Africa in Transition:
locating the place and space of global africa and the world
October 8-11, 2024 | Accra, Ghana
About the conference
Africa in Transition:
Locating the Place and Space of Global Africa and the World
is an international conference sponsored by the Africa Caribbean Centre for Development in
partnership with the IDEAZ Institute (Austria), IDEAZ Journal (Jamaica) and the Pan
African Leadership Institute (Ghana). It seeks to interrogate African development and
transformation with a view to determining how this change impacts and may be impacted by
African Diasporic communities and the wider world.
Agenda
Panel 1:
Africa in transition: taking stock of the Social, Economic, Political and technological changes.
Panel 2:
(Re) designing a relevant educational system for the changing times.
Panel 3:
Africa is open for business: challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurs
Panel 4:
Sports and Culture as Catalysts for Development
Panel 5:
Round table discussion on Global Africa and the World: What is to be done?
Presenters
Professor Ian Boxill
Conference Chair and Professor of Comparative Social Development, UWI, Mona, Jamaica
Dr. Julian Devonish
Lecturer in Demography, UWI, Mona, Jamaica
Mr. Rashid Conteh
Agric Entrepreneur and President of the Sierra Leone Association of Cassava Producers and processors - Sierra Leone
Savannah Peridot
Director of Centre for Community Outreach and Development, UWI, Mona, Jamaica
Dr. Soji Akomolafe
Executive Director, Center for African American Public Policy (CAAmPP), Chair, Department of Political Science, Norfolk State University, Virginia, USA
Mr. Michael-Edward James
Formerly of the UWI, Mona, Jamaica; Currently, Independent Researcher, Ghana
Dr. Perminus Matiure
Senior Lecturer in Visual and Performing Arts, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
Clive M. Mukundu
Monolio Studios, Harare, Zimbabwe
Professor Johannes Maerk
University of Applied Sciences FH Campus Vienna, Austria
Dr. Olivia Rose
Sports Psychologist, Faculty of Sports, UWI, Mona, Jamaica
Dr. Tracy McFarlane
Senior Lecturer in Psychology, UWI, Mona, Jamaica.
Dr. Michael Barnett
Senior Lecturer in Sociology, UWI, Mona, Jamaica
Mr Kevoy Burton
President, Ghana Caribbean Association, Ghana
Professor Philip Osei
Formerly, Vice Chancellor at SD Dombo University of Business & Integrated Development Studies, Wa, Ghana.
Dr. Kofi Osei-Kusi
President of the Pan African Leadership Institute (PALI), Accra, Ghana
Mr Gustav Gustav
Senior Lecturer for Music Education at the University of Namibia, Khomasdal Campus, Namibia
Dr Claude Turner
Professor of Computer Science Norfolk State University, Virginia, USA.
Dr. Frank K. Teng-Zeng
Senior Lecturer, Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies Wa, Ghana
Mrs. Todani Nodoba
Department of English, Media Studies & Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, University of Venda, South Africa.
Professor Ibrahim Ajagunna
Deputy to the President, Caribbean Maritime University, Jamaica
Dr Carlene Buchanan Turner
Professor of Sociology Norfolk State University, Virginia, USA.
Ms. Rashalee Mitchell
Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work Department UWI Mona
Dr Tracie Rogers
Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work Department UWI Mona
Sheldon Powe
MSc, PMP, ITIL, CISA, CISM, CSM
CEO & Director of Markets and Product Commercialization, Innovate10x, Jamaica
Welcome to Accra!
Accra, a name derived from the Akan word Nkran meaning “ants”, referencing the many ant hills in the region, is Ghana’s capital city. It is one of the most vibrant places in the world and is home to a melting pot of people, amazing history, music, cuisine and educational institutions. For those who have never visited Africa, Accra is the perfect introduction to this most remarkable continent and people.