Program

Day One – Friday 3rd December 2021

Welcome
Prof. Allam Ahmed and Prof. Farida Fortune

Education for Sustainable Development – SDG Mapping

Dr. Randa Diab-Bahman

Distance learning in Dental education during the Covid-19 pandemic: pros vs. cons

Dr. Okan Kitapçı, Mehmet Özyurt, Hatice Kalender, Dr. Nur Sisman-Kitapçı, Burcu Aksoy, Özge Hücüvvetoğlu, Emine Tuğba Beyhan, Sertaç Sırma, Dr. Şükrü Can Akmansoy, Prof. Umit Karacaylı, Assoc. Prof. Meral Yay, Assoc. Prof. John A.G. Buchanan, Prof. Yasemin Kulak Özkan, Prof. Gonca Mumcu, Prof. Farida Fortune

Designing and delivery of a new Chemical Engineering course that meets sustainable needs

Dr. Mohamed Hassan-Sayed

Chair: Prof. Jerry Kolo, American University of Sharjah, UAE
Rapporteur: Yassin Hassan, University College London, UK

Analysing Determinants Influencing Female Entrepreneurship Engagement in the Czech Republic: What is the Role of Caring Responsibilities?

Dr. Ondřej Dvouletý, Dr. Jarmila Duháček Šebestová, Dr. Ivana Svobodová, Dr. Blanka Habrmanová, Jana Müllerová

Impediments of Realising Sustainable Youth and Women Entrepreneurship from a Developing Country Perspective

Bob Ssekiziyivu, Dr. Rogers Mwesigwa, Dr. Orobia Laura, Immaculate Tusiime

How do structural change, human capital, productivity, and economic growth Interact?

Prof. Seema Joshi

Day Two – Saturday 4th December 2021

Chair: Prof. Joseph M. Ntayi, Makerere University, Uganda
Rapporteur: Dr. Anji Benhamed, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE

Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Prof. Ghada Mohamed Amer

Assessing the Relationship between Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in the MENA Region: An Empirical Investigation

Dr. Abdelhadi Benghalem, Prof. Samir Maliki, Dr. Mourad Kertous, Dr. Nathalie Hilmi

The Determinants of Digital Entrepreneurship by informal MSEs in Egypt

Dr. Rania Miniesy, Mahitab Shahin,Prof. Hadia Fakhreldin

Chair: Eman Mustafa, University of Westminster, UK
Rapporteur: Dr. John Buchana, Queen Mary University of London, UK

Minority status and self-employment: The mediating role of personal initiative

Emmanuel Wandera, Nkote Nabeta, Prof. John Munene and Dr. Sarah Kanaabi

Renewable Energy: A Sustainable Solution to Africa’s Development Challenges?

Amna Haroon

The Role of Strategic Planning in the Sustainable Development of the Sudan

Dr. Adil Dafa’Alla, Elmouiz Hussein

Chair: Prof. Samir Maliki, University of Tlemcen, Algeria
Rapporteurs: TBC

Theory of Russian doll effect on AI Gaming industry

Prof. Doaa Salman Abdou and Omar Mohamady

Strategic orientations in small business: A dynamic capability perspective

Dr. Hussein-Elhakim Al Issa

Gender Income Inequality in Saint Lucia

Janai Leonce, Dr. Mahalia Jackman

Day Three – Sunday 5th December 2021

Chair: Dr. Ahmad N Sadek, American University of Sharja, UAE
Rapporteur: TBC

Effect of Leadership Styles on Employees’ Performance by Considering Psychological Capital As Mediator: Evidence from Airlines Industry in Emerging Economy

Dr. Anji Benhamed, Shaista Kamal Khan, Dr. Aamir Rashid, Rizwana Rasheed, Zille Huma

The Role of E-government and digital transformation in emerging markets: An Exploratory Case Study Analysis of Sudan’s E-government Services

Dr. Omer Abdelhamid Gibreel, Prof. Abdelgadir Abdalla

The Yale Sudan partnership: supporting research leadership among junior to mid-career Faculty

Dr. Erika Linnander, Dr. Mayur Desai, Dr. Saria Hassan, Nukte Goc, Prof. Ibrahim Bani

Session (7)

11:15-12:30

Chair: Prof. Gonca Mumcu, Marmara University, Turkey
Rapporteur: TBC

COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Inequity, Equity, Iniquity

Prof. Midion Mapfumo Chidzonga

The knowledge environment: The new for old or old for new?

Prof. Farida Fortune

Concluding Remarks

Dr. Gale Rigobert, Former Minister of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations & SD, Government of St Lucia