49th ANPAD Annual Meeting
EnANPAD 2025

Carsten Sørensen holds a BSc in Mathematics, an MSc, and a Ph.D. in computer science from Aalborg University, Denmark, graduating in 1993. Carsten has since 1989 been affiliated with several Danish, Swedish, and British institutions, and LSE since 1999.

He was a visiting teaching fellow at CBS in the early 1990s while employed as a Senior Scientist at Risø National Laboratory in Roskilde, and was an Otto Mønsted Visiting Professor at DIGI in 2016/2017. Dr. Sørensen has multi-decade experience in both the study of the digital transformation of enterprises and the further extension to understand how digital platforms and -infrastructures form the foundation of contemporary business operating and innovation arrangements. His current interests relate to distributed ledger technologies. He convened the first LSE course dedicated to distributed ledger technology — an online certificate course in cryptocurrency disruption and was subsequently instrumental in the LSE becoming a Hedera.com council member.

Edgar A. Ruvalcaba-Gómez is Research Professor at the University of Guadalajara (UDG), attached to the Department of Public Policy and Research Coordinator of the Institute for Research in Accountability and Combating Corruption (IIRCCC) of the University Center for Economic and Administrative Sciences (CUCEA). D. in Law, Government and Public Policy from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Spain. Edgar conducts research on open government, transparency, citizen participation, open data, digital government, anti-corruption policies, and artificial intelligence in the public sector. He has been Visiting Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, and at the Center for Technology in Government (CTG) at the University at Albany, New York, USA. Member of the Madrid Institute for Advanced Study (MIAS) as François Chevalier Fellow 2022-2023. He has been Visiting Professor at UAM. He has been Researcher-Consultant for the Open Government Partnership, World Justice Project, among other institutions. He is currently National Coordinator of the Academic Network of Open Government in Mexico, and Member of the National System of Researchers level I in Mexico.

Shuru Zhong is an Associate Professor in the School of Tourism Management at Sun Yat-sen University and serves as the Head of the Department of Hotel Management. She holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on traditional markets in China, sustainable food systems, and culinary tourism.Dr. Zhong has published over 20 papers in prestigious academic journals, including Agriculture and Human Values, Journal of Rural Studies, and Current Issues in Tourism. She has also led several research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Foundation.Beyond academia, Dr. Zhong is actively engaged in community outreach, advocating for sustainable dietary practices and fostering social well-being. Her research has garnered significant public interest, with media coverage and online readership exceeding one million views, reflecting its societal impact.Dr. Zhong’s work bridges the gap between academic research and practical applications, contributing to the promotion of sustainable food consumption and the development of socially responsible practices in China and beyond.

Professor Abdul A. Rasheed is Eunice and James L. West Distinguished Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. He teaches in the areas of Strategic Management and International Business. He obtained his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in 1988 and his MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta in 1981. Professor Rasheed’s areas of research interest include strategic decision processes, environmental analysis, outsourcing, franchising, foreign market entry, international comparisons in strategy and governance, and the implications of capital market integration for firm strategies. Dr. Rasheed’s research has appeared in journals such as Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Strategic Organization, Management International Review, Journal of International Management, International Business Review, Academy of Management Executive, and Corporate Governance: An International Review. He has taught at Nanyang Technological University, Tongji University, and the Beijing University of Science and Technology. He has won numerous awards for his teaching and research and serves on the editorial boards of several journals.

Dr. Azadegan focuses on research related to supply chain disruptions, response and recovery from disruptions and inter-organizational creativity and innovation. He has several publications related to supply chain resilience, and disaster response in commercial and humanitarian settings.

Dr. Azadegan's work is published in the Journal of Operations Management, Production and Operations Management Journal, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Supply Chain Management, R&D Management Journal, Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management and International Journal of Operations and Production Management. He is currently working on several projects related to disruption recovery and response management practices of supply chains.

Dr. Azadegan has over ten years of industry experience with Fortune 500 companies, including Ford Motor Company, Quaker Oats, Ralston Purina and Fortune Brands (makers of Master Lock) as a means for grounding his research into what is useful for practitioners. He is an active member of the Decision Sciences Institute.

Rajiv Maher is a professor-researcher at EGADE Business School - Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico and a lecturer at BCS - Copenhagen Business School in Denmark. He holds a PhD in Business Administration from Cranfield University, UK. His research focuses on the impacts of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives and social dynamics, with an emphasis on the extractive and natural resource sectors. Rajiv has conducted field research in Brazil, Chile and Mexico. His work has been published in leading academic journals such as Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, Human Relations, Journal of Business Ethics, Business Ethics Quarterly and Organization.