INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT (ICBM) 2024
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DR. MIR DOST
Affiliation: University of Winchester, United Kingdom
Official Email:
mir.dost@winchester.ac.uk
Area of Expertise: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Sustainable Development and Innovation
Dr. Dost has an extensive experience in teaching, utilizing Bloom's Taxonomy pedagogical methods to develop course profiles, set clear course learning outcomes (CLOs), and align them with program learning outcomes (PLOs). Dr. Dost create tutorials that allow students to apply theoretical knowledge to practical, real-world problems. These tutorials often incorporate business case studies from reputable publishers such as Harvard and Ivy. Dr. Dost research focuses on the influence of different types of knowledge, including human, social, and organizational capital, on process innovation generation and adoption in the Chemical Industry for sustainable product development. Dr. Dost holds an MBA in entrepreneurship from AIT-Thailand, and his master's research thesis examined the enablers and barriers of green entrepreneurship, particularly in relation to organic agriculture practices in Pakistan. Dr. Dost also served as an external PhD examiner for Portsmouth University in the UK, evaluating a thesis on the analysis of the new product development process of frugal products in Pakistani SMEs.
Dr. Dost published numerous research papers in prestigious international journals and presented his findings at top-tier conferences in the field of management sciences. Some of his published papers include topics such as knowledge spill over and innovation, best management practices in green product development, and the impact of social and intellectual capital on innovation, also have articles currently under review in reputable academic journals. In addition, Dr. Dost actively participated in conferences such as the International Society of Professional Innovation Managers (ISPIM), the Annual Conference of the Academy of Management, and the British Academy of Management (BAM) conference. Dr. Dost served as a country director, speaker, and mentor for the Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp. Furthermore, he has been invited to contribute as a panelist by the Government of Egypt to discuss entrepreneurship enablement. As a resource person and international consultant, Dr. Dost worked with organizations such as the International Centre of Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), delivering sessions and submitting reports on entrepreneurship development. He has also been recognized as an individual trainer/consultant for the National Business Development Program for SMEs (NBDP) in Pakistan, providing training and guidance on business management and operations to SMEs.
DR. ABU BAKAR A. HAMID
Affiliation: Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Official Email:
abubakarhamid@iukl.edu.my
Area of Expertise: Economic development, Financial Management, quality enhancement in higher education.
Prof. Dr. Abu Bakar A. Hamid holds a BBA, MBA from Northrop University (USA), PhD from University of Derby (UK, 2003) and now attached with Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Malaysia. He has demonstrated an excellent record of teaching and supervision for more than 30 years in the academic field. His achievement in graduating more than 60 PhD candidates and 30 post-doc fellowships proves his ability, capability and passion in supervision. He has shown excellent records of impactful research and publications which directly has strengthened his expertise in the area of his interest. He managed to secure several competitive national grants and consultant for various projects and later profoundly published in more than 350 articles in competitive international journals, proceedings, books and book chapters.
DR. IDDY ZUBERI
Affiliation: Ministry of Finance, Tanzania
Official Email:
nahya.zuberi@gmail.com
Area of Expertise:Taxation, Financial Management
Dr. Iddy Zuberi, Finance Management Officer at the Ministry of Finance, Tanzania, holds a Ph.D. in Accounting with a specialization in Voluntary Tax Compliance from the esteemed Putra Business School at Universiti Putra Malaysia. Additionally, he earned a Master's in Revenue Administration and Tax Policies from the Institutes of Tax Administration in Tanzania. Prior to this, he obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Management from the Institutes of Finance Management (IFM-Tanzania), a Degree in Business Administration with a focus on Marketing and Islamic Financing from Zanzibar University, and a Diploma in Commerce and Accounting with a specialization in Teaching Commercial Subjects from Dar-es-Salaam Teacher's College, Tanzania. Again, Dr. Zuberi was awarded Secondary Certificates majors in commercial subjects from Ununio Islamic High School and Ujiji Secondary in Tanzania.
Dr. Zuberi's area of expertise lies in Revenue Administration and Tax Policies for fourteen years and teaching for three years. He brings a wealth of expertise to his role in tax compliance. He has demonstrated dedication to tax compliance reforms and zakat management. He has authored six articles in prestigious journals, providing valuable insights into various aspects of taxation and zakat. Furthermore, he is committed to implementing zakat management, as evidenced by his active participation in international conferences such as the International Conference on Contemporary Islamic Studies 2021 and the International Conference on Zakat, Tax, Waqf, and Economic Development 2022.
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MR. SOHAIL KHAN
Affiliation: Meezan Bank, Pakistan
Official Email:
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Area of Expertise: Islamic Banking
Mr. Sohail Khan has been the Company Secretary of Meezan Bank since February 2017. He holds an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from NED University. He has over thirty years of experience in the financial sector and has held senior positions in both business and support functions in large financial institutions. Mr. Sohail Khan has been associated with Meezan Bank since 2000 from the days of Al Meezan Investment Bank. During his association with Meezan Bank, he has handled several key positions including Head of Car Ijarah, Head of Human Resources & Administration and Head of Marketing. His last assignment was as Head of Learning and Development, Corporate Communication and Innovation. He has also been actively involved in imparting Islamic Finance training, both in-house and on various external forums.
DR. JAWAID AHMED QURESHI
Affiliation: Szabist University, Karachi
Official Email:
jawedkhanqureshi@gmail.com
Area of Expertise: Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Strategic policy development, & Corporate Management.
Dr. Jawaid A. Qureshi is an entrepreneur, corporate strategist, researcher, and academician. He holds a PhD in Management Science from SZABIST Pakistan-UAE and Post-PhD fellowships from Institute of Business Administration, Center for Entrepreneurial Development (IBA-CED), Karachi, Pakistan, Queen Margaret University, UK, Higher Education Academy (HEA) UK, and Stanford University USA. He also completed online concentration courses from MIT, Harvard, and Stanford Universities, USA. He has worked at strategic policy level with SMEs, Non-profits, Corporate and Industrial sector companies at national and international level. He possesses vast experience of strategic policy development, operations management and evaluation. He is also a professor of practice and on the boards of several national and international, public and private organizations, and reputed research journals including Emerald EMCS and HBR of Harvard University. He also serves as a director in a renowned pharmaceutical manufacturing and marketing company, Newton Healthcare (Pvt.) Ltd. and as a convener/head of the United Nations (UN) Central Standing Committee of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) that works with the UN and its affiliated agencies and organizations.
DR. MUHAMMAD ZAKI RASHIDI
Affiliation: Iqra University, Karachi
Official Email:
zaki@iqra.edu.pk
Area of Expertise: Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Strategic policy development, & Corporate Management.
Dr. Muhammad Zaki Rashdi has earned his PhD degree from SZABIST and post graduate diploma in e-Tutoring for lifelong learning from University of Hull, UK. His academic and research experience spans over more than 25 years. He also served as the head of Professional Development Centre FAST-NU and Chair Department of Humanities and Sciences. He worked as consultant for USAID EDLINKS project, participated in UNESCO education projects for Sindh, served as resource person for PAF Air War College, conducted corporate and academic trainings and workshops across Pakistan. As reviewer he is on the panel of many local and international journals. He is a regular resource person with the HEC Teachers Education programs PCEPT. Dr Zaki Rashidi has several publications in the journals of national and international repute and presented papers in international conferences. He has supervised many independent research studies, research projects, supervised thesis and dissertations at MS and PhD level. He is serving as the member of Accreditation Award Committee (AAC), member of Academic Guidance Committee, and an Evaluator for National Business Education Accreditation Council (NBEAC).