ICOSS 2025 Speakers | Renowned Social Science Experts

Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Prof. Joyeeta Gupta

University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Title: "Climate change and sharing our world"

Joyeeta Gupta is Distinguished Professor of Climate Justice, Sustainability and Global Justice (University of Amsterdam), and is also Professor of Environment and Development in the Global South and holds a water professorship at IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education. She is the co-chair (2024-2025) of the UN Secretary General Appointed Group of Ten High-level Representatives of Civil Society, Private Sector and Scientific Community to Promote Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (10-Member-Group) – a component of the UN Technology Facilitation Mechanism. She is a Commissioner in the Global Commission on the Economics of Water and was Co-chair of the first phase of the Earth Commission (2019-2024), convened by Future Earth and the Global Commons Alliance during which time 22 publications were achieved with a top publication in Nature and in Lancet Planetary Health. She was awarded the 2023 Spinoza Prize – the highest distinction in Dutch science and also called the ‘Dutch Nobel Prize’ and was lead author of the Nobel Peace Prize winning report on climate change of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Prof. Joyashree Roy

Founder of SMARTs Center (South and South-East Asia Multidisciplinary Applied Research Network for Transforming Societies of Global South)
Thailand

Title: "How demand and service provision systems can transform to help mitigate climate change"

Prof. Joyashree Roy is currently the Distinguished Professor at the Asian Institute of Technology. She is also the Founder Director of the Centre on South and South East Asia Multidisciplinary Applied Research Network on Transforming Societies of Global South (SMARTs) and the Inaugural Bangabandhu Chair Professor (2018-2022, July) at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. She is also currently the Honorary Professor at Centre for Disaster Management and Research (CDMR) at IIT, Guwahati, India. She is the Founding advisor of the two multi-year projects at Jadavpur University: Global Change Programme and SYLFF-JU programme. She is the former Professor of Economics in Jadavpur University, India. She is a national fellow of the Indian Council of Social Sciences Research (ICSSR). She was a Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at LBNL, Berkeley, USA. She is the recipient of the 2021 Paradigm award of The Breakthrough Institute, USA. She was in IPCC-2007 Nobel Peace Prize winning panel and continues as Coordinating Lead Author in Fifth and Sixth assessment cycles of WGIII of IPCC. In Sixth Assessment Cycle IPCC is also the co sharer of Gulbenkian Prize 2022. She has been a chapter author of Global Energy Assessment, has been associated with the Stern Review Report and many other global and National, Subnational Reports. She is in the winning team of 2012 Prince Sultan Bin Aziz creativity award for water. She has published more than 176 peer reviewed journal articles, authored and edited books. She is in the Steering/advisory committee of several national and International science-policy interactive platforms and in editorial boards of many international journals. Her research interests are: Resource and Environmental Economics, Economics of Pollution and Climate Change, Modeling industrial and other sectoral energy demand, Economy-wide modeling exercises for deriving policy implications, Water quality demand modeling, Water, Energy, Carbon pricing, Sustainable development, Natural resource accounting, Valuing environmental services, Developmental and environmental issues relevant for informal sectors, Coastal Ecosystem service evaluation. She features in the documentary Juice: How Electricity Explains the World which explains among other things how developing countries are trying to bring people out of the dark and to the lights and transforming lives. She is listed among the world’s top 2% of influential scientists in the field of Energy as per rankings published by Stanford University.

Distinguished Prof. Christine M. Kenney

Massey University,
Director of Te Toi Whakaruruhau o Aotearoa,
National Maori Disaster Risk Reduction Research Centre,
New Zealand

Title: "Cultural infrastructure and resilience"

Dr. Christine Kenney is the inaugural Professor of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) at Massey University, and Director of Te Toi Whakaruruhau o Aotearoa, the national Maori Disaster Risk Reduction Research Centre, which is supported by Toka Tū Ake New Zealand Natural Hazards Commission. Her research within New Zealand, is also supported by multiple grants from central government, the Marsden Fund, and CoREs. She currenlty co-leads the rural research programme and other projects in the NSC Resilience to Natures Challenges programme, Marsden research on how mātauranga Māori can inform disaster recovery in Māori communities, and is apponted to MBIE’s Special Extreme Weather Advisory Panel, which is allocating science funding to the Cyclone Gabrielle recovery process.

Professor Kenney has a dual background in disaster sociology and health, which has shaped her research and policy work on disaster risk reduction in relation to natural hazards, Indigenous Peoples, climate change, gender, health, terrorism and humanitarian issues. Her expertise encompasses leading projects in North America, China, and Australia, as well as New Zealand, and she regularly works with the World Health Organisation and United Nations agencies, notably UNDRR, UNESCO, and UNOCHA. Professor Kenney has recently chaired the UNDRR/International Science Council Disaster Science caucus, she is a lead-author on the United Nation’s 2022 Global Assessment Report, an informant to the 6th IPCC report, and the science representative on New Zealand’s Ministerial Committee on Emergency Management.

In July 2024 Kenney was one of two Massey professors newly appointed as Distinguished Professors, with the citation acknowledging her “exceptional work in indigenous disaster risk reduction created a new research field”.

Prof. Dr. Md. Mamun Habib

Head of the Management Department
School of Business & Entrepreneurship (SBE),
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)
Visiting Scientist at the Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Texas – Arlington, USA

Title: "Environment Enabled Sustainable Resilient Supply Chain Management"

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- Prof. Dr. Md. Mamun Habib is a Professor & Head of the Management Department at the School of Business & Entrepreneurship (SBE), Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB).
- Dr. Habib is the Visiting Scientist at the Dept. of Industrial Engineering of the University of Texas – Arlington, USA. He is also a Visiting Professor at Unirazak, Malaysia and UCSI, Malaysia; PUP, Philippines; Beijing Wuzi University, China; and Universitas Ciputra, Indonesia.
- Currently, he is supervising Ten (10) Ph.D. scholars locally and internationally, and eleven (11) Ph.D. scholars have been awarded earlier.
- As a Ph.D. examiner, he has several Ph.D. involvements with UUM, UNIRAZAK, AIMST, UNITAR, UNISEL, UPM, Asia e University (AeU), Malaysia; Assumption University of Thailand; Institute for Technology and Management (ITM) – University, Birla Institute of Technology (BIT)–Deemed University, National Institute of Technology (NIT), SOA University, Chitkara University, Aligarh Muslim University, India; University of the Assumption, Philippines.
- He has more than 22 years of experience in teaching, training, workshops, consultancy, and research.
- Dr. Habib published over 250 research papers, including Conference Proceedings, Journal articles, and book chapters, books. Among them, about 75 articles are WoS and Scopus Indexed.
- He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM), UK and the International Supply Chain Technology Journal (ISCTJ), USA. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief/Editorial Board Member of more than 50 journals, particularly Elsevier (Scopus) and Thomson Reuters (Web of Science) Indexed Journals.
- As a Keynote Speaker, he delivers lectures at more than 80 international conferences in various countries, particularly USA, UK, Taiwan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Turkey, Korea, India, Philippines, Greece, Bulgaria, Australia, Italy, Nigeria, Kuwait, Qatar, South Africa, Germany, etc.
- He conducted more than 230 Webinars/Workshops/ Seminars locally and internationally.
- He is involved in a few grant research projects in the USA, Malaysia, Thailand, Bulgaria, European Union, India, Australia, and Bangladesh.
- He is a lead trainer at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) International, UK.
- Earlier he was affiliated with BRAC University, Bangladesh; UNITAR International University, Malaysia; Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), Assumption University, Thailand.
- He accomplished his Ph.D. and M.S. with outstanding performance in Computer & Engineering Management (CEM) under the Graduate School of Business (GSB) from Assumption University, Thailand. His Ph.D. research was in the field of Supply Chain Management.
- His core research areas are supply chain management, production & operations management, operations research, research methodology, engineering/technology management, and educational management.
- Prof. Habib is an active member of different professional organizations, including IEEE (Senior Member); Chartered Fellow (FCILT), CILT International, UK; VCARE Academy, Canada; IEOM (President, SCM Technical Division); BSPUA (V.P, R & I); IETI (Senior Member and Board of Director); IRED (Fellow); GRDS (Vice-President) to name a few. He received “Outstanding Professor in Business Management” by IEOM, USA in 2023.
- He also serves as General Chair, Program Chair, Technical Chair, Organizing/Technical Committee Member, Track Chair, Session Chair, and Reviewer of numerous international conferences.
- He is involved with QS World University Ranking and Times Higher Education Ranking as an academician. He is connected to the industry as a Consultant at AmCham; USAID, BAFFA, etc.

Distinguished Professor Dato’ Dr. Rajah Rasiah

Professor of Economics, Asia-Europe Institute , Malaysia

Distinguished Professor Dato’ Dr. Rajah Rasiah focuses his interest in technology and international development, specifically in Industrial Policy and Innovation. His policy-oriented research in Asia, Africa, and Latin America has contributed to the conceptualization of technology, its link to development, and methodologies designed to capture clustering, technological capabilities, and industrial policies. He has disseminated his findings through over 300 peer-reviewed journals and 30 books. His H-index is 50 with 9595 citations. His research output has served as the basis for guiding industrial policy in developing economies such as Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Timor- Leste. His expertise is sought after by ministries to provide advice on industrial development and human capital through various projects conducted for the EPU, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research, Ministry of Welfare, Malaysian Trade Union Congress, as well as the State Governments of Perak and Penang. Distinguished Professor Dato’ Dr Rajah is well-versed in the science-policy interface. He has contributed to trade in technology to MOSTI, helped in establishing Malaysia’s foreign policy direction for MOFA and setting up the Science Park in Mukah, Sarawak. At the international level, he provided advisory service to several United Nations agencies and the World Bank, International Labour Organisation, the World Intellectual Property Organisation, Asian Development Bank and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia. He also serves as a member of the Malaysian Productivity Corporation Social Sciences and Humanities, MITI (2017-2022) and Energy Commission of Malaysia (2018-2020). He has also contributed to ASM. During his term as ASM Associate, he has contributed to two reports of the ASM, i.e. the Economics and Finance chapter of the Envisioning Malaysia in 2050 (2015-2018) and the Economics Chapter of the National Science, Technology and Innovation Infrastructure Report (2017-2018). He is also involved as a member of the Task Force on Climate Impacts and Adaptation of the EPU Study on Water Sector Transformation 2040. Distinguished Professor Dato’ Dr Rajah was conferred Distinguished Professor of Economics in 2017. He has received many accolades and recognition due to his academic excellence and knowledge contribution. Among them are Advanced Micro Devices (1990), Robert McNamara-World Bank (1993), Friedrich- Ebert Stiftung Award (1998), Brain Gain Award from Government of Malaysia (2004), Celso Furtado Prize from the World Academy of Sciences (2014), Merdeka (Independence) Award (2018) and Distinguished Fellow for Institute of Capital Markets Research, Malaysia (2019).

Plenary Speakers

Assoc. Prof. Yosef Jabareen

Technion
Israel Institute of Technology
Israel

Yosef Jabareen was graduated with distinction from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, and has a Ph.D. in urban planning from Technion Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. He has been a Visiting Scholar at the Department of Urban Studies and Planning and at Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture in MIT-Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Currently, he is an Associate Dean for Research at the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning in the Technion and a planning theorist of urban planning and politics. He writes in contemporary theories and practices in the fields of urban sustainability, climate change, and the resilient city. In addition, he writes on urban rights and politics and the status of minorities and marginalized groups. His empirical work, based on megacities around the world, is featured in his recently published book, The Risk City: Cities Countering Climate Change-Emerging Planning Theories and Practices around the World (Springer), which analyses the recent urban plans of several megacities around the world, including NYC, London, Paris, Beijing, Moscow, Johannesburg, and New Delhi. Jabareen has won various academic awards.

Prof. Efrat Eizenberg

Environmental Psychologist
Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the Technion
Israel

Prof. Efrat Eizenberg is an environmental psychologist in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the Technion, Israel. She is the head of Urbanites – Human Habitat (Re)Development Research Group. Her research topics include the experience and urban impact of large urban developments, planning and transformation of urban social spaces, and planning for diversity.

Prof. Lalta Prasad

Faculty of Education Banaras Hindu University India

Dr. Lalta Prasad is a distinguished Professor at the Faculty of Education, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. With over 31 years of teaching experience, he specializes in Educational Administration, Management, Economics of Education, and Educational Technology. He holds a Ph.D. from Banaras Hindu University, focusing on leadership behavior and motivational patterns in education. Dr. Prasad has made significant contributions to academia, having authored 12 edited books, published 85 research papers, and contributed 25 book chapters. He has supervised 10 awarded Ph.D. scholars and continues to mentor research students. His active participation in national and international conferences includes presenting over 100 papers and organizing multiple academic events. He has held various administrative roles, including Administrative Warden, Proctor, and Academic Council Member at BHU. Recognized for his excellence, he has received prestigious awards such as the Distinguished Teacher’s Award (2019, 2022), Influencing Indian Award (2023), and Humanitarian Excellence Award (2024). Beyond teaching and research, Dr. Prasad serves as a subject expert in university selection committees, journal editorial boards, and faculty development programs. His dedication to education and leadership continues to shape the academic landscape.

Dr. Abdulla Rasheed

Dr. Abdulla Rasheed is a passionate educationist with 30 years of experience in the field of education. He is currently serving as an Advisor at Zikura International College, Maldives.

In the past five years, Dr. Rasheed held the position of Minister of State for Education in the Maldives, where he also served as the Head of the National Institute of Education. He was the first Vice Rector of Avid College, Maldives, and previously worked as a principal of government schools for 18 years.

In addition to his administrative roles, Dr. Rasheed is actively engaged in academia. As a part-time lecturer, he teaches at the Maldives National University, Maldives Islamic University, various private colleges in the Maldives, and the Universal Business Academy in Malaysia. He also serves as a PhD supervisor and examiner at Binary University, Malaysia.

Dr. Rasheed holds a Diploma in School Management from the National Institute of Education (NIE), Sri Lanka, a Bachelor of Commerce with majors in Accounting and Human Resource Management from the University of Tasmania, a Master’s in Educational Leadership from the University of Nottingham, and a Doctorate in Instructional Leadership from Asia e University, Malaysia.

As an achievement-oriented professional, Dr. Rasheed has been recognized for his academic excellence. He was awarded the Academic Excellence Award from Binary University, Malaysia, and was also honored with the Dean’s Roll of Excellence from the University of Tasmania, Australia.

Furthermore, Dr. Rasheed has received several prestigious awards, including an award from the President of the Maldives and the Qasim Ibrahim Award of Excellence for being the best student at Binary University, Malaysia, in 2006.

In 2010, he was honored as Principal of the Year by the Ministry of Education, Maldives. Additionally, he was recognized as the best story writer in the first Film Festival held in the Maldives. He also won the Best Orator award in a debate competition organized by Public Service Media, Maldives.

Dr. Parimita Mohanty

Programme Management Officer, Renewable Energy in the UNEP Office for Asia and the Pacific , Thailand

Dr. Parimita Mohanty works for the UN Environment Programme as their Programme Management Officer, Renewable Energy in the UNEP Office for Asia and the Pacific. She has more than 18 years of experience in sustainable energy, women’s economic empowerment and climate change and has worked on evidence-driven, gender inclusive policies and strategies, technology transfer and climate action plans in more than 15 countries. She has worked extensively in project design, development, on the ground implementation and management, particularly in renewable energy for both urban and rural sectors. She also has experience on formulation of various policies and regulations related to sustainable and renewable energy in south and south east Asia as well as market development and industry collaborations. Prior to joining UNEP, Parimita worked with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in India where she led the technology unit of the Lighting a Billion Lives campaign and advanced renewable energy and smart micro grid initiatives for the socio-economic benefit of communities. For this work, she received the National Association of Software and Service Companies social innovation award in 2010 . She has been a visiting researcher at universities in the US and Europe and authored or edited 7 books and more than 25 peer reviewed publications on renewable energy, climate change and sustainable development. She holds a M.Tech degree in Energy Science and Technology and a PhD on Micro-Grids and smart grids from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. Aside from her work on climate change, she is also a national-level cricket player from India.

Dr. Oranutda Chinnasri

Faculty of Social Sciences , Kasetsart University, Thailand

Asst. Prof. Dr. Oranutda Chinnasri is a sociologist with a background in agriculture, especially horticulture and agricultural extension. She is a lecturer at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kasetsart University, Thailand. She is the Head of Applied Sociology and Anthropology Program. Her research topics are relevant to farmers, agricultural women and youth groups in agriculture significant to community and rural development, as well as urban agriculture and agroecology. Her current research topic focuses on human and horse lives entitled “Looking at Human and Horse Lives Through Lampang Carriage: The Only One Identity of Thai Less Visited Area Tourism Under the Capital Theory of Pierre Bourdieu Perspective.

Workshop Speaker

Felix Concepcion Veroya

An Engineer, Educator & Entrepreneur
Philippines

Felix Concepcion Veroya is a distinguished leader, educator, and advocate for lifelong learning across the areas of Industrial Engineering, Innovation, Sustainability, Analytics, and Continuous Improvement. As a Professional Industrial Engineer, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, and Certified Business Advisor, Felix has made a profound impact on industry, education, and social development in the Philippines and beyond.

A cum laude graduate of Batangas State University, Felix has earned multiple international credentials, including an Executive MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology, a Doctor of Humanities, and ongoing PhD research in Industrial Engineering. His passion for continuous improvement and innovation has driven him to establish Ask Lex PH Academy, a premier training and certification platform that has empowered thousands of professionals with industry-relevant skills.

Felix is a recognized global thought leader who has delivered over 100 international talks on Lean Six Sigma, business excellence, sustainability, and innovation. His expertise has led him to serve on advisory boards for universities, industry groups, and professional organizations. He also co-founded PINOY IEs, a thriving online community of over 20,000 Industrial Engineers, fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing.

He is also author of five (5) best selling e – books published by Bookboon Ltd and have published papers in leading peer – reviewed and SCI/SSCI journals.

His remarkable achievements include winning the Ten Outstanding Young Filipino Influencers (TOYFI), an honoree of Tatler’s Generation T List for championing lifelong learning, Asia CEO Awards’ Young Leader of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year Circle of Excellence, and the APAC Insider CEO Award for Continuous Improvement Training & Consulting CEO of the Year. He has represented the Philippines at the YSEALI Regional Workshop of Mental Health, Asian Productivity Organization (APO)’s Productivity, and Social Innovation Programs, and ASEAN Youth Economic Forum 2025, co-authoring policies on Green Financing for startups.

Beyond his corporate success, Felix is a committed advocate for education and social good. His Project EskwelaJUAN initiative has provided free e-learning resources to over 100,000 students and professionals, reinforcing his mission to democratize access to 21st-century workplace skills. His work in AI for Social Good, sustainable business coaching, career guidance for students, and young professionals, and operational excellence consulting continues to drive the industries and individuals toward transformative success.

Felix Veroya stands as a testament to the power of continuous learning, innovation, and purpose-driven leadership—pioneering a future where knowledge empowers progress and impact.

Call for Resource Persons

The Call for Resource Persons is open for:

The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2024. All submissions will undergo a review process by the conference board, and selected speakers will be notified within 7 days.


Category	Fee (Physical)	Fee (Virtual)	Time Slot
Keynote Speaker	USD 520	USD 270	40 Minutes
Plenary Speaker	USD 500	USD 250	30 Minutes
Panelist	USD 495	USD 240	30 Minutes
Workshop Speakers	USD 500	USD 295	40 Minutes