THE DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE, FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, ENUGU CAMPUS, ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
CALL FOR PAPERS
Date: 23RD TO 25TH SEPTEMBER, 2019, ENUGU CAMPUS
Venue: CEMAN Building UNEC
Time: 9am daily
THEME: Digital Economy and Changing Financial Architecture: A Developing Economy Perspective.
The evolving digital economy has created an increasing highly-profitable, technology-driven and digital-heavy business models that rely heavily on intangible assets, such as patents or software that are hard to value. These high-tech firms are mostly domiciled in advanced economies. Scholars and practitioners tend to disagree on the impact of these developments on the financial system and the economy as a whole. The objective of this conference, therefore, is to bring together leading practitioners in financial technology, academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share experiences and research results on how digital finance is changing the entire global financial architecture, and the implications on developing economies.
The sub-themes of the conference are not limited to the following:
a) Optimal regulation for the ring-fencing of financial institution from digital disruption
b) Digital finance, financial marketplace and arbitrage in a developing economy
c) Crypto-Currency and the payment in a digitalized developing financial system
d) Digital finance, block-chains, money laundering and terrorism financing
e) Digital finance and financial system stability in a developing economy
f) Digital platforms for smallholder credit access
g) The role of supply chain finance in improving the competitive advantage of online retailing enterprises
h) The role of ICT in financial inclusion and financial development.
i) Forensic auditing and investigation as part of financial innovation
j) Digital finance and insurance
k) Digital finance and marketing of financial services in a developing economy
l) Corporate management and financial innovation.
m) Digital finance and the health sector in a developing economy.
n) Digital finance, entrepreneurial development and job creation in a developing economy.
o) Digital finance and accounting in a developing economy
Abstracts of not more than 250 words should be sent to bafconference@unn.edu.ng. The deadline for abstract submissions is July 30th, 2019. Authors will be notified of the outcome by August 12th 2019. Thereafter, researchers whose abstracts are accepted will be expected to submit their full paper latest by August 30th, 2019. The conference fee for paper presenters and attendees is 25,000 Nigerian Naira or 100 USD to cover the costs of registration, conference materials, lunch, and welcome dinner on the 23rd of September, 2019.After payment, authors should send a soft copy of the payment proof to the listed email address for acknowledgment.
Payment Details:
Account Name: Department of Banking and Finance.
UBA Bank, UNEC Branch
Current Account Number: 1002582051
Domiciliary Account Number: 3002698624
Swift Code: UNAFNGLA
Registration – early bird N20,000, N25,000 normal, $80, early bird $75. Students rate N10,000.
Payment can also be made online through the link specified below. For more information about the conference, registration and accommodation, see https://unn.bafconference.edu.ng
For further enquiries please contact:
Dr.Chinwe Okoyeuzu (07038599237)
Dr. Godwin Ibe (08037360704)
Keynote Speakers
Professor Osita Ogbu, Institute for Development Studies, University of Nigeria
Former Minister of National Planning
Former Economic Adviser to the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Dr. Paul A. Igwe Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln, U.K.
Prof Chidibere R. Onyia
Scholar, Peabody College
Vanderbilt University, Nashville
Tennessee, USA
Lead Paper Presenters
Professor Francis Okafor
Former Deputy Vice Chancellor,
University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus
Prof. Chinedu Ezirim Department of Banking and Finance, University of Port-Harcourt,
Dr. Chinedu Eze
Senior Associate
WYG International
Other Activities
Doctoral Colloquium
PhD students working on topics related to the theme of the conference are encouraged to forward their proposal. The goal is to provide a platform for doctoral students to present their thesis and to get feedback from experienced scholars.
Vice Chancellor
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Chief Host
Prof. Regina G. Okafor
Dean of Faculty
Dr. Chinwe Okoyeuzu
Chairman, Conference LOC
Dr. Obiamaka Egbo
Head of Department
Host
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