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🤝AFAM @ AoM 2026 (Philadelphia · 31 July – 4 August) - Master list

1. 🤝AFAM @ AoM 2026 (Philadelphia · 31 July – 4 August) - Master list

Guy NJAMBONG

Posted 4 hours ago

The Africa Academy of Management (AFAM) invites all members, colleagues and friends to its full programme of meetings, editorial sessions, sponsored workshops and community events at the 86th Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.

🏛️AFAM Official Meetings & Events

When	Session / Location	Participants
Sat 1 Aug 11:00–14:30 EDT	Meet the Editors: Essentials of Qualitative and Quantitative Research ID 22499 📍 Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, Mezzanine Level, Salon 10	• Baniyelme D. Zoogah (McMaster University) • Sherwat Ibrahim (American University Cairo) • Mahamadou Biga Diambeidou (University of Oxford) • Bella Galperin (University of Tampa) • Amanuel Tekleab (Wayne State University) • Judy Muthuri (University of the West Indies) • Hermann Ndofor (Florida State University)
Sun 2 Aug 10:00–12:00 EDT	AFAM Executive Committee Meeting ID 22496 📍 Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, Mezzanine Level, Salon 8	• Judy Muthuri (University of the West Indies)
Sun 2 Aug 12:00–14:00 EDT	AFAM Business Meeting ID 22497 📍 Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, Mezzanine Level, Salon 4	• Judy Muthuri (University of the West Indies)
Sun 2 Aug 14:15–16:15 EDT	Africa Journal of Management (AJM) Editorial / Review Board Meeting ID 22498 📍 Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, Salon 4	• Bruce Lamont
Mon 3 Aug 18:30–21:30 EDT	AFAM Social ID 22500 📍 Marrakesh Restaurant, 517 S Leithgow St, Philadelphia, PA 19147	• Sherwat Ibrahim (American University Cairo) • Amanuel Tekleab (Wayne State University) • Natasha Winkler-Titus (Stellenbosch University)

🛠️AFAM-Sponsored Professional Development Workshops (PDWs)

When	Session / Location	Participants
Fri 31 Jul 08:30–10:00 EDT	The General Equation of Leadership ID 11299 • ODC · OMT · AFAM 📍 Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, Mezzanine Level, Salon 9	• Mwelwa MULENGA
Fri 31 Jul 10:30–12:00 EDT	Network for Practice and Process Management Studies Drawing on African Empirical Settings ID 17824 • AFAM 📍 Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, Mezzanine Level, Salon 9	• Hans Rawhouser (University of Nevada Las Vegas) • Saouré Kouamé (University of Ottawa) • Laurent Béduneau-Wang (Mohammed VI Polytechnic University) • Majda Soumane (Africa Business School) • Ayman Er.Rahimi (Africa Business School) • Sébastien Mena (University of Fribourg)
Fri 31 Jul 12:15–13:45 EDT	AI and Entrepreneurship Education in Sub-Saharan Africa ID 11621 • ENT · MED · AFAM 📍 Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, Second Floor, Parlor B	• Constant Beugre (Delaware State University) • Jean Kabongo (University of South Florida) • James Calvin (Johns Hopkins University) • Mzamo Mangaliso (UMass Amherst) • Montressa Washington (Case Western Reserve University)
Sat 1 Aug 09:45–11:45 EDT	Leadership Development, Behavioural Dynamics, and Cultural Influences in African Contexts ID 13965 • MSR · AFAM 📍 Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, First Floor, Seminar A	• Jie Wu (University of Aberdeen) • Ekene Okwechime (Anglia Ruskin University) • Loliya Kagher (University of Aberdeen) • Ijeoma Okpanum (University of Aberdeen) • Josephine Adekola (University of Glasgow) • Fash Fasoro (-) • Kingsley Omeihe (University of the West of Scotland) • Ibiyemi Omeihe (University of the West of Scotland)
Sat 1 Aug 11:00–12:30 EDT	Overcoming Status Quo Bias to Deliver EDI-Driven Transformation in African Supply Chains ID 13367 • AFAM 📍 Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, Mezzanine Level, Franklin Room	• Teslim Bukoye (University of Bath) • Aniekan Essien (University of Bristol Business School) • Ade Oyedijo (Baylor University)

Notes

All times are shown in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Sessions marked with multiple tags (e.g., ODC · OMT · AFAM) are co-sponsored across AoM divisions and interest groups.

Venue: Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, unless otherwise stated (AFAM Social is held off-site at the Marrakesh Restaurant).

Search any session by its ID in the AoM Program Navigator to add it to your itinerary.

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Guy NJAMBONG
Communications Director
Africa Academy of Management | AFAM

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