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Organizers: Teke Jacob Ngomba, AU, Roberta Comunian, King’s College London & Susanne Gehrmann, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Programme for Wednesday, 13 August 2025
Time | Activity/Title of Presentation | Author(s) | Moderator |
13:00 to 13:15 | Opening Remarks by Panel Organizers | Roberta Comunian King's College London Susanne Gehrmann Humboldt University of Berlin Teke Ngomba Aarhus University |
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13:10 to 13:25 | Driving Sustainable Development: A Review of Creative Economy Strategies Across Developing Economies | Wellington Chakuzira Nonceba Ntoyanto University of South Africa | Roberta Comunian |
13:25 to 13:40 | Creative Economies Advancing Towards Inclusive Growth in Africa | Carin Hector The University Of The Western Cape | |
13:40 to 13:55 | Funding, Investment, Innovation, and Collaboration Patterns within Africa’s Creative Economy | Mayekiso Thokozile Ogujiuba Kanayo Nthati Modise University of Mpumalanga | |
13:55 to 14:10 | Q&A Focused on the Three Presentations | ||
14:15 to 14:30 | Agenda 2063's Missing Beat: Harmonizing Africa's Creative Economy Laws for Jobs and Growth | Moganane Kago University of the Western Cape | Susanne Gehrmann
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14:30 to 14:45 | Creative Economies in Africa, Engaging Transcendence from the Macro-politics of Change to Context-specific Frameworks | Valindawo M. Dwayi Central University of Technology | |
14:45 to 15:00 | Q&A Focused on the Two Presentations | ||
15:00 to 15:30 | Coffee Break | ||
15:30 to 15:45 | From Waste to Art: Reflections on the Link between Creative Economies and Waste and Recycling Economies in Africa | Kirsten Nielsen University of Helsinki | Teke Ngomba |
15:45 to 16:00 | Empowering Communities Through Puppetry: A Case Study of UWC's Centre for Humanities Research (Iyatsiba Lab). | Annah Chuene, Jordan King and Lauren Human University of the Western Cape | |
16:00 to 16:15 | South Africa’s Visual Artists and Their Mobility Strategies | Brian J. Hracs Irma Booyens Roberta Comunian Taylor Brydges King’s College, London | |
16:15 to 16:30 | Q&A Focused on the Three Presentations | ||
16:30 to 17:00 |
| Susanne Gehrmann Teke Ngomba Roberta Comunian | |
Programme for Thursday, 14 August 2025
Time | Activity/Title of Presentation | Author(s) | Moderator |
10:30 to 10:35 | Opening Remarks and Practical Information | Teke Ngomba | |
10:35 to 10:50 | Creative Economies in Action: Higher Education Platforms, Frameworks, and Impact in Africa | Ruth Andrews Stellenbosch University | Susanne Gehrmann |
10:50 to 11:05 | Entrepreneurship Education for Women SMEs from Creative Industries in South Africa: A Study of How Entrepreneurship Education can Boost International Trade | Salusiwe Yekela Gloria Molefe Lentswe Mosweunyane Central University of Technology | |
11:05 to 11:20 | Q&A Focused on the Two Presentations | ||
11:25 to 11:40 | Leveraging the Creative Economy as a Marketing Tool Through Art and Design Education | Tsholofelo Tshabadira Elizabeth Conradie Central University of Technology | Roberta Comunian |
11:40 to 11:55 | Determining if South African PhD Graduates Contribute Towards Building the Creative Economy Through Policy Development and African Products and Services | Sheetal Bhoola Dasarath Chetty The University of Zululand | |
11:55 to 12:10 | Television Drama and Social Change: Gender Dynamics in ‘Jua Kali’ and Audience Reception in Dar es Salaam | Siri Lange University of Bergen | |
12:10 to 12:30 | Q&A Focused on the Three Presentations | ||
12:30 to 13:30 | Lunch | ||
Panel Debate on Digital Technologies and Creative Economies/Industries in Africa | |||
13:40 to 13:50 | African Digital Platform Ecosystems: How African Digital Platform Firms Organize and Manage their Ecosystem | Ochieng Achieng Irene Linnaeus University | Teke Ngomba |
13:50 to 14:00 | The Impact of Digital Platforms and Technologies, Including AI, on South Africa’s Creative Economy | Mayekiso Thokozile Ogujiuba Kanayo Nthati Modise University of Mpumalanga | |
14:00 to 14:10 | Exploring the Impact of Digital Technologies on Graphic Design Learning Processes and Practices in African Countries | Olutunmise Adesola Ojo Central University of Technology | |
14:10 to 14:55 | Q&A + Discussions Focused on the Three Presentations | ||
15:00 to 15:30 | Coffee Break | ||
15:30 to 16:00 |
| Roberta Comunian Susanne Gehrmann Teke Ngomba | |
