Conference registration – January 2026

Conference Registration – January 2026


Conference Theme 1

“Intelligent, Resilient, and Ethical Business Transformation”

Focus:
This theme integrates Marketing, Finance, MIS, AI, and Management to explore how organizations can become future-ready through intelligent systems, ethical AI, data-driven decision-making, and resilient business strategies.

Key Areas Covered:

  • AI-driven marketing and hyper-personalization
  • FinTech, digital finance, and AI-enabled financial decision-making
  • Smart MIS, data governance, cybersecurity, and digital operations
  • Agile leadership, workforce transformation, and responsible governance
  • Ethical, explainable, and human-centered AI adoption

Core Question:
How can organizations leverage intelligence and technology to remain resilient, ethical, and competitive in a disrupted global economy?


Conference Theme 2

“Sustainable Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Inclusive Growth”

Focus:
This theme highlights sustainability, ESG, entrepreneurship, and future business models—emphasizing inclusive growth, climate responsibility, and innovation ecosystems.

Key Areas Covered:

  • ESG-driven corporate strategy and sustainability reporting
  • Climate-smart business models and green finance
  • Startups, scale-ups, and platform economies
  • Financial inclusion and inclusive growth models
  • Policy, regulation, and global competitiveness

Core Question:
How can innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability together drive long-term value creation and inclusive economic development?


Conference Declaration

The January Declaration on Future-Ready Business (2026)

We, the participants of the Conference on Future-Ready Business in a Disrupted World, held on January 30–31, 2026, recognize that rapid technological change, economic volatility, climate challenges, and societal transformation are redefining the foundations of business and leadership.

We affirm that future-ready organizations must be intelligent, resilient, ethical, and inclusive.

We therefore declare our collective commitment to:

  • Advance responsible artificial intelligence and digital transformation that enhance productivity, innovation, and competitiveness while safeguarding ethics, transparency, and human dignity.
  • Strengthen resilient and inclusive financial systems through FinTech, sustainable finance, and data-driven decision-making that support long-term economic stability and growth.
  • Reimagine marketing, management, and leadership practices to be customer-centric, agile, and responsive to global disruption.
  • Build robust MIS and data governance frameworks that ensure cybersecurity, integrity, and evidence-based strategic decisions.
  • Develop future-ready leaders and talent equipped with interdisciplinary skills, adaptability, and ethical responsibility.
  • Embed sustainability and ESG principles at the heart of business strategy, innovation, and value creation.
  • Foster entrepreneurship, innovation ecosystems, and global collaboration among academia, industry, policymakers, and society to drive inclusive and sustainable development.

We call upon organizations, institutions, and leaders worldwide to act decisively and collaboratively in shaping a future-ready, resilient, and responsible global business ecosystem.


Declaration Oversight & Generation Chair

Professor Sharif Uddin Ahmed Rana
Generation Chair, Conference on Future-Ready Business in a Disrupted World (2026)

PROPOSED GUESTS & SPEAKERS

 

No. Name Country Affiliation
1 Zulkifli Ahmad Malaysia Futurist, Global Leader – Asia Pacific Green Caucus
2 Eric Dew USA Enter Capital
3 Viva Cundliffe Canada CEO, Reduction Tech
4 Holme Stoner USA Chairman, Pacific Rim Business Council
5 David Wood UK Principal, Delta Wisdom
6 Sheikh Rahman USA Senator
7 Gennady Stolyarov USA Chairman, Transhumanist
8 Paul Beckwith Canada Climate System Analyst
9 Donal Steiny USA Trainer & Investor
10 Iftekhar Pathan India Founder, Meta Social Solution
11 Rob Enderle USA Principal Analyst
12 David Smith USA CEO, Strategic Pathway
13 Fred Philip USA President, Tando Inc.
14 Sheridan Tatsuno USA Founder, Silicon Valley Global Network
15 Taleb Rifai UN Secretary General, World Tourism Organization
16 Thoma Guterman Switzerland President, Guterman Family
17 Dr. Nikhil Agarwal India CEO, IIT Kanpur
18 Dr. Mustafa UAE Chairman, Raj Group of Companies
19 Dr. Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes USA Editorial, Forbes Business Council
20 Professor Ainul Zaria Malaysia IIUM
21 Professor Kirpal Singh Singapore Academic Leader
22 Professor Valliapan Raju Malaysia LUCT
23 Professor Nick Palveda USA Northeastern University
24 Professor Kimberly Holmes USA CEO, CAP Science Lab
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