3rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) | Hosted by PRME Chapter Africa | Online

Webinar Details:

  • Date: 5 November 2025

  • Time: 2:00 – 2:35 p.m. (CAT)

  • Registration Link: [Registration Link]

About this session

The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Chapter Africa will convene its third Annual General Meeting to reflect on collective progress, priorities, and partnership opportunities that advance responsible management education across the continent. The agenda includes a brief review of highlights from the year, updates from the Steering Committee, and a look ahead to shared initiatives designed to strengthen teaching, research, and practice aligned with the Global Goals. Members will also receive practical guidance on upcoming activities and ways to contribute to Chapter working streams, knowledge-sharing, and collaborative projects.

Who should attend
Signatory schools and partners engaged in curriculum innovation, applied research, and practice-based projects; faculty PRME Leads; programme directors; and professional staff who are driving institution-wide efforts to embed responsibility and sustainability. The AGM is designed to be succinct, focused, and action-oriented—so attendees leave with clarity on next steps, roles, and opportunities to lead or contribute.

Expected outcomes

  • Shared understanding of Chapter priorities and milestones for the next 12 months

  • Clear participation pathways for schools and individuals (projects, events, communities of practice)

  • Alignment on how we will track and share learnings to accelerate impact across the region

Second, we have the:

Round Table Discussion | Hosted by PRME Chapter Africa | Online

Webinar Details:

  • Date: 5 November 2025

  • Time: 2:45 – 4:15 p.m. (CAT)

  • Registration Link: [Registration Link]

Theme
Charting a Course: The Role of African Business Schools in a Complex and Shifting Sustainability Landscape

Overview
Directly following the AGM, PRME Chapter Africa hosts a dynamic round table exploring how African business schools can respond to evolving sustainability challenges—economic transition, climate risk, social inclusion and governance while preparing graduates to lead with purpose and accountability. Panellists will discuss concrete levers for change: integrating responsibility across the curriculum, scaling applied research that informs practice, partnering with business, Government and civil society as well as adopting responsible operations within our own institutions.

Moderator & Panellists

  • Dr. Mumbi Wachira — Moderator, PRME Chapter Africa

  • Paul Muthaura — Africa Carbon Markets Initiative

  • Manal Hassan — Elsewedy Electric

  • Prof. Naoko Tojo — Tojo Kobo

  • Dr. Herve Lado — UN Global Impact

  • Dr. Chantal Naidoo — Rabia Transitions

Why this matters
The discussion will surface practical pathways for schools to:

  • Embed The Seven Principles of PRME in teaching, research and practice. Translating values into day-to-day decisions and institutional strategy

  • Partner more effectively with employers, investors and public actors to scale solutions that deliver inclusive growth and climate resilience

  • Share what works (and what does not) across the Chapter so that innovations spread faster and impact grows

Takeaways for participants
Expect actionable ideas you can apply this term including case materials and experiential learning approaches, collaboration models with industry and policy actors and ways to evidence impact in line with PRME reporting.