2026 – Philadelphia
AFAM @ AoM Conferences 2026 — Philadelphia
AFAM convened at the 2026 Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Philadelphia with a full programme of official meetings and professional development workshops. This page is the record of that programme — session times, venues, and the colleagues who led each session.
Event
Academy of Management Annual Meeting
Date
31 July – 3 August 2026
Venue
Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown
Pennsylvania, USA
11
sessions
5
AFAM meetings and events
6
sponsored and co-sponsored workshops
Programme
Friday
- 08:30–10:00EDT
The General Equation of Leadership
Venue Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown — Mezzanine Level, Salon 9
Presented by
- Mwelwa Mulenga
- 10:30–12:00EDT
Network for Practice and Process Management Studies Drawing on African Empirical Settings
Venue Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown — Mezzanine Level, Salon 9
Presented by
- Hans RawhouserUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Saouré KouaméUniversity of Ottawa
- Laurent Béduneau-WangMohammed VI Polytechnic University
- Majda SoumaneAfrica Business School
- Ayman Er.RahimiAfrica Business School
- Sébastien MenaUniversity of Fribourg
- 12:15–13:45EDT
AI and Entrepreneurship Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Venue Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown — Second Floor, Parlor B
Presented by
- Constant BeugreDelaware State University
- Jean KabongoUniversity of South Florida
- James CalvinJohns Hopkins University
- Mzamo MangalisoUMass Amherst
- Montressa WashingtonCase Western Reserve University
Saturday
- 09:45–11:45EDT
Leadership Development, Behavioural Dynamics, and Cultural Influences in African Contexts
Venue Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown — First Floor, Seminar A
Presented by
- Jie WuUniversity of Aberdeen
- Ekene OkwechimeAnglia Ruskin University
- Loliya KagherUniversity of Aberdeen
- Ijeoma OkpanumUniversity of Aberdeen
- Josephine AdekolaUniversity of Glasgow
- Fash Fasoro
- Kingsley OmeiheUniversity of the West of Scotland
- Ibiyemi OmeiheUniversity of the West of Scotland
- 11:00–12:30EDT
Overcoming Status Quo Bias to Deliver EDI-Driven Transformation in African Supply Chains
Venue Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown — Mezzanine Level, Franklin Room
Presented by
- Teslim BukoyeUniversity of Bath
- Aniekan EssienUniversity of Bristol Business School
- Ade OyedijoBaylor University
- 11:00–14:30EDT
Meet the Editors: Essentials of Qualitative and Quantitative Research
Venue Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown — Mezzanine Level, Salon 10
Panel
- Baniyelme D. ZoogahMcMaster University
- Sherwat IbrahimAmerican University in Cairo
- Mahamadou Biga DiambeidouUniversity of Oxford
- Bella GalperinUniversity of Tampa
- Amanuel TekleabWayne State University
- Judy MuthuriUniversity of the West Indies
- Hermann NdoforFlorida State University
Sunday
- 10:00–12:00EDT
AFAM Executive Committee Meeting
Venue Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown — Mezzanine Level, Salon 8
Chaired by
- Judy MuthuriUniversity of the West Indies
- 12:00–14:00EDT
AFAM Business Meeting
Venue Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown — Mezzanine Level, Salon 4
Chaired by
- Judy MuthuriUniversity of the West Indies
- 14:15–16:15EDT
Africa Journal of Management — Editorial and Review Board Meeting
Venue Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown — Salon 4
Chaired by
- Bruce Lamont
Monday
- 18:30–21:30EDT
AFAM Social
Venue Marrakesh Restaurant — 517 S Leithgow St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Hosted by
- Sherwat IbrahimAmerican University in Cairo
- Amanuel TekleabWayne State University
- Natasha Winkler-TitusStellenbosch University
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