COMMITTEE
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
- Prof. Dr. Balasundram Maniam, SAM Houston State University, USA
- Prof. Dr. Azman Jalar, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, MALAYSIA
- Prof. Dr. Abdul Talib Bon, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, MALAYSIA
- Prof. Dr. Cesar Demayo, MSU-ILIGAN, PHILIPPINES
- Prof. Dr. Makhmud Kharun, RUDN University, RUSSIA
- Prof. Dr. Kei Eguchi, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, JAPAN
- Dr. Hany ElMesiry, Jiangsu University, CHINA
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Napat Watjanatepin, Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi, THAILAND
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nor 'Adha Abdul Hamid, Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor, MALAYSIA
- Assoc. Prof. Rozanah Ab. Rahman, Universiti Putra Malaysia, MALAYSIA
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cordulo P. Ascaño II, Mindanao University of Science and Technology, PHILIPPINES
- Prof. Dr. Wan Rosli Wan Ishak, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
BalaManiam, Ph.D.
Texas State University System Regents' Professor
SHSU Distinguished Professor of Finance
Minnie Stevens Piper Professor
Sam Houston State University, USA
Dr.Maniam received his Ph.D. in Finance from The University of Mississippi, USA and his MBA from Arkansas State University, USA. He worked at Standard Chartered Bank prior to obtaining his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, also from Arkansas State University. He started his teaching career in 1991 at Texas A&M International University as an assistant professor of Finance. He joined Sam Houston State University in 1997 where he moved through the ranks to eventually become full professor in 2006. He also served as the chair of Finance in the College of Business at Sam Houston State University from 2008-2011.
Dr.Maniam has received numerous awards and designations in his twenty-seven of teaching career. He was designated as the Texas State University System Regents’ Professor in 2013, and as Distinguished Professor of Finance in 2015. He also received the Sam Houston State University’s Excellence in Teaching award in 2008, Excellence in Research award in 2003, Excellence in Service in 2018, and numerous other awards for teaching, research, and service including the prestigious Minnie Stevens Piper Professor award in 2012.
He has been very active in various capacities within professional organizations. He serves as the Associate Editor for the SMART Journal of Business Management Studies and is on the Editorial Boards of several journals. Dr.Maniam has published over one hundred eighty articles in various peer-reviewed journals and has presented over three hundred articles in various international and national conferences. He also has served as external examiner for numerous Ph.D. thesis and keynote speaker in many international conferences.
Texas State University System Regents' Professor
SHSU Distinguished Professor of Finance
Minnie Stevens Piper Professor
Sam Houston State University, USA
Dr.Maniam received his Ph.D. in Finance from The University of Mississippi, USA and his MBA from Arkansas State University, USA. He worked at Standard Chartered Bank prior to obtaining his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, also from Arkansas State University. He started his teaching career in 1991 at Texas A&M International University as an assistant professor of Finance. He joined Sam Houston State University in 1997 where he moved through the ranks to eventually become full professor in 2006. He also served as the chair of Finance in the College of Business at Sam Houston State University from 2008-2011.
Dr.Maniam has received numerous awards and designations in his twenty-seven of teaching career. He was designated as the Texas State University System Regents’ Professor in 2013, and as Distinguished Professor of Finance in 2015. He also received the Sam Houston State University’s Excellence in Teaching award in 2008, Excellence in Research award in 2003, Excellence in Service in 2018, and numerous other awards for teaching, research, and service including the prestigious Minnie Stevens Piper Professor award in 2012.
He has been very active in various capacities within professional organizations. He serves as the Associate Editor for the SMART Journal of Business Management Studies and is on the Editorial Boards of several journals. Dr.Maniam has published over one hundred eighty articles in various peer-reviewed journals and has presented over three hundred articles in various international and national conferences. He also has served as external examiner for numerous Ph.D. thesis and keynote speaker in many international conferences.