Andrei Rudskoi is a well-known Russian scientist, a specialist in the field of materials science, digitization of modern industry, and economy. He holds a doctorate in technical sciences, and is professor and academician at the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is the current rector of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPb PU, Russia). Askar Akaev is a well-known scientist in the field of nonlinear optics, dynamics of economic systems, and mathematical modeling of processes of economic dynamics. He is also known for his research in the field of digital transformation of economic systems and methods for assessing the level of economic inequality. He is the chief fellow at the Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia). Tessaleno Campos Devezas is associate professor with habilitation at Atlântica – Instituto Universitário (Portugal). He is known for his contributions to the long waves theory in socioeconomic development, technological evolution, energy systems, world system analysis, and materials science. His main research interests embrace technological forecasting, futures studies, socioeconomic long waves, evolutionary economics, technological evolution, innovation theory and dynamics, complex adaptive systems, and advanced materials.