- Webinar • 25 March at 15:00 –16:00 (Casablanca time)
Highlighting Local Voices:
African Cases in Global
Management Education
About the Webinar
During this webinar Vicky Lester will explore the critical role of African cases and local voices in global management education. She will discuss the importance of increasing the visibility of African cases in international case collections and curricula, while also highlighting the growing interest of the higher education and case community sector in African cases.
Key Topics
- Why Recognise Cases?
Understanding teaching cases as outputs of rigorous research, and why recognising African and local cases is critical to ensuring diverse perspectives in global management education.
- Recognition and Impact:
Exploring how schools adopting African cases contribute to impactful pedagogy, with examples of recognition through case awards, competitions, and tools such as the Impact Index.
- Elevating Local Voices:
Highlighting the importance of showcasing African perspectives and how local voices can enrich international collections and curricula.
- Case Focus:
A journal publication outlet for high-quality, peer-reviewed teaching cases, with a focus on management and business situations in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.
- Case Writing Tips & Resources:
Practical guidance for developing high-quality cases from Africa, helping them reach a global audience.
- A live Q&A session will follow the presentation.
What Participants Will Learn ?
The importance of local voices and African cases in
shaping global management education.
How to increase the visibility and adoption of
African cases internationally
Best practices for writing and
teaching cases that meet international standards
How recognition and impact are measured through
case awards, competitions, and indexes
Speaker
Vicky Lester has been Chief Executive Officer of The Case Centre since 1 July 2022. She oversees The Case Centre’s global operations.
Vicky joined The Case Centre in 1991 and has worked in many areas of the business, including sales, operations and systems. She was appointed Deputy Director in 2008 and worked alongside the previous Director on planning and implementing the organisation’s business strategy.
Vicky regularly represents The Case Centre as a speaker and moderator at conferences, webinars and events around the world. She also enjoys reviewing and judging cases for a variety of case writing competitions. Vicky is Editor-in-Chief of The Case Centre’s journal, Case Focus: The Journal of Business & Management Teaching Cases, Middle East and Africa Edition.
Who Should Attend?
This webinar is ideal for:
- - Faculty members and educators
- - Case authors and facilitators
- - Researchers interested in developing, sharing, or integrating African cases into global teaching and learning environments
- - Academic affairs and research deans seeking to strengthen the presence of local voices, particularly African case studies, in their institutions’ curricula and research strategies
- - Phd students and early-career academics in business education
Registration & Access
This webinar is free to attend, but registration is required.
Registered participants will receive a Zoom link before the session. A recording will be shared with all registrants after the event.
Spots are limited – register early to secure your place