1.0 Background

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. The 17 SDGs are integrated. Thus, they recognize that action in one area will affect outcomes in others, and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability. Several countries have committed to prioritize progress for those who are furthest behind. The creativity, knowhow, technology and financial resources is necessary to achieve the SDGs in every context.

To contribute to the SDGs debate and find innovative and sustainable solution to build economic resilience in the face of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, KCA University is organizing the 1^st Interdisciplinary Conference on Innovations and Sustainability as part of its mission to connect science with the real world. The conference aims at contributing towards achievements of the SDGs through theoretical and empirical studies.

2.0 The conference sub-themes

This call invites researchers with an interest in the business and innovation space such as Finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, ICT and development related issues such as climate change and the SDGs to submit abstracts and papers for oral and/or poster presentations on the sub-themes outlined below:

Covid-19 Pandemic; Opportunities and Challenges.        Education                                                                     Governance and leadership 
- Effect / impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic on Education       - Agricultural education and training                               -Transformative leadership and human resource development
- Communication, Health, Gender violence                         - Technical and vocational training, Open                       -Transparency and accountability
- Economy, ICT use, Agriculture and food supply               - Distance and E-learning
- Future of Work, Employee Engagement                           -Competence based curriculum development and management
- Energy and business.

3.0 Instruction for Authors

1. Abstracts should be between 200 and 300 words. In addition, it should include the Title of Paper, Name(s) of authors, Department(s), Institution(s) and Email Address(s) of the corresponding author. Please note that all the accepted abstracts and papers will be posted on the KCA university’s website with a copy of the final programme, for conference participants to preview in advance;
2. Papers should be between 3000 and 6000 words and authors of accepted abstracts would be required to submit two-page policy brief
3. Abstracts and papers should be submitted through easychair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icdties1
4. For any queries related to the call for abstracts, contact us via: conference@kcau.ac.ke 

4.0 Organizing committee

1. Prof. Joshua Bagaka’s – Chairing
2. Wycliffe N. Misuko - Convener
3. Dr. Simon Mwendia - Co-convener
4. Ms. Winnie Waititu -Secretary
5. Ms. Zeddy Sambu
6. Dr. Christine Nanjala  
7. Mr. Benson Ngobia
8. Dr. Gabriel Laiboni
9. Dr. Jane Njuru
10. Dr. Abraham Rotich
11. Mr. Faustin Mwinzi
12. CPA Erick Oduol
13. Mr. Roggers Obong’o