Researcher in the Digital Marketing and Trade Research, ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. Norat Roig-Tierno
Professor Universitat Politècnica de València.
Dr. Daniela Buzova
Professor Universitat de València.
Dr. María Arnal-Pastor
Professor and Researcher ESIC Business & Marketing School Valencia.
Dr. Arturo Ortigosa-Blanch
Lead ESIC Emprendedores at ESIC Business & Marketing School Valencia. Principal Investigator in the Communication, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Group – CEIN.
Dr. Marcos Pascual-Soler
Undergraduate Studies Coordinator at ESIC Business & Marketing School, Valencia. Researcher in the Communication, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Group – CEIN.
Dr. Myriam Martí-Sánchez
Undergraduate Studies Coordinator at ESIC Business & Marketing School, Valencia. Researcher in the Communication, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Group – CEIN, ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. Javier Bustos Díaz
Professor Barcelona Campus, ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. José Miguel Berné-Martínez
Undergraduate Studies Coordinator at ESIC Business & Marketing School, Valencia. Researcher in the Communication, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Group – CEIN. ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. Enrique Planells- Artigot
Professor at ESIC Business & Marketing School, Valencia. Researcher in the Communication, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Group – CEIN, ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. Mabel Pisá-Bó
Professor and Member of the Sustainable Development Goals Research Group, ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. Josefina Novejarque -Civera
Professor at ESIC Business & Marketing School, Valencia. Researcher in the Communication, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Group – CEIN, ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. José Fernando López
Professor at ESIC Business & Marketing School, Valencia. Researcher in the Communication, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Group – CEIN, ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. Vanessa Roger -Monzó
Professor at ESIC Business & Marketing School, Valencia. Researcher in the Communication, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Group – CEIN, ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. María Pilar Llopis-Amorós
Professor at ESIC Business & Marketing School, Valencia. Researcher in the Communication, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Group – CEIN, ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. Cristina Santos-Rojo
Director of Humanities Department and Principal Investigator of the Digital Platforms and Disruptive Innovation Research Group, Valencia Campus. ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Ms. Pilar Pérez-Ruiz
Professor and member of the Digital Platforms and Disruptive Innovation Research Group, Valencia Campus. ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Mr. Javier Hernández-Gadea
Professor and member of the Digital Platforms and Disruptive Innovation Research Group, Valencia Campus. ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Mr. José Fernando Gallego-Nicholls
Professor and member of the Digital Platforms and Disruptive Innovation Research Group, Valencia Campus. ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Ms. Sandra Enri-Peiró
Professor and Member of the Talent Management Research Group, Valencia Campus. ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. Andrea Rey-Martí
Professor and Member of the Sustainable Development Goals Research Group, ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. Ricardo Rodrigues
Lisbon School of Economics & Management.
Dr. Álvaro Méndez
Co-director, London School of Economics, Global South Unit. Department of International Relations.
Mrs. Esther Pagán-Castaño
Professor and Member of the Talent Management Research Group, Valencia Campus. ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Dr. José Carlos Ballester- Miquel
Professor and Member of the Talent Management Research Group, Valencia Campus. ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Organizing Committee
Abel Monfort
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Ana Aracama
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Andrea Rey-Martí
ESIC Business & Marketing School Valencia.
Antonio Sangó
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Carla Martínez-Climent
ESIC Business & Marketing School Valencia.
Cristina Santos-Rojo
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Daniela Buzova
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Esther Pagán-Castaño
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Fernanda García
MIAC Maestros Innovadores.
Ignacio De la Vega
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Javier Abreu
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Javier Hernandez-Gadea
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Javier Rovira
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Jenny Quintero
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Joaquín Ruiz Abellán
Director del colegio Miralmonte – Cartagena.
José Carlos Ballester- Miquel
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
José Fernando Gallego-Nicholls
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
José Manuel Mas
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Laura Moreno-Maynero
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
María Arnal-Pastor
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
María Guijarro-García
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Norat Roig-Tierno
Universitat Politècnica de València.
Patricia Cuevas Sarria
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Pilar Pérez-Ruiz
ESIC Business & Marketing School.
Roberto Busquiel
MIAC Maestros Innovadores.
Sandra Enri-Peiró
ESIC Business & Marketing School Valencia.
