Track 1: Science, Technology and Innovation – Prof. Musa Moya / Assoc. Prof. Robert Kyeyune
Track 2: Finance Insurance, Financial Inclusion & Banking in Emerging Markets – Assoc. Prof. Rachael Mindra Katorogo / Prof. Arthur Sserwanga
Track 3: Accounting, Taxation and Auditing – Prof. Twaaha Kawaase / Prof. Stephen Nkundabanyanga
Track 4: Governance. Leadership & Public Administration – Dr. Joshua Mugamba
Track 5: Tourism, Hospitality and Languages – Assoc. Prof. Atcero Milburga
Track 6: Marketing and International Business – Dr. Timothy Esemu / Dr. Aaron Acel
Track 7: Management Science, Energy and Economics – Dr. Ronnette Atukunda
Track 8: Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain Management – Assoc. Sheila Namagembe / Prof. Joseph Ntayi
Track 9: Management – Dr. Fiona Mulira
Track 10: Legal Issues in Business in Emerging Markets – Dr. Waliya Gwokyolya
Track 11: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and New Firm Development – Dr. Edith Basalirwa / Assoc. Prof. Issa Nsereko

Track 1: Science, Technology and Innovation – Prof. Musa Moya / Assoc. Prof. Robert
Kyeyune
▪ E-Business & E-Government Issues, Trends and Case Studies
▪ Contemporary Issues in developing countries
▪ Next Generation Computing (Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud
Computing, IoT)
▪ Technology-enabled Healthcare (mHealth / eHealth)
▪ Technology-enhanced Learning and eSkills
▪ Business Information Management
▪ Information Systems Management and Governance
▪ Technology-enabled Agriculture (mAgriculture / eAgriculture) &
Environmental Sustainability
▪ Societal Implications of Technology – E.g. E-learning, M-Commerce,
▪ Innovation and Competitive Advantage in IS
▪ e-Infrastructures, eGovernment and Public Service Delivery
▪ Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Trust
▪ Collaborative Open Innovation and Technology-enabled
▪ Global Development (including ICT4D)
Track 2: Finance Insurance, Financial Inclusion & Banking in Emerging Markets –
Assoc. Prof. Rachael Mindra Katorogo / Prof. Arthur Sserwanga
▪ Behavioural Finance
▪ Capital Market Pricing and Microstructure
▪ Risk management and Asset financing
▪ Debt and Credit Rating
▪ Cost of Capital and Financing
▪ Financial Distress and Crisis
▪ Bank Efficiency and Stress Tests
▪ Interest and Exchange Rates
▪ Islamic Banking
▪ Infrastructure and Project Finance
▪ Microfinance
▪ Insurance and micro insurance
▪ Development Finance
▪ Real estate finance and management
Track 3: Accounting, Taxation and Auditing – Prof. Twaaha Kawaase / Prof. Stephen
Nkundabanyanga
▪ Accounting Challenges – Strategic Accounting
▪ Creative Accounting and Earnings Management
▪ Financial Reporting
▪ Auditing
▪ Taxation
▪ Corporate Governance
▪ Behavioural Accounting
▪ Public Sector Accounting
▪ Accounting Information System
▪ Accounting Standards and Regulation
▪ Globalization and Accounting Practices
▪ New and Emerging Roles for Accountants
▪ International Accounting Research, Education, and Practice
Track 4: Governance. Leadership & Public Administration – Dr. Joshua Mugamba
▪ Leadership Traits in a Dynamic World
▪ Business Negotiations
▪ Leadership Performance and Management Development
▪ Social Governance
▪ Regulatory and Business Change
▪ Public – Private Partnerships
▪ New Public Management and Economic Transformation
▪ Performance management
Track 5: Tourism, Hospitality and Languages – Assoc. Prof. Atcero Milburga
• Artificial Intelligence -driven Customer Experience in Tourism and Hospitality
• Language Translation and Cultural Adaptation
• Predictive Analytics for Tourism Trends
• Smart Tourism Infrastructure
• Language Learning and Artificial Intelligence
• Ethical and Cultural Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Tourism
• Artificial Intelligence-driven Marketing and Personalization
• Multilingual Content Creation and Localization
• Data-driven Decision Making in Tourism Management
• Cross-cultural Communication and Artificial Intelligence
Track 6: Marketing and International Business – Dr. Timothy Esemu / Dr. Aaron Acel
▪ Consumer Behavior in the Digital Age
▪ Digital Marketing & Brand Engagement.
▪ Public Sector Marketing.
▪ Sustainability and Ethics in Marketing.
▪ Innovation Management and New Product Development.
▪ Health Care Marketing.
▪ Global Value Chains Development
▪ SME Internationalization.
▪ Social Media Research
▪ International Business Strategy and Cross-Cultural Management
Track 7: Management Science, Energy and Economics – Dr. Ronnette Atukunda
▪ Energy – ICT for Power Delivery, Micro-grids
▪ Economic Resilience and Crisis Management
▪ Inclusive Economic Growth and Social Equity
▪ Regional Cooperation and Integration
▪ Poverty Alleviation Strategies
▪ Clean Cooking
▪ Energy Transition
▪ Productive Use of Energy
▪ Renewable Energy
▪ Sustainability and Economic Policy
▪ Regional Integration and Cooperation
▪ Technology and Operational Management
▪ Modern Operations Practices
▪ Behavioural Operations Management
Track 8: Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain Management – Assoc. Sheila
Namagembe / Prof. Joseph Ntayi
▪ Operations Research/Optimization Models (Transportation, assignment,
queuing, networks, linear programming etc.)
▪ Public and private procurement
▪ Innovations in procurement
▪ Public private partnerships
▪ Transportation and logistics management
▪ New Producer Development
▪ Supply Chain Integration
▪ Managing Innovations
▪ Supply Chain Management and Logistic
▪ Total Quality Management Emerging Issues
▪ Strategies for Managing Supply Chains
Track 9: Management – Dr. Fiona Mulira
• Work, Culture & Organizations
• Managing Diversity in Business
• Intellectual Property Strategy & Management
• Project Management
• Human Resource Management Emerging Issues
• Contemporary Workforce
• Management in a Global Context
• Culture and Creative Industries
• Power & Politics in academic institutions
• Strategic Management Contemporary Issues
• Business sustainability
• Crisis and conflict management
• Organizational Transformation
• HR Models
Track 10: Legal Issues in Business in Emerging Markets – Dr. Waliya Gwokyolya
• Money laundering
• Corporate governance
• Business Associations
• Employment and Labour regulations
• Taxation, banking and insurance regulations
• Regulatory issues in banking, finance, microfinance and investment
Track 11: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and New Firm Development – Dr. Edith
Basalirwa / Assoc. Prof. Issa Nsereko
• Technology-enabled Entrepreneurship (including Social Entrepreneurship)
• Theorizing in entrepreneurship research
• Entrepreneurship Research and context
• Small and new firm growth
• Entrepreneurship and poverty
• The Dark side of entrepreneurship, informality and rent seeking
• Entrepreneurial Pasion
• Individual opportunity nexus
• Entrepreneurial Innovation and inclusivity
• Social and sustainable entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurial teams and Incubation
• Returnee, Transnational, Diaspora and Immigrant entrepreneurship