Luís Mira da Silva is Associate Professor at Instituto Superior de Agronomia / University of Lisboa. He has a degree in Agronomic Engineering by the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, a PhD in Agricultural Systems by the University of Reading (UK), and an Executive MBA from London Business School / University of London (UK). He is President of Inovisa (www.inovisa.pt), member of the Board of Agrinatura (http://agrinatura-eu.eu/), and National Representative in the strategic subgroup Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Research (SCAR) of the European Commission. He is also coordinator of several national and internacional projects (in Europa and África) in the areas of innovation, technology transfer and entrepreneurship in the agri-food sector.