{"id":1202,"date":"2026-04-09T13:49:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/arcatu\/?page_id=1202"},"modified":"2026-04-09T19:44:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:44:15","slug":"keynote-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/arcatu\/?page_id=1202","title":{"rendered":"Keynote Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1202\" class=\"elementor elementor-1202\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2055f4 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2055f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f76116 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no 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Kirstin holds a PhD in Informatics, from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, while his entire career consistently focused on ensuring that ethical standards and integrity are observed as the foundation to research relevance and business leadership. Kirstin has taken on several advisory roles in areas related to research capacity building, doctoral programme reviews, research integrity services, education consulting, and Generative AI. While based in Ireland, Kirstin is also a part-time Research Advisor at Worldwide Information Services (WWIS), where he facilitates workshops and services for the WWIS Academy. In prior roles as a Professor at UNISA and Associate Professor at Rhodes University, he focused predominantly on postgraduate student development and supervision capacity building in the Information Systems discipline. Kirstin has been invited and acknowledged by several associations and universities. These include Ghana Technology University College, Uganda Martyrs University in Kampala, 24th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies, British International Studies Association (BISA), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Academic Conferences International (ACI), International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), and many private and public universities in Southern Africa. Kirstin is a member of the Clarivate Academic AI Working Group Dr Kirstin Krauss is a leading authority and subject matter expert in the field of Generative AI and scientific integrity, with a combined 25+ years of extensive experience in higher education, research, and business. Kirstin holds a PhD in Informatics, from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, while his entire career consistently focused on ensuring that ethical standards and integrity are observed as the foundation to research relevance and business leadership. Kirstin has taken on several advisory roles in areas related to research capacity building, doctoral programme reviews, research integrity services, education consulting, and Generative AI. While based in Ireland, Kirstin is also a part-time Research Advisor at Worldwide Information Services (WWIS), where he facilitates workshops and services for the WWIS Academy. In prior roles as a Professor at UNISA and Associate Professor at Rhodes University, he focused predominantly on postgraduate student development and supervision capacity building in the Information Systems discipline. Kirstin has been invited and acknowledged by several associations and universities. 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