Past Speakers
Dr. Brian Tung
Dr Tung has been teaching different business administration and banking and finance related subjects in higher education since 2000. Before joining the academic and teaching career, he obtained substantial experience in the banking industry, specializing in branch operation and marketing, credit management and corporate lending. His research interests include relationship marketing in financial services, Fintech management, and financial literacy.
Yuetong Wang
Y. Wang is a PhD candidate in Development Policy and Management at the University of Manchester, Global Development Institute. With an MSc in Human Resource Development from the same institution, Y. Wang focuses on HRM strategies and practices in Chinese SOEs. The research also includes sustainable HRM and employee well-being.
Dr. Kevin Kok-Yew Tan
Dr. Kevin Kok-Yew Tan is the CEO of Socium, a digital strategic communication consultancy. With a profound interest in crisis management and communication research, Kevin lectures on crisis communication in the Master of Communication program at the National University of Singapore. He holds a PhD in Business from Singapore Management University, where his dissertation concentrated on the application of AI in organizational learning and crisis communication. His passion for integrating technology into management and communications stems from his previous experience in government communications, as well as his academic background with a Master in Mass Communication and a Bachelor of Business in Information Technology.
Dr. Naeem Bajwa
Dr. Naeem Bajwa is a Professor of Management at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He holds a Ph.D. in Operations and Management from The University of Alabama. He has been a faculty at UA Little Rock since 2013. Prior to this, he worked in the industry in a variety of roles including senior leadership positions in project management, supply chain planning, and management consulting. His research focuses on cross-functional interfaces between Operations and Marketing functions within an organization. His teaching interests include Production and Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Negotiation Skills, and Business Strategy. He is an active member of various professional and academic organizations and volunteers in social work. Dr. Bajwa received College of Business Research Excellence Award in 2019. He has also received multiple Student advocate Awards, Distinguished Teaching Award, and Master Teacher Award.
Iddrisu Abdul-Majeed
My name is Iddrisu Abdul - Majeed, a Ghanaian, 47 years old. I am currently working at MMG Consortium Ltd, Ghana, as Senior Management Consultant with over 17 years working experience in many fields including: Customer Service Sales & Marketing, Research , Project Management , Consultancy Services etc. Had my first degree in Management, MBA in Business Administration and Doctor of Management. I am married with 5 kids.
Dr. Faustino Taderera
He is Programme Manager, MSC in International Operations and Supply Chain Management, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, National University of Science and Technology, Al Hail South, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Email: faustinotaderera@nu.edu.om.
He is a global marketing strategist and senior consultant. He has 22 years of industrial experience in production/operations, procurement, supply chain and marketing/exports management in industry in Zimbabwe. Joined academia in 2003 as pioneer and founding Chairman of the Department of International Marketing at Chinhoyi University of Technology in Zimbabwe, the went to Oman first at the Government College of Applied Sciences (7 years), Middle East College (5 years) then at his current university till now. He holds an MBA in International Marketing (BCUC, UK) and PhD in Business Administration from Africa Research University in Zambia majoring in Marketing. He does international research projects since 2006.
Dr. Olivier Niyitegeka
He is an accomplished researcher, and senior lecturer with a strong background in Finance, International Economics, Econometric modelling, Behavioural Finance. He holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the University of Zululand and has more than 12 years’ experience in teaching at various institutions.
Prof. John Adebayo Oloyede
He is is a Professor of Finance at Ekiti State University, Nigeria with over 25 years of teaching and research experience. His research interest is majorly in the area of International Finance and Exchange Rate Determination. He has produced over 70 publications and supervised about 20 doctoral students. He has obtained different research grants including that of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and Council for the Development of Economic and Social Research in Africa (CODESRIA). He has served as Head of Finance Department, Dean of Faculty of Management Sciences and member of University Governing Council in his University. He is married with three children.