Africa Academy of Management (AFAM)

Lagos, Nigeria 2020

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5th Biennial Conference of the Africa Academy of Management

VenueLagos Business School, Lagos, Nigeria
DatesJanuary 8th–11th, 2020

DatesJanuary 8th–11th, 2020
VenueLagos Business School, Lagos, Nigeria
Keynote speakerMr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu
Co-chairsBenson Honig and Moses Acquaah

Conference theme

“Globalization; Pan Africanism, and the African Business Climate”.

The 5th biennial conference moved to West Africa and was hosted by the Lagos Business School in Nigeria. The conference was held from 8 to 11 January 2020. The conference theme focused on emerging issues affecting the African continent with the theme ‘Globalization; Pan Africanism, and the African Business Climate’. The keynote speaker was Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, the distinguished Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/ Group Managing Director of the Zenith Bank Plc, Lagos. The conference was well attended by approximately 150 participants representing 18 countries and 92 institutions from Africa, North America, Europe and Asia Pacific regions.

Keynote speaker

Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu

CEO/Group Managing Director, Zenith Bank Plc.

Programme and proceedings

Conference programme

The full programme of the 2020 conference.

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Conference proceedings

Proceedings editor

Dorothy MpabangaUniversity of Botswana, Botswana

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Conference co-chairs

Benson HonigMcMaster University, Canada
Moses AcquaahUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA

Host institution

Lagos Business School, Lagos, Nigeria

Lagos Business School (LBS), the graduate business school of Pan-Atlantic University, has spent over three decades transforming business education in Africa by developing professionals with high ethical standards and deep management expertise. Owned by the Pan-Atlantic University Foundation, a Nigerian non-profit, LBS has earned global accreditation and ranks among Africa's best business schools through its commitment to improving management practices across the continent. The school employs a participant-centered, case study-based learning approach delivered by a multinational faculty, serving more than 6,000 participants annually from both indigenous and multinational backgrounds through its purpose-built facilities.

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6000+Annual Participants