CONFERENCE PROGRAMME – SUMMARY

THURSDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2026
07:30 Registration opens
08:35 Official welcome
09:00 Keynote address

Panel 1 – Ubuntu and Artificial Intelligence: In search of global business ethics in the contemporary age

Panel 2 – The Real Cost of Progress: Profit, Power and the Future of Responsible Business

Panel 3 – Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility: Can Business Be a Force for Good in Africa?

Panel 4 – Beyond the Safari: Tourism, Ethics and Responsible Business in Tanzania

Parallel Panel 1 – Les Fondements de l’Afrocentricité en Ethique des Affaires: Défis et applications du droit des affaires en Afrique.

Parallel Panel 2 – University of Dar es Salaam Business School

Parallel Panel 1 – Absa Group

15:00 Parallel Track Sessions

FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2026

09:00 Presentation of the Baobab/Quiver Award

Panel 5 – Sustainable Economic Growth and Business Ethics

Panel 6 – Western-centric versus Afrocentric perspectives: A reconciliation of knowledge or a separate branch of development?
Debate – Contrasting perspectives on business ethics: Afrocentricity and beyond

Closing Remarks – Sponsor Representatives
Announcement of Aloe Award for Best Conference paper.
Closure and announcement of Absa BEN-Africa 2027 conference theme and country.
Vote of thanks – Dr Bryan Robinson

17:00 Conference closing reception