Conference Agenda
Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).
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Session Overview |
| Date: Wednesday, 13/Nov/2024 | ||||
| 7:00am | Departure of buses from Hotel – University of Ilorin Location: DePeace Hotel Located between 35 and 45 minutes from the hotel depending on the traffic. |
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| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Arrival and registration at the Conference venue |
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| 9:00am - 10:30am |
Official Opening Session (organized by the Local Organizing Committee - LOC) - Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole SAN, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin
- Prof. Kitaw, President, AfricaLics - Dr. Maruf Sanni, President, NigeriaLics - Dr. Kemi F. Omotesho, Chair of LOC (6th AfricaLics Conference) - Hon. Minister Dr. Bosun Tijani, Federal Ministry of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy (FMCIDE |
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| 10:30am - 11:00am |
Break and group photo session |
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| 11:00am - 12:00pm |
KN-01: Keynote Address Professor Williams O. Siyanbola, Centre for Energy Research and
Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria: Technological Innovation and
Digital Economic Transformation for Sustainable Development in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges |
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| 12:00pm - 12:15pm |
Brief health break and relocation to rooms where paper parallel sessions take place |
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| 12:15pm - 1:45pm |
A1: Innovation management in key economic sectors for Africa’s development (e.g. agriculture, manufacturing, services): prospects and challenges Location: Basement - University Auditorium Chair: R.A Bello, University Of Ilorin Discussant: Daniel Kitaw, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology (AAiT), Addis Ababa University (AAU) |
A2: Strategies and technologies to enhance Agricultural Innovation for poverty alleviation, resilience to climate change and its impacts. Location: Faculty of Environmental Sciences Board room Chair: Oluyemisi. B Fawole, University Of Ilorin Discussant: Justina Adwoa Onumah, CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute |
A3: 4th Industrial Revolution: opportunities and impacts of disruptive technologies on African social and economic structures. Location: Geology Conference room Chair: O.A Oladipo, University Of Ilorin Discussant: Maruf Sanni, National Center For Technology Management (NACETEM) |
A4: Energy and Innovation Location: LNG Conference Room Chair: Lone Dirckinck-Holmfeld, Aalborg University Discussant: Ann Njoki Kingiri, African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) |
| 1:45pm - 3:00pm |
Lunch including AfricaLics Alumni meeting |
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| 3:00pm - 5:30pm |
B1: Innovation management in key economic sectors for Africa’s development (e.g. agriculture, manufacturing, services): prospects and challenges Location: Basement - University Auditorium Chair: K. R. Ajao, University Of Ilorin Discussant: Pamela Adhiambo Mreji, Technical University of Kenya |
B2: Strategies and technologies to enhance Agricultural Innovation for poverty alleviation, resilience to climate change and its impacts. Location: Faculty of Environmental Sciences Board room Chair: Gbolagade Benjamin Adesiji, University of Ilorin Discussant: Elvis Korku Avenyo, University of Johannesburg |
B3: 4th Industrial Revolution: opportunities and impacts of disruptive technologies on African social and economic structures. Location: Geology Conference room Chair: K.T Biobaku, University of Ilorin Discussant: Olufemi Popoola, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research |
B4: Innovations for reduced inequalities in Africa (gender, income, health, human settlements etc.) and inclusive, productive, and decent job for all. Location: LNG Conference Room Chair: Shade Adekeye, University of Ilorin Discussant: Geci Karuri-Sebina, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg |
| 5:30pm - 6:15pm |
Book presentations Books - Mammo muchie , Angetvar Baskaran & Mingfenf Tang (editors} :Title: China-Africa Science, Technology, Innovation collaboration, Springer Nature publisher, 2024 (e-book & printed book) - John Trimble & Mammo Muchie (editors): Title: Appropriate Technology Manifesto: Shifting the Forces of Production to Empower People and Protect the Planet, Africa World Press, 2024 - Mammo Muchie & AN Moloto(editors): The South African Public Sector Administration: Some Critical Contemporary Case Studies., Batallea Publishers, South Africa Journals - Innovation and Development- the journal: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/riad20 - African journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and development Vol.16, No.6:https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rajs20/current - Volume 14 Issue 1 of Ethiopian e-Journal for Research and Innovation Foresight (Ee-JRIF). https://journals.bdu.edu.et/index.php/eejrif4 - Journal of Creativity Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship (https://sarchi.org/jcise |
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| 6:15pm - 7:30pm |
Welcome Reception (Cocktails) hosted by the University of Ilorin Location: Multipurpose Hall of the University |
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| 7:30pm | Buses departing for hotels |
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