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Schedule
8:00 AM — 8:45 AM
Registration
Arrival and Registration
8:45 AM — 9:15 AM
Networking
Networking among Participants
9:15 AM — 9:45 AM
Opening
Opening Remarks
9:45 AM — 10:15 AM
Keynote
Keynote #1
10:15 AM — 11:15 AM
Plenary Session
Plenary Session 1
From Potential to Prosperity: Advancing Central Africa’s Development Through Strategic Collaboration
11:15 AM — 11:45 AM
Break
Family Picture and Coffee Break
11:45 AM — 1:15 PM
Parallel Session
Parallel Session 1 — Breakout Sessions
- Session 1 — From Evidence to Action: Creating Decent Jobs in Central Africa
- Session 2 — Addressing Conflict and Governance Fragility in Central Africa: What Works and Why Interventions Fail?
- Session 3 — Health Policy Uptake in Central Africa: Lessons from Health Systems Financing, UHC, and the Post-Pandemic Agenda
1:15 PM — 2:30 PM
Break
Lunch
2:30 PM — 3:45 PM
Parallel Session
Parallel Session 2 — Breakout Sessions
- Session 4 — Democracy in Central Africa: Role of Think Tanks and Civil Society
- Session 5 — Engaging Stakeholders and Building Coalitions: What it takes to deliver results in Central Africa
- Session 6 — Communicating Evidence to Non-Expert Audiences: Media, Social Media, and the Battle for Policy Narratives
3:45 PM — 4:00 PM
Break
Coffee Break
4:00 PM — 4:30 PM
Plenary Session
Plenary Session 2 — Conversation
Topic: Why Evidence Fails to Drive Policy in Central Africa: Diagnosing the Uptake Gap
4:30 PM — 5:00 PM
Keynote
Keynote #2
5:00 PM — 5:15 PM
Wrap Up
Day 1 Wrap Up
8:00 AM — 8:45 AM
Registration
Registration
8:00 AM — 9:30 AM
Special Breakfast
Special Breakfast
By invitation only.
8:45 AM — 9:45 AM
Networking
Networking among Participants
9:45 AM — 10:15 AM
Keynote
Keynote #3
10:15 AM — 11:15 AM
Plenary Session
Plenary Session 3 — Financing Think Tanks and CSOs in Central Africa: Building Sustainable, Independent, and Locally Rooted Institutions
11:15 AM — 11:45 AM
Break
Coffee Break
11:45 AM — 1:15 PM
Parallel Session
Parallel Session 3 — Breakout Sessions
- Session 7 — Protecting Households from Financial Hardship: Strengthening Health Insurance Systems in Central Africa
- Session 8 — Delivering Governance Reforms in Central Africa: What Is Realistically Possible Today?
- Session 9 — Education, Human Capital, and the Evidence Base for Workforce Development in Central Africa
1:15 PM — 2:30 PM
Break
Lunch
2:30 PM — 3:45 PM
Parallel Session
Parallel Session 4 — Breakout Sessions
- Session 10 — Improving Regional Integration in Central Africa: Energy as a Catalyst for Shared Prosperity
- Session 11 — AI for Policy Research in Central Africa
- Session 12 — Strengthening the Governance Ecosystem in Central Africa
3:45 PM — 4:00 PM
Break
Coffee Break
4:00 PM — 4:30 PM
Conversation
Plenary Session 4 — Interview/Conversation
Women, Youth, and the Future of Work in Central Africa
4:30 PM — 5:00 PM
Keynote
Keynote 4
5:00 PM — 5:20 PM
Wrap-up
Wrap-Up
5:20 PM — 5:30 PM
Closing