Past Speakers
Prof. Dr. Larissa M. Batrancea
Larissa M. Batrancea is Associate Professor of financial analysis at the Faculty of Business, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She holds a PhD in economics, a BA in economics, an MA in small business, a BSc and an MSc in mathematics (Babes-Bolyai University) and an MSc in cognitive neuroscience (University of York, UK). She also completed a postdoctoral program at the Romanian Academy in Bucharest. Her publication record comprises 33 books and book chapters as editor, book reviewer, author and translator (Routledge, Springer, Elsevier, IGI Global) and 119 scientific articles published in top outlets (Journal of Economic Psychology, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Eastern European Economics, Social Indicators Research). Her research interests revolve around tax behavior, financial analysis, behavioral public finance, experimental economics, cognitive neuroscience, neuroeconomics. She activated as PI and member in 32 research grants and was awarded 27 prizes in research and teaching.
Dr. Eswaranathan Ehambaranathan
Dr. Nathan’s academic experience encompasses International Business and management studies, and he has a doctorate in Business Administration. He has taught in Vietnam, Malaysia, and New Zealand and facilitated modules remotely for institutions based in the United Kingdom, Solomon Islands, Australia and Japan. He currently facilitates the MBA online modules for AIB, Adelaide, Australia and lectures courses at IPU, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Prof. Dr. Temitope Lydia Leshoro
Prof.Dr. Temitope Lydia Leshoro is currently an Associate Professor of Economics, in Economics Department, University of South Africa (UNISA). She holds a PhD Economics from the prestigious University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Her research focus is macroeconomics and monetary economics. Some of the awards she received are:
2021 Research and Innovation Award.
2016 Research Award
Best PhD paper
Prof. Dr. Chavis Ketkaew
Prof.Dr. Chavis Ketkaew is an assistant professor of management, affiliated with the Center for Sustainable Innovation and Society, International College, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. Although he pursued a Ph.D. in Applied Economics, his expertise covers extensive research areas related to innovation management. His research interests involve new product development, product concept ideation including foods and digital platforms, business process transformation, consumer behavior, and UX research.
Prof. Dr. Ipek Kalemci Tuzun
Prof. Dr. Ipek Kalemci Tuzun is a full time professor at Faculty of Commercial Sciences of Baskent University. She is currently teaching organizational behavior and human resource management. Her areas of research interest include developments in human resource management, social exchange practices in organizations, HRM applications and employee attitudes and behavior, social identity theory, organizational identification.
Prof. Dr. Gülise GÖKCE
Prof. Dr. Gülise GÖKCE received his Ph.D. from Department of Administration and Organization in Selcuk University in 2000. She is currently working as a professor of political science and public administration in Selcuk University. Her research interests are new approaches in public administration, state capacity and failed states.
Dr. Abdullah Ghaleb Alshareef
Dr Alshareef is an assistant professor and Head of Health Service Management in the School of Business, University of Jeddah. Dr Alshareef has a Master of Business Administration (2009) from Wilkes University, USA and a PhD in Health Service Management (2019) from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia. He is involved in the coordination and teaching of the postgraduate business administration master’s unit, Dr Alshareef has published in a variety of international journals across a range of academic topics as Health Service Management, nursing shortage, nursing turnover and his areas of research expertise include public policy and health
Prof. Dr. Orhan GÖKCE
Prof. Dr. Orhan GÖKCE received his Ph.D. from German Language (Linguistic) and Cultural Sciences (Sociology) department in Justus-Liebig-Universitaet Giessen in 1987. He is currently working in the Selcuk University Department of Political Sciences and Public Administration and his academic interests are political science, political sociology, communication studies and research methods.
Dr. Marcelo Ferrer
Dr. Marcelo Ferrer is a professor at Universidad Americana and Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola in Asunción, Paraguay. Doctor of Business Administration; Master’s Degree in Marketing and Business Management; Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. His research interests include innovation, technology adoption and MSME management. He is currently the Director of the Research Department at Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola.
Ms. Phaninee Naruetharadhol
Prof.Dr. Chavis Ketkaew is an assistant professor of management, affiliated with the Center for Sustainable Innovation and Society, International College, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. Although he pursued a Ph.D. in Applied Economics, his expertise covers extensive research areas related to innovation management. His research interests involve new product development, product concept ideation including foods and digital platforms, business process transformation, consumer behavior, and UX research.
Mr. Obaidullah Shafiq Ahmed
After earning degree in Civil Engineering from University of Engineering & Technology, Taxila, Mr. Obaidullah Shafiq Ahmed entered the construction world to explore his passion of construction and project management. In addition to his primary job as project planner, he was continuously involved in studying researches regarding cost and time management of mega projects and their impacts on society.
Ms. Rebeka Anna Pop
Ms. Rebeka Anna Pop is a PhD student, an Associate Teacher, and a Scientific Research Assistant at the Department of Marketing, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania. She obtained a BA and MSc in Marketing from Babeș-Bolyai University. Her research focuses on m-commerce, e-commerce, and customer experience. She has been awarded several doctoral research scholarships at Romanian and Hungarian universities.
Ms. Sadia Bruce
Ms. Sadia Bruce is currently enrolled as a Ph.D. student at the University of Malaga. She is working as a full-time Head of Product and Operations at a Web3 Metaverse startup. She obtained her BS (Hons) in Software Engineering and MS in Communications and International Public Relations at MISIS Moscow, Russia.
Her research areas include sentiment analysis on Twitter using VADER, blockchain technology, and financial communications in information technology.
Dr. Matan Shnaiderman
Dr. Matan Shnaiderman received the M.S. Ph.D. degrees in the Department of Mathematics, Bar-Ilan University in Israel.
He is currently Senior Lecturer at the Department of Management,
Bar-Ilan University.
His research interests include supply-chain and inventory management, information sharing, public transit, frequency setting, energy production and stochastic dynamic programming.
Dr. Agnieszka Wójcik-Czerniawska
Dr. Agnieszka Wójcik-Czerniawska, Associate Professor at Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) in Poland. The PhD of Economics field Management, MBA in Spanish- ICEX-CECO- Madryt. Visiting Professor at many foreign Universities in Europe (Italy, Spain) and World ( Peru, Kenya), The area of research are connected with: modern finance, finance technology, digital currency, financial isolation.
Miss Mohini Pather
Miss Mohini Pather, MBA from Heriot Watt University currently a Lecturer in the School of Management. Interest in financial risk management and making innovation accessible in Africa. Follows the growth of crypto adoption in Africa, the potential for economic growth through technological accessibility. Received the national VC young researcher award in 2021.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Dorothea Kossyva
University of Piraeus, Greece
Dr. Dorothea Kossyva holds a PhD from the Department of Business Administration, University of Piraeus. Currently, she is an adjunct lecturer at Hellenic Open University and University of Piraeus. Her research interests lay in the areas of strategic management, knowledge management, HR management, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Presentation Topic: “Coopetition strategy in the contemporary business environment”
Dr. Sushama Chaudhari
Dr. Sushama Chaudhari is Head of HRM & OB area and Associate Professor at National Insurance Academy, Pune. She is Ph. D in Management and MSW in Personnel Management.
She is a Certified Professional Coach from Leadership that Works (USA): Coaching for Transformation Programme and a Certified Behavioural Analyst from Turning Point (USA).
Dr Sushama Chaudhari has published 30 research articles in reputed journals and has presented papers in National and International Conferences. She has also published Psychometric Measures such as Leader Behaviour Assessment Profile, Occupational Self Efficacy, Learned Optimism, and Organization Climate.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Dr. Sanjay Gupta is a Professor of Accounting at Valdosta State University. His primary teaching interests are in the areas of managerial accounting and primary research interests are in the areas of quality control, business ethics and accounting education. He has published in some of the leading academic journals and has won numerous teaching awards.
Ms. Chengjiao Li
Chengjiao Li was born in China. She graduated from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (Guangdong province, China) in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in finance. She just obtained her master degree from the University of Leeds (Leeds, UK), studying business analysis and decision sciences. Her interests are international economics and the application of machine learning in financial areas.
