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Keynote Speakers

Ron Tuninga, PhD

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Ronald (Ron) Tuninga is an international, innovative, and entrepreneurial leader with expertise in both the public and private sectors in higher education. He has been a successful dean in three European countries and has experience in developing and running graduate and undergraduate programs on five continents, across 35 countries. He has in-depth knowledge of the European, Middle Eastern, and African higher education systems and has been actively involved as a volunteer in various international accreditation organizations, including AACSB, EFMD, and AMBA. Tuninga is the former vice president of academic affairs at Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, pro vice chancellor of enterprise and dean of the Faculty of Business and Law at Kingston University London, and dean at AVT Business School in Copenhagen, Denmark. Furthermore, he was the former director dean at the Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands. His PhD is from Temple University in Philadelphia, USA. Tuninga holds an MA in economics, an MBA in international business, and an MSc in marketing. His research publications have appeared in more than 70 journals and proceedings of international conferences. He has been involved in international projects funded by the Dutch government, World Bank, European Union, United Nations, and other international organizations. From 2007 to 2009 he also served as president of the International Management Development Association.(source: https://www.aacsb.edu/about-us/get-to-know-us/leadership/ron-tuninga)

Mato Njavro, PhD

Dr. Mato Njavro serves as the Dean of Zagreb School of Economics and Management (ZSEM) in Croatia. He also teaches at the Luxembourg School of Business and the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. With a diverse academic and professional background, Dr. Njavro has worked at the St. Gallen Institute of Management in Asia, in Singapore, where he served as a senior research fellow. He
was also a lecturer at the Singapore Management University, where he taught a course on China’s economic development. Prior to joining the University of St. Gallen and Singapore Management University, Dr. Njavro was a visiting research fellow at Harvard University’s Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences (IQSS). Dr. Njavroauthored and co-authored several papers and case studies published by the Harvard Business School publishing. Dr. Njavro has earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree in economics and finance from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. He earned his PhD in finance from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. His professional experience includes working in the investment banking divisions of Lehman Brothers and Nomura in London. (source: https://zsem.hr/en/dr-sc-mato-njavro/)

Micael Dahlen, PhD

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Micael Dahlen is a professor at the Stockholm School of Economics, in Economics and in Wellbeing, Welfare and Happiness (first professorship of its kind!). In his academic career, he rose rapidly to take up a leading position in the intersecting areas of consumer behavior, human happiness, welfare, marketing, and creativity.
Dahlen is ranked number 2 in the world among researchers in his field (The Journal of Business Research, September 2021), and was nominated for the Business Professor of the Year Award by The Economist’s Intelligence Unit. Professor Dahlen has written books on diverse topics such as marketing, happiness, serial killers (it’s
true), sex, the numbers that make us tick, long-term well-being and social media. His books are published in Europe, in Asia and in the United States. Micael is an internationally acclaimed speaker and has given keynote presentations in cities that include Istanbul, New York, Lisbon, and Shanghai, for clients such as Google, Ericsson, Samsung, Deloitte, Volkswagen, Fujitsu, and Oriflame. (source:
https://micaeldahlen.com/)

Izabela Grabowska, PhD

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Izabela Grabowska is a sociologist and economist, holding the title of Full Professor of Social Sciences. She earned her PhD from the Department of Economics at the University of Warsaw, along with Master’s Degrees in Economic Sciences from University College Dublin and in Sociology from the University of Wroclaw. In 2021,
Professor Grabowska joined the Department of Economics at Kozminski University, where she founded the CRASH Center for Research on Social Change and Human Mobility and serves as its director. From 2016 to 2021, she led the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School at SWPS University, Warsaw. Her work for the Centre of Migration Research in Warsaw spanned from 2002 to 2019, and she remains an active member of its Scientific Board. Professor Grabowska has also contributed significantly to the IMISCOE network, serving on its Executive Board and Board of Directors from 2008 to 2019. (source: https://www.izabelagrabowska.com/)

Nick Andersson, PhD

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Nick Andersson serves as Senior Advisor to the Stockholm School of Economics, working closely with the President and Senior Faculty to conceive, develop, and implement strategic initiatives. His role extends to the House of Innovation, where he is involved in overall funding and supports strategic interactions for the Center for
Family Enterprise and the Jacob and Marcus Wallenberg Center for Innovation and Sustainable Business Development. (source:
https://www.hhs.se/en/research/research-houses/house-of-innovation/our-people-3/-/nick-andersson/)

 

Aleksandra Przegalińska-Skierkowska, PhD

Professor Aleksandra Przegalińska-Skierkowska is a philosopher and researcher of new technologies development, especially green and sustainable technology, humanoid artificial intelligence, social robots, and wearable technologies. She received a Ph.D. in 2014 from the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Warsaw. She graduated from The New School for Social Research in New York, where she researched identities in virtual reality, with a particular focus on Second Life. Przegalińska-Skierkowska has on many occasions popularized her research and knowledge in international media such as The Atlantic, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and Harvard Business Review. (source: https://www.kozminski.edu.pl/en/community/card/prof-aleksandra-przegalinska-skierkowska)