Azamat Maksüdünov (Ph.D.) is an educator with over a decade of experience in the field of business academia. He is a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Florida Atlantic University for the academic year 2023-2024. Currently, he is a full-time associate professor at Kyrgyz - Turkish Manas University, Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management. Dr. Maksüdünov has authored or co-authored 44 articles, 40 conference papers, 10 book chapters, and 4 books. He received the Best Paper Award at the 26th World Business Congress organized by the International Management Development Association (IMDA) in May 2016, as well as a Certificate of Honor from the Ministry of Education and Science of Kyrgyzstan in December 2021.

Prof. Dr. Süreyya Karsu 2008 yılından beri BAİBÜ İİBF İşletme Bölümünde çalışmakta, pazarlama ve işletme bilimine katkılar sunmaktadır.

Dr. Logaiswari Indiran is a senior faculty member at the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Her areas of specialization include Entrepreneurship, Innovation Management, Green Entrepreneurship, Business Models, Business Incubators, and Intellectual Capital. She actively supervises postgraduate students, guiding research in entrepreneurship, business models, sustainable business strategies, and innovation-driven entrepreneurship. A prolific academic, Dr. Logaiswari has published in high-impact journals indexed by Scopus and Web of Science (WoS), and has contributed as editor in multiple book chapters. Her scholarly excellence has been recognized through numerous best paper awards at both national and international conferences. Dr. Logaiswari is deeply involved in academia-industry collaboration, securing SMEs research grants and consultancy projects that bridge theory and practice. As an experienced keynote and plenary speaker, she has presented her work on international platforms in the Philippines, China, Turkey, India, Pakistan, and Indonesia. She also holds the position of adjunct professor at the University of Faisalabad, Pakistan. With extensive industry exposure and academic experience, Dr. Logaiswari is committed to mentoring students with practical insights and strategic guidance, equipping them to excel in both research and entrepreneurial pursuits.

Meerbek Kudaibergenov, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea. With a keen focus on Eastern and Central Asian contexts, his research explores various dimensions of ELT, student and teacher identity, higher education, and country image. Apart from the university, he also serves the Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia and SageOpen as an editorial board member and the Journal of International Students as a regional editor. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7717-9473