Dr. Nathan Eswaranathan Ehambara is an experienced scholar and strategist with a varied global career across several continents. He has been an Associate Professor at New Zealand's Universal College of Learning (UCOL) since 2015, teaching management, business, and international relations courses across Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the Solomon Islands. His academic interests include aviation management, human resource development, e-management, and the political economy of Southeast Asia. Dr. Ehambara has guided postgraduate dissertations for Master students at the University of Liverpool and WelTec, New Zealand, and has delivered papers at several international conferences, such as in Oxford, Gozo, and Vienna.
Dr. Ehambara also has a Doctor of Business Administration from Asia e University, Malaysia, an MBA, and a Bachelor of Accounting from Multimedia University, Malaysia. He is also certified in remote work from Harvard University, teaching with technology from the Australian Institute of Business, and tertiary teaching from RMIT University, Australia.
Dr. Andrew Salisbury is a veteran educator and academic from England, UK, who has an eclectic background in the fields of engineering, computer science, business, and digital change. He possesses a BEng (Hons) and a PhD from Lancaster University and has complemented his qualification with postgraduate awards in the teaching and learning course at Sheffield University, achieving Fellowships in Higher Education (FHEA and SFHEA). His teaching portfolio consists of data analytics, object-oriented programming, AI, and machine learning online courses at various universities like UCL, Open University, University of Leeds, University of Edinburgh, University of Aston, and University of Bolton. Dr. Salisbury's research interests are management information systems, database design, and digital transformation with emphasis on the embedding of technology into business education.
He is a highly experienced finance specialist and academic with more than 25 years of professional experience in academia, corporate management, and consulting. He is currently an adjunct faculty member at the European Institute of Management and Technology, where he delivers postgraduate-level courses in Managerial Economics, Managerial Finance, and Principles of Economics and Finance. In this position, he designs specialized financial curricula, guides students working on research projects, and conducts evaluations, as well as assisting in curriculum development.
Moreover, Dr. El-Shreif is a professor at the Egyptian Culture Center - ATHE / Nilai University and the Global School of Business Management / University of the People. He teaches lectures and conducts workshops on courses like Managerial Finance, Financial Management, Finance for Strategic Managers, Advanced Accounting and Finance, and Business Strategy.
Dr. Vinícius Dezem is a Brazilian banking executive and data-driven financial solutions expert, strategic management, and financial technologies. He has a Ph.D. in Engineering Knowledge Management from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), with an area of focus on Open Banking APIs and decision support systems. His Ph.D. thesis, entitled "Strategies for Future Data-Driven Banking by Open Banking APIs," explores best practices for incorporating in-house and outsourced technology innovation in open banking.
The research highlights the flexibility and cost-saving nature of hybrid models in addressing tight deadlines and budget limitations. Professionally, Dezem has more than a decade of experience in banking. He has been a Banking Manager at Caixa Econômica Federal since 2012, where he has managed projects in data-driven branch optimization, credit structuring, project financing, and strategic partnership development. His job includes mentoring teams and developing a culture of ongoing improvement to drive improved performance.