3rd Annual Conference

“Universities, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development in Africa” Organized by Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, and IHK Bonn/Rhein-Sieg

Friday, 14 November 2014 Location: Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg Campus Rheinbach von-Liebig-Straße 20 53359 Rheinbach Germany

Conference Agenda 13 November, 2014 19:00 – open end

Pre-conference dinner Restaurant “Bierhaus Machold” Heerstraße 52 53111 Bonn

14 November, 2014 08:00 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 09:30

Opening Remarks Prof. Dr. Hartmut Ihne President Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences Stefan Raetz Mayor City of Rheinbach Prof. Edward Marfo-Yiadom Dean, School of Business University of Cape Coast Dr. Hubertus Hille Managing Director Chamber of Commerce Bonn/Rhein-Sieg H.E. Nana Dr. Adusei Atwenewah Ampem I Paramount Chief Ashanti Kingdom-Tepa Traditional Area of Republic of Ghana

09:30 – 10:15

Keynotes Universities, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development in Africa: From a Development Perspective Dr. Hans-Joachim Preuß Managing Director Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

The Solar2World programme for Africa – a stepping stone for decentralized power generation? Michael Schmidt Global Special Projects Manager SolarWorld AG The role of the African entrepreneur in growth markets Marc Zander Chief Executive Officer XCOM Africa 10:15 – 10:45

DEG Young Entrepreneurs / BRSU Students for Students Business Plan Award Ceremony Dr. Thomas Koch Director Strategic Projects DEG Fabienne Fischer Deputy Chairwoman Student Council Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee Break / Poster Sessions

11:15 – 12:30

Parallel Sessions Business and entrepreneurship in Africa: Success factors, barriers, perspectives Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Klaus Deimel Room: H3  Antecedents of Sustainable Entrepreneurial Behavior in Tanzania: A Psychological Approach Mona Mensmann / Kathrin Wolf, Germany

 The development of Entrepreneurship in Africa: the role of stakeholders Francis Boachie-Mensah, University of Cape Coast, Ghana

 Factors Determining the Success of Hidden Champions Dr. Christine Buchholz / Prof. Dr. Klaus Deimel / Mischa Ellenberger, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

The international African businessperson: African diaspora, African returnees, and international African entrepreneurs Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Winfried Polte Room: H4  African Diaspora-entrepreneurs in the German-African Economic Relations Césaire Beyel, Deutsch-Afrikanisches Zentrum, Germany

 African Entrepreneurship in Germany: Opportunities and Challenges Yves Tsachoua Nzefa, tn & associates, Germany

 Entrepreneurial ecosystem for sustainable development of Africa Estifanos Samuel, Estifanos Samuel Media & africanplatform.net, Germany

Entrepreneurial education, entrepreneurial orientation, and innovation for employment and growth Session Chair: Dr. Udo Scheuer Room: H5  Understanding Innovation Adoption: The Case ICT Adoption among Tourism SMEs in Tanzania Dr. Albogast Kilangi Musabila, Mzumbe University, Tanzania

 TECHNIPEDIA - from idea to business Nadja Gmelch /Prof. Charles Awono Onana, Catalan Association of Public Universities, Spain / Université de Yaoundé, Cameroon

 Innovation as a key for a successful venture Michael Kügelgen, mk technologies, Germany

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch / Poster Sessions

13:30 – 14:45

Parallel Sessions The entrepreneurial university: teaching and research for development Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Norbert Seeger Room: H3  The Entrepreneurial University: cases from Ethiopia and Rwanda Huub Mudde , Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands

 Towards University – Industry Linkage through Entrepreneurial Teaching and Learning Approaches in Tanzania: Experience from the University of Iringa Dr. Hosea Mpogole, University of Iringa, Tanzania

 Building entrepreneurship and management skills for university graduates in Egypt Prof. Dr. Michael Stephan, Marburg University, Germany

Education for sustainable economic development (panel discussion) Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Wiltrud Terlau Room: A049 Panelists:  Dr. Erick Gankam Tambo, United Nations University (UNU-EHS) Germany

 Jennifer Gache, East African Community Secretariat Tanzania

 Dr. Rita van Deuren, Maastricht School of Management The Netherlands

 Mavis Serwah Benneh Mensah University of Cape Coast, Ghana 

Dr. Eva Maria Bäcker FH Kiel / Uganda Technology & Management University

 Prof. Dr. Stefanie Meilinger Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences

Financing entrepreneurial ventures in and with Africa Session Chair: Frank Maikranz Room: H5  Return to micro-credit on small scale business James Atta Peprah, University of Cape Coast, Ghana

 Export Credit Guarantees of the Federal Republic of Germany Heinz Stoppe

 An impact evaluation of cereal banking as a rainfall and price variability risk management strategy against food insecurity in The Gambia Raymond Jatta, University of Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal

How can your business benefit from public money - practical ways for win-win situations (Special session organized by Chamber of Commerce Bonn/Rhein-Sieg) Session Chair: Gerhard Weber Room: H4  Development partnerships with the private sector Susanne Sattlegger, sequa, Germany  Future needs experience Anton Voronin, Senior Expert Service, Germany  Vocational Education and Training (VET) in cooperation with companies in Africa Hans-Jürgen Dörrich, Don Bosco Mondo, Germany  Trade and Investment Promotion – A new chance for Africa? Martin Kalhöfer, Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI), Germany 14:45 – 15:15

Coffee Break / Poster Sessions

15:15 – 16:30

Parallel Sessions Social challenges for the entrepreneur: social welfare, social innovation, and corporate social responsibility Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Katja Bender Room: H3  Personal Health Management - a strategic issue for sustainable entrepreneurship development Prof. Dr. Michael Krzeminski / Andreas Viehof, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Germany 

Hope for Women Entrepreneurs’ Socio-economic Change: How Social Businesses make it Happen Mushumbusi Paul Kato, Mzumbe University, Tanzania

The role of cooperation, collaboration, and mutual trust in international business success Session Chair: Tim Stoffel Room: H4  University-Community Cooperation for Sustainable Enterprise Development: Mbabane Dry Sanitation and Waste Management Project, Swaziland W.N. Ndlela / J. Heikkilä, University of Swaziland / Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland

 Strengthening German-South African business performance. Perspectives from 15 companies Dr. Brigitte Schwinge / Claus-Bernhard Pakleppa, partnership for development (p4d) GmbH, Germany

 Building German-African Business Cooperation Dorothee Overberg, Overberg Projekte, Germany

Renewable energies, energy efficiency, climate change and sustainable development in Africa Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Stefanie Meilinger Room: H5  Sénérgie: Solar Energy for rural Senegal Toon Goes / Michiel Van Acoleyen / Sam Spaas / Toep Van Mierlo / Ruben Baumer, Academics for Development, Belgium 

Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) - a Regional Science Service Centre (RSSC) in Southern Africa Dr. Olaf Pollmann / Gabin Ananou, Project management Agency of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany

 Energy efficiency analysis of small scale agriculture in West Africa Francis Molua Mwambo, University of Bonn, Germany

Investment and Education (Special session organized by German-African Business Association / panel discussion) Session Chair: Bruno Wenn Chairman of the Management Board DEG Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft Discussant: Dr. Herbert Jakoby Director Foreign Trade Department, Ministry of Economy NRW Room: A049 Panelists: 

Timo Bollerhey Director, Allianz Global Investors Europe GmbH

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Nelly Kostadinova Owner, Lingua-World GmbH

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Stefan Welp Sales Manager, Lucas Nülle GmbH

16:30 – 16:45

Coffee Break / Poster Sessions

16:45 – 17:30

Plenary Session Building a Bridge - Competency Based Learning and Teaching: A collaborative German-Ghanaian student project Daniel Agyapong University of Cape Coast Regina Brautlacht Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences Joint Ventures between African and German Small and Medium Sized Construction Companies Heinz G. Rittmann Deutscher Auslandsbau-Verband e.V. Being an Entrepreneur in Ghana Letitia Osafo Addo

17:30 – 18:00

Concluding Remarks Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bode Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences Prof. Dr. Rosemond Boohene University of Cape Coast

18:00 – open end

Informal Evening Reception with Music and Dance

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