Scope

The need for multidisciplinary researches is gaining increasing momentum globally. Construction Business and Project Management Conference is initiated due to the limited existence of research on construction business and project management academic gatherings that brings all stakeholders in the Construction Industry in Africa and worldwide into a unified platform. Such a gathering is needed for academics and industry practitioners to collaborate and brainstorm about the challenges of, and the future directions for construction business and project management in Africa and worldwide. This forum is believed through its collaborative motive to foster changes in the delivery of Construction business and project management in Africa and worldwide. The organizing committee looks forward to welcoming you all to a fruitful conference with open discussions and important networking to promote high-quality education.

Topics of Interest

The conference committee encourages the submission of articles that communicate applied and empirical findings in the following topic areas (though not limited to this):

• Contract management
• Costing and scheduling in the construction industry
• Innovative use of technology
• Labour challenges and issues
• Procurement innovation and transformation
• SME development
• Strategic management and leadership in construction
• Sustainable design in the construction industry
• Sustainable material production in the construction industry
• Women in construction
• Construction health and safety
• IT and construction Globalization in construction
• COVID-19 and construction
• Sustainable Development Goals and construction

Important Dates

Publications

All accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings with a DOI and ISBN number. Extended versions of the papers will be published as book chapters/special issues of the International Journal of Construction Supply Chain Management (indexed in Scopus) and the Journal of Construction Business and Management published by UCT Library.

Awards

The Program Committee will select the winners for the Best Paper and Best Student Paper awards. To be eligible for the best student paper award, the presenting author of the paper must be a full-time student.

Submission Guidelines

Authors from all over the world are invited to submit original and unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal. All papers will be peer-reviewed by the program committee based on their originality, significance, methodological soundness, and clarity of exposition. The Scientific Committee will check the similarity index of all the submitted papers using Turnitin.

Paper length must be between 5 and 10 pages, incorporating all text, references, figures, and tables. Submissions imply the willingness of at least one author to register, attend the conference, and present the paper, either physically or virtually. Access the paper template here: CBPM Conference Paper Template

Please submit your Abstract and Full Paper through EasyChair.

Committees

Program Committee

• Prof. Abimbola Windapo – University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Prof. Akintola Akintoye – Leeds Beckett University, UK 
• Prof. Alfred Ngowi – Central University of Technology, South Africa
• Dr. Ayodeji Aiyetan – Durban University of Technology, South Africa
• Prof. Chimay Anumba – University of Florida, U.S.A
• Prof. Fidelis Emuze – Central University of Technology, South Africa
• Prof. Francesco Pomponi – Edinburgh Napier University, UK 
• Prof. Jack Goulding- University of Wolverhampton, UK 
• Prof. James Rotimi – Massey University, New Zealand 
• Prof. John Smallwood – Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
• Prof. Kathy Michell – University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Prof. Manya Mooya – University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Prof. Nicholas Chileshe – University of South Australia, Australia
• Prof. Olabode Ogunsanmi – University of Lagos, Nigeria
• Prof. Oluwole Olatunji – Curtin University, Australia
• Prof. Sam Wamuziri – A'Sharqiyah University, Oman
• Prof. Sunday Adebisi – University of Lagos, Nigeria
• Dr. Kola Akinsomi – University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
• Dr. Lindelani Matshidze – University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
• Dr. Tunde Oladokun – Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
• Ms. Zakheeya Armoed – Durban University of Technology
• Dr. Kenneth Lawani – Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
• Dr. Zakari Mustapha – Cape Coast Technical University, Ghana
• Dr. Chikezirim Okorafor – Durban University of Technology, South Africa
• Dr. Erastus Mwanaumo – University of Zambia, Zambia
• Dr. Franco Muleya – The Copperbelt University, Zambia

Organizing committee

• Prof. Bhekisipho Twala – Durban University of Technology, South Africa
• Dr. Sunday Odediran – Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
• Dr. Cecilia Modupe Mewomo – Durban University of Technology, South Africa
• Dr. Chioma Okoro – University of Johannesburg, South Africa
• Dr. Nnedinma Umeokafor – Kingston University, UK
• Dr. Abdulrauf Adediran – University of Johannesburg, South Africa
• Mr. Kehinde Alade – University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Mrs Amanda Mtya – Secretary, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Venue

The conference will be held both virtually and physically in Cape Town.

Contact

Email: cbpmconference@uct.ac.za