8th International Conference on Governance and Accountability (ICGA) 2023

Theme: Leveraging Governance for Sustainability
Date: 20 – 21 July 2023

Universiti Brunei Darussalam School of Business and Economics (UBD SBE) is co-organising the 8th International Conference on Governance and Accountability (ICGA) 2023 with the Sustainability and Governance Talent Cluster, Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia.

This first hybrid conference will be held from 20th to 21st July 2023 with the theme "Leveraging Governance for Sustainability”. The collaborators of the conference include the College of Accountancy and Finance of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and the International Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh.

As in the past successful seven series, the 8th ICGA 2023 will present participants with an ambiance to communicate and share their research findings, ideas and approaches with other researchers and leading academics, practitioners and doctoral students, within the broad field of governance and accountability. The conference is expected to be a platform for academic discussions with collegial sharing and exchanging of views on the current issues in broad areas of governance, sustainability, and accountability including policies and regulation of corporate social and environmental behaviour, governmental influences on corporate accountability, low carbon economy, digitalisation and sustainability, carbon neutrality and many more.

The conference will feature prominent keynote speakers from industry and academia to present on current research and practice in the area of sustainability and governance in particular areas of accounting and business. These speakers represent different viewpoints, ensuring that the talks are stimulating and span broad coverage with the integration of research and practice.

For more information on 8th ICGA2023, please visit our website https://icga.uitm.edu.my/

Workshop/Training

Date	Topic	Facilitator	Overview
13/05/2023	Journal Rankings (SCOPUS, ABDC, WoS, ABS, etc)	Dr Ahmad Lutfi	Knowing the impact or importance of the journal can help in decisions about where to submit an article.The purpose of this workshop is to introduce graduate students and early career researchers to journal rankings, impact factor and percentile/quartile ranking in the areas of business, economics and finance.
11/03/2023	Presentation Skills (conference, QA and viva)	Dr Sazali	Title - The Dos and Don'ts in Academic Presentations - Throughout the career of an academician, he/she will make at least three academic presentations - a proposal defense (or Qualifying Assessment); an Oral Examination (or Viva); and an academic conference presentation. This workshop will guide particpants in elements that make a good and effective presentation at each of the three levels of academic presentations. It will highlight the important points that a presenter must focus on; things that must be avoided; and the differences between the three levels of academic presentations.
20/02/2023	Data Analysis using STATA	Dr Hazwan Haini	The Econometrics using Stata Workshop introduces potential users of Stata with tools that are routinely used in economics and econometrics research. The workshop begins with a brief theory on econometrics followed by some basic application of Stata functions and applications of econometrics. The application of these functions is presented by replicating the results from Haini, Hazwan. 2021. “Financial Access and the Finance–Growth Nexus: Evidence from Developing Economies.” International Journal of Social Economics 48 (5): 693–708. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-08-2020-0549.
13/02/2022	Data Analysis using NVivo	Dr Hakimah	The purpose of this workshop is to familiarise students with QSR NVivo 11 software package which integrates a wide range of tools and enables qualitative researchers to link theory and data to produce rich insights and in-depth interpretations. The course content is spread over four topics and includes setting up a project; organising and classifying data; coding and analysing text; seeking patterns and discovering 2 relationships; and reporting qualitative findings using visualisations.
19/11/2022	Storytelling in Research	Pg Dr Hj Md Hasnol Alwee	The success of your research depends not only on the rigorous fieldwork, statistical techniques and analytical approach. The eventual findings that you intend to share is only as useful as your ability to convey them. In this session, we will explore the importance of effective writing vis-à-vis storytelling. Your ability to effectively share your insights (or confuse readers) through your writing can dramatically enlighten (or frustrate) the reader’s experience, whether the reader is an examiner, a policy maker or a layperson. Key considerations and approaches to writing will be covered to ensure our writings tells the story that we intend to create.
12/11/2022	Thesis Writing and Document Management	Dr Syazwan	Writing a thesis is a daunting task. Besides, writing and formatting a thesis of 100,000 words with hundreds of pages can be overwhelming. This hands-on workshop intends to equip research students with basic, intermediate, and advanced document management using Microsoft Word. By the end of this workshop, participants should be able to manage their writing documents more coherently and effectively.
8/10/2022	Writing a powerful abstract (types of abstracts like structured vs unstructured)	Dr Quazi Dr Lukman	This workshop will prepare doctoral students to master the art of writing structured and unstructured abstracts for theses, articles and conference papers. It is anticipated that the knowledge gained from the session would enhance their ability to write informative, interesting, descriptive, critical, and publishable abstracts using structured and/or unstructured templates provided by publishers or conference organisers.
1/10/2022	How to survive your PhD	Dr Quazi	PhD research is a noble journey. It is a life-long learning. There are certainly ups and downs during this journey. This discussion will present own experience of the presenter and some evidence-based strategies for emotional resilience that may help finish your PhD research. It will be a participatory discussion.
28/09/2022	Designing Grounded Theory Research	Prof Scott Valentine	The workshop seeks to inculcate in participants, the construction of a theoretical framework based on grounded theory. Particularly, it attempts to explain how and why (or why not) Japan’s eco-town project networks are able to nurture and sustain collaborative, progressive innovation. Insights can then be used to guide development of Japan’s CE development policy (Japan CE Vision 2020).
26/09/2022	Writing and Publishing Your Own Research	Professor George Saridakis Dr Yazid Abubakar Abdullahi	The workshop aims to introduce research students and junior research staff to the challenges that they are likely to face while writing their research papers and subsequently when trying to publish them in academic journals. A number of aspects will be covered during the workshop such as choosing a research topic, research collaboration, dealing with data and methodological questions, identifying the right journal for submission and dealing with the referees' reports. Thus, the workshop provides the opportunity for doctoral candidates to learn about the challenges of publishing academic journals, especially in terms of publishing in high quality peer reviewed journals.
8/09/2022	Preparing for Qualifying Assessment and Viva	Pg Dr Hjh Norulazidah	This workshop will provide guidance for doctoral students to help prepare them for their PhD Qualifying Assessment (QA) and viva by going through the processes involved before, during, and after their PhD QA and viva. Tips on how to successfully defend a proposal and thesis will also be shared during the session.
3/09/2022	Tutor Training	Dr Annie Dayani	The Workshop aims to equip tutors with pedagogical methods and relevant information required to assist them in delivering quality tutoring to UBDSBE students. By the end of the session, participants will understand the UBDSBE expectations from tutors, and be informed of the effective pedagogical methods for tutoring UBDSBE students.

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Date	Topic	Facilitator	Overview
20/10/2021	Sharing Thoughts: Experiences of Fresh Graduates Entering in Academia	Dr Ahmad Lutfi bin Abdul Razak Dr Hazwan Haini	In this session, Dr Hazwan and Dr Lutfi share their experiences, ranging from teaching and research to industry involvement, in entering academia as fresh PhD graduates. In the first half of the session, they reveal their doctoral journeys and subsequent transition to academia, sharing the struggles and joys of supervised research. In the second half, they discuss the prospect of independent research and communicating with industry experts. This session aims to provide a platform for experience sharing and to motivate others, especially early career researchers.
27/9/2021	Qualitative Method and Data Analysis	Dr Wardah Hakimah	he session introduces students to the theory and practice of analyzing qualitative data in social science research. The emphasis of this course is on thematic analysis of qualitative data, as a generic form of analysis. Qualitative research generates a phenomenal amount of data and it can be overwhelming at times knowing how to deal with it. Historically, qualitative data analysis has been criticised for being opaque and subjective given that it is sometimes difficult to see how researchers went from hundreds of interview pages to a handful of conclusions, since limited discussion is provided about what the researchers actually did when they analysed their data. This session aims to provide a clear and structured path of the analysis process while ensuring rigour. By the end of the session, participants should be able to: Acquire a critical appreciation of what thematic analysis is and how it fits as an approach to analyzing qualitative data Have practical knowledge of the process of thematic analysis Have practical knowledge of the steps in data management, coding and preparation Be equipped to undertake independent analysis of qualitative data using thematic analysis
24, 25 and 27 March 2021	Project Management Workshop for Ministry of Energy	Dr Syazwan Dr Annie Dayani Dr Fairul Rizal Dr Muzamil	The workshop aims to equip participants with the fundamentals of project management. Project Management (PM) is a fundamental yet important knowledge to have among professionals and should be an underlying component for organizational capacity building and overall development. PM is important because it ensures strategic alignment, entails leadership, allows for clear and realistic project objectives, establishes quality control and risk management, and overall systematic project planning, execution, and reflection processes.
15/3/2021	Drafting for submission: a Bottom-up approachpreparing and reviewing manuscripts for submissio	Dr Mamunur Rashid
5/12/2020	Digital Pedagogy: Game-Based Learning	Dr Annie Dayani	The workshop aims to equip participants with knowledge and skill on how to use gaming technology in education. Past studies have demonstrated how gaming in education can increase student's motivation and engagement, develop their visual and collaboration skills, as well their ability to apply gaming values in real-world situations.
26/11/2020	Bloomberg Terminal Demonstration	Alaric Or.	The Bloomberg Terminal brings together real-time data on every market, breaking news, in-depth research, powerful analytics, communications tools and world-class execution capabilities — in one fully integrated solution. Awareness, context and analysis make Bloomberg the primary source for those who need to know what’s happening now and what might happen next. Sitting on the desks of 325,000 of the world’s most influential decision makers, the Bloomberg Terminal is a modern icon of financial markets. The topics covered included Economic data (across countries and time series), Financial results (equities/ fixed income/ Islamic Financing data), Business news
17/10/2020	Instilling smart consumer culture in Brunei Darussalam	Izzul Azam Bin DSP Haji Mohd Roselan, Senior Economic Officer, DCCA Mohammad Hazman bin Haji Alim, Economic Officer, DCCA Hajah Ammal Rashidah Binti Haji Mohammad Yussof, Economic Officer, DCCA	The Department of Competition and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) is responsible for the enforcement of three laws, namely the Competition Order 2015, the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Order 2011 and the Price Control Act Chapter 142. Focusing on consumer protection, this session hopes to enhance students’ awareness and knowledge of consumer protection and their rights as a consumer. Students will be introduced to the DCCA and taken through the fundamentals of consumer protection law in Brunei Darussalam and how to be a smart consumer, including by utilising the DCCA’s mobile app called PenggunaBijak. As smart consumers, students will be empowered to make informed purchase decisions, seek redress when facing a consumer dispute and display consumer behaviours that encourage fair business practices. The DCCA also hopes to inspire students to take up consumer protection as a research topic.
29/09/2020	A Career in Entrepreneurship – Getting to know the Startup Ecosystem in Brunei.	Ummi Othman, Darussalam Enterprise Executive Officer Startup Development Unit - Enterprise Programme	Darussalam Enterprise (DARe) was established in February 2016 with a main goal of supporting local businesses in Brunei Darussalam. DARe’s vision is to build enterprises into dynamic and resilient drivers of economic growth by enabling enterprise growth through a pro-business ecosystem with necessary infrastructure, reliable support and effective development programmes. DARe is constantly looking to develop and improve programmes and initiatives to serve the needs of aspiring and current entrepreneurs as well as provide a conducive ecosystem which promotes an entrepreneurial culture and encourages MSME contribution to the economy.
26/08/2020	A Career in Professional Accounting and Audit	Hj Zulfariq Z. Hj Zainuddin, Deloitte Brunei Managing Partner, Audit & Assurance	Deloitte Brunei has contributed to Brunei for more than 40 years through its expertise in diverse business areas, such as audit, tax, corporate secretarial and accounting services, besides technology and digital disruption, transformation and cyber security. It has worked closely with the government and key stakeholders to cultivate local talents by sharing new skills and knowledge, and develop future-ready leaders who can contribute to the country and in an ever-changing marketplace.
7/3/2020	How to kickstart a software tech startup?	Paul Lee, Co-founder & and CEO Flipidea	The workshop provided an overview of the realities of entrepreneurship, and sought to unravel the true potential of the internet economy and discover opportunities in Brunei market. Participants also learned how to kickstart a software tech startup with limited resources, the 7 key stages from ideation to bootstrapping to monetising or getting funded (pre-seed or seed investment from Venture Capitalists based outside of Brunei), and the benchmarks of startups in matured economies, such as the Silicon Valley, Beijing, Singapore, and others.
2/12/2019	Build Your Career	Kelvin Pong and Nur Azzah Syazwani Bte Baidi	With the job market becoming more competitive than ever, learn career management strategies that would help you generate income. This sharing was for dynamic people who would like to build their career and address opportunities to become their own boss.
7/11/2019	QSR NVivo 12 Workshop	Dr Wardah Hakimah Haji Sumardi	Managing and analyzing qualitative data can be an overwhelming experience for some, as they are multifaceted, unstructured and rich in nature. Qualitative researchers now have the option to apply computer assisted software in their approach for data management and data analysis to ease the complexity of the research process. The aim of this workshop was to familiarise participants with QSR NVivo 12 software package. NVivo integrates a wide range of tools and enables qualitative researches to link theory and data to produce rich insights and in-depth interpretations.

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