Agenda

Alina is a multi-award-winning Principal at Oliver Wyman who helps major Financial Services organisations adopt Cloud so they can deliver on their business ambitions in a safe and cost-effective way. She was named Cloud Professional 2021 by Computing magazine and Digital Leader 2021 by Women in Tech Excellence awards. Outside of work Alina actively gives back to the community, through mentoring immigrants and women of diverse cultural and social backgrounds – so we can all look at our failure as an opportunity, instead of a setback. Her recent TEDxTalk “Fail but never give up”  was watched by over 230 000 people in first 2 months, is being translated into 30 languages and reached the Top 10 World’s most watched TEDx talks of December 2021. Alina is an expert in data-driven transformation, cloud transformation, and digital transformation more broadly. Passionate about supporting women and migrants as leaders, Alina supports five non-profit organisations aimed to develop women, migrants, and young people in business. As well as acting as a mentor and role model herself, Alina has also encouraged and empowered her colleagues to step up as mentors for these groups, unlocking new connections and opportunities.

Amit Joshi is currently the Director of Global Knowledge Research Foundation, also an Entrepreneur & Researcher who has completed his Masters and research in the areas of cloud computing and cryptography in medical imaging. Dr. Joshi has an experience of around 10 years in academic and industry in prestigious organizations. Dr. Joshi is an active member of ACM, IEEE, CSI, AMIE, IACSIT, Singapore, IDES, ACEEE, NPA, and many other professional societies. Currently, Dr. Joshi is the International Chair of InterYIT at International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP, Austria). He has presented and published more than 50 papers in national and international journals/conferences of IEEE and ACM. Dr. Joshi has also edited more than 40 books which are published by Springer, ACM, and other reputed publishers. Dr. Joshi has also organized more than 50 national and international conferences and programs in association with ACM, Springer, and IEEE to name a few across different countries including India, UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Thailand, Egypt, and many more.

Anthony Wong is the President-Elect of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) established under the auspices of UNESCO in 1960. He is a Member of the Law Society of New South Wales, International Technology Law Association, International Assoc of Privacy Professionals, the founding President of the NZ Society for Computers and the Law, an Honorary Life Member and Fellow of the Australian Computer Society (ACS). He has also held senior management positions in multinational corporations and government, including as CIO of the Australian Tourist Commission during the Sydney 2000 Olympics and led the digital transformation of Thomson in the Asia Pacific. He also worked on innovative solutions with Philips.

Ibilola Amao founded Lonadek Consulting in 1991, with a passion and desire to achieve sustainable asset development and maintenance through qualitative local participation. She “pays-it-forward” through mentoring young ladies on the WimBiz mentoring program and other Graduate Empowerment initiatives. She established Vision 2020: Youth Empowerment and Restoration Initiative (YERI) in 2006, to address STEM career counselling, industry awareness and youth empowerment. Over 78,000 youths have been empowered through these programs. She also co-founded the Cedar STEM and Entrepreneurship Hub to empower STEM/Techpreneurs who are predominantly female. Ibilola has participated in conferences across the world and is a recipient of several local and international recognitions and awards, including Most Active Women Business Enterprise, IWEC 2016 Awardee, Energy Institute Champion 2016, and Access Bank “W” 100. Ibilola was a Vital Voices VV GROW fellow, a member of VV100 and a WEConnect International fellow.

Jacqueline is an award-winning digital marketer, Jacqueline has been in the industry for over a decade as a major influencer in the digital landscape. She specializes in strategic planning and management, project leadership and design, data analytical designs and architecture, technology development, and all digital marketing principles. Her extensive skills set in the digital arena include but not limited to editorials, senior writing, copywriting, brand marketing, project management, and creative content management expertise in all digital platforms. Besides, her knowledge base in web-based content management systems includes data analytical systems, ComScore, Google Analytics, Quantcast, SEO, SEM, and social media developments. Jacqueline earned her PgD from the Digital Marketing Institute, in Dublin Ireland. Being a global speaker at the BCMA (Branded Content Marketing Association), she has lectured to 14 countries globally. She has been honored to contribute to the MusiCares Grammys’, featuring Sir Paul McCartney, Barbara Streisand, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Diamond and Aretha Franklin. She was also named Top 40 under 40 in the Top 100 Magazine within the U.S and was award winning AMA nominee at the American Marketing Association. In addition, she is also an award recipient of the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award and inductee for 2020.

Dr. Julie Desai is a lawyer by profession at Mehul Vakharia Associates Advocates. With a stunning history of more than 15 years of hands-on experience with law and legal consultancy but with a keen sense of her social surroundings &  with a zeal to give back to the society, in 2021, she is  awarded with Honorary Doctorate in Humanities. Julie holds a Master's qualification for Science (mathematics) with unique excellence and a Post Graduate Diploma in Air Transport Management and Aviation Law with Honors.

She has reckoned a chain of huge achievements including her joining The International Times (The Economic Times) as a business guide that prompted her visiting the US and UK in 2003 during Vibrant Gujarat to draw out a special component for Non-Resident Gujaratis agreeing with the NRI Investors Summit among which are a few different noteworthy accomplishments. Julie is a well-known social lobbyist and has contributed astonishingly in the area of Human Rights, sexual direction correspondence and social decency. She has and still is a crusader for the rights of women, youths and diverse different forms of social injustice. She is a social value lawful guide, supporting people who have encountered diverse injustices. Being a lawyer, socialite and human rights activist, she holds key positions within key spaces including; being Advisory Board Member of National Human Rights & Social Justice Commission just as an honorary advisor to the Asian African Chamber of Commerce. With a pledge to selflessly serve and impact humanity as opposed to pursuit of money, Julie runs an initiative where she empowers young girls and amplifies the endeavors of fearless and splendid young women across the globe. She is likewise a Governing Council member at Shantiniketan Senior Living advanced by Akhil Gujarat Charitable Trust

Liz Whitehead is an award-winning business development consultant that specializes in guiding diverse businesses to leverage their certification and benefit from corporate supplier diversity initiatives. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies as well as certified business enterprises who are invested in making the most of their certification.  She supports her clients in reaching their goals through facilitation, consulting, and one-on-one coaching. Since 2002, Liz has been supporting diverse entrepreneurs in growing and scaling successful businesses. Her professional affiliations include:

-The Women Presidents’ Educational Organization in DC (Executive Director)

-WEConnect International (Director, Europe, Middle East and Africa)

-The Vinetta Project (Venture Committee Member)

-The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council Leadership Forum (Member)

Liz earned her bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and her master’s in International Affairs from Columbia’s School of Public and International Affairs. Liz is also an angel investor, who mentors start-up companies.

Mike Hinchey is Professor of Software Engineering at University of Limerick, also Ireland elected to be a member of the IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors for 2022 and will be Chair of the IEEE Global Public Policy Committee in 2022 and 2023.   In addition, he is a candidate for the position of Director-Elect of IEEE Region 8 (Europe, Africa, Middle East). Prior to joining Lero, Professor Hinchey was Director of the NASA Software Engineering Laboratory; he continues to serve as a NASA Expert. In 2009 he was awarded NASA's Kerley Award as Innovator of the Year. He is a Chartered Engineer, Chartered Engineering Professional, Chartered Mathematician and Charted Information Technology Professional, as well as a Fellow of the IET, British Computer Society and Irish Computer Society. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering: a NASA Journal and Journal of the Brazilian Computer Society.

Moira is an independent consultant. Her current work is focused on instructional design and course development. Moira is an accomplished speaker and has presented at conferences around the world and in South Africa. She is a frequent speaker at E-learning update and Learning Landscapes. Moira is a Professional Member and Fellow of IITPSA (Institute of IT Professionals South Africa), She received the IITPSA Distinguished Service in ICT Award in 2009. She is also a member of ACM and IODSA. Moira serves on the Council for the National Museum in Bloemfontein, South Africa. n March 2017, Moira recently appointed as a Non-Executive Director to Metropolitan Trading Company, an entity of Joburg City Council (South Africa) that is charged with developing and maintaining the broadband network in the city. She sits on the Social and Ethics Committee, and chairs the committee on HR, Remuneration and Transformation.

Dr Monomita Nandy is a Reader in Accounting and Finance and Director of Internationalization at Brunel Business School, Brunel University London, U.K. She has completed her two PhDs from the University of Calcutta, India, and the University of Rome Torvergata, Italy. She worked as visiting research fellow at Lally Business School, New York and Radboud University, Holland. Before joining Brunel University, she taught at different universities in India and Surrey University, UK, where she got awarded for her innovative and technology-led teaching. She is interested in interdisciplinary research and technological advancement in emerging issues in Corporate Finance, Accounting and banking. Her research works are published in international peer-reviewed journals like IJFE, JBE, TIJA BSE and others. She is involved in editorial and review activities of international journals, and regularly she presents her research work at leading conferences in Business and Management. Her research evidence is valued by the UK parliament, Sustainability Board in India, St James Entrepreneur Club London, Small Business Charter in the UK, Chartered Institute of Taxation in England. She is the co-chair of the South-East group of the British Accounting and Finance Association. 

Nakul Sharedalal is a Founder of N S Legal the Law Firm and also the Chairman of the ASSOCHAM IPR Gujarat Council. He is a Master of Laws from Queen Mary, University of London. He has specialized in Commercial and Corporate Laws. He also is the Honorary Global Advisor at CIAC - Confederation of International Accreditation Commission. Beside this, he has served as a Mentor at an International Start Up Company. At firm, he undertakes work relating to drafting and preparing documents for licensing, Technology Transfer agreements, investigations, searches, prosecutions, litigations, ant counterfeiting operations, arbitration and handling settlements. Apart from his professional commitments, he loves to educate and enlighten his fellow countrymen and statesmen about Intellectual Property. Nakul Sharedalal is a regular speaker at various Apex bodies and Educational Institutions. Having such an extensive IPR legacy behind him, he believes in spreading awareness by stimulating the innovators and creators to nose dive in to the world of IPR. After pursuing his Master of Laws, he especially returned to India from Great Britain, to further his ideology of making his country ever steady in IPR. Nakul Sharedalal is the subject expert mentor of IPR & Legal Issues for Knowledge Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

She is young and a dynamic leader currently working as Pipeline Strategy Manager at Momentive headquartered in USA. Previously she has worked as Ecommerce marketing manager at Rampart, Ottawa, Canada. She has won the President Club Award for highest contribution across the global BDR team at Momentive. Her area of interests include graphics, web designing and applications, decision support and management information systems. She has been associated with the G R Foundation as a Brand Ambassador and participated there various programs in Canada and the United Kingdom. She is also an IFIP InterYIT Ambassador for the last three years and promotes its activities in her networks. She completed her masters at Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology, Ottawa Canada and has a professional certification from Harvard Business School in Digital Format. Her experience in Business Strategies and its impacts has helped the company to build their strong IP policy.

Dr. Suman Lodh has joined the business school in 2012. He received his PhD in applied economics from the University of Bergamo, Italy. Prior to joining Middlesex, he has held a visiting scholar position at the Lally School of Management and Technology, RPI (USA) for a year and engaged in a large research project. He also held academic position at the University of Surrey. He attended workshops by David M. Drukkar (STATA Corp.) and Badi Baltagi (Syracuse University, USA). He has several years of teaching experience in India at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and work experince in industry. Suman is the Treasurer and a member of the Executive Trustees of British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) (2021-present) and has been the Secretary (2018-2021) of BAFA-SEAG (British Accounting and Finance Association- South East Area Group). He has published in highly ranked international journals including Journal of Business Ethics, the Corporate Governance: An International Review, International Review of Financial Analysis as well as in Industrial and Corporate Change. His research works have been presented in a number of highly rated American and European conferences including the prestigious American Accounting Association Annual Conference and European Accounting Association Annual Conference. He serves as an ad-hoc referee of several top-ranked academic journals.