Conference Chair	Conference Co-Chair	Conference Co-Chair	Conference Co-Chair	Distinguished Keynote Speaker
Kyle S. Wells Former Dean College of Business Utah Tech University St. George, State of Utah, USA	Brian R. Chabowski Former Chair of Management, Marketing and International Business The University of Tulsa Tulsa City State of Oklahoma USA	Gary L. Frankwick Professor of Marketing (Emeritus) University of Texas at El Paso, State of Texas, USA	Mohammad Falahat Nejadmahani Professor and Director Strategic Research Institute Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation MALAYSIA	Dheeraj P. Sharma Director Indian Institute of Management Rohtak State of Haryana INDIA
Patron	Patron	Patron	Patron	Patron
Shakil Ahmad Romshoo VIce Chancellor Islamic University of Science and Technology Kashmir Valley, INDIA	Daing Nasir Ibrahim Rector and President Oxus University Tashkent UZBEKISTAN	Vincent Chang Former Vice Chancellor BRAC University, Dhaka BANGLADESH	Abdul Razak Bin Ibrahim Former Vice Chancellor Universiti Melaka Melaka MALAYSIA	Hamdan Sulaiman Al-Fazari Vice Chancellor Sohar University Sohar OMAN
Patron	Patron	Patron	Patron	Patron
Dhruba Kumar Gautam Vice Chancellor Mid-West University NEPAL	Fevzi Okumus Chair Professor of Hospitality Management University of Central Florida Orlando City State of Florida USA	Bahaudin G. Mujtaba Professor of Human Resource Management Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale-Davie City State of Florida USA	Nur Naha Binti Abu Mansor Dean Faculty of Business Sohar University Sohar OMAN	Huseyn Ismayilov Dean School of Business ADA University Baku AZERBAIJAN
Distinguished Speaker # 1	Distinguished Speaker # 2	Distinguished Speaker # 3	Distinguished Speaker # 4	Distinguished Speaker # 5
Bhumika Gupta Professor of Human Resource Management Institut Mines Telecom Business School Evry Paris FRANCE	Sahil Raj Associate Professor of Management Information Systems Punjabi University Patiala City State of Punjab INDIA	Ha Minh Tri Dean School of Business International University, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City VIETNAM	Selim Ahmed Dean Faculty of Business Studies World University of Bangladesh Uttara, Dhaka City BANGLADESH	Seung Hun Han Dean Graduate School of Global Digital Innovation Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Daedeok Innopolis, Daejeon SOUTH KOREA
Distinguished Speaker # 6	Distinguished Speaker # 7	Distinguished Speaker # 8	Distinguished Speaker # 9	Distinguished Speaker # 10
Nejat Capar Dean Bang College of Business KIMEP University Almaty KAZAKHSTAN	Said Elbanna Professor of Strategic Management Qatar University QATAR	Jasmeet Kaur Lamba Professor and Associate Dean Jindal School of International Affairs O. P. Jindal Global University Sonipat City State of Haryana INDIA	Hermann Lassleben Professor of Human Resource Management Reutlingen University GERMANY	Gerald W. Fry Distinguished International Professor University of Minnesota Minneapolis City State of Minnesota USA
Distinguished Speaker # 11	Distinguished Speaker # 12	Distinguished Speaker # 13	Distinguished Speaker # 14	Distinguished Speaker # 15
Popy Rufaidah Professor of Marketing Padjadjaran University Bandung City, West Java INDONESIA	Koustab Ghosh Dean of Academics Indian Institute of Management Rohtak Rohtak City State of Haryana INDIA	Said Elfakhani Professor and Director Executive MBA American Univesity of Beirut LEBANON	Sabri Elkrghli Dean Faculty of Management Libyan International University Benghazi LIBYA	Rizal Yaya Chair Indonesian Association of the Faculties of Economics and Business - Muhammadiyah and Aisyiah Universities INDONESIA

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 over 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 UAE Turkey, India, China, Thailand, Kenya, Indonesia, Malaysia, 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; and
• Provide Complimentary Support for the “Supervision of Doctoral Students” across emerging countries for FREE.

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
Kyle S. Wells Former Dean College of Business Utah Tech University St. George, Stae of Utah, USA	Vincent Chang Former Vice-Chancellor BRAC University Dhaka Bangladesh	Dana-Nicoleta Lascu Professor of Marketing School of Business University of Richmond Richmond City State of Virginia, USA	Robert Grosse Professor of International Business Thunderbird School of Global Management Arizona State University Glendale City State of Arizona USA	Abdul Razak Bin Ibrahim Former Vice Chancellor University Melaka 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 Sohar University Sohar Oman	Tran Tien Khoa Former President International University Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam	Gary L. Frankwick Professor of Marketing (Emeritus) University of Texas El Paso City, State of Texas, USA	Hermann Lassleben Professor of Human Resource Management Reutlingen University Germany	Dheeraj P. Sharma Director Indian Institute of Management Rohtak Rohtak City, State of Haryana India
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
Christopher J. Marquette Assistant Professor Department of Finance Tabor School of Business Millikin University Decatur City, State of Illinois, USA	Popy Rufiadah Professor of Marketing Padjadjaran University Bandung City, West Java Indonesia	Hassan Yazdifar Professor of Accounting and Management University of Derby Derby City, England United Kingdom	Wolfgang Hinck Former Provost American University of Iraq at Sulaimani Sulaymaniyah Kurdistan Region Iraq	Viput Ongsakul Former Dean NIDA's School of Business 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 Associate Professor of Management Information System School of Management Studies Punjabi University Patiala City, State of Punjab India	Tanveer Kajla Assistant Professor Department of Management Studies NALSAR University of Law Hyderabad State of Telangana India	Lavanya Rastogi Founder and CEO of Soul Spring and Co-Founder of Ayam Houston, State of Texas USA	Forthcoming	Christopher J. Marquette Assistant Professor Department of Finance Tabor School of Business Millikin University Decatur City, State of Illinois USA
AGBA's Auditor	AGBA's Vice President for Global Field	JGBA Managing Editor	JIBED Managing Editor	JIBED Associate Editor
Afsal U. Ahmed MS in Forensic Accounting Candidate State University of New York Albany State of New York USA	Iqbal U. Ahmed Ph.D., Candidate Department of Marketing Pamplin College of Business Pamplin Virginia Tech Blacksburg State 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

• Utah Tech University, USA.
• Youngstown State University, USA.
• Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, India.
• O. P. Jindal Global University, India.
• Islamic University of Science and Technology, Kashmir Valley, India.
• Mid-West University, Nepal.
• King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
• International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Sohar University, Sohar, Oman. • Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea.
• Indonesian Association of the Faculties of Economics and Business --- Muhammadiyah and Aisyiah Universities, Indonesia.

Twin Towers
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia's Capital)

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: 1.5
SJR Score: 0.211
SNIP Score: 0.227

Scimago Journal & Country Rank

JGBA's H-Index: 15
https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php?q=16400154779&tip=sid&clean=0

It is indexed/listed in:

• Scopus (Elsevier) with a Q-3 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 Clarivate Analytics
JCI Score: 0.15
CiteScore: 3.1
SJR Score: 0.383
SNIP Score: 0.602

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: 11
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 Global Scholars in Attendance

• Viput Ongsakul, Former Dean, School of Business, National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Anisur Faroque, Associate Professor of International Business, University of Vaasa, Finland.
• Rafikul Islam, Professor of Business Administration, International Islamic University Malaysia.
• Abdullah O. Almashayekhi, Chair, Department of Management & Marketing, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
• Salem Al-Ghamdi, Professor of Management, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
• Obaid M. Al-Shuridah, Assistant Professor of Marketing, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
• Maher Itani, Assistant Professor of Operations Management, Ajman University, UAE.
• Nguyen Xuan Nhi, Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Vietnam.
• Nguyen Giang Do, Vice Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Vietnam.
• Felix A. Flores, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Metropolitan State University, Denver, USA.
• Osama Sam Al-Kwifi, Associate Professor of Marketing, Qatar University, Qatar.
• Sara Abdulla A. Al-Maadeed, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, p, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
• Allam K. Abu Farha, Associate Professor of Marketing, Qatar University, Qatar.
• Othman Al-Thawadi, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Qatar University, Qatar.
• Basheer Al-Haimi, Senior Lecturer of Strategic Management, University Technology Malaysia, Malaysia.
• Bassem Nasri, Chair, Department of Business Administration, Prince Mohammad University, Saudi Arabia.
• Marhana Mohamed Anuar, Associate Professor of Marketing, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia.
• Mohamed Zain, Professor of Management, KIMEP University, Kazakhstan.
• Norizan Binti Mohamed Kassim, Professor of Marketing, KIMEP University, Kazakhstan.
• Tanveer Kajla, Assistant Professor of Management Information System, NALSAR University of Law, India.
• Abdullah A. Almeer, Assistant Professor of Economics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
• Le Dinh Minh Tri, Head, Office of Graduate Affairs, School of Business, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Cong Tam Trinh, Lecturer of Economics, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Van Dung Ha, Dean, Faculty of International Economics, University of Banking, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.
• Navidreza Ahadi, Lecturer of Business Administration, University of Derby, England, UK.
• Nor Saidi Bin Mohamed Nasir, Senior Lecturer of Management, Universiti Melaka, Malaysia.
• Akin Fadahunsi, Dean, College of Business Administration, Ajman University, UAE.
• Ho Nhut Quang, Chair, University Council, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Tran Tien Khoa, Former President, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Wong Ming Wong, Dean, Nanyang Bangkok Business School, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Jimmy Teng, Associate Professor of Economics, KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Kota Kinabalu

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)
Rock-Antoine Mehanna, Sheyaaka Consultancy, UAE, (AGBA’s Vice President for Dubai)
Abdullah O. Almashayekhi, 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, Mid-West 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).
Sahil Raj, Punjabi University, India, (AGBA’s President for the State of Punjab, India).
Parvez Ahmed Mir, Islamic University of Science & Technology, Kashmir Valley, India, (AGBA’s Vice President for Kashmir Valley, India).
Mahrina Sari, University of Lampung, Indonesia, (AGBA’s Vice President for Lampung Province of Indonesia).
Popy Rufaidah, Padjadjaran University,Indonesia, (AGBA’s Vice President for West Java Province of Indonesia).
Mohammad Falahat Nejadmahani, Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation, Malaysia, (AGBA’s Vice President for Malaysia).
John Andrew (Andre) van der Poll, University of South Africa, South Africa, (AGBA’s Vice President for Northern Region of South Africa).
Breggie van der Poll, University of South Africa, (AGBA’s Vice President for Southern Region of South Africa).
Osama Sam Al-Kwifi, Qatar University, Qatar, (AGBA’s Vice President for Qatar).
Maher Itani, Ajman University, UAE, (AGBA’s Vice President for Ajman, UAE).
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 the State of Utah, USA).
J. Mark Munoz, Millikin University, USA, (AGBA’s Vice President for the State of Illinois, USA).
Bahaudin G. Mujtaba, Nova Southeastern University, USA, (AGBA’s Vice President for the State of Florida, USA).
Dana-Nicoleta Lascu, University of Richmond, USA, (AGBA’s Vice President for the State of Virginia, USA).
Abdul A. Rasheed, University of Texas at Arlington, 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).
Jimmy Teng, KIMEP University, Kazakhstan, (AGBA’s Vice President for Singapore).
Said Elfakhani, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, (AGBA’s Vice President for Lebanon).
Omer F. Genc, Youngstown State University, USA, (AGBA’s Vice President for the State of Ohio, USA).
Seung Hun Han, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, (AGBA’s Vice President for South Korea).
Song Zening, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China, (AGBA’s Vice President for China).
Balarama Krishna Varanasi, Global Consultancy Firm, Hyderabad City, State of Telangana, India, (AGBA's Vice President for Global Academic and Entrepreneurial Partnerships).
Huseyn Ismayilov, ADA University, Azerbaijan, (AGBA's Vice President for Azerbaijan).
Bhavan Narayan Kandala, Hyderabad, State of Telangana, India, (AGBA’s Vice President for South Asia).
Selim Ahmed, World University of Bangladesh, Bangladesh, (AGBA’s Vice President for Bangladesh).
Jasmeet Kaur Lamba, O. P. Jindal Global University, India, (AGBA’s Vice President for Northern India).

Cameron Highlands

AGBA’s 2025 Conference Organizing Committee

Assistant Manager	Assistant Manager	Assistant Manager	Assistant Manager	Assistant Manager
Suhail Ahmed Bhat Ph.D., Student Islamic University of Science and Technology Kashmir Valley INDIA	Vuong-Bach Vo Ph.D., Student School of Business International University Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City VIETNAM	Phan Thi Ngoc Minh (Windy) Lecturer School of Business International University Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City VIETNAM	Yeran Baishan Ph.D., Student Bang College of Business KIMEP University Almaty KAZAKHSTAN	Trish Doan Lecturer University of Technology Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City VIETNAM

AGBA's Websites

 

AGBA’s Website
http://agba.us/   

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

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

Conference Hotel’s Website:
Forthcoming


Conference Venue’s Website:
Forthcoming


Global Websites Announcing Our Conference:
Forthcoming


Malaysian Tourist Visa Website:
https://malaysiavisa.imi.gov.my/evisa/evisa.jsp

Malaysian's Tourism Website:
https://www.malaysia.travel/

Kuala Lumpur Tourism Website:
https://visitkualalumpur.com/

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 Western 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 Springer (Switzerland) sponsored “Monograph Book”.

Ipoh

Conference Logistics

Conference Organizer:
• Youngstown State University, Youngstown City, State of Ohio, USA.

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

Conference Venue and Conference Hotel:
• Forthcoming

Malaysian Tourist Visa:
All AGBA conference delegates (without any exception) are requested to kindly obtain Malaysian Tourist Visa to attend our conference. Kindly DO NOT Apply for Conference Visa. Kindly do not ask AGBA or our host Malaysian university to issue any visa letter for you. Malaysia 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 Malaysian tourist visa online:
https://malaysiavisa.imi.gov.my/evisa/evisa.jsp,

Payment of Registration Fees:
• All delegates are requested to kindly pay their conference registration fees of USD $500 (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.

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Manuscript Preparation

We welcome manuscripts that address the conference theme as well as all functional areas of Business Administration. Some examples are given below:

• 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

• 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).
• 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.
• Manuscripts must be submitted in English language ONLY.
• 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 “AGBA’s 2025 Global Business Forum” for business interactions, networking and negotiations.

• All manuscripts to be published in AGBA’s Refereed American Proceedings (Advances in Global Business Research – 2025 --- Vol. 21 (1), ISSN 1549-9332) must consist of 20 double-spaced pages (not less and not more) including tables, and references etc. Each paper must be accompanied by (i) a less than 10% Similarity Index Report and (ii) an English editing certificate issued by one of the globally acclaimed English editing firms.
• Accepted papers will be published in the refereed American conference proceedings (Advances in Global Business Research – 2025 --- Vol. 21 (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 – 2025 --- Vol. 21 (1), ISSN 1549-9332) does not preclude subsequent publication in journals when proper acknowledgments are made.
• AGBA's 2025 Proceedings would be published by Springer (Switzerland) and would also be indexed in Scopus immediately after the conference.
• "Best Paper Award" in each category, “AGBA's 2025 Best Doctoral Dissertation Award”,“AGBA's 2025 Distinguished Entrepreneur Award”,  “AGBA's 2025 Distinguished Dean Award”, and “AGBA's 2025 Distinguished Corporate Leader Award” will be presented at the conference.
• Absolute Deadline for the submission of all manuscripts is: May 15, 2025.
• Please submit your manuscript to our following

Conference Director/Program Chair:

Dr. Christopher J. Marquette
(Ph.D., Texas A&M, USA)
Assistant Professor of Finance
Department of Finance
Tabor School of Business
Millikin University
Decatur, State of Illinois,
USA
Email: cmarquette@millikin.edu

Conference Co-Director/Program Co-Chair

Dr. Omer F. Genc
(Ph.D., Temple, USA)
Associate Professor of International Business
Department of Management and Marketing
Williamson College of Business Administration
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, State of Ohio,
USA
Email: ofgenc@ysu.edu

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 for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development
  (Published by Inderscience of Switzerland and Indexed in Scopus at a Q-2 rank). It is also Indexed in Elsevier Thomson Reuters Emerging Index --- Web of Science) https://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=jibed
• Journal for Global Business Advancement
  (Published by Inderscience of Switzerland and indexed in Scopus at a Q-4 rank) https://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=jgba
• AGBA’s Leadership has submitted many proposals for different Special Issues to many prestigious western journals.
• Conference Proceedings to be Published by Springer (Swtizerland) with indexing in SCOPUS.
• A Monograph Book to be published by Springer (Switzerland).

George Town

Mentoring Doctoral Students

AGBA’s 2025 Doctoral Consortium will focus on mentoring doctoral students hailing from emerging countries. The faculty panel of the 2025 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 2025 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 July 4, 2025.

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 consortium.

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

Prof. Dr. Zafar U. Ahmed
BBA (New York), MBA (Texas),
Ph.D., (Utah), D. Litt., (England, Candidate)
Professor of 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

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Distinguished Global Doctoral Students in Attendance

Kazakhstan:
• Yeran Baishan, KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Vietnam:
• Truong Xuan Quang, 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.

India:
• Ayushi Srivastava, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, India.
• Simran Singh, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, India.
• Hrithvik Bhardwaj, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, India.
• Lubna Rashid Malik, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, India.
• Tanya Singh, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, India.
• Eram Fatima Siddiqui, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, India.
• Hitesh Sharma, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, India.
• Shambhavi Mishra, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, India.
• Ayushi Srivastava, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, India.
• Suhail Ahmed Bhat, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Kashmir Valley, India.

Kuantan

Why Malaysia???

Our Host Institution:

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Malaysia. Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia. East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia, as well as a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital, the country's largest city, and the seat of the legislative branch of the federal government. Putrajaya is the administrative center, which represents the seat of both the executive branch (the Cabinet, federal ministries, and federal agencies) and the judicial branch of the federal government. With a population of over 34 million, the country is the world's 43rd-most populous country.

After independence, the gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an average rate of 6.5% per year for almost 50 years. The country's economy has traditionally been driven by its natural resources but is expanding into commerce, tourism, and medical tourism. The country has a newly industrialized market economy, and it ranks very high in the Human Development Index. The country is a founding member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the East Asia Summit (EAS), and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and a member of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the Commonwealth, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Malaysia used as a label for the Malay Archipelago on a 1914 map from a United States atlas

Malaysia is a relatively open state-oriented and newly industrialized market economy. It has the world's 36th-largest economy by nominal GDP and the 31st-largest by PPP. In 2017, the large service sector contributed to 53.6% of total GDP, the industrial sector 37.6%, and the small agricultural sector roughly 8.8%. Malaysia has a low official unemployment rate of 3.9%. Its foreign exchange reserves are the world's 24th-largest.[195] It has a labour force of about 15 million, which is the world's 34th-largest.[196] Malaysia's large automotive industry ranks as the world's 22nd-largest by production.

Malaysia is the world's 23rd-largest exporter and 25th-largest importer. However, economic inequalities exist between different ethnic groups. The Chinese make up about one-quarter of the population, but account for 70 per cent of the country's market capitalization. Chinese businesses in Malaysia are part of the larger bamboo network, a network of overseas Chinese businesses in the Southeast Asian market sharing common family and cultural ties.

International trade, facilitated by the shipping route in adjacent Strait of Malacca, and manufacturing are the key sectors. Malaysia is an exporter of natural and agricultural resources, and petroleum is a major export. Malaysia has once been the largest producer of tin rubber and palm oil in the world. Manufacturing has a large influence in the country's economy, although Malaysia's economic structure has been moving away from it Malaysia remains one of the world's largest producers of palm oil.

Tourism is the third-largest contributor to Malaysia's GDP, after the manufacturing and commodities sectors. In 2019, the sector contributed about 15.9 per cent to the total GDP. According to the World Tourism Organization, Malaysia was the fourteenth-most visited country in the world, and the fourth-most visited country in Asia in 2019, with over 26.1 million visits. Malaysia was ranked 38th in the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019. Its international tourism receipts in 2019 amounted to $19.8 billion.

The country has developed into a centre of Islamic banking, and has the highest numbers of female workers in that industry. Knowledge-based services are also expanding. In 2020, Malaysia exported high-tech products worth $92.1 billion, the second-highest in ASEAN, after Singapore. Malaysia was ranked 36th in the Global Innovation Index in 2023, and 32nd in the Global Competitiveness Report in 2022.

AGBA's 2025 Global Business Forum

A strategic alliance between AGBA (USA), Millikin University (USA), 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 2025 Global Business Forum” for global business interactions, networking and negotiations.

The third day (July 4, 2025) of the conference will be exclusively devoted to AGBA’s 2025 Global Business Forum to be organized in collaboration with the local Malaysian 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, sharing success stories, opportunities, and challenges in global business; “Make in Malaysia” initiative of the Malaysian Government, and Investment opportunities of “Malaysian Inbound and Outbound FDI”.

Distinguished Global Business Speakers

Global Corporate Leader	Global Consultant	Global Consultant	Global Lawyer	Global Corporate Leader
Khalil Yassine Head of Arabia Unilever Jeddah SAUDI ARABIA	Balarama Krishna Varanasi Globalization Consultant Hyderabad State of Telangana INDIA	Rock-Antoine Mehanna Chief Strategy Officer and Partner Sheyaaka Consultancy Dubai UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	Roger Tanios General Counsel INDEVCO Industrial Development and Consulting Services Beirut LEBANON	Fareed Al-Yagout President and CEO National Power Company (Al-Zamil Group) Dammam SAUDI ARABIA

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