ITF2022: HYBRID Inclusive Technopreneurship Forum Cape Town Hotel School, Granger Bay Campus / Business School, Manchester Metropolitan University Cape Town (SA) And Manchester (UK), South Africa, August 16-17, 2022 |
Conference website | https://www.itfconference.com/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=itf2022 |
Abstract registration deadline | May 31, 2022 |
Late Submission | July 31, 2022 |
Submission deadline | July 31, 2022 |
The maiden British Council platinum-sponsored hybrid Inclusive Technopreneurship Forum (ITF) will be held in Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa and Manchester, UK from 16 -17 August 2022. The main theme is: Competing in the Post-pandemic Era of Globalization: The Missing 21st C Skills.
Normalising the new normal for businesses, governments and job seekers has never been so critical now than it was when the coronavirus epidemic broke out in late 2019. New skills are needed to innovate every business model, strategies, and practices. The epidemic has made everyone to think about finding a human-centred approach to shaping a secure future of work for graduates and youths, and decent and sustainable employment for all.
The ITF-2022 is a community-building programme which intends to bring African Universities and partners together to share research outputs, learning, teaching and assessment experiences as well as community engagement activities to develop African graduates to become technopreneurs. Thus, the inclusive technopreneurship development of graduates and the youth is the game changer for Africa South of the Sahara.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
- Full papers and Abstract : In the form of empirical research papers; conceptual research papers; rigorous case studies and technical research reports; multidisciplinary industry-linked business model, innovation exhibition which address technopreneurship, intrapreneurship, entrepreneurship; and venture creation in all aspects of disciplines related, but not limited, to the following themes:
- Business Innovation, Incubation and Models;
- Industry 4.0, Digital Citizenship;
- Creative Economy and Digital Transformation;
- Sustainability and Circular Economy;
- Graduate Employability and Enterprise Creation;
- Innovative-driven Agripreneurship;
- Technopreneurship Ecosystem;
- Small, Micro, Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) in Mining and innovation;
- Green Innovation and Entrepreneurship;
- Advanced Digital Connectivity Technologies;
- Smart Product Development and Productivity.
- Full papers that have been accepted after a double-blind peer-review process will be published in a reputable journal one month after the end of the conference, provided the authors have fully paid the registration fees and that such papers were presented – physically or virtually
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Posters: In the form case studies and technical research reports related multidisciplinary industry-linked business and innovation models and areas relating to the above-mentioned themes
Committees
Program Committee
- Durban University of Technology (South Africa),
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana),
- University of Venda (South Africa), Snake Nation (South Africa),
- IAU Change School (UK),
- City University of London (UK)
Organizing committee
- Prof Michael Twum-Darko (Convener) - Cape Peninsula University of Technology (South Africa)
- Dr Sunday Ekpo (Co-Convener) - Manchester Metropolitan University (UK)
- Prof Ojo Sunday (Partner) - Durban University of Technology (South Africa)
- Prof Isaac Oluwatayo (Partner) - University of Vender (South Africa)
- Dr Ralitsa D. Debrah (Partner) - Kwame Nkruma University of Science and Technology (Ghana)
- Mr Tshitso Mosolodi (Co-Convener) - Snake Nation (Pty) Ltd
- Mr Russell Yates (Member) - Manchester Metropolitan University (UK)
- Dr Tasmeera Singh (Member) - Cape Peninsula University of Technology (South Africa)
- Dr Carl Diver (Member) - Manchester Metropolitan University (UK)
Invited Speakers
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Keynote Speaker 1: Mr Malcolm Burrell – Chief Risk Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer, Global Invacom Group Limited (GIL)
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Ketnote Speaker 2: Mr. Dheepak Maharajh - Executive Cluster Head at BioCiTi of MinTek, South Africa
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Keynote Speaker 3: Dr N. B. Nhambeleni, Vice-Chancellor, University of Venda, South Africa
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Keynote Speaker 4: Dr Stephen Powell, Head of University Teaching Academy, Manchester Met (TBC)
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Keynote Speaker (Cocktail Dinner): Prof Mary Kinoti, IAU Lead, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Publication
ITF2022 proceedings will be published in a special conference proceedings by Springer - International Publishing Science, Technology and Medicine
Venue
The conference will be held in a HYBRID form with a link to be provided later. IN-PERSON is at:
- Cape Town Hotel School, CPUT Granger Bay Campus, Mouille Point, Beach Rd, Mouille Point, Cape Town, 8005
- Business School, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD, United Kingdom
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to darkom@cput.ac.za OR s.ekpo@mmu.ac.uk
Sponsors
- The British Council
- Innovation for African Universities Centre for Excellence