2:10pm » Welcome remarks
KELLY ASKEW, Director, African Studies Center, University of Michigan
ANDREW MARTIN, Dean, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan
2:15pm » Alumni roundtable
CHRISTOPHER AMEYAW-AKUMFI, PhD, Zoology, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, University of Michigan, 1976
RETHA BEERMAN, LLM, Law School, University of Michigan, 1996
JENNIFER BISGARD, BA, Political Science, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, 1985
WILLIAM COSBY, MBA, Stephen Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. 1998
GEORGE INTSIFUL, DARCH, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan, 1989
MICHAEL SUDARKASA, BA, History, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan, 1988
Moderated by AMY CONGER, Associate Vice Provost, Global Engagement, University of Michigan
4:15pm » Coffee break and student poster showcase #1
4:45pm » Introduction of keynote speaker
JAMES HOLLOWAY, Vice-Provost, Global Engagement and Interdisciplinary Academic Affairs, University of Michigan
4:50pm » Keynote address: From Ann Arbor to the World on A Road Less Traveled
MICHAEL SUDARKASA, CEO, Africa Business Group, Johannesburg, South Africa
Rackham Amphitheatre
9:30am » Welcome remarks
PAULINE JONES, Director, International Institute, University of Michigan
9:35am » Introduction of keynote speaker
MARK SCHLISSEL, President, University of Michigan
9:45am » Keynote address: Ten Years of Building Bridges
MARY SUE COLEMAN, President Emerita, University of Michigan
10:15am » Presidential panel: Challenges and Opportunities for Higher Education in America and Africa
MARK SCHLISSEL, President, University of Michigan
MARY SUE COLEMAN, President Emerita, University of Michigan
EMMET DENNIS, President Emeritus, University of Liberia
JAMES DUDERSTADT, President Emeritus, University of Michigan
UPHIE CHINJE MELO, Rector, University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
OPHELIA WEEKS, President, University of Liberia
Moderated by JAMES HOLLOWAY, Vice-Provost, Global Engagement and Interdisciplinary Academic Affairs, University of Michigan
Rackham Assembly Hall
11:00am » Coffee break and student poster showcase #2
11:15am » U-M African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) Program: Alumni panel
FITSUM ASSAMNEW ANDARGIE, Engineering, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, & TODD AUSTIN, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
WILLIAM GBLERKOR, Archaeology & Heritage Studies, University of Ghana, & RAYMOND SILVERMAN, History of Art/ Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan
ABRAHAM MENSAH, Pharmacogsony, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, & DAVID SHERMAN, Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan
INNOCENTIA (BRENDA) MHLAMBI, African Languages, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, & NAOMI ANDRÉ, Women’s Studies/Afroamerican and African Studies, Residential College, University of Michigan
ELIZABETH NANSUBUGA, Populations Studies, Makerere University, Uganda, & BARBARA ANDERSON, Population Studies and Sociology, University of Michigan
ADEY DESTA, Engineering, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, & KRISTA WIGGINTON, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
ANNET OGUTTU, Law, University of South Africa, & REUVEN AVI-YONAH, Law School, University of Michigan
Moderated by FRIEDA EKOTTO, Chair, Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan
2:15pm » African Heritage & Humanities (AHHI) panel: Our Collaborative Futures: Heritage and Humanities Research in Africa
WILLIAM GBLERKOR, Archaeology & Heritage Studies, University of Ghana & RAYMOND SILVERMAN, History of Art/ Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan
Material Heritage and Community Engagement: Ten Years of Collaboration in Ghana
INNOCENTIA (BRENDA) MHLAMBI, African Languages, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa & NAOMI ANDRÉ, Women’s Studies/Afroamerican and African Studies, Residential College, University of Michigan
Opera, Nation, and Collaborations
DEREK PETERSON, History/Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan
Conserving Historical Things in Uganda
LESTER MONTS, Music, University of Michigan, & KWASI AMPENE, Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan
Gone to the Village: Burial and Funerary Rites of the Late Asantehemaa in Ghana
CIRAJ RASSOOL, History, University of Western Cape
Possibilities for Future Collaboration
ROUNDTABLE CONVERSATION: Future Directions in Humanities-Focused Collaborations
Moderated by CIRAJ RASSOOL, Director, Museum and Heritage Studies, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
4:00pm » Coffee break & student poster showcase #3
4:15pm » Ethiopia-Michigan Collaborative Consortium (EMC2) panel: Best Practices in International Partnerships: Reflections from the Ethiopia - Michigan Collaboration
FITSUM ASSAMNEW ANDARGIE, Engineering, Addis Ababa University, & TODD AUSTIN, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
LEMLEM DEMISSIE BEZA, Nursing, Addis Ababa University, & SUE ANN BELL, Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, University of Michigan
ADEY DESTA, Engineering, Addis Ababa University, & KRISTA WIGGINTON, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
WUBALEM TADESSE, Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute, & ARUN AGRAWAL, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
ZEWDU JIMA TAKLE, Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, & JOHN WILLIAMS, Physiology, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
AHMED ZEKERIA, Museum Studies, Addis Ababa University, & RAYMOND SILVERMAN, History of Art/ Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan
Moderated by JAMES HOLLOWAY, Vice-Provost, Global Engagement and Interdisciplinary Academic Affairs, and AMY CONGER, Associate Vice-Provost, Global Engagement, University of Michigan
10:00am » African Social Research (ASRI) panel: Politics, Health, Economics: 10 Years of ASRI Collaborations
MURRAY LEIBBRANDT, School of Economics, University of Cape Town, South Africa, & DAVID LAM, Economics, University of Michigan
African Inequality: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?
KOFI AWUSABO-ASARE, Department of Population & Health, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs and Rights of Young People in Ghana: From Paper to Practice and Beyond
ELIZABETH NANSUBUGA, Department of Population Studies, Makerere University, Uganda
Research Collaborations in the Field of Population Studies
ANNE PITCHER, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan
The Distribution of Goods under Authoritarian Conditions: The Case of Angola
NKECHI OWOO, Department of Economics, University of Ghana
Celebrating the Partnership and its Impact on Life and Career: STATA training at the University of Ghana and other ASRI Collaborations
Moderated by OMOLADE ADUNBI, Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan
1:30pm » Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)-Africa panel: STEM Alliances for Infrastructure and Innovation
ABRAHAM MENSAH, Pharmacogsony, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
The Impact of the UMAPS program on Health Education in Ghana
TIMOTHY JOHNSON, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan
“But for…”: A Model of Engaged, Academic Global Health in Ghana
MOSES MUSAAZI, Engineering, Makerere University, Uganda
How to Involve the Beneficiary in the Innovation Process
ELSIE KAUFMANN, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Ghana
A Decade of Collaboration: Impact on Biomedical Engineering Education in Ghana
HERBERT WINFUL, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
Excellence in Higher Education for Liberian Development (EHELD) Collaboration
NKEM KHUMBAH, Comprehensive Studies, University of Michigan
The STEM IV Conference and STEM-Africa’s Collaborations in Cameroon
Moderated by ALINE COTEL, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
3:30pm » Coffee break & student poster showcase #4
4:00pm » Introduction of keynote speaker
LESTER MONTS, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Music, University of Michigan
4:15pm » Keynote address: The Role of a Post-conflict University in Producing the Human Capital Necessary for the Development of a Post-conflict Country
EMMET DENNIS, President Emeritus, University of Liberia (2008-2017)
