We are honored to present distinguished keynote speakers who are renowned experts in their respective fields:

Keynote Speaker 1 

Dr. Nomahaza Mahadi

Associate Professor, Azman Hashim International Business School (AHIBS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia.
Expertise: Organizational behavior, leadership, and business management.

Dr. Nomahaza Mahadi is an Associate Professor at Azman Hashim International Business School, UTM. She started her academic career with UTM Kuala Lumpur in June 1998. She received her PhD degree from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom in 2011. She has more than 10 years of experience in the areas of emotional intelligence, personality, leadership & work attitudes. She also offers services for developing the ability to regulate emotions and use them to guide actions. She has authored and co-authored several articles and research papers in reputable journals, conference proceedings, book chapters, and books.

Keynote Speaker 2 

Dr. Abdullah Ismail

Senior Business Consultant, TEO International A/S, Denmark & Part-time Faculty, UTB School of Business.
Expertise: Innovation-driven entrepreneurship, business transformation, and digital ecosystems.

• An academic, innovation consultant, and a social entrepreneur with more than 18 years of global work experience.
• Expertise is in teaching and practicing innovation & entrepreneurship, writing the consulting & research grant proposals, conducting user-need analysis and impact assessment, establishing innovation and entrepreneurship centers within universities, stimulating and developing ideas with supporting ecosystems, conducting innovation readiness & capability audit, developing strategic partnerships through stakeholders onboarding and interest alignment.
• Strengths are in an effective use of interpersonal and communications skills (both oral and written), capacity building, mentoring and coaching, building & leading mission-driven and result-focused teams, effectively engaging with the local communities, and a strong sense of cross-cultural understanding.
• Delivered a wide range of management courses (6 different universities worldwide), product and business development assignments, community and social development programs, soft skills training and management consulting projects.
• Served in universities, consultancy firms, industry, humanitarian organizations, and startups within 9 countries in Europe, South Asia, Middle East, & Far East.
• Aim for becoming part of a growth-oriented organization, a professional team, and a dynamic work environment to achieve the desired results for the organization and to leave a positive impact on the local and global communities.