Prof. Md Mamun Habib, Independent University, Bangladesh

Biography: Prof. Md. Mamun Habib is a Professor and Head of the Department of Management at the School of Business & Entrepreneurship (SBE), Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), with over 23 years of experience in teaching, research, and related fields. He holds a PhD and an M.S. in Computer & Engineering Management from the Graduate School of Business (GSB), Assumption University, Thailand, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).

His core research areas include supply chain management, operations management, and research methodology. He has published more than 250 research papers (including 75 indexed in WoS and Scopus), and serves as Editor-in-Chief/Editorial Board Member for several international journals. He has supervised and examined numerous PhD scholars, held visiting positions at universities in multiple countries, delivered keynote speeches at over 100 international conferences, and actively participated in professional organizations and industry consulting. He has also received a number of international academic awards.

Prof. Luiz Moutinho, University of Suffolk，UK

Biography: Prof. Luiz Moutinho is a Visiting Professor of Marketing at the University of Suffolk, UK. He is an elected member of Academia Europaea (2020), and was ranked among the world's top 85 Business & Management scientists by Research.com (2025).

With a PhD from the University of Sheffield, he served for 20 years as the Foundation Chair of Marketing at the University of Glasgow, followed by the world's first Chair in BioMarketing and Futures Research at Dublin City University.

His core research focuses on marketing futurecast, AI, neuroscience in marketing, and consumer behaviour modeling. He is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the 《Journal of Modelling in Management 》and has authored 41 books and over 163 journal articles.

Prof. Moutinho’s international standing is further evidenced by his extensive academic engagements, having held visiting positions at universities across four continents and delivered invited talks in 64 countries worldwide. His career is marked by intellectual rigour, academic entrepreneurship, and a lasting impact on both scholarship and practice in marketing.