We are pleased to announce that professors will join the conference as Keynote Speakers:
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Prof. Irene Wei Kiong Ting is an Professor of Finance at Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), Malaysia. She has spent almost two decades in teaching finance courses at tertiary level. She has been teaching at universities since 2007, most of which were Finance subjects such as Contemporary Issues in Finance, Financial Management, Financial Management for Accounting, Financial Markets & Institutions, International Finance, Financial Statement Analysis, Principles of Finance and Investment Analysis, to name just a few. She also taught research methodology at a part- time basis for a semester recently at the postgraduate level. With approximately 20 years of teaching experience, she is adept in teaching skills, teaching-portfolio development skills and supervision skills for research projects. Besides, she has published extensively in top journals, with focuses on performance management, behavioural finance, corporate governance, intellectual capital, capital structure etc. She has received several best paper awards for her research works from various international conferences. She has yielded a well-rounded set of skills via her on-the-job, particularly the experiences being the Deputy Dean of Research and Postgraduate, Director of International Rankings and Branding Division, Director of Career Placement and Development Centre. |
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Prof. Boris Popesko is a Professor of Faculty of Management and Economics, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Czech Republic. His research primarily focuses on performance management, cost management systems, and public sector efficiency. With a strong background in both academic research and practical consulting, he has contributed significantly to the development of modern management accounting practices in Central and Eastern Europe. Prof. Popesko is also actively involved in international research collaborations and regularly presents at conferences around the world. |
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Prof. Shahzad Uddin is a Professor of Accounting and Director of the Centre for Accountability and Global Development at Essex Business School, University of Essex. He is the founding editor of the Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies (JAEE). Professor Uddin received the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) 'Distinguished Academic Award' in 2022, recognising his significant contributions to academic accounting and his pivotal role in shaping accounting and finance education in the UK. He was conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, acknowledging his impactful contributions to the field in 2024. His scholarly contributions have been recognised by the British Sociological Association and the Labor and Employment Relations Association in the United States. Professor Uddin has authored numerous academic and non-academic articles on a wide range of topics, including accounting and development, sociology of work, and corporate governance and sustainability. His research has been published in prestigious journals, such as Accounting, Organizations and Society, Public Administration, Development and Change, Social Science and Medicine, Work, Employment and Society, and the Journal of Critical Realism. Shahzad’s research spans a broad geographic scope, focusing on the majority world (non- Western countries) across multiple continents, including Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. He has published extensively on countries such as Palestine, Bangladesh, Japan, the Czech Republic, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, China, Ghana, and Uganda, along with other majority world countries. |
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