The five tracks serve the overarching theme of “No Poverty:"
Poverty, Social Policy and Governance
The new politics of redistribution in Africa
Combating Poverty through Education
Poverty and Migration
Gendering agency and inequality in Africa
Trade, innovation and Poverty Reduction
Each track is chaired by a faculty member and the five chairs with the AP-RIC and the Director of Initiatives, Research and Innovation constitute the Executive Committee
Three to four tracks will run in parallel during the two days
The track is formed of 2-5 sessions
Each track is chaired by a faculty member and co-chaired by an international prominent researcher in the field
After abstracts are rated, the Executive Committee will organize sessions by overall topics and distribute highest rated abstracts into the sessions. If an abstract is accepted for presentation, the author is REQUIRED to present material as stated in the peer‐reviewed abstract
The duration of each session is 105 minutes
The sessions will end every day with a 1-hour conclusive multidisciplinary session , presented by the chairs and the co-chairs