Current Business Issues in African Countries
Supply Chain, Climate Change, COVID-19, Sustainable Development, Entrepreneurship
9:00-9:30Â AM EDT
Breakfast Virtual Networking
Shani D. Carter, Ph.D. and
Conference Organizing Team
9:30-9:40 AM EDT
Introduction and Welcome Remarks
Shani D. Carter, Ph.D.
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SYNERGIES BETWEEN COVID-19, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND CLIMATE CHANGE: LESSONS FROM UNCTAD
Powerpoint
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Conference Theme
Manzulli Boardroom & Online
9:40-10:20 AM EDT
Shani D. Carter, Ph.D. Professor, Wagner College, New York, USA
COVID-19: EFFECTS ON BUYING DECISIONS AND PATTERNS AMONG URBAN DWELLERS IN A SUB-SAHARA AFRICAN MARKET: A CASE OF LAGOS METROPOLIS.
Powerpoint
COVID-19
Online
9:40-10:20 AM EDT
Ayodele ONIKU, Senior Lecturer, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Biography
Owolabi KUYE, Professor, Dept of Business Admin, Faculty of Management Sciences, Universityof Lagos, Akoka-Yaba, Nigeria
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN EAST AFRICA
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Sustainable Development
Manzulli Boardroom & Online
10:30-11:10 AM EDT
Mr. Justus Lavi Mwololo, Secretary,
Kenya Small Scale Farmers Forum, Nairobi, Kenya
George Martin Makau, Founder, Mazra Agritech, Nairobi, Kenya
GOVERNING COLLABORATION FOR THE VERIFICATION OF FACTS RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE WORLD
Powerpoint
Climate Change
Online
10:30-11:10 AM EDT
Bettie Kemah Johnson-Mbayo , The Stage Media, Liberia
EFFECT OF COVID-19 ON SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN KENYA
Powerpoint
COVID-19
Manzulli Boardroom & Online
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Dr. Philip Munyao Mutisya, Entrepreneur, ODYSSEY
EYECARE FOUNDATION,
Nairobi, Kenya
ASSESSING THE PHYSICAL CONTAMINATION OF FOOD THROUGH THE USE OF METALLIC STAPLE PINS DURING PACKAGING WITH THE KENYAN MARKET AS A CASE STUDY
Powerpoint
Supply Chain
Online
11:20-12:00Â PMÂ EDT
Faith Onyangore, UNIVERSITY OF KABIANGA, Kenya
In-Person Luncheon
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Faculty Dining Room
CHALLENGES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICAN INFRASTRUCTURE: BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE PANDEMIC
Powerpoint
COVID-19; Sustainable Development
Manzulli Boardroom & Online
1:10-1:40 PM EDT
Cathyann Tully, DPS, Professor, Vuk Bulajic, Nicholas Cartwright-Atkins, Raquel Rubalcavareyes, Sara Rutherford, Thomas Scapello, Mackenzie Volger, Wagner College, New York, USA
1:10-1:40 PM EDT
Derick Mutiso Wambua, Chief Executive Officer, Mogul films, Kenya
OPPORTUNITY IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY: HOW TO SAFEGUARD YOUR RETIREMENT
Powerpoint
Sustainable Development
Manzulli Boardroom & Online
1:50-2:30 PM EDT
UGANDA'S LABOR EXPORT INDUSTRY SYSTEM AND THE EXPLOITATION OF MIGRANT WORKERS IN MIDDLE EAST: A CASE OF RETURNEES AND CURRENT MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS IN SAUDI ARABIA, RIYADH CITY
Powerpoint
Sustainable Development
Online
1:50-2:30 PM EDT
Asiimwe Florence Munyonyo, Kyambogo University, Uganda
STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SELF EMPLOYMENT IN WEST AFRICA
Poewerpoint
Entrepreneurship
Manzulli Boardroom & Online
2:40-3:20 PM EDT
Abou Diakhate, MSW,
Community Organizer & Advocate, New York, USA
DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE FRESH PRODUCE AGRICULTURE VALUE CHAINS: CASESTUDY OF AFRICAN INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES (AIVS) VALUE CHAIN IN UASINGISHU COUNTY, KENYA
Powerpoint
Sustainable Development
Online
2:40-3:20 PM EDT
Cynthia Onyangore, Managing Director, Trade Up Commodities Ltd (Eldoret, Kenya) and Student at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (Velp, The Netherlands)
INSIGHTS INTO AFRICAN-LED START-UPS AND HOW THEY ARE THRIVING USING A QUALITATIVE APPROACH
Powerpoint
Entrepreneurship
Manzulli Boardroom & Online
3:40-4:10 PM EDT
Pearl Ogekuwor Kitcher, Founder and Nutritionist, Chocolart Haus, Greater-Accra, Ghana
Biography
Sylvester Asiedu, Initiator of Deep Dive Startup Series on Youtube; Josephine Yeboah, MBAcandidate, University of Chester, UK
A FRAMEWORK TO INCLUDE SUSTAINABILITY IN CONSUMER PROTECTION POLICIES
Powerpoint
Sustainable Development
Online
3:40-4:10 PM EDT
Laura Best, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Biography
Miemie Struwig, Department of Business Management
Nelson Mandela University
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Friday, April 8, 2022
Virtual Networking and Welcome
8:30-8:50 AM EDT
Shani D. Carter, Ph.D. and
Conference Organizing Team
COVID-19, SCHOOLS SHUTDOWNS: IMPLICATIONS FOR EQUITABLE EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT IN GHANA
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COVID-19
Manzulli Boardroom & Online
9:00-9:30 AM EDT
AMINU DRAMANI, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
INCREASE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE THROUGH THE USE OF VIRTUALTECHNOLOGY
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​Sustainable Development
Online
9:00-9:30Â AM EDT
Ioan David Legman, Ph.D. UMFST, Romania
Mihaela Adina Rusu and Manea Ana Maria
INVESTING IN GIRLS AND WOMEN FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Powerpoint
Sustainable Development
Manzulli Boardroom & Online
9:40-10:20 AM EDT
Mrs. Evelyn Kpadeh Seagbeh,
Founder & CEO, Just a Girl Initiatives, Monrovia, Liberia
AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE PERFORMANCE OF OF MOROCCAN SMES
Powerpoint
COVID-19
Online
9:40-10:20 AM EDT
Sara Bensal, Ph.D. Student, University IBN ZOHR, Morocco
Mohamed BINKKOUR, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Management Sciences
Faculty of Economic and Social Legal Sciences, Agadir, University Ibn Zohr
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES
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Entrepreneurship
Manzulli Boardroom & Online
10:30-11:10 AM EDT
Andrea Smith-Hunter, Siena College, New York, USA
Gabrielle Hunter, Student, University of Toronto
THE PARADOX OF ENTREPRENEURIAL POTENTIAL IN MOROCCO
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​Entrepreneurship
Online
10:30-11:10 AM EDT
Aziz Oulmoudne, Professor, IBN ZOHR UNIVERSITY, MOROCCO
Mohamed BINKKOUR, Ph.D. Professor, Laboratory of Studies and Research in Economics andManagement (LEREG) , Faculty of legal, economic and social sciences, University Ibn Zohr,Agadir, MOROCCO
THE IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL FLOWS TO AFRICA
Powerpoint
COVID-19
Manzulli Boardroom & Online
11:20 AM -12:00 PM EDT
Ebimo Amungo, Managing Partner, Amungo Consulting Ltd, Saudi Arabia
COVID-GATE: A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT IN CAMEROON
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COVID-19
Online
11:20 AM -12:00 PM EDT
Wallace Numvi Gwaibi, Lecturer, The University of Bamenda, Faculty of Law and Political Science,Bambili, North-West Region, Cameroon
In-Person Luncheon
12:00-1:00 PM EDT
Faculty Dining Room
1:10-1:40 PM EDT
Valerio Odubayo Thompson Boco, Entrepreneur. Equatorial Guinea
1:10-1:40 PM EDT
Owolabi KUYE, Professor, Dept of Business Admin, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Lagos, Akoka-Yaba, Nigeria
Biography
Ayodele ONIKU, Senior Lecturer, University of Lagos, Nigeria
IMPACT OF CENTRAL BANK`S MONETARY POLICY ON CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCES (IMPORT AND EXPORT).
Powerpoint
Sustainable Development
Manzulli Boardroom & Online
1:50-2:30 PM EDT
Nargiza Alymkulova, Professor, Nile University of Nigeria, Nigeria
Biography
Mustapha-Jaji Olaide, Ph.D. Student, Department of Economics, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria
SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY: AGRIBUSINESS IN KENYA
Powerpoint
Sustainable Development
Online
1:50-2:30 PM EDT
Richard Ndambiri Njuki
CLOSING REMARKS AND NETWORKING
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Conference Theme
Manzulli Boardroom & Online
2:40-3:00 PM EDT
Shani D. Carter, Ph.D. and Conference Organizing Team