Africa Research Showcase

Description

Join us for a dynamic showcase of research undertaken by our colleagues in the College of Business and Law (CBL) and the Centre for African Social and Economic Transformation (CASET).

The showcase will delve into four pivotal research areas:

• International development and digital capability
• Global health and sustainability
• Governance and leadership
• Entrepreneurship and innovation.

This gathering will celebrate the diverse research contributions of our team and also serve as a platform for collaboration, bringing together CBL colleagues and partners from various African universities, organisations, and companies.

Attendees can look forward to engaging discussions, networking opportunities, and the sharing of ideas that aim to propel social and economic transformation across the continent.

Programme

11:00 – 11:05 Welcome and opening remarks

Overview of the event and CASET’s research areas.

11:05 – 11:30 Panel 1: International development and digital capability

Speakers:

• Dr Lotta Takala-Greenish, Associate Professor, Bristol Business School, UWE (UK) – 4IR Technology in South African Services 
• Dr Ada Peter, Professor of Digital Infrastructure and International Security and Co-Founder of Ribara (Nigeria) – Digital Sovereignty and Capability: Rethinking Africa’s Dependence in the Global Cyber Order
• Ukandu Eme Ukandu, Managing Director/CEO of FirstCap (Nigeria) – Fintechs and Digitisation as Catalysts of African Entrepreneurship

11:30 – 12:00 Panel 2: Global health and sustainability

Speakers:

• Prof Peter Case, Professor of Organisation Studies, Bristol Business School, UWE (UK) – Organisational Development for Health Systems Improvement in Africa
• Prof Richard Bolden, Professor of Leadership and Management, Bristol Business School, UWE (UK) – Strengthening Public Healthcare Leadership in Africa: A Scoping Study (work in collaboration with the University of Pretoria)

12:00 – 12:25 Panel 3: Governance and leadership

Speakers:

• Dr Luke Eda, Senior Lecturer, Bristol Law School, UWE (UK) – African Union and Immunity of Heads of State
• Prof Gerhard Kemp, Professor of Criminal Law, Bristol Law School, UWE (UK) – Transitional Justice in Africa

12:25 – 12:55 Panel 4: Entrepreneurship and innovation

Speakers:

• Dr Chisa Onyejekwe, Associate Director, Bristol Law School, UWE (UK) – Impact of Inflationary Control Measures on the Economic Rights of Women Microentrepreneurs in Nigeria
• Dr Tinkuma Edafioghor, Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management, Bristol Business School, UWE (UK) – Resilient Entrepreneurship: How Nigerian SMEs Innovate to Survive Uncertainty
• Edwin Zu-Cudjoe, CEO of Social Enterprise Ghana and Founder of Social Farm Company Ltd (Ghana) – Social Entrepreneurship in Africa – Developing Social Enterprises and Social Innovators for Impact and Economic Transformation

12:55 Closing remarks