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  • Friday, Aug 9th
    08:30 – 10:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    51: Facilitating Sustainable Business Development: Shaping an Innovation Ecosystem in Africa (10591)
    Location: Sheraton: Bucktown
    Organizer: YIRUI JIANG – Cranfield U.
    Panelist: Victoria Sabula – Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund
    Panelist: Gary Fox – -
    Panelist: Tao Xu – School of Economics & Management, Tongji U.
    Participant: Alphonsus Neba – Science for Africa Foundation
    Participant: Flackson Tshuma – Stellenbosch U., South Africa
    Participant: Assumpta Okolo – OLTRON LTD
    AFAMSIMCTO
  • Friday, Aug 9th
    09:00 – 10:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    68: Professional Development Workshop: Ask the Quantitative Experts (13824)
    Location: Swissotel: Alpine II
    Organizer: Michael C. Withers – Texas A&M U.
    Panelist: John R. Busenbark – U. of Notre Dame
    Panelist: Jose M. Cortina – Virginia Commonwealth U.
    Panelist: Dina Krasikova – U. of Texas At San Antonio
    Panelist: Lisa Schurer Lambert – Oklahoma State U.
    Panelist: Aaron McKenny – Indiana U. - Kelley School of Business
    Panelist: Hettie Richardson – Texas Christian U.
    Panelist: Mikko Rönkkö – U. of Jyväskylä School of Business
    Panelist: Yifan Song – Texas A&M U.
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  • Friday, Aug 9th
    10:00 – 12:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    76: Africa Innovation for the Future: Policy, Purpose, and Organization (10598)
    Location: Sheraton: Wrigleyville
    Organizer: Baniyelme D. Zoogah – DeGroote School of Business, McMaster U.
    Presenter: Faisal Iddris – Akenten Appiah Menka Uni. of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development
    Presenter: Richard A. Owusu – School of Business and Economics, Linnaeus U.
    Presenter: Phyllis Swanzy-Krah – -
    Organizer: William Degbey – U. of Vaasa
    Presenter: Baniyelme D. Zoogah – DeGroote School of Business, McMaster U.
    Presenter: William Degbey – U. of Vaasa
    Presenter: Constant D. Beugre – Delaware State U.
    Presenter: Sayawu Yakubu Diaba – VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
    Presenter: Eunice Cascant – U. Jean Moulin
    Presenter: Ephraim Daka – Turku School of Economics, U. of Turku
    AFAMIMSIM
  • Friday, Aug 9th
    12:00 – 13:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    118: On Making Management Research Interesting in the African Context (13101)
    Location: Sheraton: Columbus A
    Coordinator: Baba Vishwanath – DeGroote School of Business, McMaster U.
    Discussant: Bruce Lamont – Florida State U.
    Discussant: Moses Acquaah – U. of North Carolina, Greensboro
    AFAM
  • Friday, Aug 9th
    13:00 – 15:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    143: Reviewing in the Rough (12554)
    Location: Sheraton: Superior A
    Host: Niranjan Srinivasan Janardhanan – London School of Economics
    Facilitator: Elizabeth McClean – Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
    Facilitator: Emily Dunham Heaphy – U. of Massachusetts, Amherst
    Facilitator: Esther Sackett – Santa Clara U.
    Facilitator: Frits Pil – U. of Pittsburgh
    Facilitator: Jennifer Dannals – Yale School of Management
    Facilitator: Jonathan Kush – U. of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
    Facilitator: Ravi S. Kudesia – Fox School of Business, Temple U.
    Facilitator: Ruchi Sinha – UniSA
    Facilitator: Shalini Khazanchi – Rochester Institute of Technology
    Facilitator: Steven Gray – U. of Texas at Austin
    Host: Alexandra Rheinhardt – U. of Connecticut
    Host: Jingtao Zhu – Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus U.
    Speaker: Batia Mishan Wiesenfeld – New York U.
    Speaker: Maryam Kouchaki – Northwestern Kellogg School of Management
    Speaker: Allison S. Gabriel – Purdue U., West Lafayette
    Facilitator: Chak Fu Lam – City U. of Hong Kong
    Facilitator: Christian Resick – Drexel U.
    Facilitator: Cristiano L O Guarana – Indiana U. - Kelley School of Business
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  • Friday, Aug 9th
    13:30 – 15:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    151: Financial Technology and the Emerging Digital Money Market: What Can we Learn From Africa? (12667)
    Location: Sheraton: Bucktown
    Organizer: Saouré Kouamé – Telfer School of Management, U. of Ottawa
    Panelist: Mayowa Kuyoro – Partner and Head of West Africa Financial Services at Mckinsey & Company
    Panelist: Kwame Oppong – Partner and Head of West Africa Financial Services at Mckinsey & Company
    Panelist: Mung Ki Woo – COO Financial Services at Sopra Steria, former creator and Head of Orange
    Organizer: Johnson Delali Oware – -
    Organizer: Laurent Béduneau-Wang – Africa Business School, Mohammed VI Polytechnic U.
    Panelist: George Kuk – Nottingham Trent U.
    Panelist: Lite Nartey – INSEAD
    Panelist: Eivor Oborn – U. of Warwick
    Panelist: Hans Nikolas Rawhouser – U. of Nevada Las Vegas
    Panelist: Clara Arthur – FinTech Professional Financial inclusion expert at UN Capital Development Fund
    Panelist: Eli Hini – Chief Executive Officer, MTN Mobile Money Payment Service Bank Limited
    AFAMSAPCTO
  • Friday, Aug 9th
    15:30 – 17:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    188: Unlocking Opportunities: AFCFTA and Its Implications for International Business and Entrepreneurship (16638)
    Location: Sheraton: Columbus A
    Organizer: Yamlaksira Getachew – Babson College
    Facilitator: Robert Nason – McGill U. - Desautels Faculty of Management
    Organizer: Roger Fon – London School of Economics and Political Science
    Facilitator: Amelia Santos-Paulino – UNCTAD
    Facilitator: Charles Edward Stevens – Rutgers U.
    Facilitator: Lilac Nachum – City U. New York
    Facilitator: Michael J. Mol – Copenhagen Business School
    Facilitator: Miguel Rivera-Santos – Babson College
    Facilitator: Moses N. Kiggundu – Carleton U.
    Facilitator: Phillip H. Kim – Babson College
    Facilitator: Joel Bothello – John Molson School of Business, Concordia U.
    AFAMIMENT
  • Saturday, Aug 10th
    08:30 – 10:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    271: Practice-Based Sensitivity for the Study of Management Phenomena in Africa (17257)
    Location: Sheraton: Bucktown
    Participant: Mira Slavova – Warwick Business School
    Participant: Michael Barrett – U. of Cambridge
    Participant: Stephanie Nzekwu – Warwick Business School
    Participant: Laurent Béduneau-Wang – Africa Business School, Mohammed VI Polytechnic U.
    Participant: Anca Metiu – ESSEC Business School
    Participant: Ekene Okwechime – Anglia Ruskin U.
    AFAMCTOOMT
  • Saturday, Aug 10th
    09:00 – 11:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    308: How to Navigate Local Dynamics in Management Consulting in Africa and Middle-East. (14901)
    Location: Hyatt: Michigan 1A
    Session Chair: Laurent Cappelletti – LIRSA-Cnam Paris
    Discussant: Jean-Michel Plane – U. Paul Valery, Montpellier
    Discussant: Jean Dibondo Kabongo – U. of South Florida
    Panelist: James Calvin – Johns Hopkins U.
    Panelist: Mikael Kabomgoye – FACO
    Panelist: Laura Khachan – U. Paul Valery, Montpellier
    Panelist: Florence Noguera – U. Paul Valery, Montpellier
    Panelist: Muna Merghani – Haggar Group
    MCAFAM
  • Saturday, Aug 10th
    11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    321: Revolutionizing Entrepreneurship in Africa: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems (18453)
    Location: Sheraton: Columbus A
    Organizer: Jean Dibondo Kabongo – U. of South Florida
    Organizer: Constant D. Beugre – Delaware State U.
    Participant: James Calvin – Johns Hopkins U.
    Participant: dt ogilvie – Rochester Institute of Technology
    Participant: Mzamo P. Mangaliso – U. of Massachusetts, Amherst
    Participant: Henrietta Ngozi Onwuegbuzie – Lagos Business School Pan Atlantic U. Nigeria
    AFAMENTSIM
  • Saturday, Aug 10th
    12:00 – 13:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    347: Writer’s Workshop for Special Issue of Journal of Management Education on “Management Education in Africa (20548)
    Location: Sheraton: Bucktown
    Organizer: April L. Wright – Warwick Business School
    Organizer: Sandra Pereira – U. of Warwick
    Organizer: Samuel Aryee – U. of Surrey
    Organizer: Mira Slavova – Warwick Business School
    AFAMMED
  • Saturday, Aug 10th
    12:30 – 14:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    366: Race and Entrepreneurship (17540)
    Location: Hyatt: Water Tower
    Organizer: Alexander Lewis – UTSA
    Panelist: Juanita Kimiyo Forrester – Mercer U.
    Panelist: Andrea Marie Hodge – Florida State U.
    Panelist: Diana Maria Hechavarria – Texas Tech U.
    Participant: Jeffrey M. Pollack – NC State U.
    Participant: Brett Gilbert – American U.
    Participant: Garry D. Bruton – Texas Christian U.
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  • Saturday, Aug 10th
    13:00 – 15:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    382: Organization Science: Building an Inclusive Journal Community (16935)
    Location: Swissotel: Zurich D
    Organizer: Lindred L. Greer – U. of Michigan, Ross School of Business
    Organizer: Cindy Muir-Zapata – U. of Notre Dame
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  • Saturday, Aug 10th
    14:00 – 15:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    399: Understanding and Building Stronger Supply Chain Research in Africa (16742)
    Location: Sheraton: Columbus A
    Coordinator: Ade Oyedijo – Baylor U.
    Coordinator: Sherwat Elwan Ibrahim – American U. in Cairo
    Coordinator: Samuel Fosso Wamba – TBS Education
    AFAMIMOSCM
  • Saturday, Aug 10th
    14:00 – 17:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    402: IM Division Paper Development Consortium 2024 (10322)
    Location: Hyatt: Michigan 1A
    Session Chair: Daphne W. Yiu – Singapore Management U.
    Session Chair: Pei Sun – Alliance Manchester Business School, U. of Manchester
    Panelist: Jonathan P. Doh – Villanova U.
    Panelist: Kenneth Guang-Lih Huang – National U. of Singapore
    Panelist: Dana B. Minbaeva – King's College London
    Panelist: Sun Hyun Park – Seoul National U.
    Panelist: Gurneeta Vasudeva – U. of Minnesota
    Panelist: Tammar B. Zilber – Hebrew U. of Jerusalem
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  • Sunday, Aug 11th
    10:00 – 12:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    677: AFAM Executive Committee (21901)
    Location: Sheraton: Pullman
    Organizer: Moses Acquaah – U. of North Carolina, Greensboro
    AFAM
  • Sunday, Aug 11th
    12:00 – 14:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    774: AFAM Business Meeting (21903)
    Location: Sheraton: Grant Park
    Organizer: Moses Acquaah – U. of North Carolina, Greensboro
    AFAM
  • Sunday, Aug 11th
    14:00 – 16:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    874: Africa Journal of Management Editorial/Review Board (21902)
    Location: Sheraton: Lakeview
    Organizer: Hermann Ndofor – Indiana U., Indianapolis
    AFAM
  • Sunday, Aug 11th
    15:00 – 16:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    937: International Management Division Meet the Editors Session (12735)
    Location: Hyatt: Michigan 3
    Coordinator: Stephanie L. Wang – Indiana U., Bloomington
    Participant: Rosalie L. Tung – Simon Fraser U.
    Participant: Anthea (Yan) Zhang – Rice U.
    Participant: Ari Van Assche – HEC Montreal
    Participant: Heather Berry – McDonough School of Business Georgetown U.
    Participant: Jonathan P. Doh – Villanova U.
    Participant: Sinziana Dorobantu – NYU Stern School of Business
    Participant: Ajai Singh Gaur – Rutgers U.
    Participant: Olga Hawn – U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    Participant: Aleksandra Joanna Kacperczyk – London Business School
    Participant: Stewart R. Miller – Durham U. Business School
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  • Monday, Aug 12th
    18:30 – 20:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)
    2386: AFAM Social (21904)
    Location: Offsite: Selam Ethiopian Kitchen
    Organizer: Samuel Aryee – U. of Surrey
    AFAM