Roger Bymolt, M.A. is a Senior Advisor on issues of sustainable economic development at KIT, based in Amsterdam. Over the last 10 years he has built expertise in programme monitoring and evaluation, value chain development, carbon markets, as well as online/social media and video. Roger has extensive experience in Africa and Asia. Roger has worked throughout Africa and Asia and particularly enjoys engaging in participatory approaches to research. Roger has a proven track record in designing research plans, methodologies and conducting qualitative and quantitative impact assessments. His conceptual strengths are balanced with a pragmatism for finding working solutions in challenging research environments. Roger is a confident communicator and enjoys sharing and debating ideas in workshops and seminars and believes that building effective partnerships with colleagues, clients and partners is essential to the success of any project.Mira Slavova is an associated researcher at the Gordon Institute of Business Science and has conducted research in the area of Digital Disruption with a specific focus on fintech, smart grids, and IoT. She has extensive experience in technology innovation within the African context (Liberia, Ghana, South Africa). She holds a PhD from Cambridge, UK and has completed postdoctoral research at International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC; and more recently at the SAP Africa Innovation Centre in Pretoria. Mira has worked closely with policy makers and donor agencies such as UNEP, UNDP, World Bank, ITC. She is originally from Bulgaria.