1. A Changing Global Development Agenda? 1 WG3: The Role the Private Sector in Changing Development Paths. New perspectives on strategies and contributions from developing country firms Gothenburg University, 6th November 2015 Working Group Leaders: Assoc. Prof. Soeren Jeppesen, CBS (sj.ikl@cbs.dk) andsj.ikl@cbs.dk Prof. Dorothy McCormick, UoN (dmccormick@unobi.ac.ke)dmccormick@unobi.ac.ke

2. WG3: The Role of the Private Sector in …. 2 Successful African Firms and Institutional Change (SAFIC) project: Participants: CBS, Roskilde University, University of Nairobi, University of Dar es Salaam and University of Zambia Period: 2012-2017 Overall objectives: * To investigate how and why African (Kenyan, Tanzanian and Zambian owned) firms are more or less successful in changing business and institutional environments. * To contribute to the capacity building of the involved African universities among senior researchers and graduating 5 PhD scholars and 21 Master students in the field. Web: http://www.cbs.dk/en/research/cbs-research-projects/major- research-projects/successful-african-firms-and-institutional-change- safichttp://www.cbs.dk/en/research/cbs-research-projects/major- research-projects/successful-african-firms-and-institutional-change- safic

3. WG3: The Role of the Private Sector in …. 3 SAFIC conference:The Private Sector in Development Date:6-7 April 2016 Place:CBS, Copenhagen Conference web page: http://tilmeld.events/safic2016http://tilmeld.events/safic2016 Abstracts:1 December 2015 Paper:1 March 2016

4. WG3: The Role of the Private Sector … 4 Panel 1. FRIDAY 6th 09.00-10.30 – Chair Dorothy McCormick, UoN * Welcome and presentation of program, by working group leaders * Round of presentation of participants * Paper 1: THE MEDIATION OF POWER ON CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR), Ragnhild Madland, Department of Global Development and Planning, University of Agder, Norway. Discussant: Dorothy McCormick, UoN. * Paper 2: EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES – STRATEGIES FOR SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS PRACTICE IN UGANDA, Malin J. Nystrand, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Discussant: Søren Jeppesen, CBS. * Paper 3: UPGRADING IN A RECONFIGURING WORLD: A GVC ANALYSIS OF AFRICAN EXPORTING FIRMS, by Arielle N’Diaye, Universite d’Auvergne, France. Discussant: Lotte Thomsen, CBS. * End of session one.

5. WG3: The Role of the Private Sector … 5 Panel 2. FRIDAY 6th 11.00-12.30 – Chair Soeren Jeppesen, CBS Welcome & Program for the panel session Paper 4. CONTEXTUALIZING TERRITORIES IN GVC SUPPLIER NODES TO UNDERSTAND BUSINESSES’ ACCESS TO CHAINS AND MARKETS: THE CASE OF FOOD PROCESSORS IN KENYA, Lotte Thomsen, Department of Intercultural Management, Copenhagen Business School. Discussant: Arielle N’Diaye, University of D’Auvergne. Paper 5. MARKET DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY AND SUCCESS OF FOOD PROCESSING FIRMS IN KENYA, Paul Kamau & Dorothy McCormick, Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya. Discussant: Malin Nystrand, SGS. Paper 6. STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION IN AFRICA: BUILDING STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS IN THE FOOD-PROCESSING SECTOR IN KENYA, TANZANIA AND ZAMBIA, Goodluck Charles, Peter Kragelund, Paul Kamau, Søren Jeppesen, University of Dar Es Salaam Business School; Roskilde University; University of Nairobi & Copenhagen Business School. Discussant: Ragnhild Madland, AU. Wrap up of working group & End of session two