Panel Sessions
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Registration Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=1MfF1Tu
Diversity and Inclusion Panel Sponsored by Ford Motor Company
Topics of interest (But not limited to)
Gender Disparities in Leadership Positions, Implicit Bias and Stereotypes, Work-Life Balance and Family-Friendly Policies, Career Advancement and Promotion, Gender Pay Gap, Networking and Professional Development, Discrimination, Recognition, Policy Advocacy
2:00 – 4:00 pm (Wednesday, September 25, 2024) – Room 2
Panel Chair
Dr Catherine Lou (FCILT)
Associate Professor, VUBS, Discipline leader for Transformative Research in Policy, Economy and Business at Institute for Sustainable Industries & Liveable Cities (ISILC), Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
Panel Co-chair
Dr Alka Nand, Lecturer
Department of Management, Monash Business School, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
Panel Speaker I
Dr. Rebekah Schulz
Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Law
University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
In 2020, Dr. Rebekah Schulz completed a Ph.D in Business with the University of Wollongong focusing on the co-production of performance indicators for cultural facilities in public administration. By 2022, Rebekah transitioned from her career in government to a role as a Lecturer at the University of Wollongong in the Faculty of Business and Law. Building on her leadership in the public sector and research experience, Rebekah now imparts her practical insights and theoretical knowledge gained from her roles in government and research output to the next generation of professionals.
During her tenure at Georges River Council, Rebekah served as the Director of Community and Culture, leaving a mark through her leadership in community engagement, diverse program development, and effective budget management. Her achievements were underscored by receiving the Greater Sydney Planning Award in 2021 for the COVID-19 Economic and Social Recovery Plan, showcasing her ability to navigate complex challenges in the public realm. With a career marked by numerous accolades and recognition for innovation and excellence in local government, Dr. Schulz brings a unique perspective to her academic role. Her prior experience in positions such as Executive Manager for Georges River Council and Integration Manager at Hurstville City Council equipped her with valuable skills in transparent decision-making, corporate performance management, and community engagement – all of which enrich her teaching in human resources, project management, and management subjects at the university.
In her current academic role, Dr. Schulz’s research focuses on learning and teaching within the university context. Her interest in feedback literacy and critical reflection draws from her hands-on experience in driving continuous improvement and evaluation initiatives in local government. Additionally, her commitment to participative action research aligns with her prior work in engaging with communities, showcasing a dedication to research that addresses real-world challenges. As a Ph.D. supervisor, Rebekah is interested in research related to gender equity, diversity and inclusion, public administration and microentrepreneurship, drawing from her experiences in championing diversity and inclusion initiatives in local government.
Panel Speaker II
Genevieve Malcolm, LLB, GradCertEd, CMILT
Director of Operations
AcademyGlobal, Australia
Genevieve joined AcademyGlobal in 2016 and conducts training needs analysis, develops learning strategies, designs curriculum and evaluates training outcomes for AcademyGlobal’s partners and clients. As an ISO 9001:2015 quality assured organisation, Genevieve is also responsible for AcademyGlobal’s quality assurance policy and quality management system.
Genevieve manages AcademyGlobal’s strategic partnerships with organisations including the University of Queensland, the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, the Institute of Public Administration Association (IPAA) NSW and IPAA Victoria. She sits on the NSW Branch Committee for the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) and serves as the National Chair for the Australasian chapter of Women in Logistics and Transport (WiLAT) within the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). Genevieve holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and a Graduate Certificate in Education and Digital Learning from UTS.
Panel Speaker III
Editorial Panel
Topics of interest (But not limited to)
Academic Publishing and Career Advancement, Peer Review Process, Open Access Publishing, Publication Ethics and Integrity, Impact Factor and Journal Metrics, Preprint Servers and Post-Publication Peer Review, Open Peer Review and Transparency, Data Sharing and Reproducibility, Collaboration and Interdisciplinarity
2:00 – 4:00 pm (Thursday, September 26, 2024) – Room 2
Panel Chair
Dr Sanjoy Paul
Associate Professor
UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, Australia
Panel Speaker I
Panel Speaker II
Panel Speaker III
Panel Speaker IV
Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Tools
Topics of interest (but not limited to)
Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing, Digital Twins, Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), Robotics and Automation, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, CAD/CAM, Data-driven Decision Making, Digital Transformation, Supply Chain Resilience, Sustainability and Green Operations
2:00 – 4:00 pm (Tuesday, September 24, 2024) – Room 1
Panel Chair
Dr Matthew Pepper
Associate Professor, School of Business, Faculty of Business and Law
University of Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia
Panel Speaker I
Dr Dilupa Nakandala
Associate Professor
Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, Dean’s Unit, School of Business
Human Resources & Management
Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
Associate Professor Dilupa Nakandala’s research interests are in innovation and technology transfer management and supply chain management. Her research has been recognised by funding from the Australian Research Council, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia and Western Sydney University. She has published her research in top-tier journals, including Decision Support Systems, Knowledge-based Systems, European Journal of Operational Research, Supply Chain Management Journal, Int’l Journal of Production Research, and Int’l Journal of Technology Management. She has also published several book chapters and in practitioner journals and was the lead author of the ‘South Asia’ chapter of the latest UNESCO Science Report.
Dilupa obtained BSc in electrical and electronic engineering (First Class Hons) at the University of Peradeniya, MBA in management of technology at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka and PhD in innovation studies at Western Sydney University. Dilupa possesses a rare and diverse research method skillset where those qualitative and quantitative research skills enable her to do studies using the case study method, fuzzy expert systems, genetic algorithm, agent-based modelling, and structural equation modelling. She teaches innovation, entrepreneurship, and project management at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Before joining academia in 2007, she held multiple roles in engineering, integrated solution designs, quality assurance, business, process and project management, and compliance in a multinational business environment for over eight years. She is also a certified Project Management Professional in PMI, USA and a Design Thinking practitioner and has the PRINCE2 Practitioner qualification.
Panel Speaker II
Dr Spring Zhou
Senior Lecturer, School of Business
Faculty of Business and Law
University of Wollongong, Australia
Dr Quan (Spring) Zhou is a Senior Lecturer at School of Business, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Wollongong. She obtained a PhD in Operations and Supply Chain Management from University of Auckland in 2016 for her research in managing medical supplies in national reserves. Prior to joining University of Wollongong, Spring worked as a lecturer at Massey University (2016-2018) and a Research Fellow at University of Auckland (2016) in New Zealand. Her research interests are in supply chain management, non-profit operations, inventory management of perishable products, and agricultural value chains.
As a strong proponent of practice-inspired research, Spring is passionate about combining her research interests with practical needs. Spring has been actively involved in practice-driven, applied research. For example, her PhD project was motivated by the serious expiration problem in the medical reserve stocks. In that project, she studied rotation schemes and provided suggestions on managing the medical supplies, considering the perishability of long-life medical products. Spring has also worked with AgResearch in New Zealand to evaluate on-farm changes when delivering desirable credence attributes for agri-products and explore ways to motivate changes in land use practices.
Panel Speaker III