{"id":5683,"date":"2022-01-23T21:25:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T21:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humancapitalinternational.org\/articles\/?p=5683"},"modified":"2022-01-24T05:38:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T05:38:41","slug":"the-4th-edition-of-the-strategic-leaders-summit-hosts-the-worlds-second-best-innovation-management-scholar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humancapitalinternational.org\/articles\/the-4th-edition-of-the-strategic-leaders-summit-hosts-the-worlds-second-best-innovation-management-scholar\/","title":{"rendered":"THE 4TH EDITION OF THE STRATEGIC LEADERS\u2019 SUMMIT HOSTS THE WORLD\u2019S SECOND-BEST INNOVATION MANAGEMENT SCHOLAR."},"content":{"rendered":"

As the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)<\/strong> celebrates its first anniversary, SMEs and Start-ups in Africa must seize the opportunity to Rethink, Retool, Innovate, Digitalize and Transform. <\/strong><\/p>\n

AfCFTA,<\/strong> which creates an African market for 1.2 billion people and a gross domestic product (GDP) of $2.5 trillion across all 55 member States of the African Union, presents an enormous potential for the African private sector. The market also unleashes the potential of SMEs and Start-ups on the continent, especially those led by women and young people who are tapping into the regional supply and value chains, and exploring the opportunities presented by AfCFTA.<\/p>\n

The 4th Strategic Leader\u2019s summit<\/a>, coming one year after the launch of AfCFTA, is to create a common platform for all SMEs, Start-ups, Policy makers, professionals and scholars to review the market penetration and innovation potentials for businesses in Africa in the current technology-led global economy. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The theme for the summit is <\/strong>\u201cAfrica\u2019s SMEs and Start-ups post AfCFTA: Rethink, Retool, Innovate, Digitalize and Transform\u201d.<\/strong> To deliver the keynote is the world\u2019s second-best Innovation Management scholar, Professor Atuahene-Gima.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Kwaku Atuahene-Gima<\/strong> is Founder, President & Distinguished Professor of Innovation, Strategy & Marketing at Nobel International Business School (NIBS) in Accra, Ghana. Kwaku has over 30 years of experience in university teaching and research across several countries in Australia, the UK, the US, Singapore, Germany, China and Hong Kong. He is currently visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Mannheim Business School and Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.<\/p>\n

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World Recognition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kwaku ranks as the world\u2019s Number 2 innovation management scholar based on single-authored research papers published in the Top 10 business and management journals. He is on the prestigious list of World\u2019s Top 2% Scientists published according to an October 16th,<\/sup>2020 publication by a Stanford University research team. The report acknowledges scientists whose published research has made the most outstanding contribution to knowledge in their respective fields.\u00a0 Of the over 36,000 Top 2% scientists in the business and management discipline in the world, Kwaku is ranked in the Top 150.<\/p>\n

His credentials include the following also:<\/p>\n