Monday, January 4, 2016
Morning 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Registration and Speaker Orientation

“Welcoming Message" ---Dr. Kirpal Singh, Associate Professor of English Literature & Director Wee Kim Wee Center, Singapore Management University, Singapore

“Faculty & Practitioner’s Perspective for Organizing Social Enterprise for Transformative Scale"---Prof. Michael Caslin, Founder, Chair/CEO Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship Network Foundation , New York, USA;   Lawrence G. Singleton, Ph.D., CPA, Dean, Professor of Accounting and International Business, Marist College School of Management, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA; and Joseph J Szocik, Managing Director of Sustainable Consulting, UVC, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA (Download PDF)

“Team Empowerment Program and Self-Transformation” --- Ms. Claire Keow, Founder CEO, Smart Trends International, Singapore and Malaysia

“Reducing Smoking Behavior in the Middle East: Effectiveness of Anti-Smoking Message Themes” --- Dr. Kim-Choy Chung, American University in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Download PDF)

Lunch: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. 
Afternoon: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

“Flipping Regulated Quality Assurance Perception in Occupational and Vocational Learning: An Industry Perspective” --- Dr. Jason Le Grange, The Institute for Upskill and Development, Cape Town, South Africa

“Social Media and Disaster Management” --- Dr. Huong Ha, Academic Coordinator, University of Newcastle Singapore and University of Newcastle Australia

“Historic Climate Change COP21 Paris 2015: The Results” – Dr. Frank Owarish, CEO/Executive Director, International Institute for Strategic Research and Training, New York, New York, USA (Download PDF)

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Morning 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

"International Communications Management" –Prof. Dr. Robert Daubner, Associate Partner, Schickler Management Consultants &BiTSHochschule - Business and Information Technology School, Berlin, Germany

“Employability and Contingent Finance Professionals in the Knowledge-Based Economy” --- Mr. Ian P. Herbert, Senior Lecturer, and Andrew T. Rothwell, School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom (Download PDF)

“Collaborative Learning as a Teaching Strategy” --- Mr. Raymond Loh, Principal Lecturer, TMC Academy, Singapore (Download PDF)

“Special Projects on the Climate Change and Environment Impact” – Dr. Frank Owarish, CEO/Executive Director, International Institute for Strategic Research and Training, New York, New York, USA

Lunch 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. 
Afternoon 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

“The Cs: What International Human Resource Management (IHRM) is All About?” --- Prof. Dr. Patrick Kim Cheng Low, Chartered Marketer and Visiting Professor, The University of South Pacific, Fiji and Dr. Teck ChoonTeo, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Singapore (Download PDF)

“Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Crisis Prevention” --- Prof. Dr. Patrick Kim Cheng Low, Chartered Marketer and Visiting Professor, The University of South Pacific, Fiji (Download PDF)

“Student Perceptions of Assessment Feedback: When to Guide and When to Grade?” --- Mr. Ian Herbert, Deputy Director, Center for Global Sourcing and Services, Loughborough University, School of Business and Economics, Loughborough, United Kingdom (Download PDF)

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Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Morning 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

“Panda Bears and the Moon Goddess: Myths and Legends of China” --- Dr. Christine Merritt, College of Engineering,University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

“Accounting Professionals in the Sunset Economies: Risk or Renaissance?” --- Dr. Andrew T. Rothwell, Mr. Ian P. Herbert, AravindhanDhayalan. School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom; and Dr. AiniAman, School of Accounting, FEP, UKM, Bangi, Malaysia (Download PDF)

"Financing the UN Sustainable Development Goals: The Singapore Model" --- Mr. Leong Sze Hian, Past President, Society of Financial Services Professionals, Singapore (Download PDF)

Lunch 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. 
Afternoon 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

“The Increasing Complexity of the Financial Markets: A Look at the Multiplicity of Instruments and Variety of Computer Trading Platforms and Modalities” – Dr. Frank Owarish, CEO/Executive Director, International Institute for Strategic Research and Training, New York, New York, USA (Download PDF)

“Case Studies in Emerging Market Management and Personal Finance” -- Dr. Donald Hsu, Adjunct Professor, University of Phoenix, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA and Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems and International Management, Division of Business Administration, Dominican College of Blauvelt, Orangeburg, New York, USA