Keynote Speaker

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Garry Wei-Han Tan is a Senior Professor at the UCSI Graduate Business School, UCSI University. He has been acknowledged as the “World 10 Most Productive and Influential Authors” in Mobile Commerce, Social Commerce and Mobile Payment between 2017 and 2024. He was the recipient of the Hot and Highly Cited Paper (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) (Clarivate Analytics). Prof Tan has published over 150 articles indexed in Web of Science and Scopus to date with 62% ranked A/A* by the Australian Business Deans Council. His work has been cited over 18,000 times, with an h-index of 55. He is listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists (Stanford University, 2024) and ranked 790th globally in Business and Management by Research.com (2025).He is currently the Brand Ambassador for Emerald Publishing East Asia and also the Associate Editor of Industrial Management and Data Systems, and the International Journal of Bank Marketing.
Professor Catherine Prentice is Professor of Marketing at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. She has published approximately 170 peer-reviewed journal articles, with over 90% appearing in Q1, A and A* journals on the ABDC Journal Quality List, and has authored three solo-authored research books. Ranked No. 1 in Australia in Marketing and Strategic Management (2024-2025) and recognised among Stanford University’s Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists worldwide, her expertise spans artificial intelligence, emotional intelligence, consumer psychology, consumer behaviour, branding, service and relationship marketing, digital and social media marketing, and customer experience management, sustainability. Professor Prentice serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services and Editor-in-Chief of Strategic Business Research, alongside editorial leadership roles with several leading international journals. Prior to academia, she was a successful entrepreneur and senior corporate executive in the Asia-Pacific region.