Strategic Industry Collaboration and MBA Administrator,
Associate Professor ,
Abu Dhabi School of Management (ADSM), UAE
Dr. Kiran Nair has over nineteen years of experience in marketing, management, human resource management, and supply chain logistics management as an International Marketing Professional. His track record demonstrates his expertise and mastery in the field of Marketing and Management. Throughout his professional career, he made every effort to maintain excellence, which aids in the achievement of a company's strategic goals. He has taken advantage of every opportunity to pursue excellence and work on the bottom lines by honing his dependable management and interpersonal skills.
From planning and mentoring to becoming an international faculty member, he enjoys taking on challenges that put him to the test and help him learn something new. His sales and marketing experience has nourished his human skills to the point where, when working as part of a team, he produces an interactive workforce with active networking that boosts productivity.
He is designated as a Director and an Associate Professor of Management, allowing him to hold multiple responsibilities and a multi-disciplinary network due to his expertise in management and supervision of a department that aligns with the University's vision statement. He understands how to create course materials, review project reports, conduct extensive research, and create individualized academic action plans. He works with strategic department heads to coordinate and reports to the Dean of Management.He is designated as a Director and an Associate Professor of Management, allowing him to hold multiple responsibilities and a multi-disciplinary network due to his expertise in management and supervision of a department that aligns with the University's vision statement. He understands how to create course materials, review project reports, conduct extensive research, and create individualized academic action plans. He works with strategic department heads to coordinate and reports to the Dean of Management.
He is designated as a Director and an Associate Professor of Management, allowing him to hold multiple responsibilities and a multi-disciplinary network due to his expertise in management and supervision of a department that aligns with the University's vision statement. He understands how to create course materials, review project reports, conduct extensive research, and create individualized academic action plans. He works with strategic department heads to coordinate and reports to the Dean of Management.
He is certified in Individual Motivation, Brand Management, Retail Management, and Sustainable Business Strategy.
Professor
University of Nizwa
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Nizwa
, Oman
Professor Dr. Anwar Ahmad is an Environmental Engineer and currently Professor in the
College of Engineering and Architecture and Deptt. Of Civil Engineering, University of
Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman. Before, he was appointed as a Professor, in King Saud University
2012-2018. Also worked in University Malaysian Pahang (Faculty of Engineering and Earth
Resources) in 2009- November 2011; Jamia Millia Islamia University 2000-2007.
More than 100 research paper published in high impact journal and conferences,
NATURE Index J. published, 15 patents (Two US Patents), five gold medal, three silver
and two bronze, 67 national and international conferences attended, edited proceedings
and Documented Research reports
More than 47 Ph.D and Master students completed degree under his supervision. He
completed more than 35 projects national international levels and actively involved in
many collaborations with industries, universities and academicians.
He is organized a number of training program and symposia for the benefits of practicing
engineer and professionals.
Current research areas: Wastewater electrolysis for bioenergy, electricity, hydrogen and
sustainable energy production, established industrial high demand research center (national
innovation center, sustainable design and design renewable sources energy), Industrial
ecology and sustainability approach for energy and materials decarbonation flow production
and environment, Assessment carbon sustainable development
Research Center for Advanced Materials
National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN),Indonesia
Dr. Deni is a Senior Research Scientist Research Center for Advanced Materials, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia. He has also been a faculty member at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universitas Mercu Buana, since 2017 to present. He received his Dr. Eng. in Energy Conversion Engineering, specifically on solid oxide fuel cells, from Hirosaki University, Japan in 2016. He received various awards including the 2015 doctorate student research excellence award from the President of Hirosaki University. Dr. Deni has 14 patents, 1 licensed (commercialized) patent, 1 trademark, 1 industrial design, and has published over 70 scientific papers with an h-index of 11 with more than 300 citations.
Senior Director, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology
Government of India
An Engineer by qualification and a champion of Information Technology by choice, Dr.
AK Garg is a seasoned technocrat and a key strategist who likes to see himself as a
relentless disruptor and always at the forefront of initiatives shaping up the
contemporary digital narratives.
As a proactive digital leader, Dr. Garg is spearheading many mission-critical digital
transformation initiatives at MeitY apart from being a key contributor to various
technology oriented and trade& commerce related strategic forums of GoI.
As a Director in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY),
Government of India, Dr. Garg is tasked with the responsibilities of managing key
divisions. He heads the International Cooperation Division which has a mandate for
promoting International Trade and Cooperation, driving IT/ITES sector apart from
managing the responsibilities of e-Commerce and Startups, Entrepreneurship,
Innovation and IPR Divisions and MeitY website.
A keen planner, strategist and implementer, Dr.Garg is passionate about promoting
innovation driven startup-entrepreneurial ecosystem in the country especially in the
realm of emerging technologies. The forward looking and dynamic MeitY Startup Hub
(MSH) - a singular collaborative platform for the tech startup community towards
building meaningful synergies in the Indian startup landscape has been one of his
significant achievements. Creating a holistic framework for the nascent deep-tech
startup ecosystem in the country has been a key differentiator for MSH.
Some of the other critical activities instituted by him that is contributing to developing
new models of accelerated growth and structural transformations include Startup
Accelerator of MeitY for Product Innovation, Development and Growth(SAMRIDH), a
scheme to support existing and upcoming Accelerators to select and accelerate
potential product based startups to scale up, theme based incubation centres, a clutch
of Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in diverse areas of national interest, Accelerator
Programmes and short term technology initiatives centered around Covid distress -
helping onboard startups to work grounds up seamlessly and turn innovations into
actionable results.
Dr. Garg is also an intricate part of the initiatives in the country for augmenting the
Indian IT/ITES sector and underpinning the impact of Industry 4.0. He was part of the
core team that had devised the National Software Product Policy 2019 (NPSP-2019) for
creating a robust software product industry in the country.
Apart from his responsibilities at MeitY, Dr. Garg is a key contributor to various
technology oriented and trade & commerce related strategic forums of GoI and global
consultation groups. He has contributed as a lead negotiator in a number of significant
global forums, including UN, RCEP, G-20 and WTO.
An alumnus of IIT Kanpur, Dr. Garg has authored more than 20 Research Papers that
were published in prominent International Journals and has to his credit 2 Patents.
Dr. Garg is a regular speaker at workshops, conferences, symposiums and forums in
India and abroad dealing with startups, entrepreneurship, innovation & IPR, e-
Governance, emerging technologies and evolving digital paradigms.
CEO & Head Dubai Campus
Sr.VP at S P Jain School of Global Management
TEDx & International Conference Keynote Speaker
Prof. Dr. Christopher Abraham has three Post Graduate qualifications in
HRM, Business Administration (Marketing), Labor & Administrative Law and is a PhD in
Business Administration (Design Thinking & Innovation). He is a Certified Design Thinker
from IDEO/Stanford and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (FCIM), UK.
He has thirty-four years’ experience in management consulting, marketing, and management
education in India, Singapore and the UAE.
Currently he is the CEO & Head – Dubai campus and Sr. Vice President (Institutional
Development) at the S P Jain School of Global Management, a Forbes Top 10, Economist &
FT Top 100 ranked Business School, with campuses in Dubai, Singapore, Mumbai and
Sydney. He has been a visiting Professor at many leading universities in Australia, USA,
Canada, Singapore and UK. Earlier in Dubai, he headed the Executive MBA Program of
XLRI, Jamshedpur, one of Asia’s top business schools.
His areas of competence are Innovation, Design Thinking, Behavioural Design, Neuroscience
of Decision Making, Future of Education, Science of Happiness, Leadership, Marketing &
Strategy.
A much sought after 3 x TEDx and international keynote speaker, he has successfully
presented in numerous global forums and has also conducted many consulting and executive
development assignments for global organizations, including The World Bank, The
Executive Council (Govt. of Dubai), Emirates Airlines, SEWA (Government of Sharjah),
Aramex, DHL, P & G, LG, AW Rostamani (Nissan Auto) etc.
CEO and Founder
MonsoonSIM, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
short biography: Abdy is the Founder and President of MonsoonSIM, a Business Simulation and Experiential Learning platform currently used by over 200 academia for over 90000 learners globally. Abdy believes in advancing education through technology. He is passionate about creating a level playing field for all education institutions through innovative transformations. He and his team have come up with a unique "horizontal experiential learning model" (click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9DgEUgK99M to learn more) that is now implemented fully in MonsoonSIM. Abdy is a frequently invited speaker in various international conferences on Business Simulation and Experiential Learning. Countries include USA, Australia, UK, Canada, India, Estonia, Ukraine and China. Abdy is an entrepreneur with 30 years of enterprise software development experience. Throughout his career, Abdy had worked for global software vendors SAP, IFS and Unisys holding various executive positions in Los Angeles, Jakarta, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore. Abdy graduated from the University of Southern California with a Masters in Computer Engineering