Dr. Ainul Mohsein Abdul Mohsin is a Senior Lecturer in International Business at the School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). She was conferred a Ph.D. in Strategic Management specializing in Competitive Intelligence from USM. She obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Iowa, United States with a double degree in Finance and Marketing. Her research interest is in competitive intelligence, human governance, strategic management, and international business. She has over 18 years of corporate experience in various industries. Her work experience varies from the financial sector, manufacturing sector, shared services sector, and consultancy. She has worked in Malaysia and abroad to assist in greenfield and brownfield projects. She has presented numerous papers at conferences and has also published several research articles in Indexed Journals and Proceedings. She is an entrepreneurial fellow and the liaison committee member of the Division of Industry and Community Network at USM and was the secretary for Malaysia Facilitator Association from 2020 to 2022.

Prof. Simon Grima, is the the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy, Associate Professor and the Head of the Department of Insurance and Risk Management. Simon is also a Professor at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Business, Management and Economics and a visiting Professor at UNICATT Milan. He served as the President of the Malta Association of Risk Management (MARM) and President of the Malta Association of Compliance Officers (MACO) between 2013 and 2015, and between 2016 and 2018 respectively. Moreover, he is the chairman of the Scientific Education Committee of the Public Risk Management Organization (PRIMO) and the Federation of European Risk Managers (FERMA). His research focus is on Governance, Regulations and Internal Controls and has over 30 years of experience varied between Financial Services, academia and public entities. He has acted as co-chair and is a member of the scientific program committee on some international conferences and is a chief editor, editor and review editor of some Journals and Book Series. He has been awarded outstanding reviewer for Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance in the 2017 and 2022 Emerald Literati Awards. Moreover, Simon acts as an Independent Director for Financial Services Firms, sits on Risk, Compliance, Procurement, Investment and Audit Committees and carries out duties as a Compliance Officer, Internal Auditor and Risk Manager.