We are pleased to announce that professors will join the conference as Keynote Speakers:
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Prof. Evan LAU Poh Hock is an accomplished Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). He has a wealth of academic experience, having held several key positions within UNIMAS, including Deputy Dean for Research and Postgraduate, Director of the Centre for Business, Economics and Finance Forecasting (BEFfore) and Head of Strategy. He is now serving as Deputy Dean of Research and Commercialization. Evan is also an internationally recognized scholar, having held visiting positions at the University of Cambridge and various universities in Indonesia. Evan has a strong research record, publishing 115 journal articles and 91 research papers in books, conference proceedings, working papers, newsletters, and newspaper articles. He has been awarded numerous awards for his research excellence, including the Young Researcher Award in UNIMAS, Highest Citation and Impact, Excellent Service Award, research medals from Research Expos, Best Papers, and the Highest-Impact Journal Paper Award. As an active researcher, Evan has secured 32 research grants and has supervised 91 postgraduate students,examining 83 doctorial, master theses and 160 undergraduate research projects. Evan speaks at numerous international conferences in Indonesia, UAE, Sri Lanka, Italy, India, Philippines, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. Evan's research contributions have been recognized internationally, with him being listed among the Top 9% of economists in Malaysia and ASEAN while in the Top 10% for Asia by the Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) network. He is also among the highly cited authors in UNIMAS. Outside of academia, Evan is passionate about running and travelling. Overall, Evan's achievements and contributions demonstrate his commitment to research excellence, academic leadership, and service, which have a sustainable impact on academia. |
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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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Professor Tam Nguyen (PhD, FCCA, CPA Australia, PGCHE, FHEA) is a Professor of Accounting and Finance at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, UK. He has been qualified as a chartered accountant with several professional accountancy bodies, including ACCA, UK; CPA Australia; and CPA Vietnam. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His research interests cover a wide range of topics of financial reporting, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and climate finance. His research has been featured in different internationally excellent research journals, such as Energy Economics, Corporate Governance: An International Review, Business and Society, Financial Accountability and Management, International Review of Financial Analysis, Accounting Forum, Business Strategy and the Environment, and Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. Professor Nguyen is currently Associate Editor at (i) Journal of Applied Accounting Research, (ii) Accounting Research Journal and editorial board's member of (iii) Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies. He is a Co-Chair of Corporate Governance-SIG, the British Academy of Management (BAM) and an academic advisor for the Vietnam Institute of Directors (VIOD) |
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