Programme DevRes 2024
Conference Day 1 – Monday October 21
13.00-13.30
Welcome (Conference Organizer & LU Leadership)
13.30-14.00
Keynote presentation 1, Agnes Andersson
14.00-14.30
Keynote presentation 2, Alfredo Saad-Filho
14.30-15.00
Afternoon break with tea/coffee and sandwich
15.00-15.30
Development Research Funding - Swedish Research Council
15.30-16.00
Swedish Development Research - SWEDEV
16.00-17.00
Panel Discussion with Moderator
16.30-
Networking mingle with non-alcoholic drinks and refreshments
Conference Day 2 – Tuesday October 22
09.00-10.30
Research Paper Sessions A
10.30-11.00
Morning break with tea/coffee and sandwich
11.00-12.30
Research Paper Sessions B
12.30-13.30
Lunch
13.30-15.00
Research Paper Sessions C
15.00-15.30
Afternoon break with tea/coffee and cake
15.30-17.00
Interactive World Café with presenting PhD Students
19.00-
Conference dinner
Conference Day 3 – Wednesday October 23
09.00-10.30
Keynote presentations:
Dr. Susan Chomba, WRI
Representatives from Mother Nature Cambodia
Representative from Africa Institute for Energy Governance
10.30-11.00
Morning break with tea/coffee and fruit
11.00-12.00
Impact Stories
12.00-12.45
Panel Discussion with Moderator
12.45-13.00
Concluding conference reflections and good bye
13.00-
Lunch
Keynote Speakers
Dr Susan Chomba
Dr Susan Chomba is the Director of Vital Landscapes at the World Resources Institute (WRI). She leads WRI Africa’s work on forest protection and landscape restoration, food systems transformation and water. She is a scientist with extensive research and development experience on the continent for more than 15 years
Mother Nation Cambodja (Right Livelihood Laureate 2023)
Mother Nature Cambodia is an environmental rights movement working at the forefront of environmental preservation, human rights and democracy. Operating under the shadow of Cambodia’s autocratic regime, the movement aims to preserve the country’s rich natural environment and give voice to communities affected by corrupt and damaging practices.
Alfredo Saad-Filho
Alfredo Saad-Filho is a Professor of Political Economy and International Development in the Department of International Development at King’s College London. His research focuses on the political economy of development, industrial policy, neoliberalism, democracy, and alternative economic policies.
Africa Institute for Energy Governance, AFIEGO (Right Livelihood Laureate 2022)
In the face of the global climate crisis, AFIEGO stands with communities against oil and gas exploitation projects. Resisting government and corporate threats, the organisation ensures that communities affected by colonialist extractive energy projects can raise their voices on national and international levels.
Agnes Andersson
Agnes Andersson is a Professor of Human Geography and the acting Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Lund University. Her research specialises on development geography, with a focus on change processes within and beyond agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa.