Past Speakers
Prof. Dr. Panagiotis Tzavaras
Lecturer at European University of Cyprus
Title: Creating economic recovery and growth
He is a graduate of the Department of Statistics and Insurance Science of the School of Finances and Statistics of the University of Piraeus specializing in the analysis of portfolios (1999). Furthermore, he holds two postgraduate degrees. The first one is a Master’s in Advanced Studies in Telematics Management from the School of Media, Management, Information and Communication from Danube University of Krems, Austria specializing in e-Finance (2002). His second postgraduate degree is in Informatics Systems from the Greek Open University specializing in e-Government (2009). Finally, he wrote his doctoral dissertation at the National Metsovio Polytechnic School in the area of Humanities, Social Sciences and Justice (AKED) at the school of Applied Mathematics and Natural Sciences, focusing on the topic of the influence of Social Media on the real economy and the social identity of citizens (2019). He has a teaching experience in the tertiary education since the academic year 2000-2001; it includes mainly contracts of assignment of scientific or laboratory work, with independent teaching, to content pertinent to the fields of finance, statistic, macroeconomic, quantitative methods, social media and adults education.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Sylwia Frydrych
Assistant professor at the Institute of Risk and Financial Markets of the Collegium of Management and Finance of the Warsaw School of Economics
Title: Objectives of the issue of green bonds
She has many years of experience in working in banking related to financial markets. A graduate of Harvard Business School. She graduated with honours from The Financial Markets Association. She is a member of the Financial Markets Association ACI Poland. Research interests focus on the subject of debt financing, in particular green finance.
Ms. Marina Basimakopoulou
PhD Student in the field of Sociology of Technology & Applied Ethics at National Technical University of Athens
Title: Investigating social media use by civil aviation, safety-critical front line operators in the European region: Research proposition, preliminary results and conceptual framework
She graduated from the Department of Biology, School of Applied Sciences of National & Kapodistrian University Of Athens. Holds MSc in Nutrition from King’s College, University of London, and MSc in Human Resources Management (With Honors’) from Athens University of Economics & Business. She is an ATPL (A) Student Pilot and an Agile Certified Practitioner from PMI. She is an experienced Air Traffic Controller and holds a number of specialties, registrations and certifications related to the above-mentioned domains. Currently she works at the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority as an ATM/ANS Expert and she is the Head of ATM/ANS Oversight, Regulations & Certification Section. Her professional and academic interests include human performance in complex systems, professional ethics, virtue ethics, leadership, flight safety and safety culture. She likes to spend her free time reading, seeing her family & friends, traveling, swimming and puddling. She is a big fan of MotoGP and football.
Asst. Prof. Nadezhda Koseva Stefanova
Nadezhda Koseva Stefanova is a Head Assist. Prof. PhD in the Department of Management at the Dimitar A. Tsenov Academy of Economics, Svishtov, Bulgaria.
Her research interests are in the field of management and organizational development; leadership and management; human resources management and development; motivation, commitment and satisfaction of staff, etc. Stefanova, PhD gained research experience through participation in 2 research projects in the period from 2017 to 2022, which were successfully completed. In her research activity, Stefanova, PhD has generated 17 scientific publications, of which 1 chapter of a collective monograph, 1 scientific study (co-authored), 5 articles, 9 reports, 1 textbook(co-authored).
Dr. Jaideep Motwani
Jaideep Motwani is an award winning and highly accomplished scholar, administrator, and consultant with 30 years of experience in the field of supply chain management and process improvement. After earning his Ph.D. in 1990, Dr. Motwani has been busy publishing 17 books and more than 200 articles in prestigious journals. For his commitment to the profession, Dr. Motwani was ranked among the Top 1% Researcher in the field of Technology Management and the recipient of the Michigan Outstanding Educator’s Award granted by the Governor of Michigan.
Dr. Balint Zsolt, Nagy
Associate professor at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Senior Functional Consultant at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services. His research and teaching topics include: Financial economics, financial econometrics, behavioural finance. His teaching experience spans 18 years and has published over 30 scientific articles, books and book chapters.
Mr. Wolfgang Kloppenburg
A-levels, training as an industrial clerk and studies, degree in business administration. Then management positions in various industries. Since 2004 self-employed as a management consultant with a focus on interim management. Graduated as a restructuring consultant.
Dr. Teh Boon Heng
Teh Boon Heng is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Management, Multimedia University (MMU). He holds a Certified Chartered Accountant designation (MIA 30555). He had written a number of scholarly works and received various grants. Sustainability, green accounting, and performance measurement are some of his research specialties.
Mr. Benedikt Frank
Benedikt Frank holds a Master’s degree in Business Psychology, Leadership & Management and has been researching the topics of leadership, emotions, burnout and the influences on the world of work since his early student days.
He is currently doing his PhD at the VSFS – University of Finance and Administration Prague on the topic of burnout in the financial sector.
He is currently doing his PhD at the VSFS – University of Finance and Administration Prague on the topic of burnout in the financial sector.
Ms. Lorena Jordana Carmona
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and has furthered her education with multiple Master’s degrees in International Management, Tax, and European Economic Integration. She is currently a Professor at the University of Andorra where she is pursuing a PhD, furthering my expertise and contributing to the field of study.
Dr. Maryam Adli
Maryam Adli is a Ph.D. Scholar at Khazar University, Azerbaijan, with research interest in Economics and Management. She has over 6 years of professional experience in the area of business management, business analytics, corporate strategy, Human Resources management and project management. She holds an MBA and a Certified Project Management Professional (PMI-PMP), The American University of Afghanistan (AUAF). She is the author or co-author of nearly 10 scientific studies and published multiple research papers in reputed Scopus journals such as Review of Economics and Finance, Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, etc.
Ms. Aušra Pacevičiūtė
Aušra Pacevičiūtė holds a Master’s degree in Business Management, and she is currently pursuing her PhD at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities in Klaipėda University. Aušra specializes in teaching marketing, media and communication management, brand management, and digital media business. Her research focuses on relationship marketing, co-creation, and socially responsible business practices. She is an esteemed board member of the Lithuanian Marketing Association and serves as a business mentor at “Innovation Agency Lithuania”. In addition, Aušra is the owner of restaurants and founder of accommodation businesses. She holds the position of CMO in several non-profit organizations. She is a member of the Klaipėda City Council.
Mr. Emad Nasserian
Emad Nasserian is a Ph.D. student at SMBS University, Salzburg, Austria (incorporation with USC Australia) with research subject focused on green transformational leadership. He studied mechanical (bachelor of science) and chemical engineering (master of science) and has been working for 10 years’ experiences in the automotive and gearbox industry. Some of these projects were performed with BMW AG and Daimler AG. These experiences have motivated him to continue his education in this field.
He hopes that this green leadership can help the environment in the future!
Ms. K Maluleke
Lecturer at Tshwane University of Technology.
An early-career academic and PhD student at Tshwane University of Technology. She is a graduate of the Department of Economics and Business Administration at Chang’An University specialising in Marketing. Furthermore, she has strong interest in leadership under unpredictable & uncertain times and is a recipient of the McKinsey & Co Forward Programme certificate.
Dr. David Bejou
Dr. David Bejou is Professor of Marketing at SUNY Empire State University. He is the founding editor and editor-in-chief of Journal of Relationship Marketing. He has published over 100 articles including 6 books. His area of research is human rights, CRM, CSR, ESG, and DEI.
Asst. Prof. Botond Benedek
Botond Benedek is an assistant professor of finance at the Babeș-Bolyai University. In his research, he focusses on new financial technologies. His main areas of interest are: machine learning-based automobile insurance fraud detection, crypto-asset pricing, digitization of life insurance and Industry 4.0.
Dr. Zsófia Biró
Zsófia Biró holds a PhD in Law and she is an energy market economist as well. Her main fields of research are energy communities, EV charging networks and hydrogen regulation. Dr. Biró is a member of the Technology Law and Energy Law Department at the University of Pécs.
Mr. Abdulkarim Ghariba
Graduated from the Institute of Technical Observers in 2004. Experience in field work in a water studies company for 10 years. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics, majoring in Project Management in 2022 at Al-Baath University in Syria, with the first rank in the graduating class, with a GPA of 84.56.
Obtaining an estimate from the Ministry of Transport in Syria for completing the system of production incentives
He is currently working as an Executive Director at the Al Maha Industrial facility and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Obtaining an estimate from the Ministry of Transport in Syria for completing the system of production incentives
He is currently working as an Executive Director at the Al Maha Industrial facility and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Dr. Armağan Canan
Policy analyst focused on innovation, renewable energy, sustainability, climate change, and research management. Researches innovation policy, especially in offshore wind energy. Built interdisciplinary simulation models for long-term policy analysis.
Mr. Wagner E. Schuster
Currently pursuing Erasmus Mundus QEM (Models and Methods of Quantitative Economics) in UAB-Barcelona as an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship holder. 10+ years of experience as Risk Analyst in credit risk management, capital management, and stress tests. Enthusiastic researcher in finance and banking.
Mr. Sándor Erdős
Sándor Erdős is a Ph.D student and research fellow assistant at the University of Pécs, Faculty of Business and Economics. His research focuses on behavioral finance, specifically exploring social influence in behavioral decisions within the field. His work primarily involves experimental finance. Additionally, he contributes to the teaching activities by instructing undergraduate finance courses such as Corporate Finance and Investments, as well as teaching Enterprise Valuation in the Master’s program.
Prof. Sumedha Chauhan
Sumedha Chauhan is a faculty in the area of Information Systems and Analytics at Jindal Global Business School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India. She has published multiple research papers in reputed journals such as European Journal of Information Systems, International Journal of Information Management, Behaviour and Information Technology, Information Systems Frontiers, and Journal of Business Research, etc. Her research interests include e-commerce, e-business, and online retailing.
Dr. Almaz Sandy
He received his PhD from the School of Management, Kyrenia American University, Cyprus. He also holds MBA degree from HES Business School, France and M.A. in International Relations from the Aegean University of Turkey. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of the School of Business Administration, Al Akhawayn University.
His research is situated in the field of Supply Chain and Operations Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, with a special focus on international technology transfer, academic entrepreneurship and collaborative R&D in high technology industries including applications of computer business simulation and computer science to the service of the broad areas of education and learning. He is internationally certified management consultant (CMC), committee member of ACBSP accreditation, member of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). Dr. Almaz has previously worked for Fortune 500 companies in the areas of corporate business, strategic planning and supply chain management.
MSC. Patryk Makowski
A highly self-driven enthusiast of leadership and work behaviours. Aiming to investigate a correlation between transformational leadership and work engagement in remote environments. Currently a PhD Candidate at the Technological University of the Shannon: Midland Midwest (Athlone).
MSC. Fationa Artan Halili
She recently graduated with a second master of science degree in “Strategic Finance” at the University of Buckingham, International Business School, in Budapest and she currently works as a “Finance Manager” in her private company for 2 years. She has participated in various training related to the economic field and her focus in the coming years is the pursuit of doctoral studies, participation in scientific conferences, as well as academic publications.
MS. Louisa Mmule Kgomotso Matjane
Kgomotso Matjane has 5 years investment analyst experience and over 10 years Internal Auditor experience across different levels up to Management within the profession. Her work experience has mostly been in Developmental Financial Institutions (DFIs), which deep rooted her passion for SMME development. She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Internal Audit and is currenlty in the final year of her MBA studies.
Prof. Anna Kosieradzka
Anna Kosieradzka is a Deputy Dean of Scientific Affairs at the Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology. Her area of interest is process management, production management, project management, and public crisis management. She is the author or co-author of more than 100 scientific papers (including 10 monographs).
Dr. Justyna Smagowicz
Justyna Smagowicz is a researcher and lecturer at the Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology. Her area of interest is the improvement of production processes with the use of specialized simulation modeling programs and the resilience of manufacturing companies. She is the author or co-author of nearly thirty scientific studies.
Dr. Cezary Szwed
Cezary Szwed is a researcher and lecturer at the Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology. His areas of interest are production management, mathematical modeling of processes, optimization algorithms, and power and energy consumption management. He is the author or co-author of nearly thirty scientific studies.
Dr. Chiedza Tsvakirai
Chiedza Tsvakirai is a researcher at the University of South Africa’s School of Business Leadership. She has expertise in agribusiness and agricultural economics. Her research focus is on food innovation markets; particularly how the innovations influence productivity, sustainable production and responsible consumption.
Mr. Andrej Orolin
Andrej Orolin, he is from Slovakia. Since 2017, He is a PhD. candidate at Beihang University in Beijing, China. He has several years of experience in the banking industry, currently as an internal auditor in one of the main European banks.
Mr. Ladi Daodu
Ladi Daodu is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Lincoln University College, Malaysia, with research interest in Business Analytics.
He has over 16 years of professional experience in the area of business management, business analytics, investment banking, corporate strategy, corporate finance, and project management.
Ladi is a business analytics enthusiast and is currently writing his thesis on business analytics and the eCommerce sector, in addition to the numerous professional courses he has taken in the field of data science and analytics. He is also a speaker at different workshops and conferences discussing topics around business strategy and planning, business analytics, finance, business sustainability and more.
Ladi holds an MBA and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, he holds certificate in Business Valuation, ACCA-UK, Data Science and Analytics by IBM, and a Certified Project Management Professional (PMI-PMP), USA.