PROF. ROB MCCUSKER

Professor Rob McCusker is a consultant in transnational crime, advising governments and international organisations on any crime that crosses a border. With over 25 years of experience, Rob has worked with entities like the United Nations, USAID, and the FBI, covering jurisdictions such as Europe, the USA, Southeast Asia, and West Africa. He serves as an expert for Interpol on innovation and foresight, and on anti-money laundering, combating organized crime, and terrorism funding for the Economic Crime and Cooperation Division of the Council of Europe. Additionally, he is a member of the Advisory Board for the Global Terrorism Trends and Analysis Centre and a Senior Partner in Compliance for Strategic Swiss Partners AG in Zurich. Rob’s anti-corruption experience includes reviewing anti-corruption strategies for the Australian Attorney-General’s Department, consulting for Transparency International in Malaysia on timber trade corruption, conducting a comparative analysis of bribery legislation in Ukraine, Kenya, and Indonesia, and presenting his findings to the jurisdictions’ respective Parliaments, and evaluating, for the United Nations Development Programme, the UN Convention against Corruption's implementation. Rob has also provided strategic advice to various jurisdictions, ranging from Cameroon, Jamaica and Somalia to Denmark, Afghanistan and Singapore, on enhancing anti-corruption, and implementing governance, measures.

PROF. DR. CHRISTIAN HAUSER

Christian Hauser is Professor of Business Economics and International Management at the Swiss Institute for Entrepreneurship (SIFE) at the University of Applied Sciences Graubünden. He studied Latin American Studies at the Universities of Cologne/Germany, Lisbon/Portugal, and Fortaleza/Brazil. In 2006, he earned his Doctorate in Economics on foreign trade promotion schemes at the Faculty of Management, Economics, and Social Studies at the University of Cologne. During his doctoral study, he worked at the Centre for the Portuguese-speaking World at the University of Cologne. In 2006, he joined the Institute for SME Research (IfM) Bonn as a postdoctoral research associate. Since July 2007, he has been working at the SIFE on topics including international entrepreneurship, SME and private sector development, corporate responsibility and business integrity. Dr Hauser chairs the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Working Group on Anti-Corruption and heads the first PRME Business Integrity Action Centre in Europe. PRME is sister initiative of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC).

ASSOC. PROF. DR. NEALE O'CONNOR

Associate Professor Dr. Neale O'Connor is a distinguished academic at La Trobe University, Australia, specializing in forensic accounting and sustainability, with over two decades of experience in Hong Kong. His research focuses on the modernization of Chinese firms, particularly in performance measurement, management, and incentives. Dr. O'Connor is highly sought after for his expertise in manufacturing and procurement in Asia, and his 'China 1000' project is the largest-ever survey on operational risk issues for foreign buyers and Chinese suppliers.

He has conducted factory quality audits for multinational clients and founded Ricebox.com, offering operational and marketing advice. His recent works include the PBEC-KPMG report Unchained Global Sourcing (2023), documenting supply capacity shifts in Asia, and an upcoming report on Scope 3 measurement and reporting (2024). Dr. O'Connor has secured over USD 350,000 in external grants and developed corporate business cases for leading companies like HTC, Philips, and Delphi, which are used by universities worldwide.

A leading Management Accounting researcher in Asia, his publications appear in top journals such as Accounting, Organizations and Society, and he has authored two books. Dr. O'Connor also serves on the editorial boards of prestigious academic journals, contributing significantly to his field.