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Year: 2021
Location: Edmonton, Canada
Theme: Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprises, and Economic Sustainability in the African Context
Hosting Institution: MacEwan University, Canada
Date: May 18 – 20, 2021
Year: 2018
Location: Durban, South Africa
Theme: Sustainable African Development and Self Reliance: Building Economic Bridges in a Multi-Polar World
Hosting Institution: Graduate School of Business Leadership, University of South Africa
Date: May 16 – 19, 2018
Year: 2017
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Theme: Accelerating Sustainable Development in Africa: The Roles of Businesses, Entrepreneurs, the Middle Class and Global Partners
Hosting Institution: Georgia State University, Department of Marketing
Date: Wednesday, 17th to 20th May 2017
Peer Reviewed Proceedings: 18th IAABD Conference Proceedings (Atlanta).
IAABD Book of Abstracts: 18th IAABD Book of Abstracts (Atlanta).
IAABD Members Meeting at the IAABD Conference 2017 – IAABD Members Meeting Recording
Year: 2016
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Theme: Good Governance and Business Policies towards Sustainable African Business and Development
Hosting Institution: Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)
Date: Wednesday, 11th to 14th May 2016
Peer Reviewed Proceedings: 17th IAABD Conference Proceedings (Arusha).
Year: 2015
Location: Kenya
Theme: Towards Sustainable African Business Development: Integrating Formal and Informal Business
Hosting Institution: University of Strathmore
Date: Wednesday, 13 May 2015 to Saturday, 16 May 2015
Year: 2014
Location: Barbados
Theme: The Development and Sustainability of African Business: The Role of the African Diaspora.
Hosting Institution: University of West Indies
Date: Monday, 26 May 2014 to Thursday, 29 May 2014
Year: 2013
Location: Accra, Ghana
Theme: Integrating African Markets and Economies in a changing Global Economy: Issues, challenges and Opportunities
Hosting Institution: Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
Date: Tuesday, 14 May 2013 to Saturday, 18 May 2013
Year: 2012
Location: El Jadida, Morocco
Theme: African Business and Development in a Changing Global Political Economy: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities
Hosting Institution: El Jadida Polydisciplinary University, El Jadida, Morocco
Date: Tuesday, 15 May 2012 to Saturday, 19 May 2012
Year: 2011
Location: Edmonton, Canada
Theme: Challenges in the Era of Globalization
Hosting Institution: Athabasca University, in partnership with Grant MacEwan University
Date: Tuesday, 17 May 2011 to Friday, 20 May 2011
Year: 2010
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Theme: Moving Africa Toward Sustainable Growth and Technological Development
Hosting Institution: University of Lagos
Date: Tuesday, 18 May 2010 to Sunday, 23 May 2010
Year: 2009
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Theme: Supporting the development of businesses in Africa
Hosting Institution: Makerere University Business School
Date: Tuesday, 19 May 2009 to Saturday, 23 May 2009
Year: 2008
Location: Gainesville, Florida
Theme: Global and Local Dynamics in African Business and Development
Hosting Institution: University of Florida
Date: Tuesday, 20 May 2008 to Saturday, 24 May 2008
Year: 2007
Location: London, United Kingdom
Theme: Building New Strategic Partnerships for Africa’s Economic Development
Hosting Institution: London Metropolitan University
Date: Tuesday, 29 May 2007 to Saturday, 2 June 2007