The conference will take place over two consecutive days. While physical participation is preferred online participation will also be allowed, using a link that would be provided by the organizers to invitees The theme for the conference is: Making Africa’s academia most relevant to the continent’s socio-economic growth and development. The schedule of activities is as follows:

DAY ONE:

Morning Session
• Welcome address by the CEO of TBE Media Group
• Keynote address
• 1st Presentation: Making academic syllabuses more relevant to Africa’s needs and challenges
• Question and answer session
• Lunch

Afternoon session
• 2nd presentation: Improving access to finance by academic institutions
• Question and answer session
• 3rd presentation: Deploying technology for Distance learning
• Question and answer session
• Group discussions on the topics addressed during the day

DAY TWO:

Morning session
• 1st presentation: The use of academic research for the public and private sectors
• Question and answer session
• 2nd presentation : Securing financing for academic institutions
o Question and answer session


Afternoon session
• 3rd presentation: An examination of public policy options towards the academia
• Question and answer session
• Group discussions on topics addressed during the day
• Networking

Participation fees will be charged for the conference to cover costs accruable to consumables by each participant. Participation fees for virtual online participation will be lower and will cover interconnectivity costs and other incidental and logistical costs.