The 2nd AfricaLics conference was the first conference to be held in Africa specifically focusing on the current state of research on African Innovation and Development. It took place in Rwanda from 17 – 19 November 2015 and was hosted by University of Rwanda, College of Business and Economics (CBE). It brought together 220 leading scholars from 30 countries working on innovation and development in Africa with the foremost scholars from outside Africa.
The theme of this conference was ‘unpacking systems of innovation for sustainable development in Africa’.