Since the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak has been hitting the world including Indonesia. People are facing and realizing this fragility and vulnerability. Inevitably, the COVID-19 Outbreak brings its own challenges. Consumer behavior has changed, industrial / sectoral growths are shifting, leadership and management practices are adapting. Moreover, business practitioners should be wiser in understanding their mindful consumers.

Even so, many companies are thinking ahead. They recognize the shifts in consumer behavior, adjust their offerings, and reshape / rebuild their businesses faster in order to survive during this crisis. Therefore, the 9th ICEBM in 2020 has the theme "Post COVID-19 Pandemic: How Entrepreneurs and Managers Adapt and Reshape Business Strategies".

The International Conference on Entrepreneurship and Business Management (ICEBM) is a conference that aims to provide opportunities for academics, professionals, policymakers, and practitioners from various fields to present their research and views, while interacting with members inside and outside of their disciplines. The first ICEBM was held in 2012 at Universitas Tarumanagara, Indonesia. After that, ICEBM has been held in Bali, Penang, Bangkok, Tainan, Hanoi, and Kuala Lumpur.

From 2013 to 2018, Tarumanagara University had organized The ICEBM Event with some foreign universities as Co-Hosts, such as Universiti Sains Malaysia, Dusit Thani College (Thailand), Foreign Trade University (Vietnam), KunShan University (Taiwan), and TAR UC (Malaysia), as well as with many domestic universities. This year, The ICEBM has been establishing the cooperation with Kun Shan University (Taiwan), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (Malaysia), Bunda Mulia University, Trisakti School of Management, Krida Wacana Christian University, and Prof. Dr. Moestopo University.

This year's ICEBM is different from those in previous years, whereas the 9th ICEBM is held in form of teleconference. The 9th ICEBM has been received many paper submissions from Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Canada, India, El Salvador, and Vietnam. The submitted papers have undergone double-blinded review by The ICEBM Scientific Committee consisting of 29 reviewers coming from 14 different academic institutions and 6 countries. A total of 84 papers have been accepted and published in Conference Proceedings. Papers and will also be submitted to Web of Science (WoS) for further indexation purposes.

Committee Chair
Dr. Miharni Tjokrosaputro