Welcome to the International Conference on Technology and Business Management (ICTBM-17) jointly organized by The College of Fashion and Design(www.cfd-dubai.com) and International Forum of Management Scholars (INFOMS). The conference is also supported by AIMS International (www.aims-international.org), the International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management (indexed in Scopus) and AIMS International Journal of Management. The previous conferences have been hosted by American University in the Emirates, Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (Nashik), SZABIST (Dubai), Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles), Al Ghurair University (Dubai), IMT (Dubai), Assumption University (Bangkok), Indian Institute of Management Indore (India), Hanyang University (S. Korea), University of Western Sydney (Australia), Nirma Institute of Management Ahmedabad (India) and National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan). The main theme of ICTBM-17 includes Technology, Business Management, Fashion Design and Fashion Business Management.