2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
Global Trends in Academic Research
(GTAR -2015)
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Ir.Mochamad Ashari, M.Eng., Ph.D
(Rector Telkom University – Indonesia)
Prof. Dr. Mochamad Ashari was born in 1965. He spent his childhood in Sidoarjo, East Java. Mr. Mochamad Ashari received the bachelor of electrical engineering from Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Surabaya, Indonesia in 1989. Then, he joined ITS as a junior lecturer after graduation. He received the Master and PhD of electrical engineering both from Curtin Univ, Australia in 1997 and 2002 respectively. He was elected as the head of electrical engineering department for 2 periods in 2003-2011. Award for the best head of department in Indonesia was received in 2009, held by the ministry of education and culture. He also gained 2 awards of the government employee faithfull from the president of Republic Indonesia in 2004 and 2009. Mr. Ashari has been the professor in power electronics and renewable energy in 2009 for the department of electrical engineering ITS. He got the best researcher in energy field in ITS 2010. Prof. Ashari was also the founder and the president of electrical engineering higher education forum of Indonesia (Fortei) 2010-2012. Recently, professor Ashari has promoted as the Rector of Telkom University, Bandung, Indonesia, since August 2013 for 4 years. His research interests include power electronics for converters, power quality, on-grid and off-grid power system, and renewable energy technology.
DR. Usman Raja
Associate Professor
Brock University Canada
Dr. Usman Raja is a tenured Associate Professor of Management at School of Business, Brock University, Canada. Dr. Raja holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from John Molson School of Business, Concordia University Canada. He has over seven years of industry experience in Pakistan as well as ten years of training and teaching experience in Canadian and Pakistani universities.
Apart from teaching, he provides trainings and consultancy services to various national and multinational organizations. Dr. Raja has been engaged in several capacity building initiatives for public, private and multinational firms. He has published many papers in world renowned peer-reviewed journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics, and Human Relations among others. Dr. Raja has presented his research papers at leading scholarly conferences across the world. He has served as ad hoc reviewer for several renowned journals such as Journal of Business Research, Journal of Organisational Behavior and Human Relations among others. Moreover, he is a member of Academy of Management which is the world’s largest professional association in the field of business and management. He is among the main advisors of Global Illuminators to provide his visionary support towards promotion of research culture through out the globe and specifically he is concerned towards improving research quality in developing countries. His views and thoughts on Global Trends in Academic Research 2015 Bandung will be inspiring the future researchers from developing countries to produce high impact research in local context.
Dr. Raja is based in Ontario, Canada