Dr Sanjay Sharma BTech (Hons) MTech PhD PGCHET
Sanjay Sharma received his Bachelor of Technology degree (with distinction) in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India,  Master of Technology degree (with distinction) in control systems from the Institute of Technology-BHU (IT-BHU), India and a PhD degree in Control and System Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK.
He worked for the Indian Railway for 4 years and held the post of Research Engineer for 4 years at Queen’s University of Belfast, UK and successfully completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching (PGCHET) course. He is currently working as a Lecturer in Intelligent Autonomous Control Systems at the School of Engineering, University of Plymouth, UK. Dr Sharma has extensive experience in organising conferences and seminars and has published several papers for leading conferences and journals. His current research interest is in the application of soft computing techniques for marine engineering. Dr Sharma is an active member of several committees and actively involved in educational and social activities in the City of Plymouth. Dr Sharma is also a recipient of prestigious Overseas Research Scholarships (ORS) awards, UK (1997) and National Research Council (NRC) Fellowships, USA, (2001).

Dr Hom Nath Dhakal BEng (Hons) MSc PhD
Lecturer, School of Engineering, University of Plymouth, UK where he is responsible for courses in the field of Manufacturing and Engineering Materials. He earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering. His research focuses on techniques for fabrication and evaluation of various properties of composite and nanocomposite materials by means of destructive and non-destructive tastings. He earlier worked with the University of Portsmouth UK and Tribhuvan University, Nepal. He has more than 20 years of teaching and management experience with different universities and SMEs. He has also been consulted by a number of NGO and INGOs based in the UK, Switzerland, USA, Nepal and India. He also has expertise in the areas of Organisation, Leadership/Management and Entrepreneurship. He has published extensively in scientific journals and conference proceedings. He was involved in improving living standards of people of Nepal by building low cost affordable housing through the Habitat for Humanity Nepal in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity International. He was also involved as a pioneer in the dissemination of appropriate technology in Nepal. He has widely travelled all over Asia, Europe and North America.

Dr Dababrata Chowdhury BEng (Hons) DipTL MBA
Dababrata Chowdhury is an Associate Lecturer in Business and Management Studies at the University of Plymouth. He graduated from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Hacettepe University in Turkey and completed his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) and PhD at Plymouth Business School. He is an active researcher in International Business and Management and a member of the Small Business and Services Research Unit (SBSRU) at the University of Plymouth Business School. His PhD work involves examining the importance of Knowledge Transfer and Networking to the development of SMEs in Turkey. His teaching interest is International Business and Management. He was a Postgraduate Research Representative (PGRR) at the  University of Plymouth, is a secretary of Bangladesh Management Association and Regional Coordinator of the International Strategic Management for UK. He can speak Bengali, English, Turkish, Kurdish, and Hindi. He is also advisor to  M-C Gida and Textile Ltd in Turkey.

Mrs Joan Kendall (BA Open University) representing A2Z Accountancy Services Limited – Company Secretary 
This company was incorporated in 1982 when its founder, Denis Kendall, retired from a career in industry both in the UK and overseas as an Accountant, Company Secretary and Company Director. He felt however that his hard-earned experience of over 30 years should not be lost but be used to assist other businesses. As a qualified accountant, and with the assistance of his wife, Joan, they have, for the past 26 years, imparted their knowledge wherever it was sought, and London Educational Consultancy Ltd has been assisted from the inception by them.  Joan Kendall is now assisted by her daughters, Catherine (BSc  (Hons) in Environmental Science  & Technology, Bradford University; MPhil in Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing, Cambridge University) and Suzy, (BSc Hons in Mathematics, Bradford University). Her son Ian is also a director of the company, and holds a BA (Hons) degree from the University of North London and a PGCE.