| DAY 0: October 13, 2026: Pre-Conference Activities. Location: Lecture Theatre 50 (LT50) |
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3:00 - 3:30 PM
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Welcome & Logistics - Moderator
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3:30 - 4:00 PM
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Pre-Conference Opening Address - UTech President
(Dr. Kevin Brown)
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4:00 - 4:30 PM
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VIP Introduction: Jamaica Government Representatives, Ambassadors, CARICOM/AU Representative, Other VIPs
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4:30 - 5:00 PM
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Presentation: Pan-African/Pan-Caribbean AI & Smart Systems In the Caribbean - Motivation and Vision
(Drs. Thomas Ndousse & David White)
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5:00 - 5:30PM
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Keynote Address: Africa and CARICOM AI Collaboration: Harnessing the Potentials of ~ 2 Billlion AI consumers and Technology Space
(Mr. Ambassador Lloyd Carney)
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5:30 - 6:30 PM
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Panel Discussion: AI and Digital Sovereignty: A Challenge for Emerging Countries
- Panelists: MS. Charmaine DeLisser (Moderator), Dr. Sheldon Campbell, Dr. Thomas Ndousse, Dr. Sean Thorpe, MS. Simone Pasmore |
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6:30 - 7:30 PM
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Panel Discussion: AI-Driven Climate Change and Natural Disaster Modeling: Strengthening Africa-Caribbean Collaboration for Hurricane and Seismic Risk Management
- Panelists: Dr. David White (Moderator), Professor Michael Taylor, Mr. Paul Coleman; Mr. Androski Spicer |
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7:30 - 8: 30 PM
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Refreshments and Networking
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| DAY 1: October 14, 2026 - Pan African AI & Smart Systems Conference |
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7:00 - 8:00 AM
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Arrival & Coffee
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8:00 - 8:15 AM
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Logistics
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8:15 - 8:30 AM
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Call to order - Moderator
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8:30 - 9:00 AM
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Opening remarks - UT president
(Dr. Kevin Brown)
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9:00 - 9:45 AM
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Opening Remarks - CARICOM/AU
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9:45 - 10:30 AM
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PAI-AI&SS conference Motivation
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10:30- 11:30 AM
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Plenary Talk: Title: eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (AI): illustrations of two case studies
Dr. Bernard Kamsu Foguem, Toulouse NationalPolytechnic Institute, France Location: Lecture Theatre 50 (LT50) |
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11:30 - 12:00 AM
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Conference photo session and networking
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12:00 - 1:40 PM
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Lunch Break
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Session 1
Room #1, #2, #3 |
Session 1
Lecture Theatre 50 (LT50) Session Chair: |
Session 2
Room 2 Session Chair: |
Session 3
Room 3 Session Chair: |
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1:45 - 2:05 PM
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Paper S011:
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Paper S021:
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Paper S031:
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2:05 - 2:30PM
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Paper S012:
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Paper S022:
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Paper S032:
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2:30 - 2:55 PM
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Paper S013
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Paper S023:
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Paper S033:
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3:20 - 3:45 PM
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Paper S014:
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Paper S024:
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Paper S034:
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3:45 - 4:10 PM
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Coffee Break
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3:30 - 4:30 PM
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Panel Discussion: Beyond Parity: Re-imagining AI, Gender, and Opportunities in Africa & the Caribbean (Dr. Lisa Facey-Shaw)
Dr. Lisa Facey-Shaw (Moerator), Dr Thomas Ndousse, MS AManda Zillla, MS Charlette N’Guessan, Dr. Geci Karuri-Sebin Location: Lecture Theatre 50 (LT50) |
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5:00 PM
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Adjourn
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| DAY 2: October 15, 2026 - Pan African AI & Smart Systems Conference |
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7:00 - 8:00 AM
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Arrival & Breakfast
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8:00 - 8:15 AM
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Conference logistics
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8:15 - 8:30 AM
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Announcement
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9:00 - 10:00 AM
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Plenary Talk: Secure and Observable Multi-Agent System with Zero Trust and Identity-Aware Workflow Authentication
Dr. Chris Bobda, University of Florida, USA Location: Lecture Theatre 50 (LT50) |
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10:00 - 10:20 AM
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Coffee Break
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Sessions
Tracks #1, #2, #3 |
Session 4
Location: Lecture Theatre 50 (LT50) Session Chair: |
Session 5
Room 2 Session Chair: |
Session 6
Room 3 Session Chair: |
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10:25 - 10:45 AM
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Paper S041:
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Paper S051:
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Paper S061:
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10:45 - 11:05 AM
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Paper S042:
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Paper S052:
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Paper S062:
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11:05 - 11:25 AM
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Paper S043:
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Paper S053:
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Paper S063:
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11:25 - 11:45 AM
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Paper S044:
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Paper S054:
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Paper S064:
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12:00 - 01:00 PM
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Lunch
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1:00 - 1:20 PM
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Plenary Talk: From Labels to Trustworthy Machine Learning: Protocols for Quality, Ethics and Scale
Dr. Mandla Gwetu, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Location: Lacation: Lecture Theatre 50 (LT50) |
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Sessions
Rooms |
Session 7
Location: Lecture Theatre 50 (LT50) Session Chair: |
Session 8
Room 2 Session Chair: |
Session 9
Room 3 Session Chair: |
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2:05 - 2:25 PM
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Paper S071:
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Paper S081:
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Paper S091:
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2:25 - 2:45 PM
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Paper S072:
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Paper S082
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Paper S092:
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2:45 - 3:05 PM
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Paper S073:
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Paper S083:
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Paper S093:
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3:05 - 3:25 PM
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Paper S074:
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Paper S084:
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Paper S094:
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3:25 - 4:00 PM
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Coffee Break
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4:00 - 4:20 PM
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Presentation
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5:00 - 6:00 PM
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Panel Discussion #2: ANLP Symposium: African Natural Language Processing
Lacation: Lecture Theatre 50 (LT50) |
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6:30 PM
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Adjourn
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| DAY 3: October 16, 2026 - Pan African AI & Smart Systems Conference |
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7:00 - 8:00 AM
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Arrival &Coffee
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8:00 - 8:15 AM
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Conference logistics
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8:15 - 8:30 AM
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Conference annoucement
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9:00 - 9:45 AM
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Plenary Talk:
Dr. Beatrice Ombuki-Berman Lacation: Lecture Theatre 50 (LT50) |
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9:45 - 10:00 AM
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Coffee Break
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Sessions
Rooms |
Session 10
Location: Lecture Theatre 50 (LT50) Session Chair: |
Session 11
Room 2 Session Chair: |
Session 12
Room 3 Session Chair: |
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10:00 - 10:20 AM
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Paper S101:
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Paper S111:
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Paper S121:
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10:25 - 10:45 AM
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Paper S102:
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Paper S112:
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Paper S122:
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10:50– 11:10 AM
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Paper S103:
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Paper S113:
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Paper S123:
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11: 05 - 11:40 AM
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Coffee Break
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11:40 - 12:00 AM
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Paper S131:
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Paper S141:
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Paper S151:
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12:05– 12:25
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Paper S132:
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Paper S142:
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Paper S152:
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12:30 – 12:50 AM
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Paper
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11:55 - 11:45 AM
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Lunch
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12: 00 PM
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Awards Ceremony
Closing Remarks - Utech President--- |
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