The 70th Annual New Year School and Conference is ongoing.
Please find below links to access the live-stream for the various sessions:
70th Annual New Year School and Conference - Lecture Day 4
Morning 9:00 am (17/1/2019)
Topic: Improving the Electoral Process for Democratic Consolidation
Speaker: Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan - Former Chairman, Electoral Commission
Discussant: Dr Emmanuel Akwetey - Executive Director, Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG)
Streaming Link: https://youtu.be/LXjrY8-AoLU
70th Annual New Year School and Conference - Panel Discussion Day 4
Morning 11:30am (17/1/2019)
Topic: 30 years of Decentralisation: Challenges and Prospects
Speakers:
Ing. Dr. Nana Ato Arthur - Head, Local Government Service
Dr. Esther Ofei-Aboagye - Consultant and former Director, Institute of Local Government Studies
Dr. Eric Oduro Osae - Dean of Studies and Research, Institute of Local Government Studies
Chairperson: Hon. Hajia Alima Mahama - Minister, Local Government & Rural Development
Streaming Link: https://youtu.be/UnU_GPI8sj0
70th Annual New Year School and Conference - Open Forum Day 4 Afternoon
Open Forum - Moderator:
Hon. Hajia Alima Mahama - Minister, Local Government & Rural Development
Closing Ceremony
Chairperson: Prof. Samuel Kwame Offei - Pro-Vice Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs (ASA), UG
Streaming Link: https://youtu.be/f9lJ6SFinTI
70th Annual New Year School and Conference - Panel Discussion Day 3
Morning 9:10 am (16/1/2019)
Topic: Political Vigilantism and Ghana's Democracy
Panelists:
Dr Emmanuel Kwesi Aning - Director: Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research (FAAR) Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre (KAIPTC)
Mr Ivor Greenstreet - Lawyer, Former CPP General Secretary, 2016 Flag-bearer CPP
Chairman:
Mr Sidney Casely-Hayford - The New Ghanaian, McCarthy Hill
Streaming Link: https://youtu.be/_n2SPiYfGrk
70th Annual New Year School and Conference - Panel Discussion Day 3
Afternoon 2:30 pm (16/1/2019)
Topic: Building a Stronger Civil Society for Effective Accountability
Panelists:
Mr Ace Anan Ankomah - Managing Partner, Bentsil-Enchil, Lesta and Ankomah
Miss Josephine Nkrumah - Chairperson, National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE)
Chairman: Prof Henry Kwasi Prempeh - Executive Director, Centre for Democratic Development (CDD)
Streaming Link : https://youtu.be/Aag9aB_AVQ4
70th Annual New Year School and Conference - Panel Discussion Day 2
Morning 9:00 am
Topic: The Judiciary and Democratic Consolidation
Speakers: Mr. Kofi Abotsi - Legal Practitioner, Accra
Her Ladyship Justice Sophia O.A. Adinyira - Justice of the Supreme Court Judicial Service
Chairman: Prof. Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu: University of Ghana Law School
Streaming Link: https://youtu.be/iV4GxC4Bq1g
70th Annual New Year School and Conference - Lecture Day 2
Morning 11:15am
Topic: Strengthening Anti-Corruption State Institutions in Ghana
Speaker: Mr. Joseph Akanjolenur Whittal - Commissioner, Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ)
Discussant: Mr Vitus Azeem - Former Executive Director, Ghana Integrity Initiative.
Streaming Link: https://youtu.be/wRRwRa8KwrQ
70th Annual New Year School and Conference - Lecture Day 2
Afternoon 2pm
Topic: Investigative Journalism, Corruption and Sustainable Development.
Speaker: Prof. Audrey Gadzekpo - Dean, School of Information & Communication Studies, UG
Discussant: Mr. Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh - Chairman, National Media Commission
Streaming Link: https://youtu.be/4hsC6hwRb1M
Please click here to access the Presentation for Monday, January 14, 2019.
Panel Discussion – 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Topic: Effective Legislative Oversight for Countervailing Authority
Speakers: Honourable Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu (Majority Leader, Parliament of Ghana)
Honourable Haruna Iddrisu (Minority Leader, Parliament of Ghana)
Streaming Link: https://youtu.be/D5EBhbMIUIo
Lecture 4:15pm – 6:15pm
Topic: Beyond Election Machines: Building Stronger Political Parties for Democratic Consolidation
Speaker: Professor Ransford Gyampo, Director – Centre for European Studies, UG.
Discussant: Mr. Peter Mac Manu – Board Chairman, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority
Streaming Link: https://youtu.be/rvNUiJ5FAhw
Members of the university community and the public are invited to join the other sessions of the School which takes place at ISSER Conference facility. Please note however that only registered and fully paid participants are entitled to conference materials and meals.
Registration is open and individuals and organizations interested in participating may contact the organisers at 0243101179.
Please click here for the 70th ANYSC Brochure
