Dr. Togar M. Simatupang,  is a Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia delivered a keynote speech at Global Trends In Academic Research (GTAR 2016), Bandung, Indonesia

His research interests include supply chain collaboration, inventory models, operations management, service science, and creative economy. Research of Togar M. Simatupang  had been published in many international journals. He is one of the leading scholars in case study methods approach in Indonesia. He has also received an Endeavour Award from the Government of Australia for his research contributions.