International Workshop on Circular Economy and Sustainability 2026

Professor Amrik Sohal, Department of Management, Monash Business School, Monash University

Prof Sohal’s teaching and research covers operations/innovation/technology management, supply chain management, circular economy and sustainability, and healthcare improvement. He holds a PhD in Operations Management from the University of Bradford Management Centre in the UK, plus a BEng (Hons) and an MBA, also from the University of Bradford.

He has received research grants from the State and Federal Governments, the Australian Research Council, a number of industry associations and businesses, as well as from Monash University.

In 2001, Prof Sohal received the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Postgraduate Supervision. In 2004, he received an award for research excellence from the International Association for Management of Technology and in 2009 the publications award from the same organisation.  In 2010, Professor Sohal received the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research, and in 2013, the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Innovation and External Engagement.

He was a Board member of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) for over 10 years and ANZAM President during 2009. In 2011, Professor Sohal was awarded Life Fellow of ANZAM.

Associate Professor Glen Croy, Department of Management, Monash Business School, Monash University

A/Prof Croy is an award-winning educator and researcher. His expertise is in the activation of training and learning for the adoption of new approaches to address emerging challenges.

A/Prof Croy has effectively demonstrated this in a range of business, community, and education contexts, with participants achieving and retaining development objectives.

Associate Professor Martin Geissdoerfer, Monash Business School, Monash University

In addition to his Monash role, A/Prof Geissdoerfer is also an Associate at Cambridge University’s Circular Economy Centre. A/Prof Geissdoerfer is among the most highly cited sustainability scientists globally and has authored some of the most influential academic work on the circular economy.

His research focuses on circular economy transitions, business model innovation, and sustainability strategies, with his work widely adopted in academia and policy and management practice. He previously advised Global Fortune 500 companies and policymakers on circular economy and sustainability strategy, and business building and how to employ policy labs to improve outcomes, at McKinsey & Company.

Associate Professor Albachiara Boffelli, Department of Management, Information, and Production Engineering, University of Bergamo

A/Prof Boffelli teaches courses on Sustainable Supply Management, Management of Global Enterprises and Project Management. She is Vice Director of the School of Management of the University of Bergamo, and earned the Italian National Habilitation for Full Professor in November 2025.

A/Prof Boffelli is a member of multiple international associations, including EurOMA, IPSERA, DSI and AoM. Since 2022, she has served as board member of EurOMA. She conducts research in the fields of operations and supply chain management on the topics of manufacturing relocations, sustainable supply chain management and circular economy, and the impact of new technologies on organisations and supply chains. She has published in the International Journal of Operations and Production Management, International Journal of Production Economics, Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, British Journal of Management, International Business Review, Production Planning and Control and other academic outlets.

Associate Professor Giovanna Campopiano, Department of Management, Information, and Production Engineering, University of Bergamo

A/Prof Campopiano is a member of the scientific committee of the CYFE (Center for Young and Family Enterprise). She is also a delegate for internships, job placements and graduate careers at the University of Bergamo. She was previously Director of the Centre for Family Business at the Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster, and also worked from 2014-2018 at the Witten Institute for Family Business, Witten/Herdecke Universität (Germany).

In her research, A/Prof Campopiano mainly investigates family businesses, with a particular focus on the strategic and behavioral aspects of governance and management of this type of firms, and their effect on firm engagement in growth, entrepreneurial activities, corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. Her work has been published in leading academic journals such as Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and the Journal of Business Ethics.

Dr Beatrice Colombo, Junior Researcher, University of Bergamo

Dr Colombo holds a PhD in Technology, Innovation and Management from the University of Bergamo in agreement with the University of Naples Federico II. Her PhD fellowship was co-funded by the Lombardy Region and ENEA. Thanks to this, she spent several periods visiting the Laboratory of Functional Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Applications at the ENEA research center in Brindisi.

Her research currently focuses on industrial symbiosis and, more generally, on the circular economy in the manufacturing sector. She is also interested in Green and Lean Manufacturing. Her research has been presented at national and international conferences and published in national and international journals. Since October 2019, she has been a member of the CELS Research Group and AIDI (Italian Association of Industrial Plant Teachers).

Professor Paolo Gaiardelli, Department of Management, Information, and Production Engineering, University of Bergamo

Prof Gaiardelli is a senior researcher for his department’s CELS research group on industrial systems engineering, logistics and service operations. He runs courses in lean manufacturing, management and organisation of industrial plants and advanced production systems. He is also director of the Master Course “Tecnologie e processi della filiera tessile” offered by SdM, and Deputy Director of the Master Course “Servitization” a joint initiative promoted by the University of Eastern Piedmont and SdM.

Prof Gaiardelli is Associate Editor of Production Planning and Control, and Editorial Advisory Board member of international journal Lean Six Sigma. He has authored more than 100 publications in leading journals, international conferences and books, and has taken part in several national and international research projects.

His research activities mainly focus on the management and organisation of production systems according to the principles of lean manufacturing, and on the engineering and management of services in manufacturing contexts, with particular interest in the automotive and heavy commercial vehicle sectors. More recently, his research interests have extended to exploring the relationships between lean management principles, environmental and social sustainability, digitalisation, and servitisation. In relation to the latter area, his research focuses on adoption of lean thinking paradigms to support the design, development, and management of product–service systems.