University Stakeholder Symposium
June 16, 2022
Accra Marriott Hotel
The Symposium is a forum at the Annual Convening that engages the broader stakeholders of Africa’s higher education sector on focal areas identified by exemplar higher-ed institutions as central to impact. Participants not only include executive leaders, faculty, and administrators of higher education institutions, but also regulators, policy makers, industry, and professionals from development agencies. The Symposium will be attended by an estimated 200 participants in-person and 300 online. It will take place at the Accra Marriott Hotel on June 16th from 8am GMT to 1pm GMT.
Keynote Address: Educating a New Generation of Ethical Citizens in Africa
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Vincent Ogutu
Dr. Vincent Ogutu was appointed Vice Chancellor Designate in May 2018. He self-identifies as a teacher and leverages every opportunity he gets to challenge students and audiences to nurture their talents to an incredible degree and then to put them at the service of a greater purpose. Prior positions he has held at Strathmore are DVC Planning and Development, Vice Dean for Executive Talent Development at Strathmore University Business School (SBS), Director of the SBS Regional Academies in Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania, and founding MBA Programme Director. Dr. Ogutu holds a PhD in Organisational Management from Rutgers University, a Master of Science in Financial Economics from the University of London and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Nairobi. He sits on several boards including Strathmore University Foundation, B Lab East Africa, Nafisika Trust, and is an advisor to several startups in Kenya and the USA.
We know we can’t educate everyone, and so our impact is going to have to be exemplary; designing models that others can learn from, and adjust to suit their context.
– Vincent Ogutu, Keynote Speaker, University Stakeholder Symposium
Panel Discussion: The Future of Ethical Leadership in Africa
This panel brings higher education leaders in conversation with recognized leaders from government and private sectors to critically examine the role of ethics in developing skilled workers and leaders capable of shaping sustainable African futures.
Questions that will guide the discussions include:
- What are the pressing ethical and leadership challenges facing Africa’s future?
- What are our uniquely African approaches for developing ethical leaders?
- What role should African higher education play in preparing young people for these future challenges?
Panelist
Adiki Ofeibea Ayitevie
Vice President, Sustainability & External Relations, Newmont Goldcorp Africa
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Moderator
Patrick Awuah
President, Ashesi University, Ghana
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Speaker
Rose Dodd
Director, The Education Collaborative
Adiki Ofeibea Ayitevie
Adiki Ofeibea Ayitevie was appointed as Vice President, Sustainability & External Relations in 2018 having previously served as Senior Director,Communications & External Relations of Newmont Africa.
Ms. Ayitevie oversees Newmont Africa’s environmental, social responsibility, site government relations, systems & services, communications and external relations sub-functions.
A core operating district of Newmont Corporation, the world’s leading gold producer, Newmont Africa has two wholly owned gold mining concessions in Ghana, West Africa and an exploration joint venture programme in Ethiopia. Ms. Ayitevie is an accomplished and well-respected sustainability professional with in-depth knowledge and expertise in social performance, strategic communications, crisis and issues management, brand positioning and reputation management
Her experience prior to Newmont includes roles at Volta River Authority, Société Générale Ghana Bank, and Public Agenda Newspaper. She also holds an Executive MA degree in Communications from IE School of Human Sciences & Technology, Spain; a Post Grad Diploma in Communications from University of Ghana; and a B.A. in English and a Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Coast.
She has also worked as a private consultant to a range of non-government and private organizations in Ghana.
Ms. Ayitevie is a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). She is the President of the Governing Council of United Way Ghana, a network member of United Way Worldwide and also a member of United Way Worldwide’s Membership Accountability Committee. She sits on the Board of Directors, American Chamber of Commerce – Ghana and is the Treasurer.
She is a recipient of the Ghana Journalists Association’s Best Health Reporter Award for Print media. She has twice been voted as one of the 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining for demonstrating skills and attributes that inspire a new generation of professionals in all walks of the mining industry. She was voted the PR Personality of the Year 2017 and won the illustrious IE Alumni EIC Award – Women Inspiring Women 2019.