Prof. Schahram Dustdar

IEEE Fellow, Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA) Fellow

ACM Distinguished Scientist, ACM Distinguished Speaker

Member of the Academia Europaea

Profile:

Schahram Dustdar is Full Professor of Computer Science heading the Research Division of Distributed Systems at the TU Wien, Austria. He holds several honorary positions: Francqui Chair Professor at University of Namur, Belgium (2021-2022), University of California (USC) Los Angeles; Monash University in Melbourne, Shanghai University, Macquarie University in Sydney, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain. From Dec 2016 until Jan 2017 he was a Visiting Professor at the University of Sevilla, Spain and from January until June 2017 he was a Visiting Professor at UC Berkeley, USA.

From 1999 - 2007 he worked as the co-founder and chief scientist of Caramba Labs Software AG in Vienna (acquired by Engineering NetWorld AG), a venture capital co-funded software company focused on software for collaborative processes in teams. Caramba Labs was nominated for several (international and national) awards: World Technology Award in the category of Software (2001); Top-Startup companies in Austria (Cap Gemini Ernst & Young) (2002); MERCUR Innovation award of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (2002).

He was founding co-Editor-in-Chief of ACM Transactions on Internet of Things (ACM TIoT) as well as Editor-in-Chief of Computing (Springer). He is an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, ACM Computing Surveys, ACM Transactions on the Web, and ACM Transactions on Internet Technology, as well as on the editorial board of IEEE Transactions on Big Data, IEEE Internet Computing, IEEE Computer and of many more. Dustdar is recipient of multiple awards: TCI Distinguished Service Award (2021), IEEE TCSVC Outstanding Leadership Award (2018), IEEE TCSC Award for Excellence in Scalable Computing (2019), ACM Distinguished Scientist (2009), ACM Distinguished Speaker (2021), IBM Faculty Award (2012). He is an elected member of the Academia Europaea: The Academy of Europe, where he is chairman of the Informatics Section, as well as an IEEE Fellow (2016), an Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA) President (2021-2023) and Fellow (2021). He is an EAI Fellow (2021) and an I2CICC Fellow (2021). He is a Member of the 2022 IEEE Computer Society Fellow Evaluating Committee (2022) and Chair of the Advisory Board of the National Edge AI Hub (led by Newcastle University, UK).

Prof. Shuiping Shi

Jinan University, China

Profile:PhD in Management (Accounting) from Sun Yat sen University, International Registered Anti Fraud Specialist, Visiting Scholar at Boston University and City University of Hong Kong, Professor at the School of Management of Jinan University, Executive Director of the Huashang Case Study Center, Deputy Director of the Finance, Taxation and Risk Control Center, Vice President of the Guangdong Management Accountants Association and Executive Dean of the GAMA Greater Bay Area Research Institute, Director of the Guangdong Audit Society, Executive Director of the Guangzhou Audit Society, Expert Committee Member of the Guangdong Enterprise Internal Control Association, and Independent Director of multiple listed companies. Has won the Ministry of Finance's "Yang Jiwan Accounting Award", "Guangdong Provincial People's Government Philosophy and Social Science Excellent Achievement Award", "MPAcc National Excellent Teaching Case", "MAud National Excellent Teaching Case", and "ACCA National Excellent Guidance Teacher". Hosted 8 sub projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Social Science Foundation of China, Key Soft Science Projects of Guangdong Province, Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, and Social Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, and participated in nearly 10 national and provincial-level research projects. Published over 40 academic papers in important domestic and international journals such as Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology, Financial Research, Economic Dynamics, Financial Research, and Management Science. Independently participated in the publication of 6 monographs and case collections, and served as an anonymous reviewer for journals such as China Finance Review International, Accounting Research, China Management Science, and Nankai Management Review.

Speech Title:Enterprise Risk Management Framework: Integrating with Strategy and Performance

Abstract: In September 2017, the COSO Committee launched a new version of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework, which underwent substantial changes compared to the 2006 draft for soliciting opinions. In the official version of the enterprise risk management framework, compared to the draft for soliciting opinions, the title of the framework has undergone a subtle change from "Enterprise Risk Management Marking with Strategy and Performance" to "Enterprise Risk Management Integrating with Strategy and Performance". This change, although only between "Aligning" and "Integrating", carries profound meaning. It not only reveals the evolution of the core concepts of the entire framework from the draft for soliciting opinions to the official version, but also reflects COSO's repositioning of the risk management role - from a single risk response to a deep integration with corporate strategy. This transformation undoubtedly brings a new perspective and deeper challenges to enterprise risk management.

A. Prof. Vipul Jain

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Research Area:Supply-chain management, Sustainable supply chain management, Circular Economy, Supply Chain Management 4.0, Humanitarian Logistics, Service operations and healthcare supply chains, Industry 4.0

Profile:Dr Vipul Jain is Associate Professor in Supply Chain and Logistics Management at Wellington School of Business and Government, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He was the Director of Doctoral Programme and Research Director for School of Management. Vipul is highly cited in his area of research on Operations and Supply Chain Management and has more than 130 archival publications to his credit in high impact factor journals, as well as conference papers, edited books and books chapters. Vipul is serving as an Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor, Area Editor and editorial board member for many prestigious Operations and Decision-Making journals. Vipul has been actively involved in conducting Management Development Programmes/Training Programmes for Senior Managers and Executives of Public and Private Organizations in Asia on various issues and challenges encountered in Operations, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management.   

Speech Title:“SMARTNESS” THAT REALLY MATTERS: Reaching new levels of Customer Satisfaction with SMART Supply Chain Management

Abstract: Recent dynamic events around the world have provided frequent reminders that we live in an unpredictable and changing world. It has become imperative for channel entities to incorporate risk management tools in the management of their supply chains. Further, there is no surety that supply chain players will conform to environmental norms and compliance standards, even as more and more of these are enforced into practice, the organizations most likely to get stranded are the ones looking simply at cutting supply chain costs. Smart operations, digital supply chains and sustainability can be considered from different points of view which imply an integration of industrial engineering, business informatics, management, and operations research competencies. This talk will discuss about the new emerging research methodologies which are geared towards providing and developing effective solutions for performance/risk analysis of integrated supply chain networks, making it smarter. This talk will also address emerging generic modeling and optimizing approaches which integrates various supply chain functions; capture all process-related information including activities, resources and organizational units as well as their interdependencies to support complex dynamic and distributed supply chain smart operations. Considering the dynamic characteristics of supply chain networks, the discussed research approaches can be utilized as a modeling and optimization tool to study the impact of different smart supply chain strategies and policies and will help the managers to build trust among supply chain partners. Briefly, this talk addresses the summary of work done in supply chain literature, provides key insights and future research directions while addressing several emerging research issues in complex and dynamic smart supply chain environments, thus providing strong implications for academia and supply chain practitioners.

Xianyuan Wen

Senior Researcher (Grade II) / Former Vice President

Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences

Profile:Former Vice President of Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences. Second level researcher. Expert enjoying special government allowances from the State Council, chief expert for major bidding projects of the National Social Science Fund, expert for project evaluation of the National Social Science Fund, expert for evaluation of the Degree Center of the Ministry of Education, expert for evaluation of the 14th Five Year Plan for Philosophy and Social Sciences in Guangdong Province, etc.The research areas involve philosophy and culture, technological innovation and policy, cultural industries and policies, and the sinicization of Marxism.

Speech Title:From“digitalization”to“digital transformation”:The cultural logic of digital intelligence technology generated by the digital society

Abstract:The deepening of the digital society is reconstructing the reality. This article summarizes and explores the connotations and characteristics of "digitalization", "digital transformation", and "digital transformation". Digital transformation triggers changes in values and promotes civilized innovation in digital transformation. It has significant theoretical and practical significance for deepening research on the cultural logic of digital technology generated by digital society.