The AIBUMA conference aims at providing a forum for disciplinary and interdisciplinary communications, where researchers (in Social and Natural Sciences, as well as in Engineering), intellectuals, policy/decision makers and Consultants would share the results of their research, studies and thoughts, with regards to societies and private/public organizations.
This is an annual event that began in 2010 and is organized and hosted by the School of Business, University of Nairobi.
The conference seeks to;
• Showcase research as well as provide a forum for collaboration and fusion with business leadership practice. • Plug into the global business thinking by engaging in activities that elevate her visibility in the global arena.
The overriding theme for this year's conference is:
"Embracing the Changing Face and Pace of Business and Management".
In line with the above desired outcomes, the School of Business ,
University of Nairobi intends to hold the third African International
Business and Management [AIBUMA] Conference between 12th and 13th July
2012 at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, which is right at
the centre of Nairobi , the City in the Sun .
AIBUMA 2012 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
Conference Patron: Prof. Isaac Mbeche, DVC (Student Affairs) University of Nairobi, Kenya.
Dean, School of Business: Stephen Nzuve.
Secretary General: S. Onserio Nyamwange, Lecturer, Department of Management Science.
Members: Tom Mutugu, Peterson Magutu, Angela Kithinji, Mary Kinoti, Florence Muindi, Jay Gichana.
Conference Administrator Contacts: Truphena Owiti (+254-722-363 504) E-mail: admin@aibuma.org | Website: www.aibuma.org
Call for Papers (AIBUMA 2012)
The School of Business, takes great privilege in hosting the 3rd African International Business and Management (AIBUMA) Conference 2012 and it is our sincerest wish that you will experience and enjoy the magic of our multicultural and vibrant City in the Sun, Nairobi. The conference will be between July 12th and 13th 2012.
The School of Business, takes great privilege in hosting the 3rd African International Business and Management (AIBUMA) Conference 2012 and it is our sincerest wish that you will experience and enjoy the magic of our multicultural and vibrant City in the Sun, Nairobi. The conference will be between July 12th and 13th 2012.
The idea of the conference is to discuss how to solve business problems or take advantage of new opportunities from various business and management disciplinary areas such as finance, ICT, management, marketing, operations management, human resource management, international business practices, and business administration. All papers will be directed to the appropriate theme and/or track. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
See a sample paper (download here), whose formatting guidelines you can adopt. The paper should be a maximum of 8,000 words. The sample paper is about 6,200 words. This should give you an idea of the expected paper size. Also see some review guidelines which the reviewers of your paper will be looking at.
CONFERENCE THEME
The broad main aim of this conference, AIBUMA 2012, is to provide an
international platform for academic, business professional and
government officials from all over the world to come together to
exchange ideas on applying global business and management. The AIBUMA 2012 Committee has settled on the theme of: "Embracing the Changing Face and Pace of Business and Management". This was borne out of the fact that economies are currently emerging from the global financial crunch and it behooves businesses to rethink and adopt innovative practices.
Sub themes
The program committee also noted that since this is a multi - disciplinary Business and Management Conference, conference papers can address subthemes in these
categories:-
- Innovation and Knowledge management
- Green culture
- E-Business management
- International Business management strategies
- Enterpreneurship
- Business process outsourcing
- Marketing and commercialization strategies
- IS Issues
- R & D management
- Performance contracting
- Projects and programs management
- Public sector management
- Risk and insurance issues
- Change management
- Performance management
- Global economic crisis
- Governance and leadership
- Best practices in accounting and financial management
- Quality management issues
- Poverty eradication
- E-learning and the Role of education in economic growth.
- Economic integration
Academic/Submission enquiries: (editor@aibuma.org)
Registration enquiries: Truphena Owiti (admin@aibuma.org)
Other enquiries: admin@aibuma.org
Important dates
- Deadline for Submission of Abstracts - 24th April 2012
- Notification of Abstracts acceptance - 25th April 2012
- Deadline for Full Paper Submission -14th May 2012
- Notification of paper acceptance (with any requested changes) - 31st May 2012
Publication opportunity.
Submission of Abstracts/Papers
The abstracts and papers should be submitted online (online submission link here) or as e-mail attachments in Ms Word or pdf to editor@aibuma.orgNote to Authors: Due to the large number of papers expected for this conference, the committee only allows an author to present one paper. Therefore if multiple papers are accepted for presentation different co-authors need to present each paper.
BRIEF BIO ON KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AIBUMA 2011.
Prof. John Gallaugher
Associate Professor of Information Systems Boston College’s Carroll School of Management.
Keynote/Guest speech on: "Technology
Opportunities for Advancing Business and Education: Experiences
Leveraging Mobile, Social Media, and Entrepreneurship Competitions"
About the keynote/guest speaker:
Prof. Gallaugher has been recognized for excellence and
innovation in teaching by Boston College, BusinessWeek, the Decision
Sciences Institute, Beta Gamma Sigma (the business honor society), and
The Heights (BC’s student newspaper). Prof. Gallaugher’s research has been published in the Harvard Business Review, MIS Quarterly and other leading IS journals. He is also author of the widely-adopted open textbook Information Systems: A Manager’s Guide to Harnessing Technology. Prof. Gallaugher has consulted to and taught executive seminars for several organizations including Accenture, Alcoa, Duke Corporate Education, ING, Partners Healthcare, Staples, State Street, the University of Ulster, and the U.S. Information Agency. His comments on business and technology have appeared in The New York Times, National Public Radio, BusinessWeek, The Boston Globe, Wired, the Associated Press, Chronicle (WCVB-TV), The Daily Yomiuri (Japan) and The Nation (Thailand), among others.
http://www.gallaugher.com/about-john/
Bob Collymore
C.E.O SafaricomBob is the CEO of Safaricom Limited, one of the leading integrated communications companies in Africa. He assumed the position on November 1st 2010. The company reported Sh18.36 billion pretax profit for the financial year ending March 31st 2011.
Prior to joining Safaricom, Bob was the Chief Officer for Corporate Affairs in Vodacom Group responsible for the Group’s Corporate Communication, Ethics and Compliance, Legal, External Relationships and Corporate Social Responsibility. Prior to that, he was Vodafone’s Governance Director for Africa where he was responsible for developing and driving Vodafone’s strategy for its investments in Africa as well as representing Vodafone as a key direct foreign investor in a number of African countries. Bob has more than 25 years of commercial experience working in the telecommunications sector.
Bob now lives in Kenya after relocating from South Africa where he has lived for the past 3 years and had spent the previous 3 years living and working in Tokyo as Vodafone’s Director, Consumer Marketing (Asia), overseeing the development and alignment of Vodafone’s Japanese business. His previous roles included Global Purchasing Director for Vodafone and Purchasing Director for the Dixons Stores Group, one of the UK’s largest electrical retailers.
Bob is also a trustee of Holding companies in Kenya and Tanzania for M-PESA, Vodafone’s pioneering money transfer service.
http://www.safaricom.co.ke/index.php?id=871
Dr. Bitange Ndemo
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information & Communications.
Dr. Bitange Ndemo is the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communications.
Prior to his appointment as Permanent Secretary, Dr. Ndemo was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Nairobi’s Business School, where he taught entrepreneurship, management and research methods. Most of his research work centres on Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya with emphasis on Social Enterprise.
Dr. Ndemo holds a PhD in Industrial Economics from the University of Sheffield in the UK, an MBA and bachelors degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of Minnesota. In the early 1990s, he was a Financial Systems Analyst at Medtronic Inc., a Fortune 500 company in the USA.
His current position entails policy formulation, and overseeing implementation of ICT projects. Dr. Ndemo has been involved in initiatives to lower the cost of accessing ICTs (connectivity, hardware and software) in Kenya and the region. His priority has been to connect East Africa to the rest of the World through the under- sea fibre optic cable. He is at the forefront of developing the demand side of ICTs by actively promoting Business Process Outsourcing in both urban and rural areas.
By virtue of his current position, Dr. Ndemo sits at the Boards of the Postal Corporation of Kenya, Telkom Kenya, Kenya Film Commission, and the Kenya ICT Board.
http://www.information.go.ke
Mary Kimonye
C.E.O, Brand Kenya
About the keynote/guest speaker:
Mary Kimonye is Chief Executive Officer of Brand Kenya
Board, responsible for leading the strategic positioning of Brand Kenya
for investment, tourism and citizenship. She is a seasoned scholar with special interest and a distinguished career in marketing, brand and organisational development. She brings to Brand Kenya a successful career and accomplishments in academic, consulting and advisory across the private and public sector.
Ms Kimonye holds a BCom and MBA from the University of Nairobi. Concurrent with her responsibilities for leading Brand Kenya, she’s pursuing a PhD in Business Administration at the University of Nairobi, and is an active member of and participant in all matters related to marketing, branding and nation branding.
http://www.brandkenya.co.ke/
Julius Kipng'etich
Director, Kenya Wildlife Service
About the keynote/guest speaker:
Julius Kangogo Kipng'etich joined KWS as the Director in
December 2004. Before this, he was the Managing Director of Investment
Promotion Council. Kip, as he prefers to be called, is an ardent believer in continuous improvement. His tenure at the KWS has seen him transform the government parastatal into a serious business outfit.
In a bid to ensure World Class Parks, Kip has greatly improved the management of our parks, while giving conservation a strong scientific approach. All these measures have resulted to safer and more pleasurable experiences within our wildlife protected areas.
A Starehe Boys' Alumnus, Kip has over 17 years experience in Business Process Re-engineering and Change Management.
He was Director of the Student Welfare Authority, University of Nairobi , where he also lectured in the Department of Management Science.
He is a member of the Kenya Tourist Board, and serves on the boards of Kenya Forest Service, Equity Bank, Police Oversight Board, Moi Girls' Eldoret, Starehe Girls' School, Starehe Boys' Centre and the Kenya Red Cross Society. He is a leading member of the Mau Task Force and the Steering Committee for the Marketing of Kenya Stadia.
He is also the patron of AISEC - University of Nairobi .
Kip is the acclaimed winner of the Chief Executive Officer of the Year Award, COYA 2009 and has two Awards from the Head of State namely: EBS and CBS.
His hobbies and interests? Philanthropy, systems theory, mountain climbing (climbed to Point Lenana, Mount Kenya ), traveling, reading, golf and classical music.
http://www.kws.org
Paul Melly
Deputy Chairman & Chief Strategist, The Standard Group |
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About the keynote/guest speaker:
Paul Melly is presently the Deputy Chairman and Chief
Strategist of Standard Group - a leading media house. A position he has
held for the last six years. Previously, he served for 9 years as a
regulator at the Chief Executive level with the Capital Markets
Authority. He has also held several senior management positions. He
holds a Masters Degree in Accounting and Finance. He also holds three
Post Graduate diplomas in Financial Management, Financial Modeling and
in Marketing. http://www.standardmedia.co.ke | |
