Prof El Namaki is a graduate of the universities of Brussels (Ph. D, 1977), Erasmus (MA, 1967) and MIT (Executive Program, 1982). Prof El Namaki teaches and consults artificial intelligence, strategic thinking, entrepreneurship and international business. He is past founder and Dean of the Maastricht School of Management (MSM), Maastricht, The Netherlands (1984-2002). He is now Dean of Artificial Intelligence Technologies, Canada among several other deanships in , among others, the UK. Prof El Namaki has developed and introduced management degree programs (MBA, EMBA, DBA and Ph. D) at institutions in the Netherlands, China, Egypt, Brazil, Poland, Kazakhstan, Syria and Indonesia, among others. Prof El Namaki taught globally at as recognized institutions as MSM (Maastricht), Kellog (Chicago), Jiao Tong University (Shanghai), Beijing University (Beijing), AIT (Bangkok), Helsinki School of Economics (Helsinki), Sheffield University (Sheffield) and several others. Prof El Namaki assumed executive positions within Philips (Eindhoven), McKinsey (London and Dar es Salaam) and Time Inc. (Amsterdam). Prof El Namaki consulted and delivered executive seminars on a wide scale and his clients included Fortune 500 companies as DuPont, Philips and Pepsi as well as landmark national corporations as China Pacific Insurance Corporation CPIC (Shanghai), Eastern Tobacco (Egypt) and Abraaj (United Arab Emirates).c Prof El Namaki published 10 books and more than 100 articles. His recent publications focus on the frontiers of artificial intelligence. A book “Strategic thinking in the age of artificial intelligence” and Macmillan’s ‘“New Strategic Management “. Prof El Namaki received government awards and recognitions from the governments of China, Malaysia and Egypt among others.

Teaching and consulting of Strategic Management, Artificial intelligence, Corporate restructuring, Chinese business, Cross cultural management and Top management profiling. Entrepreneurship training and consulting.. MBA and DBA level teaching of Strategy, artificial intelligence,International business and entrepreneurship, Management of business schools. Think tank writings on contemporary issues i.e. artificial intelligence, strategic thinking, Chinese economic policies and global finance.. Specialties: Introducing and applying strategic thinking concepts and operations in organizations. lntroducing Artificial Intelligence principles and applications in organisations. Restructuring of corporations. Competency enhancement at top management level. Writing on strategy, international business and entrepreneurship. Company restructuring. Business school accreditation. AI subjects teaching and instruction.

Prof. Dr. Bob de Wit is Emeritus Professor of Strategic Leadership at Nyenrode Business University. He is part of Nyenrode's Faculty Research Center for Strategy, Organization & Leadership. His main research topic is the transformation of companies, sectors and societies, driven by various digital technologies and solutions in the fields of biotechnology and sustainable energy. De Wit is (co-)author of 20 books and numerous articles, chapters, cases and educational notes in the field of strategic management. His books Strategy Synthesis (1994, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2017) and Strategy: An international perspective (1994, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2020) are used in universities and business schools in more than 70 countries worldwide. The eighth edition of Strategy: An international perspective is scheduled for spring 2023. His latest book is Society 4.0: Resolving eight key issues to build a citizens society (2021). De Wit has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Utrecht University, a Master's degree from IIB Delft and a PhD in Management Science from Erasmus University Rotterdam. From 1986 to 1996 he was Assistant Professor of Strategic Management at the Rotterdam School of Management, and from 1996 to 2012 Professor of Strategy and Associate Dean for Research at the Maastricht School of Management. He is a member of the review committee of the Strategic Management Society Conference.