Dr. Nurul Shahnaz Ahmad Mahdzan is a Professor and served as the Head at the Department of Finance, Faculty of Business & Economics, University of Malaya from 2019-2023. She obtained her PhD from the Nottingham University Business School, UK; MBA (with Distinction) from the University of Malaya; and BBA (Finance) (Summa Cum Laude) from Ohio University, USA. Her research passion is in the area of Consumer Finances, particularly on the issues of financial behaviour and economic psychology of households - this includes their financial literacy, financial well-being, fintech adoption, financial attitudes, saving behaviour, investment risk-taking behaviour, and gullibility to financial fraud victimisation. She also has an interest in studies related to the financial services industry, particularly in insurance and risk management. Her current research project involves FinTech usage among millenials and the Gen X's and how this impacts financial well-being. Recently, she was invited as a Plenary Speaker at the National Financial Literacy Symposium (NFLS 2023) to share her views on the state of financial literacy and financial well-being among Malaysians. She has also appeared in numerous national TV, radio and print media where her views on personal finance and economic issues have been sought. She has been appointed as a panel of assessor for the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) research grants since year 2020 to date. Additionally, she has been invited to speak on several local industrial platforms on the topic of Consumer Finances. She has been invited as guest speaker at international symposiums and platforms that discuss financial and economic issues pertaining to the Malaysian context. Her deep interest and engagement in the area of Consumer Finances stems from her ten-year experience working in financial services, where she mainly dealt with consumers and their personal finances. It was then that her passion the area began and continues till today, as reflected in her research, publications and other activities.  

  Chong Mei Chan, PhD is a Professor of Nursing at the University of Malaya. She obtained her Bachelor of Nursing Science degree from the University of Malaya in 1995, her Master of Science in Community Health from University Putra Malaysia in 2005, and her Ph.D. in Nursing from Monash University, Australia, in 2014. Prof Chong has been active in Gerontology Nursing, Maternal and Child Health, and E-learning for over 20 years and frequently contributes to health promotion and social participation activities in the community. Her international experience includes programs and collaborations with Australia, China, and Indonesia. Her current research focuses on food truck handlers' perceptions of food safety and nursing education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prof Chong is a prominent figure in nursing education, frequently speaking at nursing research workshops for the Malaysian Nursing Association. She has served as an external examiner and assessor for nursing programs and Ph.D./Master's theses both nationally and internationally. She has also been a member of the Malaysian Nursing Board and the Malaysian Nursing Council for Institutes of Higher Learning in Malaysia. Additionally, she was an advisory council member for the Malaysian Health White Paper from 2022 to 2023. Currently, she is a member of the Nursing Educational Core Team and the Health Strategic Planning team for the Ministry of Health Malaysia. She also contributes to interprofessional education at the university level. Prof Chong supervises 20 Ph.D. candidates and two Master's candidates by research. She has successfully supervised 20 Ph.D. and four Master's students, in addition to more than 20 Master's project papers. She has published over 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals, including more than 60 in Web of Science ISI-listed journals, and has authored four nursing books. Her ResearchGate score is 1166, with an h-index of 22 and 1450 citations. On Google Scholar, she has 2130 citations and an h-index of 25.    

Dr. Shanina Sharatol Ahmad Shah has over 20 years of experience in training pre-service and in-service educators specifically in the field of TESOL. Her research interests include Reading in the Second Language, English Language Teaching  Methodology, Second Language Teacher Education,  Language Teacher Cognition, Applied Linguistics, Phonetics & Phonology and Qualitative Research (Case Study).