Conference Speakers

Past Speakers

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Habilitated Associate Professor Dr. Viorela-Ligia Văidean

An Associate Professor in the field of Finance at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

Topic: Health is Wealth - Empirical Evidence

Viorela-Ligia Văidean obtained two Bachelor Degrees, one from Babeş – Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania and another one from the Technical University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She graduated a Master program in Corporate Finance and Insurances and another one in Project Management and Evaluation. Then she successfully followed a full time PhD program, obtaining the PhD title in the Finance field, in 2010. In 2015 she graduated a postdoctoral study program. In 2021 she successfully defended her Habilitation Thesis.
She has also worked as an Expert for different EU financed projects and grants. She has published more than 40 research papers and attended several international conferences. She has been the author or coauthor of eleven books and international book chapters. Her research interests cover the areas of Health Economics, Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Organized Crime and Fiscal Policies.

Prof.  Sumei van Antwerpen

Prof. Sumei van Antwerpen

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Dr. Marija Hornis Dmitrovic

Dr. Marija Hornis Dmitrovic

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Prof. Dr.  Paulo Mourao

Prof. Dr. Paulo Mourao

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Prof. Dr.  Nikol Karampotsi

Prof. Dr. Nikol Karampotsi

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Mr. Iura Adrian

Mr. Iura Adrian

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Dr. Petru Sandu

Director of the Family Business and Entrepreneurship Program at Elizabethtown College, Pennsylvania

Topic: Family Businesses, the World’s Driving Force

Dr. Petru Sandu is an Associate Professor Management and Entrepreneurship, teaching classes of Family Business, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship. His research interest are focused on family business and entrepreneurship. He started a family business in his old country that has been around for the past 30 years. He has been a visiting professor in several countries, teaching in two other languages, besides English. In the spring of 2023, Petru Sandu is a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Murcia, Spain.

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Dr. Roba Elbawab

Business Research Unit (BRU-IUL), Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Lisbon,
Portugal

Topic: Team learning: How is it implemented & what are the relevant predictors and
outcomes?

Roba Elbawab holds a PhD in Management, specialized in organizational behaviour and human resources management. Also, she holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and Masters of Business Administration. She is a researcher and management lecturer for several years. Her main research interest is human resources practices, organizational performance, team learning, wellbeing and remote work.

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Dr. Paulo Reis Mourao

Associate Professor with Habilitation at University of Minho, Portugal

Topic: David Playing for Saul – How Long Do Ministers Last during the Dictatorships? A study about the Portuguese case

Dr. Paulo Reis Mourao is the author of several scientific articles indexed by ISI Thompson and of some books. His works are focused on Economics, Public Finance, Social Economics and Sports Economics. He appears often in national and international media for commenting social and economic issues. Paulo Mourao has been awarded several times for his scientific works.

Dr. Yanica Dimitrova

Dr. Yanica Dimitrova

4th ROUND HIGHLIGHTED SPEAKER

Mr. Hasan Güney

Mr. Hasan Güney

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Mr. Ahmet Ustaoğlu

Mr. Ahmet Ustaoğlu

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Mr. Bilal Ahmed

Mr. Bilal Ahmed

3rd Round Highlighted Speaker

Dr. Roba Elbawab

Dr. Roba Elbawab

3RD ROUND HIGHLIGHTED SPEAKER

Dr. Luay Jum’a

Dr. Luay Jum’a

3RD ROUND HIGHLIGHTED SPEAKER

Dr. Jeong Won Kim

Dr. Jeong Won Kim

3RD ROUND HIGHLIGHTED SPEAKER

Prof. Dr. Ángel F. Villarejo-Ramos

Prof. Dr. Ángel F. Villarejo-Ramos

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