Assalamualaikum and Good Day.

On behalf of the ICTMBE Organizing Committee, I am delighted to welcome all delegates and participants to Batu Pahat, Johor, where we host the 7th series of International Conference of Technology Management, Business and Entrepreneurship (ICTMBE 2018): Postgraduate Symposium. This symposium aims to offer postgraduates and junior academics the opportunity to  advance the  understanding of various emerging topics as well as the quality and diversity of research methodologies applied in the  field of, not limited to, Technology Management, Business, Management, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, Real Estate, Facilities Management and Construction Management and share knowledge, exchange experiences and disseminate ideas with its central theme of “Global Interdisciplinary Research in Technology Management, Business and Entrepreneurship”.

This 7th ICTMBE series has received overwhelming response from authors who want to participate in this conference and we are glad to announce that all papers accepted to be presented in this conference, will be published in the conference’s e-proceeding and non-scopus indexed journals.

I would like to extend my outmost appreciation to our honorable guests, Associate Professor Dr. Mohd Lizam Mohd Diah, Dean of Faculty of Technology Management and Business, UTHM and Associate Professor Dr. Narimah Kasim, Department of Construction Management, Faculty of Technology Management and Business, UTHM for their willingness to participate as our keynote speakers for this conference. Once again, special thanks goes to Associate Professor Dr. Mohd Lizam Mohd Diah, Dean of Faculty of Technology Management and Business, UTHM for his support throughout the planning of this year’s conference, as well as in officiating this conference.

I would also like to extend our appreciation and thanks to our finance manager, Koperasi Siswa UTHM Batu Pahat Berhad (KOSISWA UTHM) who has been providing the necessary support to make this event a reality. Lastly, I would like to extend my deepest appreciation to those who have directly or indirectly contributed their commitment and energy organizing this event especially to the organizing committees who have been working very hard for making this conference a great success.

Finally, I hope all the delegates will have a good time and deliberation during the conference and wish you all success in your research

See you again next year in 8th ICTMBE 2019!

“WITH WISDOM WE EXPLORE”