SUCCEEDING BEYOND BORDERS CONFERENCE AGENDA

Friday | July 15, 2022

Speakers

Duku Fore

Duku Fore

Elijah Buol, OAM

Elijah Buol, OAM

Christine Mudavanhu

Christine Mudavanhu

Elena Gosse

Elena Gosse

Anne Nalder

Anne Nalder

Annette Hurley

Annette Hurley

Dr Esther Onyango

Dr Esther Onyango

Dr Irena Yasmin Shaw

Dr Irena Yasmin Shaw

David Nyambuya

David Nyambuya

Melvin Hachuma

Melvin Hachuma

Dr David Wachira

Dr David Wachira

Victor Asoyo

Victor Asoyo

Pele Ramdhani

Pele Ramdhani

Dr Maggy Sikulu-Lord

Dr Maggy Sikulu-Lord

Professor Sagadevan Mundree

Professor Sagadevan Mundree

Yangama Jokwiro

Yangama Jokwiro

Vincent Algar

Vincent Algar

Tonderai Mukusha

Tonderai Mukusha

Tommy Adebayo

Tommy Adebayo

Lisa Ward

Lisa Ward

Dr Ugo Ben Ebelebe

Dr Ugo Ben Ebelebe

Dr Joseph Macharia

Dr Joseph Macharia

Agenda

Day 1-Full day Friday 15 July 2022

9:00 - Registration and refreshments

9:25 - Opening Ceremony and Keynote Speech

Session Chair : Christine Mudavanhu
9:30 | Welcome to Country | Aunty Heather
9:35 | Executive Dean QUT Business school | Professor Amanda Gudmundsson
9:45 | Welcome Address | Tommy Adebayo APA National Chairman
9:50 | Speech by MA | Christine Castley
9.55 | Speech by Senator | Senator Paul Scarr
10:00 | Speech by Senator | Senator Robert Malcom
10:05 | Keynote Speaker | Duku Fore, Rich Dreams

10:20 - Morning Tea

10:45 - Plenary Session 1

Session Chair : Ken Mufumbiro
10:45 | Innovation in Agriculture | Prof Saga, QUT
11:00 | Harnessing Agriculture in Africa | Elijah Boul, OAM
11:15 | Renewable Energy | David Nyambuya EVcharging
11:30 | Climate change and Health | Dr Esther Onyango Griffith University

12:00 - Lunch Networking and Exhibition

12:45 - Plenary Session 2

Session Chair : Roseta Jacobs
12:45 | Women in Leadership | Ms Elena Gosse, CEO, AIS Water
13:15 | Barriers to Africa’s economic development | Dr John Bosco
13:30 | Cultural diversity in the workplace | Annette Hurley CEO The Career College
13:45 | Advancing innovations in today’s disrupted world; lessons from Industry | Melvin Hachuma- APA Corporate Strategist
14:00 | The untold Story of Africa | Anne Nalder CEO Small Business Association of Australia

14:15 - Afternoon Tea Networking and exhibition

14:30 - Plenary Session 3

Session Chair : Robert Mukombozi
14:30 | Mining | Vincent Algar MD Australian Vanadium Ltd
14:45 | Intrapreneurship | Dr Irena Yasmin- Shaw- CEO Global Intrapreneurs Institute
15:00 | Capacity building and workforce development | Yangoma Jokwiro – Senior Lecturer La Trobe University
15:15 | Entrepreneurship in 21st Century | Emeka Edwin Nweze CEO Neta Care
15:30 | Multilinks | Michael Zgyra-Manager-Multilinks
15:40 | Jesuit Social Services | Sarah Oliver-Employment Counsellor
15:50 | Queensland African Communities Council | Beny Bol, OAM -President
16:00 | Multicultural Australia | Carla Zafiriadis Manager Employment

16:10 - Networking

Day 2-Half day Saturday 16 July 2022

09:00 - Opening remarks and recap of day one

Session Chair : Sihle Bhebhe-Gugu

09:00 | Opening remarks and recap of day one | APA QLD Chapter-Orode Eke-Okoro
09:10 | Financial Technology | Dr David Wachira Co-Founder Wayapay
09:30 | Health & Fitness- link to healthy living and professional development | Mr Gideon Mzembe Founder- Zembition

09:45 - Morning Tea

10:15 - Plenary Session: Entrepreneurs and Investors

10:15 | Mr Tonderai Mukusha
10:30 | Mr Emeka Nweze
10:45 | Mr Victor Asoyo
11:00 | Dr Joseph Macharia

11:15 - Questions

11:30 - Lunch and networking

12:20 - Parallel Sessions

Session Chair : Dr Elasma Milanzi

12:20 | Parallel Session 1: Students’ session : Dr Joseph Macharia, Dr Ugo Ben, Dr Esther Onyango, Dr Maggy Sikulu-Lord, Andrew Wratten, Duku Fore, Ingrid Larkin”

Facilitator : Gina Zyabu

12:20 | Parallel Session 2: Women in leadership, Olamide Kowalik, Mildred Chitabwa, Lisa Ward, Anne Nalder”

Facilitator : Pele Ramhadani

12:30 | Parallel Session 3: How to break the glass ceiling: Victor Asoyo, David Nyambuya, Tonderai Mukusha, John Hunter, Annette Hurley.

13:40 - Closing remarks/Networking

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