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6th Annual Conference
GERMAN AFRICA UNIVERSITIES
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME
Theme:
UNIVERSITIES, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
thics and Corporate Social Responsibility: The Way
Forward for Emerging Economies"
Venue:
University of Nairobi, School of Business,
University way, Nairobi City (CBD), Kenya
Wednesday, 19th July 2017
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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
7.30 – 8.30AM Registration
8.30 –
10.00AM PLENARY: OPENING REMARKS
MC: Dr Mary Kinoti / Dr Jackson Maalu
Venue: University of Nairobi Lecture theatre 301
Prof DrJustus M Munyoki,
Project Leader and Chairman, Department of Business Administration University of
Nairobi
Prof. Dr.RosemondBoohene
Project Leader, and Director Centre for International Education, Associate Professor of
Entrepreneurship, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Dr James M. Njihia
Dean School of Business, University of Nairobi
Prof Dr Edward Marfo –Yiadom
Dean School of Business, University of Cape Town, Ghana
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bode
Vice-President for International Affairs and Diversity, Professor for International
Management, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Science, Germany
Prof DrEnosNjeru,
Principal, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi
Prof Dr Peter M Mbithi,
Vice chancellor, University of Nairobi
PLENARY: KEYNOTE SPEECHES - SESSION II:
Venue:
University of Nairobi Lecture theatre 301
10.00 –
10.30am
Business opportunities in Kenya
Richard Bell
10.30am –
11.00pm
University – industry linkages through
Entrepreneurship
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bode, HBRS
11.00 –
11.30AM
Group Photo – All HEALTH BREAK
PANEL DISCUSSIONS - SESSION III:
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Panel 1:TOPIC: German Africa
Partnership business opportunities
VENUE: UoN Lecture theatre 301
11.30 - 1.00pm Panelists
1. Dr. Daniel Agyapong, UCC
2. Prof Paul Katuse, USIU
3. Prof Aosa,UoN
4 Prof Nzomo UoN
Moderator Dr. CYRUS IRAYA
1.00 – 2.00 PM LUNCH BREAK
2.00 - 3.30pm Panel 2:TOPIC: Enhancing trade between
Africa and Europe
VENUE: UoN Lecture theatre 301
Moderator
Prof Dr Rosemond
Boohene
Panelists
1. Prof Kibera,UoN
2. Dr. Keren N. A. Arthur, UCC
3. Prof Kaijage, UoN
4. Luc Da Gbadji, BRSU
PAPERS PRESENTATIONS – SESSION
IV : Track 1: Business and
Entrepreneurship in Africa: Success
Factors, Barriers, Perspectives
Venue: UoN Tower Theatre Room 301
Chair: Dr. Siaw Frimpong, UCC, Ghana
Rapporteur : Dr Vincent Machuki UoN, Kenya
Paper Title Author(s)
11.30am – 11.45am Female Street Vendors In Nairobi County:
Overcoming Social Barriers
David K. Mbaabu
University Of Nairobi
11.45am – 11.50am
Q&A
11.50am – 12.05am
THE ROLE OF BUSINESS AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AFRICA: THE
JOURNEY SO FAR
Ebenezer Boahene Annoh
12.05am – 12.10am
Q&A
12.10am – 12.25pm
Strategic planning and Performance of SMES in
Africa
Elizabeth A. Owino
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12.25pm – 12.30pm Q&A
12.30pm – 12.45pm
Business and entrepreneurship in Africa: Success
factors, barriers,
Perspectives
Nishimwe Vedaste
12.45pm – 12.50pm Q&A
12.50pm – 1.00pm
Discussion
LUNCH BREAK 2.00pm –
2.15pm Waste Management in the Informal Sector:
Evidence from the Automobile Sector in Ghana
Brautlacht, Alexandr
Agyapong, Daniel
2.15pm –
2.20pm Q&A
2.20pm –
2.35pm Financial Literacy among Rural Folks: Evidence
from the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana
Anokye Adam
Daniel Agyapong,
George Tweneboah
2.35pm –
2.40pm Q&A
2.40pm –
2.55pm Entrepreneurship Development in Ethiopia:
Trends & Lessons Learned from a Project in
Arba Minch, SNNPR,Ethiopia
Engidaw Abel1,
Thomas Bayer2,
Bernard Wagemann3
2.55pm –
3.00pm Q&A
3.00pm –
3.15pm
Entrepreneurship Development and New Business
Start ups: Challenges and Prospects for Ghanaian
Entrepreneurs
Nick Fobih, Abilgail
Opoku Mensah
3.15pm-
3.20pm Q&A
3.20pm-
3.30pm Discussion
CLOSING CEREMONY
PAPERS PRESENTATIONS – SESSION IV : Track 2: African Business in,
and trade with, Germany and Europe
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Venue:
UoN Tower Theatre Room 101
Chair: Prof Martin Ogutu, UoN, Kenya Rapporteur : Dr Margaret Kariuki, UoN, Kenya
Time Paper Title Author(s)
11.30am – 11.45am
How agricultural African firms can enter the
European market: challenges and success factors -
Case of MCF Farms’ French Bean Exported to
Europe
David Rempel (PhD)
Luc Da Gbadji (PhD)
11.45am – 11.50am Q&A
11.50am – 12.05am
Entrepreneurship Development and New Business
Start-Ups: Challenges and Prospects for
Ghanaian Entrepreneurs
Nick Fobih
Abigail OpokuMensah
12.05am – 12.10am Q&A
12.10am – 12.25pm
The Impact Of Kenyan-German Relationship
In;Trade, Technical Assistance And Investments
On The Kenyan Sustainable Development
Soliman K. Soliman
12.25pm – 12.30pm Q&A
12.30pm – 12.45pm Watamu Marine National Park: A Destination
for Soft-Diving of the German Diver
David Rempel (PhD),
Florian Egerter,; ,
Vanessa Mertl;
Alexander Reiter;
Dominik Schneider;
12.45pm – 12.50pm Q&A
12.50pm – 1.00pm Discussion
LUNCH BREAK
2.00pm –
2.15pm
From self-employed to entrepreneurial journalist -
lessons learned from India and Africa
Prof. Dr. Michael
Krzeminski
2.15pm –
2.20pm Q&A
2.20pm –
2.35pm Savings, entrepreneurial ability and self-
employment: Evidence from selected Ghanaian
Universities
James Atta Peprah
2.35pm –
2.40pm Q&A
2.40pm –
2.55pm Born to be an entrepreneur – is entrepreneurship
a talent or trainable Andrea Koikai
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2.55pm –
3.00pm Q&A
3.00pm –
3.15pm
Nigeria Telecoms Managers: Does Personal Traits
influence Entrepreneurial Intentions?
H.OAderemi
T.A. Aladesanmi
G.A. Aderounmu
3.15pm-
3.20pm Q&A
3.20pm-
3.30pm Discussion
CLOSING CEREMONY
PAPERS PRESENTATIONS – SESSION IV : Track 3: University teaching and Research
for Development in Africa: Models, Success Factors, Challenges
Venue:
UoN Tower Theatre Room 102
Chair: Dr Raymond Musyoka UoN, Kenya Rapporteur : Ms Nancy Mogikoyo UoN,
Kenya
Time Paper Title Author(s)
11.30am – 11.45am
Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial
Intentions: evidence from students of University of
Cape Coast, Ghana
Daniel Ofori,
Christina Appiah-Nimo
11.45am – 11.50am Q&A
11.50am – 12.05am
Universities Third Mission and Business Incubation
Cooperation between Universities and Business
Incubators demonstrated with the Example “Digital
Hub Region Bonn
Prof. Dr. Klaus Deimel
Mischa Ellenberger,
M.Sc
12.05am – 12.10am Q&A
12.10am – 12.25pm
Sponsoring for extracurricular offers at Wismar
University
Hartmut Domröse
Regina Krause
Evgenia Mahler
12.25pm – 12.30pm Q&A
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12.30pm – 12.45pm
Adapted Accelerator Model To Enhance University
Graduates Entrepreneurship In Morocco
Dr. Mohammed Khalil,
Dr. Abdessamad
Haddadi,
Mrs. Amina Akkach
12.45pm – 12.50pm Q&A
12.50pm – 1.00pm Discussion
LUNCH BREAK
2.00pm –
2.15pm Towards Entrepreneurial Universities in Kenya
through Marketing strategy and entrepreneurship :
A comparative study of Selected Public and Private
Universities in Kenya
Prof Justus M Munyoki
Dr Joseph Owino
Prof Henry Mutoro
2.15pm –
2.20pm Q&A
2.20pm –
2.35pm
University Teaching and Research for Development
in Africa: Influence of Industry Forces on Strategy
and University Performance.
Dr. Orucho M. Ngala
Prof. Zachary B. Awino
2.35pm –
2.40pm Q&A
2.40pm –
2.55pm University Business Incubators and its Role as
Accelerator of Economic Development in Sub-
Sahara African Countries: State of the art
AdemolaTaiwo, PhD
Prof.Dr Jürgen Bode,
Luc Da Gbadji (PhD),
2.55pm –
3.00pm Q&A
3.00pm –
3.15pm Impact Assessment Of Informal Transport Sub-
Sector Onjob Creation And Income Generation In
Nigeria: Evidence From Commercial Motorcycle
Operators In Dutse Metropolis, Jigawa State
Ibrahim Muhammad
Adam
3.15pm-
3.20pm Q&A
3.20pm-
3.30pm Discussion
CLOSING CEREMONY
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PAPERS PRESENTATIONS – SESSION IV : Track 4: Entrepreneurial Education For
Employment and Economic Growth
Venue:
UoN Tower Theatre Room 201
Chair: Dr Florence Muindi , UoN, Kenya Rapporteur : Ms Medina Twalib, UoN,
Kenya
11.30am – 11.45am
Effects of Managerial Competence on the Debt-
position of SMEs in Ghana
Abraham Ansong, PhD
11.45am – 11.50am Q&A
11.50am – 12.05am
MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE OF
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES ON
ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A NIGERIAN
PERSPECTIVE
A.J. Adegeye
Akinseye Olowu
12.05am – 12.10am Q&A
12.10am – 12.25pm
Integrating and Elevating Entrepreneurship
Training and Education in Higher Education:
Strategies, Challenges, and Impacts
Bernard BRÈS
12.25pm – 12.30pm Q&A
12.30pm – 12.45pm
Effect of Entrepreneurship Education on
Employment and Job Creation: A study of
Graduates of Technical University of Kenya
Dr. Evans Vidija
Sagwa
12.45pm – 12.50pm Q&A
12.50pm – 1.00pm Discussion
LUNCH BREAK
2.00pm –
2.15pm Making responsible engineers through SRE
training
Facia Giraud Field
Adeossi
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2.15pm –
2.20pm Q&A
2.20pm –
2.35pm
Existing Metrics Use In Indexing University
Information Technology Teaching Professionals’
Improvement In Ict Integration
James
OnyangoAbila(Ph.D
candidate)
Prof. Wamocho
Leonard
2.35pm –
2.40pm Q&A
2.40pm –
2.55pm The teaching and learning of entrepreneurship as a
course: Its effect on the employability of Ghanaian
tertiary graduates
Kofi Ashiboe-Mensah
2.55pm –
3.00pm Q&A
3.00pm –
3.15pm Towards a mindset change from job seeking to job
creation amongst Kenyan graduates: The Case of
Graduate Enterprise Academy (GEA), Kenya
Mwangi Peter Wanderi,
Makandi Lilian Mount
Kenya University 3.15pm-
3.20pm Q&A
3.20pm-
3.30pm Discussion
Closing Ceremony
PAPERS PRESENTATIONS – SESSION IV : Track 5: Intercultural Challenges
of Universities and Business Partnerships
Venue:
UoN Tower Theatre Room 302
Chair: Prof. F. O. Boachie-Mensah, UCC, Ghana Rapporteur : Mr Ndambuki Victor UoN,
Kenya
Time Paper Title 11.30am – 11.45am
Building Bridges across Continents:
Promoting Cultural Diversity
Brautlacht Regin
Agyapong Daniel
Rauhut Nils
Owino Joseph
11.45am – 11.50am Q&A
11.50am – 12.05am
Dymystifying Cultural Gender Disparities
Experienced In Socio-Economic And Political
Development In Africa
Mushori, James
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12.05am – 12.10am Q&A
12.10am – 12.25pm
Culture and value trade-offs for successful
entrepreneurship in Africa
Dr. J. Otto Kroesen
Technical University Delft,
Jaffalaan , The Netherlands
Dr. David J. Ndegwah
JaramogiOgingaOdinga
University of Science and
Technology
12.25pm – 12.30pm Q&A
12.30pm – 12.45pm Intercultural challenges of on-line international
collaborative projects Munyao Mulwa Eileen Kuepper
12.45pm – 12.50pm Q&A
12.50pm – 1.00pm Discussion
LUNCH BREAK
2.00pm –
2.15pm
Experiential Learning through the
Transformational Incubation Programme: a
Ghanaian case study
Dr Stephen Dobson,
Prof Gideon Maas,
Prof Paul Jones
Dr Joan Lockyer
2.15pm –
2.20pm Q&A
2.20pm –
2.35pm Re-Thinking University- Industrial Linkage
Towards The Promotion Of Entrepreneurship
Education: A Case Study Of Oau Centre Of
Excellence In Software Engineering (COEX)
*T.A. Aladesanmi
H.OAderemi
G.A. Aderounmu
2.35pm –
2.40pm Q&A
2.40pm –
2.55pm Widening The Employability Horizon For
Non-Business Students Through
Entrepreneurship Education
Xinxin Wang
Mohammed Khalil
2.55pm –
3.00pm Q&A
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3.00pm –
3.15pm From Donor-Dependence To Sustainability
Through Enterprise: A Case Study of the
Kenya Red Cross Society
Elijah BitangeNdemo
3.15pm-3.20pm Q&A
3.20pm-3.30pm Discussion
CLOSING CEREMONY
PAPERS PRESENTATIONS – SESSION IV : Track 6:
Sustainable/Responsible Business & Social Welfare and Productivity:
Challenges for the Entrepreneur
Venue:
UoN Tower Theatre Room 902
Chair: Dr. Anokye M. Adam, UCC, Ghana apporteur : Dr Jeremiah Kagwe, UoN,
Kenya
11.30am – 11.45am Bundles of Resources: Analysis of
firm Performance
Zachary Bolo Awino, PhD
11.45am – 11.50am Q&A 11.50am – 12.05am Effect of Legal and Regulatory Factors on
Entrepreneurship Growth in Accra, Ghana
Kwamena Minta Nyarku
Cape Coast, Ghana
12.05am – 12.10am Q&A
12.10am – 12.25pm Effect of market strategies on performance
of SMEs in Ghana and Kenya: The
moderating role of Environmental
Dynamics
Prof. F.O. Boachie-Mensah
Dr. Gloria Agyapong
Dr. Raymond Musyoka
12.25pm – 12.30pm Q&A 12.30pm – 12.45pm Entrepreneurial Orientation And
Performance Of Pharmaceutical Firms In
Nairobi City County, Kenya
Dr.Ashbell Macharia,
Prof. Justus Munyoki
12.45pm – 12.50pm Q&A 12.50pm – 1.00pm Discussion
LUNCH BREAK
2.00pm – 2.15pm
Sustainable Business Practices Among
Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises:
Evidence From Ghana
Daniel Agyapong and
Keren NaaAbeka Arthur
2.15pm – 2.20pm Q&A 2.20pm – 2.35pm Sustainable Development Goals Climate
Change Agenda Implementation in the
Public Sector in Kenya
Mary W. Kinoti, PhD
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2.35pm – 2.40pm Q&A 2.40pm – 2.55pm
Collective action and commercialization of
smallholder agriculture: perspectives from
transaction cost economics
Yakubu Balma Issaka
Theophile Bama
Paul Kwami Adraki
2.55pm – 3.00pm
Q&A
3.00pm – 3.15pm Academics and Entrepreneurship in Kenya:
No longer strange Bedfellows
XN Iraki
3.15pm-3.20pm
Q&A
3.20pm-3.30pm Discussion
SUMMARIES AND CLOSING REMARKS
MC: Prof. Dr Zachary B. Awino
4.15 PM -
5.00 pm
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bode
Vice-President for International Affairs and Diversity, Professor for International Management,
Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Science, Germany
Dr James M. Njihia
Dean School of Business, University of Nairobi
Prof Dr Edward Marfo –Yiadom
Dean School of Business, University of Cape Town, Ghana
Prof. Henry Mutoro,
Deputy Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs, University of Nairobi
Vote of Thanks – Prof Peter K Obonyo,
Deputy Principal, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi
Guests Leave at their Leisure
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