Northwestern University Program of African Studies 60th Anniversary

‘Africa in Motion: Global Health, Markets, and Human Rights' Conference

Part of the Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Program of African Studies
co-organized with the Kellogg African Business Association

February 6-7, 2009
Schedule

February 6th
Hardin Hall Rebecca Crown Center, 633 Clark Street

9:00 - 10:30 am
African Studies: the Diaspora and Brain Drain

D. Soyini Madison, Chair (PAS and Performance Studies, Northwestern University)

Paul Tiyambe Zeleza (African American Studies and History, University of Illinois, Chicago)

Lisa Aubrey (African and African American Studies and Political Science, Arizona State University)

Simon Akindes (Teacher Education, University of Wisconsin, Parkside)

10:45 - 12:15 pm
Human Rights and Violence

D. Soyini Madison, Chair (PAS and Performance Studies, Northwestern University)

Thomas Geraghty (Law School, Northwestern University)

Bernice Sam (WiLDAF Ghana)

Bill Murphy (Anthropology, Northwestern University)

12:15 - 1:15 pm LUNCH

1:20 – 2:50 pm
International Relations/ Sino-Africa Relations

Chikwendu Christian Ukaegbu (Sociology, Northwestern University), Moderator

Clement Adibe (Political Science, DePaul University)

Ogenga Otunnu (History, DePaul University)

3:15 – 4:45 pm
Entrepreneurship in Africa/African Capital Markets

Paul Christensen (Northwestern University, Kellogg), Moderator

Robert Fogler (Thousand Hills Ventures)

Carol Pineau (Africa Open for Business)

Kolawole Oyefeso (KOTCO Energy Limited)

February 7th
Program of African Studies, Conference Room 620 Library Place

9:00 – 10:30 am
Global Health

Kearsley Stewart, Chair (Anthropology, Northwestern University)

Kara Palamountain (Global Health Initiative, Northwestern University)

David Kelso (Global Health Initiative and Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University)

Matt Glucksberg (Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University)

10:45 – 12:15 pm
Public Policy

William Reno, Chair (Political Science, Northwestern University)

Elwood Dunn (Political Science, University of the South)

George Kieh (Political Science, Grand Valley State University)

12:15 - 1:15 pm LUNCH

1:20 – 2:50 pm
Student Involvement in Africa

Jon Shaffer (GlobeMed, Northwestern University)

Nathaniel Whitmore (Center for Global Engagement, Northwestern University)

Alissa Huff (Northwestern Darfur Action Coalition)

Alissa Eisenstein (NU Public Health Summer Program, World Food Programme)

3:15 - 4:45 pm
Keynote Speech: "Obama, AFRICOM, and U.S. Military Policy Toward Africa"

Dan Volman (African Security Research Project)