Key Note Speaker

Dr. Mohammad Bashir Khan
He did his 1st master degree from Gomal University, Pakistan and joined the same university as a Lecturer immediately after his graduation. Dr. Bashir took a scholarship to join the University of Leeds (U.K.) School of Business and Economics and completed his 2nd master degree in the area of Management Studies in 1984. He was selected to join New York University; (USA) where he completed his 3rd master degree with specialization in the area of Comparative and International Administration in the year 1993. Dr. Khan joined Graduate School, University of Santo Tomos, Manila (Phillippines) and completed his doctorate in 1996. He had completed his PhD with distinction (94% marks) and got Mega-cum-Laude award in recognition of his outstanding performance in his PhD studies. He topped PhD comprehensive in the same university and awarded a special certificate in this regard.
Dr. Khan has a total experience of teaching, research and administration at university level for about 34 years. During this period of time Dr. Khan served Gomal University for about 25 years and remained a Lecturer, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor there. He also worked as a Chairman of the department of Public Administration for about five years and took early retirement as Associate Professor in 2007 from the same university. He joined International Islamic University,
Islambad (IIUI) and established the Deptt. of Higher Studies and Research (MS/Ph.D. program) and became the founding Chairman of the same Department for about three years (2007-2009). He joined Iqra University, Islamabad Campus as a Professor and Director, Research of BBA and MBA programs for two years (2010-2011). After completing a full term of two years at Iqra University, he was requested in 2011 by university authorities to join International Islamic University, Islamabad as a Professor and Dean. Since then serving the Faculty of Management Sciences with same position. Dr. Khan is an approved Higher Education Commission, Pakistan Ph.D Supervisor in the area of management sciences and presently five Ph.D. students are working with him for their doctoral degrees/research dissertation.
Dr. Khan also served in International Islamic University, Malaysia for three years (2001-2003), where he taught undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students and trained the executives of Celcom, a multi-national organization in the areas of Management, Marketing and Human Resource Management. He also served School of Social Sciences in University of Science Malaysia as a foreign faculty member for more than one year (2005-2006). Dr. Khan has published twenty two articles in national and international journals. He also has five articles accepted for presentation in various.

 

B. Raja Shekhar (Ph.D).
Dr. B. Raja Shekhar
An engineer and a manager by education, a teacher and academic administrator by choice, a trainer and scholar by profession. Prof. Shekhar is associated with the School of Management Studies, University of Hyderabad since its inception (June 1999). Prof. Shekhar is also Coordinating a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management offered by the Centre for Distance and Virtual Learning, University of Hyderabad. The state Government of Andhra Pradesh appointed Prof. B. Raja Shekhar as the member of state Consumer Protection Council as an expert in the field of consumer protection. Currently, Prof. Shekhar is holding an additional charge as Registrar of the University. Recently Prof. Shekhar submitted his second Doctoral Thesis in Industrial and Organizational Psychology to Sri Venkateswara University.
Prof. Shekhar started his career as an Engineer Trainee at Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Rourkela. His passion for teaching triggered him to take up a teaching assignment at Kamala Nehru Polytechnic for women, Hyderabad as Associate Lecturer in Civil Engineering Section. Prior to joining the University of Hyderabad he was a lecturer in the Department of Business Management, Kakatiya University for six years (1993-99). Prof. Raja Shekhar authored three books titled “Issues and Dimensions of Consumer Protection” (Consumers Awareness Research Society, Hyderabad), Supply Chain Management (Excel Books, New Delhi) and Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Excel Books, New Delhi). He also edited three books titled “Supply Chain Management Practices in India” (Allied Publishers, New Delhi), “Emerging Trends in Consumer Protection” (Allied Publishers, New Delhi) and Strategic Quality Management (Excel Books, New Delhi). His research papers are widely published in various National and International Journals. He has presented quite a few papers at National and Inter National conferences. Prof. Shekhar is also actively engaged in research as a consultant and principal investigator for DFID, FAO, UGC and AICTE sponsored projects.
Prof. Raja Shekhar is visiting faculty to various Training Institutions, which include Academic Staff Colleges, Dr. Marri Channa Reddy Human Resource Development Institute, National Institue of Agricultural Extension Management, Indian Institute of Public Health, Andhra Pradesh Police Academy, Navodaya Leadership Institute, National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management etc. Prof. Shekhar regularly delivers lectures in the areas of Career Planning and Personality Development at varied Graduate and Post Graduate colleges and Universities. He regularly participates in panel discussions on different Television channels.
Prof. Shekhar‟s primary areas of interests include Service Quality, Quantitative Techniques, Research Methodology and Project Management