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 |

