The Africa Business Ethics Conference (ABEC) is a business-community-led global forum for convening a broad stakeholder group that for the first time includes the private sector in Africa to address the complex and peculiar challenges posed by corruption in the host country and in the region. ABEC takes place annually in one African country convening global and regional experts, civil society, the media, and policy makers along with the organized private sector.
The 2024 edition is billed to be the pivotal gathering for top business leadership and management from across the continent under the theme ‘A BRAVE NEW AFRICA: Business Growth in Time of Economic Turbulence’. This event will be held on 5th December 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya bringing together private sector leaders to discuss issues affecting business, in the turbulent business & macro- economic environment.
Raise awareness of ethical practices across Africa.
Facilitate meaningful connections and dialogue across academia, business, government, NGOs, and civil society.
Disseminate research and case studies on business ethics in Africa.
Provide practical skills for integrating ethics into business.
THEME: Best practice for better business; the role of the private sector in promoting transparency & accountability.
THEME: Tackling corruption to reduce poverty and unemployment in Africa: A necessity for building resilience.
THEME: Business Ethics and Sustainability; A Case for Self-Regulation
THEME: 20yrs after UNCAC, Celebrating the gains, strengthening Public and Private Sector collective Action, to eradicate corruption.