Example of topics appropriate to the conference include:  

• Agriculture and development
• Capital flows and their impact, capital markets
• Free trade – theory and practice, gender and socio economic development
• Geopolitics of development, Globalisation, liberalisation and development
• Jobless growth, Labour relations and business
• Land reform – theory and practice, Land use and development
• Macro -economic parameters and growth, Mergers and acquisitions
• Microfinance and development, Social cohesion and development
• Special economic zones and development, Stock exchange management
• Tourism development
• Trade in high tech products , terms of trade and development
• The linkage between international trade and overseas aid
• International Trade in the context of the current economic climate
• Transparency in government procurement
• Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
• Remittances and their part in trade and export development
• The interplay between the G4 and trade round implementation issues
• How trade facilitation is conceptualized and made operational in different emerging markets
• The role of the Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM)
• The linkages between global trade and corporate social responsibility
• The language and rhetoric of import sensitive products
• The role of tariff barriers and agro-subsidies
• Management and retail marketing
• Business management
• Business policies, strategies, and performance
• Creativity in Internet management and retailing
• Innovation and product development, Business strategies
• Marketing management and strategies
• International retailing, all aspect of retail management
• Business and retail research
• Consumer behaviour, Customer relationship management
• Public relations and retail communication
• Human Resources Management Practices and policies
• Information technology, Management Information Systems
• Globalisation, regional integration, international business, cross cultural management
• Multinational Corporations, transfer pricing, export and economic growth
• Regional integration
• Productivity and global sourcing
• Trade and economic liberalisation
• Teaching and learning for life-long learning sector
• The future of business education, assessment methods and techniques
• the structure and curricula of current and future business education
• Cross cultural issues in education, use of technology in teaching and learning
• Emotional intelligence in teaching
• Product Development
• Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Management 
• Big Data
• Cloud Computing
• Business Intelligence
• Decision Support Systems
• E-Government Solutions
• E-Learning Solutions
• ICT-Based Creativity and Innovation
• Internet of Things, Web Tools and Technologies

Please note that this list is only indicative of possible topic areas that contributors may wish to consider while they develop their papers for the conference.