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Prof. Maizaitulaidawati Md Husin

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

Biography:

Maizaitulaidawati (Ph.D., IFP) is an experienced academician with strong enthusiasm and passion in Islamic banking and finance. She has over 12 years of experience in teaching and supervision. Maizaitul holds a PhD in Islamic Economics from the University of Malaya, MSc in Banking, and BBA in Finance. She is also a certified Islamic financial planner in Malaysia. In 2019, she completed her post-doctoral research study at International Islamic University Malaysia, at which she researched Islamic fintech.

Maizaitul led and involved in not less than 20 consultancy and research projects with a total value of involving more than RM7 Million. Maizaitul has also authored and co-authored more than 60 research papers, book chapters for businesses, universities, seminars, conferences, and article journal publications. She has served the faculty (AHIBS) as the research manager in 2017 and held several other managerial positions in the faculty.

In her spare time, she enjoys a good happy hour with family and friends, the sounds of a great music playlist, reading, travelling and seeking adventure in the outdoors.

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Prof. Thomas Andreas MAURER

EDHEC, France

Biography:

Thomas Andreas Maurer is an Associate Professor of Finance EDHEC.

His research contributions are in the area of theoretical and empirical asset pricing, international finance and household finance. He regularly serves as a committee member for academic conferences and as an academic referee for many major economics and finance journals.

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Dr. Fandi Achmad

University of Oxford, UK

Biography:

Fandi Achmad is a DPhil candidate in International Development at Oriel College, University of Oxford. His research and professional experience focus on digital trade, the digital economy, technology policy, international trade, and digital industrialisation. He also recently engaged as a consultant to UNESCAP and the OECD on a research project examining digital trade regulatory restrictiveness across several Asian and African countries. Drawing on these experiences, his doctoral research seeks to investigate the channels through which digital trade affects the diffusion of digital technology in developing countries. Fandi holds a Bachelor in Economics Degree from Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia, a Master of Public Policy from the University of Michigan, USA, and a Master of Advanced Studies in Economics from KU Leuven, Belgium. He was also awarded as a Young Leaders for Indonesia by McKinsey & Co. in 2010.

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