{"id":40802279324,"date":"2024-01-24T10:26:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T15:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/?p=40802279324"},"modified":"2024-01-31T10:47:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T15:47:06","slug":"dean-devasagayam-addresses-south-asia-pacific-international-conference-in-mumbai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/dean-devasagayam-addresses-south-asia-pacific-international-conference-in-mumbai\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean Devasagayam Addresses South Asia Pacific International Conference in Mumbai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Raj Devasagayam, Ph.D., dean of the Leon Hess Business School, delivered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/01\/Mumbai-India-keynote-Version-1-11-2024-Read-Only.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">plenary address<\/a> as the featured guest at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/01\/South-Asia-Pacific-International-Conference-Brochu_230802_152818.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 International Conference on Changing Business Practices<\/a>. The conference was held Jan. 12 and 13 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nldalmia.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">N. L. Dalmia&nbsp;Institute of Management Studies and Research<\/a> in Mumbai, India. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LHBS faculty Jonathan Daigle, Ph.D., associate professor, and Bochen Li, Ph.D., lecturer, also contributed insights with their scholarship on artificial intelligence in business education in their presentations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/01\/ChatGPT-and-Financial-Education-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Is ChatGPT a Threat to Financial Education?&#8221;<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/01\/ChatGPT-in-HigherEd-BochenLi-1-11-2024-AG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;ChatGPT in Higher Education.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Centered around the theme of adopting new approaches in the ever-changing South Asia Pacific business environment, the event focused on the pivotal role of business research. Discussions were guided by this theme throughout the two-day event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference provided a platform for academics and practitioners to discuss innovative approaches to evolving business challenges. The primary objective was to create a forum for presenting and discussing research on changing business practices in the current South Asia Pacific scenario, facilitating the exchange of knowledge among global academicians and practitioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With 99 attendees from the region presenting 77 research papers, the conference emphasized the relevance of behavior change practices and science. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This event marked a significant step in fostering collaborative efforts to address the evolving business landscape in the South Asia Pacific region, paving the way for future initiatives in promoting good business practices,&#8221; said Devasagayam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"40802279396\" style=\"object-position: 45.633% 44.763%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-12-at-08.03.13-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40802279396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-12-at-08.03.13-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-12-at-08.03.13-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-12-at-08.03.13-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-12-at-08.03.13-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-12-at-08.03.13.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left to right: Seema Saini, CEO of N. 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