Time: Wednesday 9th December (13.00-16.30hrs, GMT)
Host: Centre for African Research on Enterprise and Economic Development (CAREED)
Venue: Zoom
The 5th annual CAREED conference will be held virtually on 9th December 2020 (13.00-16.30 hrs, GMT). The theme chosen for this year’s conference reflects the uncertain times we live in during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The conference will have a series of short keynote lectures, time for Q and A, and a roundtable discussion on a range of projects that CAREED and its partners are involved with in Africa. The conference is free . We encourage you to register early as numbers will be limited.
The keynote speakers are: Professor Thomas Jayne of Michigan State University who will speak on The Changing Face of African Farmland in an Era of Rural Transformation; Professor Victor Murinde, of SOAS University of London whose lecture will be on The Fintech Revolution in Africa; Professor Olanrewaju Olaniyan of the University of Ibadan,Nigeria whose lecture will be on: Youth employment ,employability and the future of work in Africa; and Professor Toyin Falola, University of Texas whose lecture is entitled: Charting the pathway for African Economic Development in the 21st Century. See programme flyer attached.
To register for the conference please click on the Eventbrite link below. The conference will be conducted using ZOOM and login details will be provided nearer the date of the conference. The final programme will be sent prior to the event.
