Dr. Pellegrino Manfra, is a Professor of International Economics at City University New York at Queensborough C.C. Campus. Dr. Manfra is the author of more than 200 published articles. Many articles have been published in academically recognized scholarly journals. Dr. Manfra has presented his research and scholarship in many well-known U.S and foreign universities, including Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Oxford Cambridge, Sorbonne, Bocconi, La Sapienza, and others academic institutions.
Dr. Manfra obtained his Ph.D. from Fordham University specializing in International Economics. His major area of scholarship has been globalization and international investments. More specifically, his research has been concentrated on the integration of the European Union and the emergence of the Euro as a leading currency in the world economy. Dr. Manfra has made a considerable contribution in the literature and understanding the Euro in era of globalization. In addition, Dr. Manfra has been examining the Federal Reserve System and its monetary policy in the last decade. Moreover, his research interest has been interdisciplinary - combining the study of economics with Roman economic history, physics, psychology, education, finance, and law.
In 2012 he was awarded the prestigious Excellent Faculty Scholarship Award granted by the University. In addition, he was honored by the Mirko Tremaglia Award in Excellent Immigrant accomplishments.

As a professor and Senior Strategic Policy Consultant, Mgr. Rutherford Card. Johnson's experience includes behavioural economics, economic geography, and statistical analysis for various private, public, and non-profit national and international organisations around the world. Dr. Johnson is a member of the faculty of the University of Minnesota, teaching economics and international business at the Crookston campus. He formerly taught in South Korea and was a visiting faculty member at Georgia Tech's School of Economics. In the field of behavioural economics, he developed the Theory of Parallel Rationality and derived the probabilistic demand Choice Wave. Dr. Johnson holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of Kentucky, a Master's degree in economics and a Bachelor's degree with honor in Applied Physics, both from Georgia Tech, and also holds a Graduate Certificate in Business Communications from Harvard University Extension School. As a clergyman, he has a unique perspective on the pressing issues of today's economy that impact both states and regular citizens. Dr. Johnson's honours include Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Fellow of the Patriarchal and Royal Society of Arts and Sciences, Kentucky Colonel, and the U.S. President's Lifetime Achievement Award.

We are pleased to announce our keynote speaker for the 2019 Boston International Academic Conference. We are very excited that this prestigious speaker with a diverse background in and understanding of business and humanitarian sciences has accepted our invitation to inspire us with his perspectives on the topic "Becoming Citizens of the Universe."

Frank White from Harvard University Extension School will share his perspectives on a topic "Becoming Citizens of the Universe" during the keynote address of the WEI conference held between July 29th -August 2nd at the Harvard Faculty Club, Boston, USA.

Frank White is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and a Rhodes Scholar. He earned his M.Phil. in politics from Oxford University and is an Instructor at the Harvard University Extension School and Summer School. He has authored or coauthored books on topics ranging from space exploration to climate change. His best-known work, The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution, is considered by many to be a seminal work in the field. He is co-founder of the Overview Institute, a leading organization dedicated to analyzing the Overview Effect and disseminating its findings. The Overview Effect continues to be applied to multiple fields, including business, government, and psychology. His latest book, The Cosma Hypothesis: Implications of the Overview Effect, advocates creation of a Human Space Program based on a new philosophy of space exploration.

We are pleased to announce our keynote speaker, FDr.S.Ali Barzanian, will share his perspectives on a topic "Technology is Reshaping the Global Economy" during the keynote address of the WEI conference held between April 16-18, 2019 at the University of Vienna, Austria.

Over the past 40 years, Dr. Barzanian has worked for well-known American organizations such as world recognized institutions UC Berkeley University, Stanford University, and ProQuest among others in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay area. He has a diverse background in both academics and industries.

As an e-book specialist and content editor he has worked on a wide variety of e-books for well-known international universities, including Harvard, Princeton, Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford, Yale, MIT, and UC Berkeley universities among others educational institutions, and large publishers including Penguin Random House, Elsevier, McGraw-Hill, Wiley and Oxford University Press,
As a keynote speaker, he has successfully delivered over 50 conferences including 7 talks, presentations at Stanford University and continue sharing his knowledge and experience to help people around the world.