The 7th Annual Conference on the Status of African Women Speakers
Dr (MA) Maïmouna BOLOGO/TRAORÉ is a CAMES Senior Lecturer and teacher-researcher in Sociology at the 2iE institute. She is Head of the Human, Social and Managerial Sciences Department (SHSM).
Brightness Mangolothi is a Director at Higher Education Resource Services – South Africa (HERS-SA). A South African non-profit organisation dedicated to the empowerment of women leaders in the higher education sector through capacity building, advocacy, research, and strategic collaborations.
Amb. Dr. Cecilia W. Yu 余詠詩 is an Australian of British Hong Kong Chinese ancestry, who serves as an Ambassador to the UN for PEPA L’Humanitaire NGO in special consultation with UN ECOSOC. As Executive Director of the UNSDG Action Hub in Kenya, appointed by the late Professor Ezekiel Okemwa, Cecilia is working closely with the UN Nairobi Civil Society Organisations to continue the legacy of Nobel Peace laureate, founding IPCC Oceanographer Scientist Professor Ezekiel Okemwa. She holds an Honorary Doctorate in Sustainable Economic and Cultural Development from Alfred Nobel OBS and is a Nobel Prize Teacher.
Global Environmental Change and Governance Conference Speakers
Dr. Ngina holds a Doctorate in Biomathematics from Strathmore University, a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Education Science (Chemistry and Mathematics) from Egerton University.
AWARD Director
Dr. Susan Kaaria is the Director of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD). She has over 20 years of experience in international development, working with various organizations promoting gender equality and women empowerment in agriculture.
6th ANNUAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CONFERENCE (ADFC) 2024
Prof. Joseph Magali – Open University of Tanzania
Professor Joseph Magali is an academic staff from the Faculty of Business Management at the Open University of Tanzania. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration specializing in Financial Management from the Dongbei University of Financial Economics in China. Professor Magali graduated with a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from the Open University of Tanzania and a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness from Sokoine University of Agriculture.
Paul DeNoon- Senior Advisor, Executive Education, Columbia Climate School
Paul DeNoon is a Senior Advisor to the Columbia Climate School bringing the knowledge and experience of the financial markets gained over a 35-year career as an analyst, portfolio manager and leader in corporate responsibility. He is also an advisor to the Coalition for Rain forest Nations, helping advance their mission of making rainforests worth more alive than dead.
Anthony Muthusi Makenzi – Partner, KPMG Kenya
Anthony has over 22 years of experience gained working with the Big Four that covers restructuring and turnaround planning, mergers and acquisition, financial due diligence, business valuation and private equity advisory. He is a licensed insolvency practitioner and a Certified Trustee from College of Insurance of Kenya.
Prof. Roseline Wanjiru – Northumbria University, Newcastle Business School
Roseline Wanjiru is Associate Professor (Reader) of International Business and Economic Development at Newcastle Business School. She is the Head of Strategy and International Business within the EIS department. Roseline has previously held a number of leadership roles as the Faculty Director of Student Engagement, Director of Education, Programmes Leader within the Faculty of Business and Law.
Mr. Atanasko Atanasovski
Full-time Professor in Accounting at the Faculty of Economics, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje. Mr. Atanasovski is ACCA affilitate and has public practice experience with Deloitte as well as academic experience in teaching financial accounting and reporting courses since 2007.
His research interests are related to accounting quality, international financial reporting standards, corporate disclosure and transparency, corporate governance and internal controls, new disruptive technologies in accounting etc.
Educational Management, Policy and Curriculum Studies
Dr. Langat is the Director General of TVET Authority, Kenya. He joined the Authority with a wealth of experience from public and private sectors. He is responsible for implementation of TVET
Policies in Kenya, creating communication and implementing the Authority Vision, Mission and overall direction, leading the development of the overall Strategy and guiding, directing and evaluating the work of Authority employees.
Might Kojo Abreh (PhD) double as an Associate Professor of Educational Planning and Head of Grants and Consultancy at the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He is also Non-Resident Fellow at the Centre for Global Development since 2019. Might have over 15 years of expertise and experience in the social and development sector in Ghana and other sub-Saharan African contexts. He has led many research and development activities and continues to champion several projects of either national or continental nature.
Dr. Kennedy Okemwa holds a Masters and PhD in educational Administration and Planning from Kenyatta University and The Catholic University of East Africa respectively. He is a professionally accomplished educational expert in administration, planning and policy. He has widely published in peer reviewed journals: Board of Managements’ Infrastructural Development Practices and Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Nyamira; Improving current Educational Assessment processes through utilization of Big Data in Developing Countries: Kenya`s context; Application of Technology in Validation of Examination in Developing Economies: Kenya’s Context, among others.
Prof. Joshua Abong’o Okumbe teaches corporate governance, leadership and educational management at masters and doctoral levels at the University of Nairobi. He is a longstanding scholar, researcher, expert and trainer in educational management, corporate governance and leadership. He has undertaken this for more than 35 years, as a scholar and publisher at the University of Nairobi and as the key leader in corporate governance and leadership training and research at the Centre for Corporate Governance.
Prof. Lillian Omutoko is an Educationist and Bioethicist. She is an Associate Professor at the Department of Educational Management, Policy and Curriculum Studies, University of Nairobi. She holds a PhD in Education, a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration, a Master’s Degree in Global Bioethics, from Anahuac University, Mexico, a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Research Ethics, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and a Certificate in Responsible Conduct in International Research, University of Washington, USA. She has been involved in curriculum development of various courses in Education, Project Management, One Health and Research Ethics during Emergencies, Research Ethics, and Research Integrity.
Prof. Gichuhi Coordinator, Data and Measurement
Before joining INEE to support strengthening EiE data and evidence, David worked as a teacher in Kenya and Sweden before joining a Diversity in Education and Development research lab at the University of Potsdam. For over five years at the lab, his work focused on acculturation risks and adjustment (socio-emotionally and academically) of adolescents of refugee and immigrant descent in schools in Germany and in crisis context in Kenya. He holds a MSc in International and Comparative Education from Stockholm University and a B. Ed in Technology Education from Moi University. He is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Prof. Charles Ochieng’ Ong’ondo, PhD, MBS is the Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD). He is an Associate Professor in Teacher Education. He is a Commonwealth Academic Fellow and Scholar who holds a Postdoctoral Fellowship (University Warwick, UK), a PhD (the University of Leeds, UK), an M.Phil. Degree (Moi University, Kenya), a B.Ed. Degree (Moi University), and a Diploma in Education (Siriba Teachers College – Kenya).
Dr. Mbeche Dr. Teresia Ndilu Mutavi
Psychiatric Social Work
Topic: Cross-cutting issues in education & research: What does it mean to be ethical in research? Responsibilities and obligations
15th Africa International Business management Conference (AIBUMA 2024)
Reverend Charles Malack Oloo is a seasoned procurement and supply chain management professional having worked in the Kenyan public sector, International Non-Governmental Organizations ,Entomological research institution,wildlife conservation and UN Peacekeeping Missions where he retired as Chief Procurement Officer. I am finalizing his two Doctoral programmes: one in Operations Management and another in Supply Chain Management.