Friday October 2
Pick up from Hotels by KU Shuttle
Spring Hill Suites Marriot -8:00am
Hampton Inn-8:10 am
Holiday Inn Express-8:00am

8:00-9:00 am   Registration and Breakfast pastries- Malott Room, Kansas Union
9:00-9:15 am  Welcome and Introductions: Glenn Adams

9:15-10:15 am Key Address: "Harnessing the Power of Globalization for African Development,"by Dr. Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong, University of South Florida
(Moderator: Elizabeth Asiedu); Malott Room

10:15-10:30     BREAK   [Refreshments provided]

Concurrent sessions
Session Ia: Governmental Issues in Trade and Development (Moderator: Elizabeth Asiedu); Malott Room
10:30-11:10
The Doha Round of World Trade Negotiations and Africa's Interests; Raj Bhala, University of Kansas
11:10-11:50
Government of South Sudan: Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Supply; Dr. David Rine, George Mason University
11:50-12:30
Agricultural Industrialization and Income Distribution in Developing Countries: Future Policy Implications for Poultry Sector in Developing Countries; Nyankomo Wambura Marwa, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Session Ib:  Gender and Development (Moderator: Josephine Dawuni, Esq. ); (The Commons, Spooner Hall)
10:30-11:10
 African Business Women and Economic Development: Company Owners, Managers and Corporate Board Members; Dr. Anita Spring, University of Florida
11:10-11:50
The Impact of Globalization on African Women: A Case Study of Ghanaian Women; Chinekwu Obidoa, University of Connecticut
11:50-12:30
The Role of Women in African Economic Development (Formal and Informal Sectors): The Case of Igbo Women of Nigeria; Mary Orieji Mba, University of Kansas

12:30- 1:30 LUNCH BREAK [on your own]
[ Lunch for keynote presenters at the Impromtu Cafe']

1:30-2:30 Key Address: "The Possibility of the Developmental State in Africa – Lessons from Home and Abroad,"Dr. Mwangi Wa Githinji, University of Massachusetts-Armherst
(Moderator: Megan Greene); Malott Room

2:30-2:40 BREAK

Concurrent sessions
Session IIa:

Local Responses to Global Markets (Moderator: Ebenezer Obadare) Malott Room
2:40-3:20
The U.S. Organic market: Opportunities and Barriers for Ugandan Coffee Farmers; M.E. Swisher, Nkedi-Kizza, J.C. Rodriguez, D. Sammons, University of Florida; K. Ssemogerere, Uganda; H. Ngabirano, New York
3:20-4:00
Structural Changes in the Malian Cotton Sector: Implication for Export Performance; Veronique Theriault, University of Florida

Session IIb: Socio-Economic Policy and Development (Moderator: Garth Myers)
The Commons, Spooner Hall
2:40-3:20
The Promise of Social Enterprises to boost Africa’s Economic Growth during the Global Financial Crisis; Dr. Jacqueline Musiitwa Esq, Drexel University
3:20-4:00
Increasing Foreign Investment through Domestic Market Development in Africa; Dr. Kasahun Woldemariam, Spelman College

4:00-4:10 BREAK

Concurrent sessions
Session IIIa: Education and Culture in Development (Moderator: Byron Caminero-Santangelo); Malott Room
4:10-4:50
 Valuing Culture – Ensuring Economic, Social and Environmental Returns on Investment; Hon. Kojo Appiah Kubi, ICACD Africa, Ghana
4:50-5:30
Utilization of Social Capital: Education, a Key Economic and Integration Tool for the Sudanese "Lost Boys" in Kansas; Danvas Mabeya, Kansas State University
Session IIIb: China in Africa (Moderator: John Kennedy);(The Commons, Spooner Hall)
4:10-4:50
Zambia-China Economic Engagement: Challenges to Building a Balanced Relationship;Agnes Ngoma Leslie, University of Florida
4:50-5:30
Neo-colonialism or a Constructive Economic Partnership?Africa Through Chinese Eyes; Beau Jackson, Attorney with Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg, LLP, Washington, D.C.

5:30-7:00 Reception, Jayhawk, Room
7:00 – 8:30 Dinner for Presenters and Moderators, Kansas Room

8:30 - 9:00 pm Drop off to Hotels by KU shuttle

Saturday October 3

Pick up from Hotels by KU Shuttle
Spring Hill Suites Marriot -8:00am
Hampton Inn-8:10 am
Holiday Inn Express-8:00am

Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:00-9:00 Malott Room, Kansas Union
9:00-10:00 Key Address: "Trade is Not the Enemy--Nor is it a Magic Bullet," Dr. Richard Mshomba, LaSalle University
(Moderator: Mohammed El-Hodiri); Malott Room.

10:00-10:30 COFFEE BREAK

Session IV: Local Responses to Global Markets (Moderator: Ebenezer Obadare) Malott Room

The Practice of Foreign Aid in Africa (Moderator: Mohamed El-Hodiri) Malott Room
10:30-11:10
 Diglossia and Development: Reflexively Examining the Significance of Language in Participatory Efforts; Brett Craig, University of Kansas
11:10-11:50
Re-Thinking the Approach to Foreign Aid; Cadet Sammy Tongoi, U.S. Air Force Academy
11:50-12:30
"Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Home States in Foreign Investment: Of What Benefits to Africa?; Osuntogun Abiodun Jacob, University of Ibadan

12:30 - 1:00 Drop off to Hotels by KU shuttle

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