Dr. Zarina Zakaria is an Associate Professor at the Department of Accounting, Faculty of Business & Economics, University of Malaya. She received her PhD of Business & Management from the Nottingham University Business School, United Kingdom, in 2011. She obtained her Masters of Business Administration (Accountancy) from the University of Malaya, and her Bachelor in Accountancy from Cardiff Business School, United Kingdom.  She is currently the Audit & Risk Management Committee of Pelaburan Mara Berhad and the Chairperson for the Board of Trustee of the Malaysian Accountancy Research and Education Foundation (MAREF) as well as a member of the Interpretations Committee for the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB). She is also a member of MICPA Education & Technical Committee since 2017. She is an associate member of MICPA, MIA and ACCA and during her tenure as the MIA Council, she sat in various Committees including MIA Disciplinary Committee, MIA Examination Committee and the MIA Audit & Risk Management Committee. She has published numerous articles and book chapters in her area of expertise including in the Accounting Forum and Management Decision. Her research interests include sustainability, accountability, and governance. Zarina has also acted as a reviewer for several journals, including Management Decision, Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies, and a variety of international conferences

Nik Elyna Myeda currently serves as the Director of the Academic Policy Division within the Academic Strategic Planning Department (ASPD) of Universiti Malaya (UM), where she plays a pivotal role in shaping the university's academic initiatives. She is also a senior lecturer and researcher at the Department of Building Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment, UM. Elyna holds a PhD in Facilities Management from University College London (2013) and both MSc in Building and Bachelor’s in Building Surveying from UM. Her research has been widely published in high-impact journals, and she has authored several books.  Elyna was also selected as the University Representative for the Asia Pacific Women in Leadership (APWiL) Stewardship Program (2023–2024), an initiative by the Asia Pacific Research Universities (APRU), where she enhanced her leadership skills and broadened her academic network. She is a recipient of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) - Dialogue on Innovative Higher Education Strategies (DIES) Program (2020), which has further strengthened her international academic connections. Elyna has led and collaborated on numerous research projects funded by international and national grants, including the Sumitomo Foundation (2024–2025), British Council Catalyst Grant (2022–2023), and University of Fukui Publicly Solicited Grant (2022–2023), driving advancements in Facilities Management practices. Her research outputs include publications in high-impact journals, contributions to special issues, and presentations at global conferences. She is an active member of the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) and is certified as a BIMFM Master Trainer by CIDB Malaysia. A recipient of multiple accolades, including the UM Service Excellence Awards, Best Presenter and Best Paper Awards at international conferences, Elyna has also served as an invited speaker at academic and industry events. Beyond academia, she holds editorial roles, including Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Surveying, Construction & Property (2023–2026), and contributes as a Technical Committee Member for ISO Facilities Management Standards Malaysia. Elyna is committed to advancing education and research in the built environment.  

Professor Dr Che Wan Jasimah bt Wan Mohamed Radzi received her B.Sc. (Hons) in Food Science and Nutrition (1988) at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Master of Science in Philosophy and History of Science (1993) and Ph.D. in Food Policy (2009) both from Universiti Malaya. She was appointed as a lecturer in 1997. In 2022 she was promoted as Professor and in 1997 as Associate Professor. She was a Former Head Department of Science and Technology Studies (Oct 2014-Jan 2020); Research coordinator for Universiti Malaya Halal Research Centre (2018-2020); associate member (UMHRC) (2021- 2023) and associate member for civilizational Dialogue Center (2020-2023). She has to-date published more than 40 papers in journals, books and chapter of books, conference proceedings, both locally and internationally. She manages to publish in the area of food science & technology, genetic modified food, halal food and culture, health and management and in halal cosmetics. Her research interest is in Food and Culture (food intake, traditional food); Food and Religion (Halal, Policy, Health); Food Technology and Health (Obesity, malnutrition, innovation, medicinal food); Food Security and Safety (food chain, food management, labelling, food bone disease). She has supervised more than 30 PhD and master students by research and coursework, of which 20 of them have already graduated. With her research expertise and extensive experience, thus she has been appointed as a leader for Task Force Penyemakan Dokumen Kualiti SPK Universiti Malaya (2022); task force for National Codex Alimentarius Commission Committee on Contaminants in Foods under Food Safety and Quality Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia (2021-2025); UPM External Assessor Panel Audit Master's Program in Halal Food Manufacturing Management (2021-2022). She also participated in various discussions, such as course content development in Philosophy & Current Issue and Ethics & Civilization, includes courses under Division of Academic Excellence, Department of Higher Education and Ministry of Education Malaysia; invited as Expert Panel for Focus Group Discussion in the development of indicators for Ethical Principles on Modern Biotechnology in Malaysia; Mapping Committee for Research in Al-Quran and Science, Expert Committee in Islamic Studies Integration: Towards an Integration of Religion and Science, Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM); Committee in Technical Analysis Halal, JAKIM, and Technical Committee for Environmental Health Indicators Development, Institute for Medical Research. Furthermore, she also collaborated with researchers in other disciplines, particularly in Halal studies, Halal cosmetics, innovation in food, food management, Al-Quran & Science, Religion & Science. Besides annually giving papers at various conferences locally and abroad, she is also regularly invited to give inputs through local radio at radio IKIM and television programs such as at Astro Awani and TV1 Selamat Pagi Malaysia regarding current issues connected to her areas of specialisation. At NGOs level, she has been appointed as Secretary (2023-2025) and Assistant Secretary (2021-2023)and as honorary secretary (2023-2025) under Islamic Intellectual Group on Policy and Good Governance (IITQAN) and as a Committee member for Sekretariat Wanita Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur (SALWA WP) 2021-2023 and deputy  chairman  SALWA WP (2023-2025). She also actively involve as a trainer for MADANI Certification Programmes (IITQAN)