Program

Monday June 6, 2016

Morning 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Welcoming Message === Prof. Dr. Schahram Dustdar, ACM Distinguished Scientist, IEEE Fellow, Full Professor of Computer Science, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria

Keynote Speaker

“Plurilateralism:  A New Way of Trade Liberalism?” === Prof. Dr. Ludmila Sterbova, Associated Professor and Manager for International Accreditation, University of Economics Prague, Prague, Czech Republic  (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“Nooleadership or Virtuous Leadership and Its Impact on Innovation Management” ===    Dr. Léo F. C. Bruno, Professor of Leadership, Dom Cabral Foundation, Nova Lima, Brazil (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“Salient Features of Austrian Economics: A Role for the Government?” === Prof. Nicholas Capaldi, Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

“Relationship between Certain Corporate Governance Mechanisms and Their Functions in Companies listed at Tehran Stock Exchange === Dr. Abdolkarim Moghaddam, Assistant Professor of Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Lunch:  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. 
Afternoon:  1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    
Session Chair:  Dr. Christine M. Merritt, Author and Board Member, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 

“2016 Real Life Balance – Achievement Brings Sunshine but You Need An Anchor”, Karen Melonie Gould, MBA, Managing Director, WorkBiz Academy Ltd , Chester, UK  (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“Facilitating Adult Learning in Private Educational Institutions:  A Singapore Perspective”  === Dr. Teck Choon Teo, DBA, Head of School, London School of Economics and Finance, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Singapore and Dr. Patrick Kim Cheng Low, Certified MBTI Administrator, Singapore and Visiting Professor, University South Pacific, Suva, Fiji (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“Effects of Audio Podcasts as a Micro Learning Tool on Instruction” === Nauman Ahmad and Zuhoor Al-Khanjari, Department of Computer Science, Sultan Oaboos University, Al-Khoudh, Sultanate of Oman (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“History, Culture and Migration of the Dong-Yi People” === Soleilmavis Liu, Author, Board Member and Peace Sponsor, Yantai, Shangdong, China (DOWNLOAD PPT)

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Tuesday June 7, 2016
Morning 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Keynote Speaker

“Top Hot Tips from The BBC Present Dragons’ Team to Nail That Investment”, Karen Melonie Gould, MBA, Managing Director, WorkBiz Academy Ltd , Chester, UK
Session Chair: Brigita Lazur Lunder, MSc, MBA, CEO B+, Visiting Expert at Faculty of Economics and Business, Maribor, Slovenia (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“The Art of Mentoring: Mutual Growth for Client & Consultant” === Dr. Sandy Chong, Founder CEO, Verity Consulting Ply Ltd, Perth, Australia

“Professional Guilt”=== Susan Sapsed, Independent Scholar and David Mathew, Center for Learning Excellence, University of Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, UK (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“Using Social Media in Governance and Crisis Communication” === Dr. Mahboub Hashem, Professor, Department of Mass Communication, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“Application of Smart ICT in Support of Some Selected E-Government Agendas” === Prof. DusanSoltes, Faculty of Management, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia (DOWNLOAD PPT)

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

Session Chair: Dr. Penelope D. Keough, Associate Professor, National University, School of Special Education, San Diego, California, USA

“Efficiency of the Act No 395 on the Sale of Agricultural and Food Products in the Czech Market” === Dr. Alena Filipova, Dr. Veronika Mokrejsova and Dr. Jiri Zeman, University Economics Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“How to Improve Programming for Novices” === Prof. Jasna Hamzabegovic, University of Bihac, Department Mathematics and Informatics, Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Prof. Dr. Damir Kalpic, University Zagreb, Faculty Electrical Engineering and Computing, Zagreb, Croatia; Prof. EminaJunuz, University Dzemal Bijedic, Faculty Information Technology, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“Climate Change and the Moon Goddess”=== Dr. Christine M. Merritt, Author and Board Member, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 

“Reporting on the Financial Impact of Cybercrime” === Dr. A. J. Stagliano, Professor of Accounting, Erivan K. Haub School of Business, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“How the World’s Largest Professional Network Linkedin Is Changing the World of HRM”  === Brigita Lazur Lunder, MSc, MBA, Director Plan B+, Higher Education Lecturer, Vocational College for Wellness, Ljubljana, Slovenia (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“Education Leaders as Change Agents”===  Dr. Penelope D. Keough, Associate Professor, National University, School of Special Education, San Diego, California, USA  (DOWNLOAD PPT)

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Wednesday June 8, 2016
Morning 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Keynote Speaker
“Positive Impact Investing” === Karen Wendt, MBA, Editor, Responsible Investment Banking, Grobenzell, Germany (DOWNLOAD PPT)

Session Chair: Dr. Sandy Chong, Founder CEO, Verity Consulting Ply Ltd, Perth, Australia 

“Adoption of New Media in the Digital Era” === Dr. John Carey, Professor Communications and Media Management, Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University, New York, New York, USA (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“Learn How to Expand Your Audience and Make Money Using Social Media” === Sharon Callix, Founder, Coach and Award-Winning Social Media Expert, London, United Kingdom (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“To Raise Finance and Funding for Your Business to Grow In”, Karen Melonie Gould, MBA, Managing Director, WorkBiz Academy Ltd , Chester, UK (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“Trends in Software Technologies: The Developer’s Viewpoint” === Dr. Alexis Koster, Professor MIS, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“Going Global: A Verity Consulting Experience” === Dr. Sandy Chong, Founder CEO, Verity Consulting Ply Ltd, Perth, Australia 

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

Session Chair: Prof. Zorica Bodganovic, Faculty Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

“A Transformation Framework Proposal for Managers in Business Innovation and Business Transformation Projects – The Role of Transformation Managers in Organization Engineering” === Dr. Antoine Trad, Institute of Business Information System & Transformation Management, Geneva, Switzerland and Prof. Dr. Damir Kalpic, University Zagreb, Faculty Electrical Engineering and Computing, Zagreb, Croatia (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“Developing NFC Based Mobile Wallet Services” === Dragana Vasiljevic, Marijana Despotovic-Zrakic, Prof. ZoricaBodganovic, Aleksandra Labus, and Dusan Barac, Faculty Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“The Changing Realities of The Stock Markets, Financial Advising and Trading”  === Dr. Frank Owarish, Executive Director, International Institute for Strategic Research and Training, New York, New York, USA  (DOWNLOAD PPT)

“Case Study: Management Style of Central Eastern European Companies”===  Dr. Donald Hsu, Chair Education Committee, North Jersey Section, Institute Electrical Electronics Engineering Inc (IEEE) and  Associate Professor, Division of Business Administration, Dominican College of Blauvelt, Orangeburg, New York, USA

“E-Leader Macao, January 2-4, 2017”=== Dr. Donald Hsu, President, Chinese American Scholars Association Inc, New York, New York, USA