ICARBME Speakers
Past Speakers

Prof. Fiona Sussan
Professor of Marketing at Toyo University, Japan
Speech Title: Leveraging AI for Management Decision – Making: A Survey of Current State of Knowledge
Prof. Fiona Sussan’s research portfolio includes management, entrepreneurship, marketing, and tourism. She obtained her MBA and PhD from City University of New York. Her publication appeared in International Marketing Review, Journal of Business Research, Small Business Economics, among others. Her research has received awards from Emerald, American Marketing Association, and others. She has conducted research and published with students in the US and Japan at undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels.

Dr. Dena Bateh
Professor of Management & International Business, NYU School of Professional Studies, USA
Speech Title: Creating Value in International Expansion: Understanding Institutional Constraints and Leveraging Organizational Resources.
Dr. Bateh is a recognized leader and international scholar in higher education. She obtained her Ph.D. in International Economics from Columbia University completing her doctoral dissertation on Healthcare Improvement in Third World Countries- A Focus on Egypt and both her M.B.A. and B.A. from Jacksonville University (Florida). Dr. Bateh has authored several articles, three textbooks, and presents at conferences worldwide, where she often trains and consults global executives.
Prior to transitioning to a career in higher education Dr. Bateh held leadership positions in the logistics and pharmaceutical industries for over fifteen years. Since 2008, Dr. Bateh has achieved excellence in higher education as an Academic Administrator and Professor of International Business & Economics at several institutions of higher education including New York University.
Dr. Bateh is also an active scholar at the HIT (Healthcare Information Technology) Lab at Columbia University, and the editor and contributing author to several academic journals such as the European Scientific Journal. Dr. Bateh’s expertise in the field of International Economics can be recognized through her authorship of articles, textbooks, and conference presentations worldwide. Her areas of expertise also include Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship. Integrated Marketing, Globalization and Organizational Behavior. In recognition of her academic excellence. Dr. Bateh was awarded the CAES Award for Learning and Development from New York University. Dr. Bateh was also chosen as the Faculty of the Year by several academic institutions.
Dr. Bateh also maintains many affiliations including the International Marketing Association. the International Management Association and the African Econometrics Society. Dr. Bateh hopes to expand the influence of her position, both domestically and internationally by helping young scholars in achieving their goals.
Prof. Daniel G. Ngugi
Professor and coordinator of economics at Minot State University (North Dakota, USA)
Professor Daniel Ngugi holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics and a masters in Statistics both from the University of Georgia in the USA. He teaches economics at Minot State University, in Minot, North Dakota, USA, where he is also the coordinator of the program. His scholarly interests are diverse; he conducts research, and has published widely in the areas of managerial and business economics; public finance; environmental economics; learning in higher education; and technology adoption. He has mentored many students both at the undergraduate and graduate level. He loves reading, hiking and sightseeing.
Speech Title: Financial Management of Public Schools: Managers’ Perspective

Keynote Speaker
Dr. Boidurjo Rick Mukhopadhyay
Dr Boidurjo Rick Mukhopadhyay, DSc, PhD, is a Senior Academic and Business Advisor with a background in managing HEIs and triple helix relations in the UK, Europe, China, and Central Asia. His current research and consultancy expertise fall in the areas of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Global Goals, Gig Economy/ Collaborative Consumption, and Future of Work. Dr Mukhopadhyay also advises startups in EdTech, Renewable Energy, Gig Economy Business Platforms, Food & Beverage, and AI & Media. Since 2011, he has been speaking on SMEs and entrepreneurship, leadership & organisational culture, business ethics – at HEIs, executive courses, international summer schools, and business events.
Speech Title: “Here today, Gone tomorrow'”, Business Strategy and Employee Engagement in the Gig Economy: Lessons from India, China, and Uzbekistan