CEO
Dr. Merlo is a researcher, professor, and practitioner. She is an avid investigator focused on Knowledge Management Systems and their impact on organizational operations, strategies, and performance.
In addition, she has solid background as a consultant and professional in the field of business intelligence, sales and marketing strategies and operations, data analytics, and library management systems with over 20 (twenty) years of experience working for some of the Fortune 100 companies, with extensive international experience.
Some of the areas of work and interest:
*Knowledge Management Systems (tools, technologies,
* Data Analytics: governance, management, processes
*Information systems: artificial intelligence and machine learning
*Business intelligence
*Leadership, and cloud computing.
Dr Merlo is the editor and author of the book Understanding, Implementing, and Evaluating Knowledge Management in Business Settings by IGI-Global.
Suliman Hawamdeh, Ph.D, Cybersecurity. US
Dr. Hawamdeh has extensive industrial experience, he was the Managing Director of ITC Information Technology Consultant Ltd, a company developed and marketed a line of products in imaging, document and record management, engineering drawing management, and library automation software. He worked as a consultant to several organizations including NEC, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Petronas, and Shell. Dr. Hawamdeh also worked as a researcher and a project leader at the Institute of System Science in Singapore.
Dr. Hawamdeh has authored and edited several books on knowledge management including Information and Knowledge Society published by McGraw Hill and Knowledge Management: Cultivating the Knowledge Professionals Published by Chandos Publishing. He is the editor of a book series on Innovation and Knowledge Management published by World Scientific. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Information & Knowledge Management, one of the first refereed journals in knowledge management.
Kay Alwert, Ph.D. Organizational and Knowledge Management Systems, Germany
Dr Alwert is internationally recognized for his work focusing in the development of management tools using the latest scientific findings and supporting organizations in integrating these tools into practice. With decades of experience in consulting in Europe and teaching, Dr Alwert has handled consulting projects in private and pubic institutions with award winning recognition. Expert in Knowledge Management Systems and Implementation in Organizations and Leadership Development.
Kris Helge, J.D and Ph.D, Data Compliance, Management and Privacy, US
Kris Helge currently serves as the Director of Information Management at Tarrant County College. At this institution, he set up and maintains an Information Governance (IG) Program that established knowledge management, eDiscovery, compliance, privacy, records management, and data governance services. He also serves as adjunct faculty at Texas A&M University School of Law and Rutgers University. At these universities, he teaches Introduction to the United States Legal System, Management courses, and IG related courses. Kris holds a J.D. from South Texas College of Law, and a Ph.D. in Information Science and an M.L.S. from the University of North Texas. He offers IG (law, compliance, privacy, knowledge management, records management, data governance) related guidance to organizations. He is currently editing a book titled “Creating and Sustaining an Information Governance Program.” The book is scheduled for publication in March 2024. I also frequently speaks at IG conferences such as InfoGov World.