Conference Chair	Conference Co-Chair	Keynote Speaker	Patron	Patron
Norman S. Wright President and CEO Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine, Provo, Utah, USA	Gary L. Frankwick Professor of Marketing and International Business (Emirates) University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas, USA	Dheeraj P. Sharma Director Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, State of Haryana India	Hamdan Sulaiman Al-Fazari Vice Chancellor Sohar University Oman	Abdul Razak Bin Ibrahim Vice Chancellor Universiti Melaka Malaysia
Patron	Patron	AGBA's Executive Vice President	Patron	Patron
His Royal Highness Prince Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy Great Grand Son of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar India	D. P. Goyal Director Indian Institute of Management Shillong India	Imad J. Zbib President Phoenicia University Beirut Lebanon	Ram Kumar Kakani Director Indian Institute of Management Raipur India	Vincent Chang Former Vice-Chancellor BRAC University Dhaka Banglad
Distinguished Speaker # 1	Distinguished Speaker # 2	Distinguished Speaker # 3	Distinguished Speaker # 4	Distinguished Speaker # 5
NIU Huayong International Business School Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing China	Song Zening Associate Dean International Business School Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing China	Said Elfakhani Director Executive MBA Program Suliman S. Olayan School of Business American University of Beirut Lebanon	Seung hun Han Dean Graduate School of Global Digital Innovation Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology South Korea	Nejat Capar Dean Bang College of Business KIMEP University Almaty Kazakhstan
Distinguished Speaker # 6	Distinguished Speaker # 7	Distinguished Speaker # 8	Distinguished Speaker # 9	Distinguished Speaker # 10
Abdul A. Rasheed Professor of Management University of Texas at Arlington USA	Ha Minh Tri Dean School of Business International University Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam	Muhammad Mukhtar Vice Chancellor National Skills University Pakistan	Shivendra K. Pandey Dean (Research and Executive Education) Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak India	Sudaporn Sawmong Former Dean KMITL Business School King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang Bangkok Thailand
Distinguished Speaker # 11	Distinguished Speaker # 12	Distinguished Speaker # 13	Distinguished Speaker # 14	Distinguished Speaker # 15
Sahil Raj Associate Professor of Management Information System Punjabi University, Patiala, State of Punjab India	Viput Ongsakul Former Dean National Institute of Development Administration Bangkok Thailand	Summit Gupta Dean (External Affairs) Indian Institute of Management Raipur India	Abdul Rahman Kadir President AFEBI and Dean Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia	Omer F. Genc Managing Editor Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development Inderscience Switzerland
Distinguished Speaker # 16	Distinguished Speaker # 17	Distinguished Speaker # 18	Distinguished Speaker # 19	Distinguished Speaker # 20
Christopher J. Marquette Managing Editor Journal for Global Business Advancement Inderscience Switzerland	Breggie Van der Poll Professor of Financial Management Science University of South Africa Thailand	Andre John Van der Poll Professor of ICT Management University of South Africa South Africa	Boumediene Ramdani Head Research and Policy Centre for Entrepreneurship Qatar University Qatar	Abdullah Almashayekhi Chair Department of Management and Marketing King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia

AGBA's Profile

 AGBA's Brief:
Academy for Global Business Advancement (AGBA) was established in the American State of Texas as a "Not-for-Profit Charitable American NGO" in 2000. It is proud to boast today a membership of more than 1000 members based in more than 50 countries that include scholars from reputed academic institutions, corporate leaders, governmental officials, global entrepreneurs, global traders, global exporters and importers, professionals, and consultants based in western and emerging countries.

AGBA, as a global organization, aims to help academics and scholars at business schools across emerging countries to connect with the western (developed) world for mutual benefit. Such collaboration would accelerate the pace of globalization by furnishing ample opportunities to scholars in emerging countries to get recognition, disseminate new knowledge and assert themselves on the global stage.

 AGBA's Vision:
To be globally recognized as a leading "Not-for-Profit Charitable American NGO" dedicated to serve the academic, professional, government, corporate and entrepreneurial sectors worldwide.

AGBA's Mission:
Building on the dynamics of the ongoing globalization process, AGBA is committed to provide a global platform aimed at assisting academics, scholars, professionals, officials, entrepreneurs and consultants of emerging countries to assert themselves on the global stage for recognition, networking and dissemination of knowledge.

AGBA's Focus:
The main focus of AGBA is to provide an ongoing open global forum to discuss and analyze business and entrepreneurship development from different perspectives and viewpoints in order to improve understanding of underlying forces that (1) impact global developments and (2) shape the destiny of emerging countries such as Turkey, India, China, Thailand, Kenya, Indonesia, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, etc. in the contemporary globalized economy. AGBA bridges geographic, cultural, disciplinary, and professional gaps by integrating different business disciplines while actively enhancing practitioner -- academician interactions on a regional and global basis.

AGBA is sponsored by numerous universities, organizations, and agencies across US, Canada, UK, Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa.

AGBA's Core Business:

• Nurture globally competitive talents; expertise and skills across the emerging countries;
• Arrange apprenticeships for academics, scholars, professionals, officials, entrepreneurs and consultants on the global stage;
• Provide advisory services to business schools across the world for accreditation by ACBSP, IACBE, AMBA, EQUIS, and AACSB;
• Provide advisory services to peers worldwide to obtain "Fulbright Grants" from the US government successfully;
• Assistant in the Recruitment of Business Faculty Across the World;
• Assistant in the Establishment of Local Campuses of Global Universities;
• Offer customized training worldwide;
• Offer professional development programs;
• Provide "Global Entrepreneurship Development" services.

AGBA's Global Leaders

Chair: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees	Member: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees	Member: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees	Member: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees	Member: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees
Norman S. Wright President and CEO Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine, Provo, Utah, USA	Najiba Benabess Dean School of Business Elizabeth College Elizabeth Town, Pennsylvania USA	Kip Becker Editor-in-Chief Journal of Transnational Management Metropolitan College Boston University Boston, Massachusetts USA	Robert Grosse Professor of International Business Thunderbird School of Global Management Arizona State University Glendale, Arizona USA	Abdul Razak Bin Ibrahim Vice Chancellor and President University Melaka Malaysia
Member: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees	Member: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees	Member: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees	Member: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees	Member: AGBA's Global Board of Trustees
Hamdan Sulaiman Al-Fazari Vice Chancellor and President Sohar University Sohar Oman	Tran Tien Khoa President and Rector International University Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam	Dheeraj P. Sharma Director Indian Institute of Management Rohtak Rohtak, State of Haryana India	Forthcoming	Imad Zbib President Phoenicia University Beirut Lebanon
AGBA's First Vice President	AGBA's Second Vice President	AGBA's Third Vice President	AGBA's Managing Director	AGBA's Vice President for Global Conferences
Forthcoming	Popy Rufiadah Professor of Marketing Padjadjaran University Bandung University Bandung, West Java Indonesia	Forthcoming	Wolfgang Hinck Former Provost American University of Iraq at Sulaimani Sulaymaniyah Kurdistan Region Iraq	Viput Ongsakul Former Dean NIDA Business School National Institute of Development Administration Bangkok Thailand
AGBA's Vice President for Global Publications	AGBA's Director for Global IT Operations	AGBA's Vice President for Global Social Media	AGBA's Vice President for Global Entrepreneurship	AGBA's Treasurer
Sahil Raj Assistant Professor of Management Information System School of Management Studies Punjabi University Patiala, State of Punjab India	Tanveer Kajla Assistant Professor Department of Management Studies NALSAR University of Law Hyderabad State of Telengana India	Lavanya Raastogi Founder and CEO of Soul Spring and Co-Founder of Ayam Houston, Texas USA	Nayana Dehigama Chairman and Managing Director EPIC Technology Group Epic Techno-Village Thalangama, Battarmulla Sri Lanka	Christopher J. Marquette Grover Hermann Professor of Business Department of Finance Tabor School of Business Millikin University Decatur, Illinois USA
AGBA's Auditor	AGBA's Vice President for Global Field Operations	JGBA Managing Editor	JIBED Managing Editor	JIBED Associate Editor
Afsal U. Ahmed MS in Accounting Candidate Department of Accounting and Finance College of Business Texas A&M University at Commerce Commerce, Texas, USA	Iqbal u. Ahmed Ph.D., Candidate Department of Marketing Pamplin College of Business Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia, USA	Christopher J. Marquette Managing Editor Journal for Global Business Advancement Inderscience Publisher Switzerland	Omer F. Genc Managing Editor Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development Inderscience Publisher Switzerland	Osama Sam Al-Kwifi Associate Editor Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development Inderscience Publisher Switzerland

Conference Sponsors

• Millikin University, USA.
• Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine, Provo, Utah, USA.
• University of Texas at Arlington, Texas, USA.
• Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, India.
• Sohar University, Oman.
• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea.
• National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok, Thailand.
• King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology at Ladkrabang, Thailand.
• International University, Vietnam National University at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Universiti Melaka, Malaysia.
• Indonesian Association of the Faculties of Economics and Business (AFEBI), Indonesia

Burj-Khalifa (Dubai)

AGBA’s Switzerland Based and Scopus Indexed 1st Journal

Journal for Global Business Advancement

ISSN (Online): 1746-9678; ISSN Print: 1746-966X and E-ISSN:1746-9678
Published by
Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
World Trade Center Building
29 Route De Pre-Bois, Case Postale 856,
Geneva (Ch-1215)
SWITZERLAND
https://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=jgba

Indexed in Scopus as Q-4
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/16400154779
Cite Score: 1.8
SJR Score: 0.259
SNIP Score: 0.467

Scimago Journal & Country Rank

JGBA's H-Index: 11
https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=16400154779&tip=sid&clean=0

It is indexed/listed in:

• Scopus (Elsevier) with a Q-4 rank;
• ProQuest
• Academic OneFile (Gale);
• cnpLINKer (CNPIEC);
• OneFile Business(Gale);
• Business Collection (Gale);
• Google Scholar;
• Info Trac (Gale);
• Inspec (Institution of Engineering and Technology);
• ProQuest Advanced Technologies Database with Aerospace;
• American Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities;
• Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA);
• JUFO;
• Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers;
• http://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=16400154779&tip=sid;
• 2018 Academic Journal Guide of Chartered Association of Business Schools (www.charteredabs.org)
• Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2018, and AIDEA (Italian Academy of Management) Guide.
  Journal Rating AIDEA—2016. https://www.accademiaaidea.it/journal-rating-riviste-internazionali/.

AGBA’s Switzerland Based and Scopus Indexed 2nd Journal

Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development

ISSN (Online): 1747-6763, ISSN Print: 1549-9324, and E-ISSN: 1747-6763
Published by
Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
World Trade Center Building
29 Route De Pre-Bois, Case Postale 856,
Geneva (Ch-1215)
SWITZERLAND
https://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=jibed

Indexed in Scopus as Q-2
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100886220

JIBED's CiteScore: 1.9
JIBED's SJR Score: 0.167
JIBED's SNIP Score: 0.346

Indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index
Web of Science Core Collection:
https://mjl.clarivate.com/search-results

Scimago Journal & Country Rank JIBED’s H Index: 4
https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=21100886220&tip=sid&clean=0

It is indexed/listed in:

• Scopus (Elsevier) with a Q-2 rank;
• Web of Science (Thomson Reuters Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI);
• ProQuest;
• Academic OneFile (Gale);
• cnpLINKer (CNPIEC);
• Business Collection (Gale);
• Google Scholar;
• Info Trac (Gale);
• Inspec (Institution of Engineering and Technology
• ProQuest Advanced Technologies Database with Aerospace;
• American Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities;
• Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA);
• JUFO;
• Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers; http://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=16400154779&tip=sid;
• 2018 Academic Journal Guide of Chartered Association of Business Schools (www.charteredabs.org)
• Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2018, and AIDEA (Italian Academy of Management) Guide. Journal Rating AIDEA—2016. https://www.accademiaaidea.it/journal-rating-riviste-internazionali/

Distinguished Session Chairs

• Hermann Lassleben, Professor of Human Resource Management, Reutlingen University, Germany.
• Viput Ongsakul, Former Dean, School of Business, National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok.
• Salem Al-Ghamdi, Professor of Strategic Management, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
• Prem Prakash Dewani, Professor of Marketing, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. India.
• Mahrina Sari, Professor of Marketing, University of Lampung, Indonesia.
Maher Itani, Assistant Professor of Operations Management, Ajman University, UAE.
• Nhu-Ty Nguyen, Coordinator of Ph.D., Program, International University, Vietnam National University, Vietnam.
• Nguyen Xuan Nhi, Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Vietnam.
• Nguyen Giang Do, Assistant Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Vietnam.
• Parvez Ahmed Mir, Head, Entrepreneurship Unit, Islamic University of Science & Technology, Kashmir, India.
• Nakul Parameswar, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India.
• Sohail Ghouse, Associate Professor of International Business, Dhofar University, Oman.
• Shehzad Ashraf Chaudhry, Associate Professor, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
• Liza Rybina, Associate Dean, Bang College of Business, KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
• Alma Alpeissova, Chair, Department of Management and Marketing, KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
• Basheer Al-Haimi, Senior Lecturer of International Business, University of Technology Malaysia, Malaysia.
• Nor Saidi Bin Mohamed Nasir, Acting Director of Academic Affairs and Internationalization, Universiti Melaka, Malaysia.
• Felix A. Flores, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Metropolitan State University, Denver, Colorado, USA.
• Chetan Srivastava, Professor of Marketing and Director, Office for International Affairs, University of Hyderabad, India.
• Parijat Upadhyay, Chair, External Relations & Alumni Affairs, Indian Institute of Management Shillong, India.
• Navidreza Ahadi, Lecturer, College of Creative Industry, Srinakarinwirot University, Bangkok , Thailand.
• Shawn Mathew, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Institute of Management Technology (India), Dubai Campus, UAE
• Osama Alkwifi, Associate Professor of Management, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
• Allam Abu Faraha, Associate Professor of Marketing, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
• Othman Al Thawadi, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
• Mohamed Shehata, Lecturer of Economics, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
• Muneer Abbad, Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management, Qatari Community College, Doha, Qatar
• Mazin Al-Edeinat, Lecturer of Human Resource Management, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
• Sam Toglaw, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Gulf University of Science and Technology, Kuwait.
• Bassem Maamari, Chair, Department of Management, Prince Mohammad University, Saudi Arabia.
• Tamer Elsharnouby, Associate Professor of Marketing, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
• Dedavath Sreeramulu, Professor and Principal, University College of Commerce & Business Management, Osmania University, Hyderabad, State of Telangana, India.
• Bhavan Narayana Kandala, Visiting Professor of Marketing, Hyderabad, State of Telangana, India.


Le-Meridien (AGBA’s Conference Venue and Conference Hotel)

AGBA’s Country Vice Presidents


Hamdan Sulaiman Al-Fazari, Sohar University, Oman, (AGBA’s Vice President for Oman).
Viput Ongsakul, National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand, (AGBA’s Vice President for Thailand)
Salem Al-Ghamdi, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia, (AGBA’s Vice President for Saudi Arabia).
Nguyen Giang Do, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Vietnam, (AGBA’s Vice President for Vietnam)
Dhruba Kumar Gautam, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, (AGBA’s Vice President for Nepal).
Sattambi Sumith de Silva, Institute of Event Management, Sri Lanka, (AGBA’s Vice President for Sri Lanka).
Bhavan Narayana Kandala, Pendekanti Institute of Management, Hyderabad, India, (AGBA’s President for South India).
Sahil Raj, Punjabi University, India, (AGBA’s President for the State of Punjab, India).
Parvez Ahmed Mir, Islamic University of Science & Technology, Kashmir, India, (AGBA’s Vice President for Kashmir, India).
Suharnomo, University of Diponegoro, Innesia, (AGBA’s Vice President for Northern Indonesia).
Mahrina Sari, University of Lampung, Indonesia, (AGBA’s Vice President for Southern Indonesia).
Harif Amali Rivai, Andalas University, Indonesia, (AGBA’s Vice President for Eastern Indonesia).
Syukri Lukman, Andalas University, Indonesia, (AGBA’s Vice President for Western Indonesia).
Abdul Razak Bin Ibrahim, Universiti Melaka, Malaysia, (AGBA’s Vice President for Malaysia).
John Andrew (Andre) van der Poll, University of South Africa, South Africa, (AGBA’s Vice President for South Africa).
Osama Sam Al-Kwifi, Qatar University, Qatar, (AGBA’s Vice President for Qatar).
Maher Itani, Ajman University, United Arab Emirates, (AGBA’s Vice President for Ajman).
Sabri Elkrghli, Libyan International University, Libya, (AGBA’s Vice President for Libya).
Charles Lagat, Moi University, Kenya, (AGBA’s Vice President for Kenya).
Eugene Seeley, Utah Valley University, USA, (AGBA’s Vice President for Utah State, USA).
J. Mark Munoz, Millikin University, USA, (AGBA’s Vice President for Illinois State, USA).
Bahaudin G. Mujtaba, Nova Southeastern University, USA, (AGBA’s Vice President for Florida State, USA).
Dana-Nicoleta Lascu, University of Richmond, USA, (AGBA’s Vice President for Virginia State, USA).
Abdul A. Rasheed, University of Texas at Arlington, USA, (AGBA’s Vice President for Southern USA).
Dina Abdel-Zaher, University of Houston at Clear Lake, USA (AGBA’s Vice President for the State of Texas, USA).
Hassan Yazdifar, University of Derby, UK (AGBA’s Vice President for England, UK).
Demetris Vrontis, University of Nicosia, Cyprus (AGBA’s Vice President for Cyprus).
Hafiz Fawad Ali, University of the Punjab, Pakistan (AGBA’s Vice President for the State of Punjab, Pakistan).
Prem Prakash Dewani, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, India, (AGBA’s Vice President for Northern India, India).
Haileslasie Tadele Gebremariam, American University of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, (AGBA’s Vice President for Ras Al Khaimah).
Jimmy Teng, Zhejiang University City College, China, (AGBA’s Vice President for China).
Said Elfakhani, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, (AGBA’s Vice President for Lebanon).
Nakul Parameswar, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India, (AGBA’s Vice President for the State of Tamil Nadu, India).
Omer F. Genc, Youngstown State University, USA, (AGBA’s Vice President for Ohio State, USA).
Nejat Capar, KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, (AGBA’s Vice President for Kazakhstan).
Ester Agasha, Mbarara University of Science & Technology, Mbarara, Uganda, (AGBA’s Vice President for Uganda).
Ali Yassin, Deputy Governor, Somalian Central Bank, Somalia (AGBA’s Vice President for Somalia).

Burj Al-Arab

AGBA’s 2023 Conference Organizing Committee

Conference Manager	Assistant Manager	Assistant Manager	Assistant Manager	Assistant Manager
Omer F. Genc Associate Professor of International Business Youngstown State University Youngstown, Ohio, USA	Yeran Baishan Research Assistant Department of Accounting and Finance Bang College of Business KIMEP University Almaty Kazakhstan	Anayel Sagidolda Teaching Assistant Department of Management and Marketing Bang College of Business KIMEP University Almaty Kazakhstan	Dana Moldakulova Research Assistant Department of Accounting and Finance Bang College of Business KIMEP University Almaty Kazakhstan	Aiman Chishti Lecturer National Skills University Islamabad Pakistan

AGBA's Websites

 

AGBA’s Website
http://agba.us/   

Conference Organizer's Website:
https://millikin.edu/   

Conference Sponsor’s Website:
https://www.iimrohtak.ac.in/   

Conference Hotel’s Website:
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/dxbmd-le-meridien-dubai-hotel-and-conference-centre/overview/?scid=f2ae0541-1279-4f24-b197-a979c79310b0


Conference Venue’s Website:
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/dxbmd-le-meridien-dubai-hotel-and-conference-centre/overview/?scid=f2ae0541-1279-4f24-b197-a979c79310b0


Global Websites Announcing Our Conference:
https://globaledge.msu.edu/academy/announcements/conferences


UAE Tourist Visa Website:
https://www.dubaivisa.net/

Dubai Tourism Website:
https://www.visitdubai.com/en/

Conference Highlights

Enjoy free faculty development workshops (FDWs) on themes such as:

• How to develop an "American Style Ph.D., Program".
• How to design “American Style Executive DBA Program” for working professionals.
• How to develop "World-class research model".
• How to craft a "World-class manuscript for publication".
• How to publish in "Scopus, Web of Science and ISI indexed journals".
• How to use "NEW Statistical Techniques in Business Research".
• How to employ "NEW Pedagogical Tools in Teaching".
• How to write "Local Business Cases".
• How to use "Business Cases in Your Teaching".
• How to Teach “Entrepreneurship to Your Students at BBA, MBA and Ph.D., Levels”
• How to earn "ACBSP, IACBE, AMBA, EQUIS, and AACSB" accreditations.  
• How to Globalize Your School of Business
• How to Build a Global Brand for your Business School on the Global Stage
•  One-to-one Mentoring of selected doctoral students by globally renowned scholars.
• Opportunity to Publish in Western Journals for FREE.
• Opportunity to explore Global Placements.
• Opportunity to explore global fellowships such as “US Fulbright Scholar Program”.
• Opportunity to explore Visiting Professorships globally.
• Opportunity to explore Post-Doctoral Fellowships.
• Opportunity to Collaborate with world-class scholars.
• Opportunity to explore Faculty Exchange Programs. 
• Opportunity to explore Study Abroad Programs for your students.
• Opportunity to explore Joint Degree Programs with Overseas Universities.
• Opportunity to establish Overseas Campuses of Global Universities.
• Opportunity to explore Global Internships for your students.
• Networking with distinguished UAE entrepreneurs, manufacturers, and investors.
• Opportunity to publish in a Routledge (Taylor and Francis) sponsored “Monograph Book”.

Hotel Atlantis Dubai

Conference Logistics

Conference Organizer:
Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois, USA.

Conference Sponsor:
Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, State of Haryana, India.

Conference Venue:
• Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre, (DUBAI Airport), United Arab Emirates.

Conference Hotel:
• Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre, (DUBAI Airport), United Arab Emirates.

UAE Tourist Visa:
All AGBA conference delegates (without any exception) are requested to kindly obtain UAE Tourist Visa to attend our conference. Kindly DO NOT Apply for Conference Visa. Kindly do not ask AGBA or our host university to issue any visa letter for you. UAE is a tourist friendly country and grants tourist visas to citizens of all countries with a smiling face. Kindly make sure that your passport has at least one-year validity. Kindly cruise the following website to apply for UAE tourist visa online:
https://www.dubaivisa.net/,

Payment of Registration Fees:
• All delegates are requested to kindly pay their conference registration fees (i) on Site (ii) in American Dollars and (iii) in CASH only.
• Sorry, we DO NOT have arrangements for Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Cheques (Checks), and Drafts etc.

Dubai Expo

Manuscript Preparation

We welcome manuscripts that address the conference theme as well as all functional areas of Business Administration (e.g., Accounting, Commerce, Economics, Operations, Finance, Information System, Management, Marketing, Public Administration, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Business Law, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethics, Islamic Business, Agricultural Economics, Leisure Management, and Recreation Resource Management). If you are uncertain whether your paper fits the conference theme or not, please contact our Conference Director/Program Chair (Dr. Christopher J. Marquette) via his email address:cmarquette@millikin.edu

• Agricultural Economics • Emerging Markets • Economic Development • Global Business Environment • Offshoring and Outsourcing • Entrepreneurship • Family Business • Business Law • Marketing • Real-estate Management • Actuarial Science • Business Education • Health Care Management • Managerial Communication Organizational Behavior • Impact of COVID—19 on Businesses • Commerce • Economics • Accounting • Auditing • Taxation • Energy Economics

• Health-Care Management • Hospital Management • Patient Care Management • Hospitality Management • Tourism Management • Recreation, Parks and Leisure • Global Economic Meltdown • Artificial Intelligence • Computer Information System • Blockchain and Crypto Currency • Impact of Technologies • E-Commerce and E-Business • Supply Chain Management • Finance and Banking • Knowledge Management • Behavioral Finance • Sports Business • Sports Management

• Public Sector Management • Public Administration • Management Science • Human Resource Management • Operations Management • Islamic Business Management • Cross-Cultural Management • Environmental Management • Islamic Banking & Finance • Business Ethics • Innovation Management • Green Business Sustainability • Corporate Social Responsibility • Social Entrepreneurship

• Scholars from all over the world are invited to submit all sorts of scholarly papers such as (i) competitive paper, (ii) working paper (research-in-progress), (iii) doctoral colloquium paper, and/or (iv) case.
• All submissions will be subjected to an anonymous double-blind review process.
• All papers must use 12 point Times Roman font; A-4 format with 2.5 cm margin on all sides; an abstract (approximately 150 words), and references.
• An abstract/paper must include the title of the paper, name(s) of all author(s), and full information about each author (full name without any abbreviation(s), rank/position, department, college/faculty, university, city, state, country and email address).
• All manuscripts to be published in AGBA’s Refereed American Proceedings (Advances in Global Business Research – 2023 --- Vol. 18 (1), ISSN 1549-9332) must consist of 10 single-spaced pages (not less and not more) including tables, and references etc. Each paper must be accompanied by (i) a zero percent Similarity Indexed Report and (ii) an English editing certificate issued by one of the globally acclaimed English editing firms.
• Paper submissions must follow the style guidelines of the Journal of International Business Studies (http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jibs/index.html) and must include a full list of all references cited in the paper.

• Accepted papers will be published in the refereed American conference proceedings (Advances in Global Business Research-2023 -- Vol. 19(1), ISSN 1549-9332), if at least one author of the paper pre-registers for the conference. By submitting a paper to be reviewed, author(s) are assuring us that at least one of the authors will attend the conference and present the paper for sure without any excuse whatsoever.
• Publication of your paper in AGBA’s American referred Conference Proceedings (Advances in Global Business Research – 2023 --- Vol. 19 (1), ISSN 1549-9332) does not preclude subsequent publication in journals when proper acknowledgments are made.
• AGBA does NOT acquire the copy rights of your paper.
• Proposals for special sessions on topics of significant research interests are welcomed.
• Proposals for panels should include the purpose of the panel, the names and affiliations of participants, a summary of contributions, and the justification for the proposal.
• AGBA also invites participation from global entrepreneurs, global exporters, global importers, global investors, government officials, business professionals, consultants, and heads of major government-owned and private enterprises from across the world to attend its “AGBA's 2023 Global Business Forum” for business interactions, networking and negotiations.
• "Best Paper Award" in each category, “2023 AGBA Best Doctoral Dissertation Award”,“2023 AGBA Distinguished Entrepreneur Award”,  “2023 AGBA Distinguished Dean Award”, and “2023 AGBA Distinguished Corporate Leader  Award” will be presented at the conference.
• Manuscripts must be submitted in English language only.
• Absolute Deadline for the submission of all manuscripts is: April 15, 2023.
• Please submit your manuscript to our following Conference Director/Program Chair:

Dr. Christopher J. Marquette
BS (Illinois), MBA (Illinois), Ph.D., (Texas)
Grover Hermann Professor of Business
Department of Finance
Tabor School of Business
Millikin University
Decatur, Illinois,
USA
Email: cmarquette@millikin.edu

Dubai National Museum

A Sample Abstract for Your Benchmarking

Structural Exclusiveness and Poverty:
An e-Entrepreneurship Based Approach to Rural Development Across China

Xiaohong He
Professor of International Business
Department of International Business
School of Business
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut
USA
Email: Xiaohong.He@quinnipiac.edu

Abstract

The growing level of inequality in the 21st century is a social, political and economic issue concerned by conscious citizens, scholars and policy makers around the world. Some on the right argue that inequality motivates progress and punishes laziness. In reality, under harsh conditions without any social safety net, the poor often have to work extremely hard just to survive. There is no real moral argument for concentration of outsize wealth vs. widespread poverty in today’s world. To this end, this research study asks the question - "How disruptive forces brought by technology and innovation can be better understood and employed from the perspectives of individuals and communities in rural and less developed regions?" To answer this question, this paper develops a conceptual framework that connects enablers and structural obstacles facing rural e-entrepreneurs; and then applies the framework to explore existing circumstances and to offer explanations leading toward theory building. In this context, this paper uses a case study approach that involving “what”, “why” and “how” questions to connect ideas of global importance from local Chinese practice.

Keywords: Structural Exclusiveness, Poverty, e-Entrepreneurship, Rural Development, and China.

Journal Publication Opportunities

Best papers presented at our conference will be eligible to be published in the Special Issues of the following Western Journals after substantial revisions.

• Journal of Asia Business Studies
  (Special Issue on Middle East to be Guest Edited by Zafar U. Ahmed)
  (Published by Emerald of UK and Indexed in Scopus as Q-1)
• Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development
  (Published by Inderscience of Switzerland and Indexed in Scopus as Q-2 and also Indexed in Elsevier Thomson Reuters Emerging Index --- Web of Science)
• Journal for Global Business Advancement
  (Published by Inderscience of Switzerland and indexed in Scopus as Q-3)
• Thunderbird International Business Review Special Issue on
  “Multinationals from Emerging Economies: Strategies, Challenges, and the Way Forward”.
  Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15206874
  Special Issue Being Guest Edited by Abdul A. Rasheed and Zafar U. Ahmed.
  (Published by John Wiley and Indexed in Thomson Reuters ISI Index)
• AGBA’s Leadership Has Submitted Many Proposals for Different Special Issues to Many Prestigious Western Journals.
• A Monograph Book to be published by Routledge (Taylor and Francis) UK.

Dubai’s National Mosque

Mentoring Doctoral Students

AGBA’s 2023 Doctoral Consortium will focus on mentoring doctoral students hailing from emerging countries. The faculty panel of the 2023 Doctoral Student Consortium will consist of accomplished and globally acclaimed scholars; who have a distinguished scholarly publication record, have served as editors of leading global journals, and/or have experience in supervising doctoral students across western countries such as US, UK, EU, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

AGBA’s 2023 Doctoral Consortium is a workshop for Ph.D. students from all over the world to further develop their research ideas, to learn about the challenges of conducting business research, building a successful academic career in their fields, and to broaden their professional networks on the global stage.  

Consistent with the developmental mission of AGBA, the consortium is open for Ph.D. students from all over the world, who would be attending its global conference in UAE. One-to-one mentoring to Ph.D., students would be provided on the third day of the conference on May 22, 2023.

Ideally, doctoral students should have a strong research idea or be close to completing a doctoral dissertation proposal, and be far enough away from finishing their dissertation so that they could make good use of feedback received from their doctoral mentors during the conference.

Kindly contact AGBA’s President and CEO to schedule your mentoring session at least one month before our UAE conference:

Prof. Dr. Zafar U. Ahmed
BBA (New York), MBA (Texas), Ph.D., (Utah), D. Litt., (England, Candidate)
Professor of Marketing and International Business
Founder, President and CEO:
Academy for Global Business Advancement
Founder and Editor-in-Chief:
Journal for Global Business Advancement
Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development
Washington D.C.,
District of Columbia
USA
Email: zafaruahmed@gmail.com

Dubai’s New Hindu Temple

Distinguished Global Doctoral/Masters Students in Attendance

South Korea:
• Yunji Hwang, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea.

Kazakhstan:
• Madi Medel, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
• Askhat Orazayev, KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
• Yeran Baishan, KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
• Dana Moldakulova, KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Vietnam:
• Nguyen Giang Do, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Nguyen Thi Minh Phuong, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Do Thanh Tung, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Tran Thi Tuong Vi, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Nguyen Thuy Quynh Anh, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Pham Thi Phuong Thao, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Mai Tan Binh, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam.
• Ma Van Khanh, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Vương Thế Luân, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Nguyen Quoc Loc, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Tran Hoang Cam Tu, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Pham Thai Ngoc, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Thailand
• Warat Kaewpijit, National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok, Thailand.

India:
• Lovlesh Nagori, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, State of Uttar Pradesh, India.
• Hitesh Sharma, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, State of Haryana, India.
• Tanya Singh, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, State of Haryana, India.
• Suhail Ahmed Bhat, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora, Kashmir Valley, India.

Dubai (Home of the Emirates Airlines --- 5 Star Airline and Top Airline of the World)

Why Dubai???

Our Host Institution:

The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) is a higher education university located in the city of Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab of Emirates. Founded in 2009, AURAK is an independent not-for-profit public university, accredited by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. It is also accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate and master’s degrees. It has been awarded International accreditation by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), the UK’s quality body for higher education. Its Engineering Programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). In addition, its School of Business is a member of AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Our Host City (Dubai):

Dubai is defined by global economists and political scientists as one of the world's newly industrialized economies. Dr Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, announced that the UAE’s non-oil trade over 10 years totaled Dhs 16.14 trillion (USD$ 4.4 trillion). The UAE GDP jumping from $407 billion in 2021 to $440 billion in 2022 and $46 billion next year (2023). Similarly, per capita GDP will also expand from $43,868 last year to $46,665 in 2022 and $48,822 in 2023.

The International Herald Tribune has described Dubai as "centrally-planned free-market capitalism." Oil production, which once accounted for 50% of Dubai's gross domestic product, contributes less than 1% today. In 2018, wholesale and retail trade represented 26% of the total GDP; transport and logistics, 12%; banking, insurance activities and capital markets, 10%; manufacturing, 9%; real estate, 7%; construction, 6%; and tourism, 5%.

Dubai has become important ports of call for Western manufacturers. Most of the new city's banking and financial centers are headquartered in the port area. Dubai has maintained its importance as a trade route through the 1970s and 1980s. The city of Dubai has a free trade in gold and until the 1990s was the hub of a "brisk smuggling trade" of gold ingots to India, where gold import was restricted.

Today, Dubai has focused its economy on tourism by building hotels and developing real estate. Port Jebel Ali, constructed in the 1970s, has the largest man-made harbor in the world, but is also increasingly developing as a hub for service industries such as IT and finance, with the new Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Emirates Airline was founded by the Dubai government in 1985 and is still state-owned; based at Dubai International Airport, it carried over 50 million passengers in 2021.

According to Healy Consultants, Dubai is the top business gateway for the Middle East and Africa. The government has set up industry-specific free zones throughout the city in hopes of giving a boost to Dubai property. Dubai Internet City, now combined with Dubai Media City as part of TECOM (Dubai Technology, Electronic Commerce and Media Free Zone Authority) is one such enclave whose members include IT firms such as EMC Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Microsoft, Sage Software and IBM, and media organizations such as MBC, CNN, Reuters and AP. Dubai Knowledge Village (KV), an education and training hub, is also set up to complement the Free Zone's other two clusters, Dubai Internet City and Dubai Media City, by providing the facilities to train the clusters' future knowledge workers. Dubai Outsourcing Zone is for companies who are involved in outsourcing activities and they can set up their offices with concessions provided by Dubai Government. Internet access is restricted in most areas of Dubai with a proxy server filtering out sites deemed to be against cultural and religious values of UAE.

AGBA's 2023 Global Business Forum

A strategic alliance between AGBA (USA), Millikin University (USA), American University of Ras Al-Khaimah, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak (India), and the EPIC Technology Group (Pvt) Ltd. (Sri Lanka) invites participation from global entrepreneurs, investors, importers, exporters, traders, professionals, consultants, heads of major government-owned enterprises, owners of private business firms, and government officials from across the world to attend “AGBA’s 2023 Global Business Forum” for global business interactions, networking and negotiations.

AGBA’s 2023 Global Business Forum would be chaired by the following distinguished global entrepreneur. Please drop him a line expressing your desire to attend ABGA's 2023 Global Business Forum:

Dr. Nayana Dehigama
Owner, Executive Chairman & Managing Director
EPIC Technology Group
Colombo,
Sri Lanka
Email: nayana@epiclanka.com

The third day (May 22, 2023) of the conference will be exclusively devoted to AGBA's 2023 Global Business Forum to be organized in collaboration with the local UAE business community. Speakers will include government officials, global entrepreneurs, global corporate leaders, and global consultants covering topics such as digitalization of global business operations; innovation and global entrepreneurship; global manufacturing to promote trade, economic growth and employment; sharing success stories, opportunities, and challenges in global business; “Make in Dubai” initiative of the Government of Turkey; and Investment opportunities of “Dubai Inbound and Outbound FDI”.

Distinguished Global Business Speakers

Global Corporate Leader	Global Entrepreneur	Governmental Leader	Global Lawyer	Global Corporate Leader
Khalil Yassine Head of Arabia Unilever Jeddah Saudi Arabia	Yahya Al-Serhan Former Dean College of Business Prince Sultan University Riyadh Saudi Arabia	Said S. Mzee Accountant General Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar Zanzibar Tanzania	Roger Tanios General Counsel INDEVCO Industrial Development and Consulting Services Lebanon	Fareed Al-Yagout President and CEO National Power Company Dammam Saudi Arabia
Global Corporate Leader	Governmental Leader	Governmental Leader	Global Corporate Leader	Global Corporate Leader
Lavanya Rastogi Founder & CEO of Soul Spring and Co-founder of Ayam Houston, Texas USA	Forthcoming	Forthcoming	Forthcoming	Balarama Krishna Varanasi Globalization Consultant Hyderabad State of Telangana India

AGBA's Executive Development Program

“Dubai’s Economic Miracle”, May 20 --- 30, 2023

This 3 Credits Study Abroad Program on Dubai’s Economic Miracle is conceived and developed by AGBA to help MBA students learn how Dubai has succeeded in establishing a vibrant, resilient and successful economy (a Role Model for Emerging Countries).

By the conclusion of this Study Abroad Program on Dubai’s Economic Miracle, MBA students will be able to:

• Gain fundamental knowledge about Dubai’s philosophy, ideology, values, history, culture, heritage, and traditions;
• Appreciate the dynamics of Dubai’s vibrant political system;
• Think critically how Dubai’s unique socio-economic environment has shaped its business mindset;
• Review the intricacies of “Dubai’s Economy”;
• Learn the dynamics of “Dubai’s Business System”;
• Understand the power of “Dubai’s Bureaucracy”;
• Recognize influence and power of large family owned “Dubai’s Business Houses”;
• Analyze the uniqueness of the “Dubai’s Entrepreneurial Model”;
• Examine dynamics of “Dubai’s Leadership Style”;
• Grasp the power of the “Web of Dubai’s Capitalism dominated by powerful Entrepreneurial families”; and
• Examine how Dubai is building its Multinational Corporations (MNCs) on the global stage.

Venue:
Dubai’s 5 Star Hotel.

Program Coverage:
Program covers the following:
• Your stay in a 5 Star Hotel in Dubai for 10 nights.
• 30 meals (3 meals per day) for 10 days.
• Attendance of AGBA’s 19th global conference in Dubai for 3 days.
• All seminars and workshops.
• All teaching material.
• All visits to industrial sites, factories and governmental agencies.
• All meetings with Dubai Entrepreneurs, government officials and professionals.
• Sightseeing across Dubai.
• Certificate.
• Gala Dinner.
• Award Ceremony.
• Cultural Program.
• Photography.

Program Schedule:
May 19, 2023 --- Arrival in Dubai and check-in into your 5 Star Hotel after 12 Noon.
May 20, 2023 --- Attend AGBA’s 19th Global Conference.
May 21, 2023 --- Attend AGBA’s Dubai Conference Award Ceremony, and Gala Dinner.
May 22, 2023 --- Attend AGBA’s Global Business Forum.
May 23, 2023 --- Inauguration of Study Abroad Program on Dubai’s Economic Miracle.
May 24, 2023 --- Industrial Visits to Global MNCs based across Dubai.
May 25, 2023 --- Industrial Visits to Dubai’s Firms.
May 26, 2023 --- Presentations by Dubai’s’ Policy Makers, and Thought Leaders.
May 27, 2023 --- Presentations by Dubai based Renowned Indian Entrepreneurs such as Mr. Yousuff Ali (President and CEO: LuLu).
May 28, 2023 --- Presentations by Dubai Entrepreneurs.
May 29, 2023 ---- Sightseeing Across Dubai.
May 30, 2023 --- Checkout from your 5 Star Hotel at 12 Noon. End of Dubai Program.

Jabel Ali --- Dubai’s Free Trade Zone

Dubai Airport (World’s Leading Airport)

Dubai Metro

Dubai National Museum

Dubai Map

Dubai Miracle Garden

Jumeirah (Dubai) Island Palm