Marcelo Amaral is Economist, M.Sc and D.Sc in Industrial Engineering by Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He did postdoctoral studies at São Paulo University. Marcelo is specialist in Project Management oriented to Technology Innovation and worked in several organizations as Electric Energy Research Center (CEPEL), Federation of Industries of The State of Rio de Janeiro (FIRJAN) and Centre for Mineral Technology (CETEM). He also was partner from CAN Eventos, AMG Research & Project, Rio BMF (Mr Quandt) e iSzabo Consulting and consultant from regional development projects. Since 2006 he is a professor at the Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Brazil; head of THERG - Triple Helix Res...