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Frank Bannister is an Associate Professor of Information Systems and Head of the Information Systems Department in Trinity College, Dublin.  His main areas of specialization are electronic government, information systems value and privacy, risk and trust in on-line environments. He is one of the founders and remains the editor of the Electronic Journal of e-Government and was a founder, and for a time co-editor, of the Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation.   He is on the boards of a number of journals including Government Information Quarterly and Information Polity. He has published over 30 peer reviewed articles, numerous conference papers and book chapters.  He is a founding member of the European Conference on e-Government and a co-chair of the permanent study group on e-government in the European Group of Public Administration.  He is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants in Ireland, a Fellow of the Irish Computer Society, a Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin and a Chartered Engineer. He holds a MA, MusB, MSc, CDipAF and PhD.

Egon Berghout is Chair in Information Systems at the University of Groningen and Associate Partner of the M&I/Partners Consultancy Group. He is specialized in the creation of sustainable strategic advantage through IT and director of CITER – Centre of IT Economics Research. At the University of Groningen he coordinates the Business & ICT specialization within the Master of Science in Business Administration. The University of Groningen (since 1614) is one of the largest and most diversified universities in the Netherlands (28.000 students), including Faculties of Arts, Law, Technical Sciences, a Medical School and the largest business faculty of the Netherlands with 6700 business students and 44 Information Systems related courses. As Associate Partner of the M&I/Partners Consultancy Group he advices multinationals and ministries on miscellaneous topics, such as, (IT) strategy, IT added value improvement, efficiency improvement, governance and sourcing. Professor Berghout was labeled one of the most prominent IT management consultants in the Netherlands. He is also president of the Benelux Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS).  He received his PhD from Delft University of Technology, an Executive Master’s degree in IT Auditing from Erasmus University and his MSc (Economics & Information Management) from Tilburg University. Professor Berghout is associated to the executive programs of the University of Groningen, TIAS Business School and the Erasmus University School of Accounting & Assurance (ESAA).

Antony Bryant is Professor of Informatics at Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK. His research includes investigation of the ways in which the Open Source model might be used more widely, and in particular how it can be de-veloped as a contributory feature for the re-constructed financial sector in the wake of the economic melt-down; coining the term Mutual-ity 2.0 and developing the concept in various contexts, for example,. http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/email/mutuality-2-0-open-source-the-financial-crisis . He has written extensively on research methods, being Senior Editor of The SAGE Handbook of Grounded Theory (SAGE, 2007) – co-edited with Kathy Charmaz with whom he has worked in the area of Grounded Theory and research methods in general. He has developed and taught a wide range of post-graduate courses in The Netherlands, South Africa, Malaysia, and China. He is ASEM Professor at the University of Malaya, and Visiting Professor at the University of Amsterdam.

Danièle Chauvel is a Research professor at Skema, (Sophia Antipolis, France), member of the SKEMA Research Center  in Knowledge, Technology and Organization and  teaching Knowledge Management and Innovation. Her main expertise focuses on the human aspect of management and organizational dynamics: knowledge management, change management, team management, innovation management and leadership. She has 12 years of experience in academic research in Knowledge Management. She has developed theoretical and applied research in KM and built up several international research partnerships with academic and corporate institutions. She designed and taught several clusters on Knowledge Management and has regularly lectured on the MBA, Master and Engineer programs in several French Business schools and Engineer schools. She also works as a consultant in innovation and change management for the public sector with a former experience with a Finnish group. She previously had managerial responsibilities in pedagogical engineering and senior executive education in an international environment. She is active as a specialist in Knowledge Management in French think tanks and acted as an expert in Knowledge Management in several EU projects. Her research is dedicated to the evolution of Management principles, focusing on the role of Knowledge Management and its main trends and current development. She has authored and co-authored close to 50 articles, chapters and proceedings on Knowledge Management and co-edited a book, “Knowledge Horizons: the Present and the Promise of Knowledge Management”, with C. Despres (Butterworth-Heinemann). Another one is under publication. She holds a Master of Sciences in Social Sciences Research Methodologies from Open University, UK and a M.A. in foreign languages. She took a “American language program’ at Columbia University, NY, USA.

Thomas Connolly is Chair of the ICT in Education Research Group at the University of the West of Scotland and is Director of the Scottish Centre for Enabling Technologies, a Centre funded by the Scottish Government to support Scottish SMEs that are adopting new and emerging technologies. He is a specialist in online learning, games-based learning, web and mobile technologies and database systems. He has published papers in a number of international journals as well as authoring the highly acclaimed books 'Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and Management', 'Database Solutions' and Business Database Systems, all published by Addison Wesley Longman. Professor Connolly also serves on the editorial boards of many international journals, as well as managing several large-scale externally funded research projects.

Charles Despres is Professor of Organisation Theory in the Knowledge, Technology and Organization department and a member of the corresponding SKEMA research centre (KTO). Charles holds a Ph.D.in Business Administration with a concentration in Organization Theory /Cognitive Systems from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA (1995). He focused his doctorate on the organizing implications of large-scale information systems and subsequent research has centered on the triad of information, organization and culture, Since 1997 his academic and professional career has concentrated on the emerging field of Knowledge Management. He joined IMD (Lausanne, Switzerland) in 1991 as an ABD Research Fellow. In 1996 he assumed research / professorial roles at the Institute d’Administration des Entreprises (Aix-en-Provence) and the Theseus Institute (Sophia Antipolis). Dr. Despres was Professor of Organization and Director of International Development at the Euromed School of Business (Marseille) from 1997 - 2002. In 2003 he joined the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (Paris) as Director of Programs at its International Institute of Management. In parallel he was associated with the College de Polytechnique during 2005 as a Director focusing on Knowledge Management, International Affairs and Certificate / Degree programs. In 2006 he became Director of Development for the Conservatoire in the Languedoc Roussillon region of France.

Joe English BA MSc PhD is the Director of the Mathematics Learning Centre at Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland.  His teaching activities include mathematics, statistics and supervising post-graduate students. Previous to this he was the national co-ordinator of the mathematics support service for the Department of Education and Science, Ireland. He received his Doctoral degree in the area of mathematics education from Loughborough University, UK and has published in international journals. He is a research associate with the National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching & Learning in Ireland. His research focus is in the field of mathematics education particularly mathematical challenges encountered by adult returnees in third level education.

Ken Grant is a professor and the Faculty Teaching Chair in the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, as well as a leader in the School’s Centre for Case Learning.  He is also a Visiting Professor at the American University in Bulgaria.  His research and teaching focus is in Strategy, Innovation and Knowledge Management.  Prior to joining the university he was a management consultant for more than 20 years, as a vice president and partner with the firms of AT Kearney and KPMG Consulting, leading consulting practices in high tech strategy and innovation.  He is the co-author of Innovation Nation: Canadian Leadership from Java to Jurassic Park (Wiley).

Paul Griffiths has been advising global companies on how to use ICT for over 20 years. He has advised corporate leaders on how to steer their organisations towards environmental sustainability and manage their intangibles. He has assisted business leaders to reflect on ethics and corporate responsibility. Paul is a partner with The Birchman Group global management consulting firm headquartered in the UK; he is President of the Professional Association for the Environment in Chile (AEPA in Spanish); he is Visiting Faculty at Henley Business School, University of Reading; and Affiliate Professor at the Catholic University (Lima, Peru). Paul has consulted for global companies on business transformation, including Zurich Financial Services, Allianz-AGF, BHP-Billiton, Kinross, Mercedes Benz, Nabisco, Chrysler, Cadbury-Schweppes, Coca-Cola, Pirelli, Nestle, Colgate, Fonterra, ENDESA, Aguas Barcelona, Varta, Copec, Arcor, Masisa and Orica. He has written market reports for Lafferty World Card Intelligence and Business Monitor International. Paul holds a DBA (Doctorate in Business Administration) from Brunel University and a Master’s degree in engineering from Sheffield University, both in the UK. He was a Humphrey Fellow (Fulbright Commission) at the University of Minnesota. He is a prolific writer and a renowned speaker at conferences and seminars.

David Gurteen is an independent KM consultant, curator, speaker and facilitator. He regularly presents and runs workshops on various aspects of knowledge management and social learning and is well known for his Gurteen Knowledge Cafes that he runs regularly around the world. He is the founder of the Gurteen Knowledge Community - a global network of 20,000 people whose purpose is to connect its members with like-minded people, new ideas, and alternative ways of working. David curates the Gurteen Knowledge website – a resource site that contains book reviews, articles, people profiles, event calendars, inspirational quotations, an integral blog and much more on subjects that include knowledge management, informal learning, creativity and innovation.

M. Gordon Hunter is Professor of Information Systems in the Faculty of Management at The University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.  He has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada; and a Ph.D. from Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde in Scotland.  Gordon has also obtained a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation from the Society of Management Accountants of Canada and was appointed a Fellow of the Society in 2010.  In 2011 Gordon was appointed CMA Distinguished Scholar by CMA Alberta.  At the University of Lethbridge Gordon is the Director of the Small Business Institute.  He applies qualitative techniques in interdisciplinary research such as small business, agricultural management, governance of intellectual assets, and cross-cultural investigations. 

Steve Jenner has extensive experience of Investment Appraisal, Portfolio Management and Benefits Management in the public sector – primarily the UK although he has also worked in the public sector in Australia and in both spending Departments and the centre. He was the driving force behind the development of the CJS IT approach to Portfolio and Benefits management that has received international recognition – for example, by Gartner, the European Commission’s economics of e-Government project and by the UK Government report to the OECD that refers to it as “UK Best Practice” – and which won the 2007 Civil Service award for Financial Management.    He was described by the UK Government CIO as, “the rottweiller of benefits management.” From mid 2006, he was Director of Criminal Justice IT, following the appointment of his predecessor, John Suffolk, as the first UK Government CIO.  He continues to advise UK government departments on the development of their approaches to Portfolio and Benefits Management as part of the Transformational Government and Service Transformation agendas. Steve is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA), has an MBA from Strathclyde Graduate Business School and also holds a Masters in Applied Criminology & Management from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University. Steve is a regular speaker at conferences on the subjects of Investment Appraisal, Portfolio Prioritisation and Benefits Management.  He is also the author with John Suffolk, of a forthcoming book on value-led Project Portfolio Management.

Dan Kazakoff is Director, Theory Into Practice Programs in the Faculty of Management at The University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.  He is also the Chair, Small Business Institute Advisory Council at the University. Previously, he worked in the private sector and was a consultant with numerous clients in both the private and not-for profit sectors.  He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and a MBA degree from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  Dan is the recipient of two National awards for innovative Program Development for undergraduate students as well as numerous teaching and community awards.  He has published articles on small business in various newsletters, newspapers and most recently in the Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship.   Over the past twelve years Dan has supervised over 125 consulting projects with local small business and non-profit organizations. His current research interests are in small business management, strategic planning and management education.

Arthur Money holds a BSc, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD. He is a Professor Emeritus of Henley Business School, University of Reading. Arthur Money’s first interests were in mathematics and mathematical statistics. After some years in the science faculty he moved to the business school environment where he has worked for more than 30 years.  Besides teaching statistical techniques his interests extend to the application of statistical analysis to all functional areas in business and management.

Sue Nugus is Conference Administration Director at Academic Conferences International. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the management of the conferences. She brings together the conference committees and liaises between the conference chairs, the committees and the authors. Sue also travels to prospective venues to ensure that the facilities are suitable for a conference. Sue comes from a background of IT training and Consulting, and she continues to work with the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Public Administration.

George Onofrei BEcon BBS MBS is based at the School of Business, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland. He completed his Masters by research on Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems and is currently pursuing a PhD at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, in the area of Operations/Supply Chain Management. George has been active in the field of business consulting especially in the use of ICT to facilitate business processes and continuous improvement. His research interests include: performance management in manufacturing and service industries, management of dynamic capabilities, continuous and collaborative improvement, manufacturing and service strategy. George also has an academic interest in research methods both quantitative and qualitative.

Shaun Pather has over twenty years of experience in the education and training environment. As an Information Systems academic his research interests are in the evaluation of Information Systems (IS) effectiveness, particularly within e-Commerce contexts. Shaun also has a keen research interest in practical community engagement and Information Society issues, centered around societal upliftment facilitated by ICTs. To this end he has led several projects with partners in both the private and public sectors. He has authored a number of research publications in refereed journals and has presented seminars and papers at several international conferences on E-Commerce, E-Business, IS management, Web-based teaching, and management of post-graduate programs. He has a rich history of association with civic, NGO bodies and the public sector and is a board member of the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA). He is committed to supporting transformation goals within South Africa and the developing world through his research activities. Dr. Shaun Pather is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Informatics & Design at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa and a Fulbright Scholar (University of Washington, 2009-2010). His post graduate qualifications include a Doctoral degree in Information Technology, and a Masters degree in Public Administration.

Brendan Remenyi, after completing a Diploma in Electrical Engineering has spent some twelve years working with a wide range of projects in Africa, Europe and North America. He then established a specialised ICT bureau offering computer aided design facilities to the clothing industry in Montreal. During this period he continually developed business cases for his organisation and to those of his clients including such projects as ISO9002 certification and establishing a computer aided manufacturing division deploying multiple robotic systems. In recent years he has worked in various capacities with e-Business enhanced applications. In addition to his involvement with the ICT industry he has served as a subject expert in the development of examinations for the Canadian government’s recreational boating competency card. Brendan is an instructor with the Canadian Power Squadron and teaches novices basic boating/navigational skills required to obtain a competency certificate.

Dan Remenyi is a Visiting Professor specialising in research methodology at the School of Systems and Data Studies at Trinity College Dublin and a Visiting Academic Fellow at Henley Business School in the United Kingdom. He works in both research methodology and the sociology of research in which he teaches and researches. He is extensively involved with research degree candidates and supervisors at both doctoral and masters level. He is regularly invited to examine at doctoral level. He conducts a number of seminars on topics related to improving effective academic research and obtaining better results. He has had about 60 peer reviewed academic papers published as well as a dozen academic research books. Some of his work has been translated into Chinese and Japanese and Romanian.  He holds a B Soc Sc, MBA and PhD.

Julie Ryan currently teaches and directs research in Information Assurance at The George Washington University.  Prior to joining academia, she worked in various positions in industry and government.  Her degrees are from the US Air Force Academy, Eastern Michigan University, and The George Washington University

Nicola Swan runs her own training and research company in the sphere of sustainability particularly as it effects rural community development.  Her clients have included the United Nations Development Programme and many large and small companies and charities.  She is a member of external faculty at Henley Business School, Reading University.  Her academic interests cover research methodology and corporate responsibility, sustainable development and reputation as they impact developing and emerging economies. Nicola’s practical management interests cover sustainability of the environment, rural health, education and agriculture from a management and community viewpoint.  Nicola has written and spoken widely at conferences on rural sustainable development issues internationally.  She has an MBA from Henley Management College in the UK as well as other postgraduate qualifications in research methodology, law and consultancy.  She is currently writing up her PhD thesis.

Ben Van Den Assem has been engaged for three decades in the public sector in health, social services and prison administration.  He has held senior operational and staff positions with the Governments of Canada and Nunavut in strategic planning; quality assurance and regulation; policy and program development; and was governor of a federal maximum security prison.  He has been a university professor, college lecturer and a management consultant.   He has served on boards and advisory committees for a number of organizations in health, education, child care, criminal justice and regulation of the professions. He holds a BA, MSW, MPA, LL.M, MBA, MM, MSc, PhD, RSW.

Les Worrall is Professor of Strategic Analysis at Coventry University.  He has published extensively about the UK public sector.  He specialises in local government but has undertaken information management and strategic change projects for central government departments.  He obtained a PhD from the University of Liverpool in information systems development. Les was previously employed in UK local government a strategic planner who focussed on the development of information systems and improving the management of information.  He was chair of the Local Authorities Research and Intelligence Association and has advised many public bodies – including the then Parliamentary IT Committee - on ICT development.  Les has acted as an advisor on projects that have explored how government bodies can better exploit the opportunities provided by web technologies to improve efficiency, service delivery and transparency in local governance. Les has conducted consultancy on a range of ICT management issues such as improving ICT procurement effectiveness, shared services, outsourcing, training needs assessment, organisational and service redesign and raising senior management and political awareness about the l benefits of ICT. Les has also been active in management education having been a council member of the British Academy of Management and chair of the Academy’s Directors of Research Network.