Innovative Approaches to Business, Information and Management in the Digitally Networked World

Inaugural Conference of the Business, Information and Management Academy (BIMA)

Conference Organizers

Honorary Committee

• Dr. Sabri Al Azazi
  CIO, Dubai Holding
• Dr. Abdulaziz Bin Sultan Almulhem
  CIO and Advisor to H.E. Minister of Culture and Information, Saudi Arabia
• Dr. Shi-Kuo Chang
  Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, Univ of Pittsburgh, USA
• Mr. Rami Jaghoub
  Director, Area Development Tejari.com
• Dr. Suhair Khatib
  Advisor, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Jordan

Keynote Speakers

• Mr. Arif Amiri, Director - Investor Relations, Corporate Governance and Business Development of Emaar Properties
• Dr. Earl Neuman, Professor of Marketing, SBM, AUS
• Mr. Essam Al Tamimi, Al Tamimi & Company, Founder and Senior Partner
• Dr. Frank S. Miles, CEO, Smarter Technology, Dubai, UAE
• Mr. Haissam Arabi, Managing Director of Shuaa Asset Management, Dubai, UAE
• Mr. Hamid Jafar, CEO of the Crescent Petroleum Group of Companies, Sharjah, UAE

Program Co-Chairs

• Dr. Reza Barkhi (Department of MIS, AUS)
  
• Dr. Kustim Wibowo (Department of MIS, AUS)

Program Committee

• Dr. Abdurahman Al-Ali (Department of Computer Engineering, AUS)
  
• Dr. Robert Bateman (Department of Public Administration, AUS)
  
• Dr. Zeinab Karake-Shalhoub (Department of MIS, AUS)
  
• Dr. Peter Mitias (Department of Economics and MBA Director, AUS)

Publications

• Conference program and abstract proceedings: Dr. Kustim Wibowo
• Conference paper proceedings: Dr. Mohammed Sajid Khan and Dr. Reza Barkhi
• Projected journal editor: Dr. Narasimhaiah Gorla
• Student poster exhibition: Mr. Ananth Chiravuri
• Web design coordinator:Mr. Rasheed Janabi
• Web developer coordinator: Mr. Yassir Taha
• Event coordinator: Mr. Toufic El Saifi
• Call for papers coordinator: Ms. Zeinab Taji