Academy of Business and Emerging Markets (ABEM)

ABEM has three pillars: Journal, Conference, and Training. In 2007, we established our first pillar of a peer-reviewed journal. After the significant growth of the journal, it was decided to launch our Academy’s own journal called Journal of the Academy of Business and Emerging Markets (JABEM). The mission of the Journal is to disseminate business research of international standing and contribute to knowledge translation from the West to the East and vice versa. JABEM is an Open Access and is free for all. Journal of the Academy of Business and Emerging Markets (JABEM) is indexed in DOAJ, WorldCat, Library and Archives Canada.

In 2010, we established our second pillar of Training and delivered first training in 2010 in Ghana and Kenya. The mission of the Training is to build intellectual capability and competitiveness in developing countries and emerging markets through quality business education, workshops and training.

In 2015, we added our third and final pillar — Conference, making ABEM a fully comprehensive Academy dedicated to serving developing countries and emerging markets. The mission of the conference is to provide a platform for exchange of research, theories and controversies among professors, professionals and students through knowledge generation, translation and transfer across the East and the West.

ABEM was formally established and registered (ABEM registration # 6785345) in 2013 under the Business Names Registration Act (Government of Manitoba, Canada) at the Companies Office in Winnipeg, Canada. ABEM operates on a self-governance model through a vast network of Canadian and international members and volunteers made up of students, professors and administrators. ABEM has no paid staff, officer or director, and thus administration cost is $0. ABEM is an independent academic business unit and not affiliated with any organisation, institute or university.

Our philosophy is that only good education can give people the ability to think, and that only good education can bring people out of poverty. We are indeed inspired by innovation, growth and impact.

Our values are deeply rooted in our desire to have mutual respect, diversity and inclusiveness, and we are particularly committed to serving developing, land-locked/islands and war-affected countries.

Our vision is to be a globally recognized world-class Academy by 2025. We do so by disseminating relevant research through the peer-reviewed Journal of the Academy of Business and Emerging Markets to academic scholars and business professionals, and by organizing international annual conference to bring like-minded people together, and by offering face-to-face quality training in developing countries and emerging markets through a network of professors, professionals and partners.

Officers and Directors (ABEM)

Executive Director
Dr. Satyendra Singh
University of Winnipeg
CANADA
Dr. Singh is professor of Marketing & International Business, and conducts research in developing countries and emerging markets. He travels frequently in Africa and Asia to teach, speak and conduct workshops. Dr. Singh has been a visiting professor at Indian Institute of Management (IIMA), Ahmedabad; Birla Institute of Management Technology (BimTech), New Delhi; Southampton Business School, UK; Build Bright University, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Regent University, Accra, Ghana, Africa; Inoorero University; and United States International University (USIU), Nairobi, Kenya, Africa, among others. He has traveled +90 countries.

Vice-President (Training)
Dr. Peter Lewa
United States International University
KENYA
Dr. Lewa, former dean and a professor of Management at the United States International University (USIU- Kenya), is a highly respected consultant in Africa and has conducted numerous projects in Kenya, Somalia and South Africa. Dr. Lewa recently authored the National NGO Policy of Kenya that has been adopted by the Kenyan government. Dr. Lewa has also authored several books including Developing Agricultural Trade in Poor Countries. Dr. Lewa serves on several CBO and FBO Boards in Kenya.

Vice-President (Conference)
Dr. Tapas Ranjan Dash
CemEd Business School
CAMBODIA
Dr. Dash is professor of economics, and specializes in rural economics, project management and international business with particular emphasis on management of co-operatives and economic development. Dr. Dash has the privileges of commissioning research and consultancy projects for some of the top international agencies such as FNF, KYA, TVK, NCDD, MIME, and CARE, among others. Dr. Dash recently completed a research project for International Labor Organization (ILO) on child labor practices in Cambodia.

Director (Corporate Affairs)
Dr. Darina Saxunova
Comenius University in Bratislava
SLOVAKIA
Dr. Darina Saxunova is professor at the Comenius University in Bratislava in Slovakia, and a visiting professor at the Catholic University in Lille (France), the University of Lorraine (France) and at the Business School of Edgewood College (USA). Her teaching and research interests lie in the areas of international finance and forensic accounting with particular reference to International Financial Reporting Standards, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Dr. Saxunova’s expertise in these areas led her to participate in several projects — sponsored by Slovak Ministry of Finance and World Bank — and serve as an auditor for the Slovak Auditing Oversight Board. Dr. Saxunova has published numerous articles in professional journals, presented several research papers at prestigious international conferences, and authored many university textbooks on Accounting.

Director
Dr. Marius Potgieter
North-West University
SOUTH AFRICA
Dr. Marius Potgieter is a Professor of Marketing and the Deputy Director of the School of Management Sciences in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University on the Mahikeng Campus, South Africa. Marius has keen interests in marketing, tourism, aviation and African culture which led him to travel extensively in South Africa and overseas to share information and research results. Marius has published numerous articles in academic journals and book chapters, and also presented a number of papers at various national and international conference. Marius is an external moderator and examiner for various universities and also successfully delivered a number of post-graduate candidates.