Jae Bin Ahn is a professor of international economics at the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) at Seoul National University. Prior to joining GSIS in 2018, Professor Ahn was an Economist at the IMF, where he mostly worked at the Research department, covering issues on structural reforms, external sector assessment, and capital flow management measures. Professor Ahn’s previous position at the IMF also includes a desk economist on Indonesia and Malaysia at the Asia and Pacific department. Before joining the IMF’s Economist Program in 2011, Professor Ahn was a dissertation intern at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Professor Ahn’s area of research includes international trade and finance, with particular interests in deriving macroeconomic implications from micro-level theory and evidence. Professor Ahn received his Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University and his M.A. in Economics and B.S. in Materials Science from Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. Detailed information on his research works can be found at https://sites.google.com/site/jaebinahn/

Riza Casidy is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Macquarie University. Riza has had extensive experience as a marketing academic and consultant in Australia and overseas. Riza’s teaching philosophy is grounded on the authentic teaching approach which incorporates industry-relevant cases, activities, and assessments in the curriculum. His main research interests are in the area of consumer-brand relationships and the effects of religion on consumer behaviour. He has published over 40 articles in peer-reviewed (ABDC-ranked) journals, including 20 papers in ABDC “A” and “A*” ranked journals. His works have been published in leading business journals including Journal of Service Research, Industrial Marketing Management, Tourism Management, and European Journal of Marketing.

Professor Ian Phau is the Head of the School of Marketing and the Director of the Luxury Branding Research Cluster. He continues to maintain a high calibre profile in a wide range of industry sectors, where his extensive industry and research expertise have led to much success. Recent portfolios include AirAsia X, Shiseido, Prada, Gucci, Millbrook Winery, Nash Pearls, Department of Agriculture and Food, Gabriel Chocolate, Larry Jewelry and Araluen Botanic Park.

Within these collaborations, his research has focused on country image, luxury branding, brand counterfeiting and piracy, consumer animosity and advertising appeals. His publications appear in the Journal of Advertising, Journal of Advertising Research, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Journal of Brand Management and Psychology and Marketing, amongst others. In addition, he is the Founding Editor of the Journal of Asia Pacific Marketing and is the current Editor-in-Chief for the Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics (Emerald). This has subsequently led to him being awarded the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence – Leading Editor Awards for outstanding editorship for Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing & Logistics in 2007. Further, he has been heavily involved in the supervision for Honours, Masters and PhD dissertations across several research areas and has had many successful students.