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Planning Committees

Steering Committee
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  • Stephen Brammer, Executive Dean, Faculty of Business & Economics (FBE), Macquarie University, Australia
  • Norma Harrison, Conference Chair; Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM), FBE, Macquarie University, Australia
  • Sushil Gupta, Executive Director, POMS; College of Business Administration, Florida International University, USA
  • Martin Starr, Director of Strategic Planning, POMS; Emeritus Professor, Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College, Columbia University, USA
  • Janny M.Y. Leung, Regional VP, POMS, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Nagesh N. Murthy, Associate Executive Director for Global Initiatives and Outreach, POMS; University of Oregon
 
Program Committee
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  • Norma Harrison, Conference Chair; MGSM, Macquarie University, Australia
  • Viken Kortian, Proceedings Editor, MGSM, Macquarie University, Australia
  • Julie Cox, Proceedings and Systems Coordinator, MGSM, Macquarie University, Australia
  • Chris Voss, Associate Program Chair, Warwick Business School, The University of Warwick, and Emeritus Professor, London Business School, UK
  • Lucy Taksa, Associate Program Chair, FBE, Macquarie University, Australia
  • Merhdokht Pournader, Associate Program Chair, MGSM, Macquarie University, Australia
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Program Co-Chairs, The Americas
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  • Manoj Malhotra, President, POMS; University of South Carolina, USA 
  • Mark Ferguson, University of South Carolina, USA
 
Program Co-Chairs, Europe
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  • Chris Voss, Warwick Business School, The University of Warwick, and Emeritus Professor, London Business School, UK
  • Stefan Seuring, University of Kassel, Germany
 
Program Co-Chairs, Asia
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  • Yoshiki Matsui, Yokohama National University, Japan
  • Rachel Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
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Track Chairs
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  • Behavioral Supply Chain and Operations Management
    • Behnam Fahimnia, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Healthcare Operations Management
    • Erick Li, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Humanitarian Operations and Crisis Management
    • Daryll Hull, Macquarie University, Australia
  • Product Innovation and Technology Management
    • Danny Samson, University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Roger Moser, University of St Gallen, Switzerland
  • Service Operations
    • Renu Agarwal, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
  • Supply Chain Management
    • Barbara Flynn, University of Indiana, USA
    • Virpi Turkulainen, University College Dublin, College of Business, Ireland
  • Sustainable Operations
    • Kenneth Boyer, The Ohio State University, USA
    • Dayna Simpson, Monash University, Australia
  • Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics in Operations
    • Delton Aneato, Brightstar Corp., subsidiary of SoftBank, USA
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Facilities Management
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  • Issy De Castro, Hotel & Campus Manager, MGSM
  • Harry Anh Tu Dao, Photography and Video Production
  • Nick Kellaway, Digital & Delivery Manager, Executive Education, MGSM
  • Sarah Halawani, Learning Designer, MGSM
  • Andrea Harrison, Graphic Desk and Database Support
  • Paul Marevich and Ariel Alcantara, Client Services Coordinators, MGSM
  • Fiona Schuller, Portfolio Partner, Group Marketing, Macquarie University
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MGSM MBA Volunteers

 

  • Harry Anh Tu Dao

  • Arun Melepura

  • Aniket Agale

  • Rachna Raisingani

  • Anubhav Saran

  • Samatha Valluri

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International Advisory Committee (in alphabetical order)
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  • Renu Agarwal, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

  • Kenneth Boyer, The Ohio State University, USA

  • Thomas Callarman, China Europe International Business School, China

  • Maling Ebrahimpour, The University of Rhode Island, USA

  • Kasra Ferdows, Georgetown University, USA

  • Barbara Flynn, Indiana University, USA

  • Daesik Hur, Yonsei University, South Korea

  • Don Kerr, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia

  • Thomas Kull, Arizona State University, USA

  • Hau L. Lee, Stanford Graduate School of Business, USA

  • Herve Mathe, ESSEC Business School, France

  • Roger Moser, University of St Gallen, Switzerland

  • Hisashi Onari, Waseda University, Japan

  • Stuart Orr, Deakin University, Australia

  • Peter Robertson, University of Wollongong, Australia

  • Aleda Roth, Clemson University, USA

  • Johnny Rungtusanatham, The Ohio State University, USA

  • Danny Samson, The University of Melbourne, Australia

  • Somboonwan Satyarakwit, Dhurakijpundit University, Thailand

  • Rachna Shah, University of Minnesota, USA

  • George Shantikumar, President-Elect, POMS; Purdue University, USA

  • Dayna Simpson, Monash University, Australia

  • Prakash Singh, The University of Melbourne, Australia

  • Kathy Stecke, University of Texas at Dallas, USA

  • Morgan Swink, Texas Christian University, USA

  • Amrik Sohal, Monash University, Australia

  • Chris Tang, UCLA, USA

  • Minoo Tehrani, Roger Williams University, USA

  • Asoo Vakharia, University of Florida, USA

  • Xiande Zhao, China Europe International Business School, China

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