Part 1: Alumni Congress, 28th July 2021
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Programme
08:00-09:00 Registration at Cedi Conference Centre
09:00-09:05 University Anthem
09:05-09:10 Welcome address
(Prof. Daniel Frimpong Ofori, Provost, College of Humanities, University of Ghana)
09:10-09:15 Opening Remarks
(Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana)
09:15-09:20 Introduction of Chairperson
(Prof. William Baah-Boateng, HoD, Department of Economics, University of Ghana)
09:20-09:25 Chairpersons’ Response
(J. Atsu Amegashie, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Finance, Gordon S. Lang
School of Business & Economics, University of Guelph)
09:25-09:35 Ghana Dance Ensemble
09:35-09:40 Introduction of Keynote Speaker
(Prof. Abena D. Oduro, Chairperson of Organising Committee)
09:40-10:10 Keynote Address: Relevance of Departments of Economics in the 21st Century:
Challenges, Prospects and Opportunities.
(Prof. Yaw Nyarko, (Director, NYU Africa House and the Center for Technology and
Economic Development (CTED))
10:10-10:20 Update on the Department
(Prof. William Baah-Boateng, Head, Department of Economics, University of
Ghana)
10:20-10:25 Introduction of Special Guest of Honour
(Prof. George Owusu, Dean, School of Social Sciences, University of Ghana)
10:25-10:35 Message by Special Guest of Honour
(Dr. Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison, Governor, Bank of Ghana)
10:35-10:45 Ghana Dance Ensemble
10:45-11:30 Presentation of Awards
Acceptance Speech by Awardees
11:30-12:00 Messages by Alumni
12:00-12:10 Chairperson’s Closing Remarks
12:10-12:15 Vote of Thanks
(Dr. Monica Lambon-Quayefio)
12:15-12:20 University Anthem
Group Photograph
12:20-13:00 Lunch and Departure
MC: Bernardino Avle