3rd PIBACC Keynote Speaker
Hiram Ting, B.COM, MBA, PhD is the President of Responsible Borneo (REBORN) and Chairman of Sarawak Research Society (SRS). He is also the founding Director, Southeast Asia Research Academy (SEARA) and Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU), Malaysia. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of Young Consumers (Scopus & JCR Q1), Journal of Applied Structural Equation Modeling (Scopus Q1), Journal of Responsible Tourism Management (JRTM), and Asian Journal of Business Research (Scopus Q2) as well as Regional Editor of International Journal of Tourism Research (Scopus & JCR Q1). He also serves as Editorial Board Member of other journals, such as Journal of Consumer Behaviour and Tourism Geographies.
Prof. Dr. Tan Kim Lim is a Professor at James Cook University (Singapore Campus) and received his Ph.D. from Curtin University. His research centers on human resource development and management, with a strong emphasis on generating actionable, evidence-based insights that drive sustainable behavioral change in organizations. His scholarly interests cover critical contemporary issues such as the future of work, employee attitudes and behaviors, as well as consumer behavior in areas including technology adoption, hospitality, and tourism. Prof. Tan is a prolific researcher and an active editor and reviewer for leading ABDC- and SSCI-indexed journals. He has published regularly in Scopus Q1 journal including Personnel Review, Current Issues in Tourism, International Journal of Tourism Research, Tourism Management Perspective and othersand currently serves on the editorial boards of the Asian Journal of Business Research, Journal of Global Responsibility, and Journal of Responsible Tourism Management. His academic work is further enriched by extensive applied research engagements with government agencies and industry, as well as over a decade of prior professional experience in public-sector human resource policy and practice.
Josua Tarigan.,SE., MBA., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and the Dean of the School of Business and Management, Petra Christian University, Indonesia. His scholarly expertise centers on sustainability, corporate governance, and ESG-related reporting, with a particular emphasis on how accountability systems and performance measurement drive sustainable business transformation. He actively contributes to the academic community through extensive editorial roles, serving on the Editorial Boards of the International Journal of Sustainable Society (Inderscience–Scopus), the Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research (Emerald–Scopus), the ASEAN Journal of Management & Innovation (AJMI), and the Rangsit Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (RJSH). Dr. Tarigan has also served as Lead Guest Editor for special issues on Sustainable Management Practices and Policies, as well as Guest Editor for Organisational Sustainability Performance. In addition, he brings international academic experience as a Visiting Lecturer at Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, Germany, further strengthening his engagement in global scholarship on sustainability and responsible management.
Dr. James Wright is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for Accountancy and Finance at the University of Chichester, within the Institute of Psychology, Business and Human Sciences. As a qualified accountant (ACCA), he provides academic guidance, professional mentorship, and career support to students pursuing careers in accounting and finance. He is also an active speaker at national and international conferences, representing the University while creating opportunities for students to gain practical and professional exposure in accounting and finance.
Prof. Iman Harymawan, SE., MBA., Ph.D., is a distinguished accounting scholar at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia, and a leading expert in sustainability accounting, corporate governance, auditing, and financial reporting. He serves as the Head of the Center for Environmental, Social, and Governance Studies, Director of Airlangga Global Engagement, and Senior Fellow at the Center for Governance and Sustainability, National University of Singapore. His research spanning corporate governance, ESG disclosure, sustainability performance, audit quality, and the readability of financial information has been published widely in reputable international journals and reflects his commitment to linking accounting information with effective decision-making and sustainable business practices. Prof. Harymawan has also contributed to public policy as a national consultant for the UNDP and leads Indonesia’s first Scopus-indexed accounting journal, the Asian Journal of Accounting Research, reinforcing his impact on both scholarly and practical advancements in accounting and sustainability
