2nd International Conference on Sustainable Development in Africa

PROGRAMME

Important notes:

• Except for Panel II.3 and Panel II.4 the language of the conference is English and presentations should be made in English only. We will have English-French translations for the welcome, opening and plenary sessions only.
• All slides, including slides for papers written in French, should be prepared in English. This will help to cater a larger audience.
• All session rooms are equipped with a projector and screen for your presentation. Presenters please arrive at your session room at least 10 minutes before the session begins and load your presentations on the computers.

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The hashtag of the conference is: #sdafrica2015
Thursday 26 November 2015
08.00		Registration
08.30 – 09.00		Opening and Welcome Address Venue: Amphitheatre
		Tribute to Marietou (28/07/1978 – 22/02/2015) Abdoulaye Diagne, Director of the Consortium for Social and Economic Research (CRES), University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar Bart Verspagen, Director of UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University and Maastricht Graduate School of Governance Diakalia Sanogo, Representative of ITT and IDRC
09.00 – 10.00		Inaugural address Informed Policy Making in Africa His Excellency Amadou Ba, Minister of Economic, Finance and Plan of Senegal Venue: Amphitheatre
10.00 – 10.30		Coffee break
10.30 – 12.30		Keynotes Chair: Théophile Azomahou, UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University Venue: Amphitheatre
		Development challenges in Africa Leonard Wantchekon, Princeton University and Africa School of Economics
		The role of CFA franc in the development of the Africa region Amadou Sy, Brookings Institution
12.30 – 14.00		Lunch
14.00 – 15.30		Institutional Panel Sessions I
		Panel I.1. Association for the Advancement of African Women Economists: Gender and Development Venue: Salle Chef de délégation
		Panel I.2. Aix Marseille School of Economics: Topics on Development I Venue: Salon Ziguinchor
		Panel I.3. Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN: Food security and Climate Change in Africa Venue: Salon Saint-Louis
		Panel I.4. International Livestock Research Institute: Agriculture in Africa Venue: C103
15.30 – 16.00		Coffee Break
16.00 – 17.30		Parallel I: Agriculture, Innovation and Food Security Venue: Salle Chef de délégation
		Parallel II: Education Venue: Salon Ziguinchor
		Parallel  III: Gender and Women’s Empowerment Venue: Salon Saint-Louis
		Parallel IV: Inequality Venue: C103
19.00		Conference Dinner
Friday 27 November 2015
09.00 – 10.00		Address – His Excellency Mary Teuw Niane, Minister of Higher Education and Research of Senegal Venue: B01
10.00 – 10.30		Coffee break
10.30 – 12.30		Parallel V: Poverty and Welfare Venue: B05/06
		Parallel VI: Fiscal and Monetary Policy Venue: C05-06
		Parallel VII: Institutions Venue: C01
		Parallel  VIII: Regional Integration Venue: B01
12.30 – 14.00		Lunch
14.00 – 15.30		Institutional Panel Sessions II
		Panel II.1. UNU-MERIT Migration Group Migration in Development Venue: B05/06
		Panel II.2. Institute for World Economics and International Management New Growth and Poverty Alleviation Strategies for Africa – Institutional and Local Perspectives Venue: C05-06
		Panel II.3: Consortium pour la Recherche Ecomique et Sociale Topics on development II Venue: C01
		Panel II.4: Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et du Plan du Sénégal Expériences d’émergence en Afrique, Ministry of Economic and Finance, Senegal Venue: B01
15.30 – 16.00		Coffee break
16.00 – 17.30		Parallel IX: Natural Resource, Welfare and Sustainable Environment Venue: B05/06
		Parallel X: Finance, Debt and FDI Venue: C05-06
		Parallel Session XI: Market, Non-farm employment and Inequality Venue: C01
		Parallel Session XII: Education and  Agriculture Venue: B01

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