Year of Ghana Conference (2013)

"An Overview of Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana," Christina Boateng, University of Cape Coast. "Ghanaian Business Women: An Opportunity for Change in Education and the Workforce," Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah, Hilbert College, New York. "Women's Role in the Socio-economic Growth and Well-being of Ghana: A Case Study of Women Operating within the Informal Sector," Raphael Avornyo, University of Cape Coast.

"Double Dispossession: Repatriation and the Politics of Diaspora," Seneca Vaught, Kennesaw State University. “The Globalized Mind and Social and Psychological Evolution of C.F. Hutchison: Half-Cast, Semi-Immigrant, and Semi-Diasporic African Personality,” Charles B. Hutchison University of North Carolina, Charlotte and Kwabena O. Akurang-Parry, Shippensburg University, PA. “Christianity And Contemporary Religions in Ghana,” Nana Kofi Adoma Twum, Krontihene (Chief) of Dormaa Ankobea Kwaebibrem in the Brong – Ahafo Region of Ghana. “The Impact of Modernization on Akan Indigenous Marriage System,” J. Kingsley Adjei, Kennesaw State University and Justina Sarfowaa Fosu, First National Savings and Loans Ltd., Accra, Ghana.

“Do institutions matter? managing institutional diversity and change in Ghana's Fourth Republic,” Kwesi Aning, Head of Research, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) Air Vice Marshall Christian E. K. Dovlo, Chief Executive, KAIPTC Colonel Emmanuel Kotia, KAIPTC

“Emerging Gender Dynamics in the Governance of Ghana - Implications for Sustainable Development,” Olivia A. T Frimpong Kwapong, Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania “The Role of Women in Promoting Peace in Ghana’s Body Politic,” Raphael Avornyo and Naa Adjeley Suta Alakija, University of Cape Coast “Women, Conflict and Insecurity in Ghana,” Emma Birikorang, Kofi Annan Intl Peacekeeping Training Centre, Ghana

Q & A Session with George Ayittey & Lt Col Larry Gbevlo-Lartey at the Year of Ghana Conference.

Remarks by Lieutenant Colonel Larry Gbevlo-Lartey (Rtd), National Security Coordinator, Republic of Ghana are given at the Year of Ghana Conference.

George Ayittey, President of the Free Africa Foundation, presents "Ghana: A Model for Democratic Governance, Economic Growth and Sustainable Development?” in the opening keynote address of the Year of Ghana Conference.

“Building Democratic Culture in Ghana: A Model for West Africa?” Nurudeen Akinyemi, Kennesaw State University "The National Peace Council of Ghana Benefits and Challenges" ColonelEmmanuel Kotia, Kofi Anna International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Ghana “Political Socialisation: Key to the Consolidation of Ghana’s Democracy,” Raphael Avornyo, University of Cape Coast

Speakers Hope Torkornoo, Emmanuel Yamoah Tenkorang, Patrick Osei-Kufuor and Kwaku Adutwum Boakye address investing in Ghana. “Modeling Corporate Social Responsibility by Global Investors in Ghana,” Hope Torkornoo, Kennesaw State University “Participatory Needs Assessment of Mining Communities in Ghana,” Emmanuel Yamoah Tenkorang and Patrick Osei-Kufuor, University of Cape Coast “Assessing Ghana’s Contemporary Tourism Development Experience,” Kwaku Adutwum Boakye, Senior Lecturer and Visiting Fulbright Scholar, University of South Florida

“Health Literacy & Health Compliance: Using Basic Technology to Increase Patient’s Compliance through Cell Phone Users,” Erica Dickson, Military Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana and Dorothy Siaw-Asamoah, University at Buffalo. “Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices of Mothers in Duakor, A Traditional Migrant Community in Cape Coast,” Solomon Sika-Bright and Georgina Y Oduro, University of Cape Coast. “Social Protection in Ghana: Church Intervention During Economic Distress," Akos Aswan, University of Cape Coast.

“Fostering Culturally Competent Cross-national Training for Ghanaian Employees,” Hope M. Attipoe, University of Georgia, Athens “Implementing the Principles of Leadership for Learning in Schools,” Alfred Kweku Ampah – Mensah, University of Cape Coast "The Proliferation of Private Universities in Ghana: Challenges and Possibilities," Alex Kumi - Yeboah, Dalton State College Moderator: Barry Morris, Vice Provost For Strategic Initiatives, KSU