Educators
Africa Conference
Conference This opening keynote sets the stage for the conference by examining the major economic, technological, demographic, and workforce trends shaping Africa’s future. The session explores how business schools can prepare globally competitive graduates while remaining deeply rooted in African realities and opportunities.
With less than five years left to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this session takes a hard look at what business schools are delivering - beyond commitments and frameworks. Framed as a fast‑paced, time‑bound conversation, panelists will respond to a series of “countdown” prompts focused on what must change in the next two to three years to embed sustainability, ESG, and responsible leadership into the core of business education in Africa. The discussion will surface what schools should start, stop, and scale now, highlighting practical actions needed to move from intention to implementation before time runs out.
This session examines whether entrepreneurship education in Africa is truly preparing students to build resilient ventures or simply reinforcing outdated models. The discussion explores experiential learning, informal economies, local market realities, failure, and ecosystem-based entrepreneurship development.
Rapid technological change, climate disruption, and shifting labor markets are reshaping Africa’s future workforce faster than traditional curricula can keep up. This session features three Mini‑TED talks, each offering a sharp, provocative perspective on how business schools must rethink curriculum design to stay relevant and how co-designing curriculum with industry, government, and other academic disciplines is becoming essential.
This session provides an overview of the latest AACSB Global Standards updates and what they mean for schools in the African context. Participants will gain practical insights into aligning strategy and operations with evolving expectations.
This informal Q&A session is an opportunity to bring questions related to your institution’s AACSB accreditation visit. Whether you are entering the initial accreditation process or have a continuous improvement review visit coming up, we invite you to join us.
This session positions societal impact and necessary transformation as a core strategic priority for African business schools, not a peripheral activity. It explores how schools can intentionally contribute to reduction in deep inequality, dominance of unethical and incompetent leadership practices, stagnating economies characterized by debt distress, financial inclusion, SME development, entrepreneurship, and workforce readiness while moving beyond siloed approaches. Panelists will examine cross‑sector and cross‑disciplinary models that bring together business, technology, policy, and civil society, highlighting the evolving role of business schools as conveners, connectors, and co‑creators within integrated ecosystems that deliver real, measurable outcomes that address the real problems facing the continent.
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping industries, education, and the future of work, but will its benefits be shared equally across Africa? This lively debate-style session explores one of the most pressing and controversial questions facing business schools, policymakers, and industry leaders today: will AI become a catalyst for inclusive growth and innovation, or will it deepen existing inequalities across the continent?
What would it take for business school research to shape policy, influence industry, or change lives—beyond academic journals? This session focuses on practical ways African business schools are translating research into tangible outcomes for governments, businesses, and communities. Panelists will share concrete examples of incentive models, institutional supports, and partnerships that reward applied research and make impact visible, measurable, and valued.
With increasing investment from global technology firms alongside vibrant local startup ecosystems, business schools occupy a critical middle ground. This session explores how business education can engage both multinational companies and local ventures to develop talent, research, and innovation. The discussion will highlight how business schools can act as bridges across ecosystems - connecting sectors and stakeholders to create value that extends beyond the classroom.
Family enterprises play a central role in African economies yet remain underrepresented in business curricula. This session explores how schools can integrate family business education using African case studies and applied research. Speakers will highlight teaching approaches that reflect governance, succession, and growth challenges unique to family firms across the continent.