SUCCEEDING BEYOND BORDERS CONFERENCE AGENDA
Friday | July 15, 2022
Speakers
Duku Fore
Elijah Buol, OAM
Christine Mudavanhu
Elena Gosse
Anne Nalder
Annette Hurley
Dr Esther Onyango
Dr Irena Yasmin Shaw
David Nyambuya
Melvin Hachuma
Dr David Wachira
Victor Asoyo
Pele Ramdhani
Dr Maggy Sikulu-Lord
Professor Sagadevan Mundree
Yangama Jokwiro
Vincent Algar
Tonderai Mukusha
Tommy Adebayo
Lisa Ward
Dr Ugo Ben Ebelebe
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
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
10:30 | 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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