| DAY 0: October 13, 2026: Pre-Conference Activities, On-Site Only |
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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 Representative, 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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6:30 - 7:30 PM
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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
Room 1 |
Session 2
Room 2 |
Session 3
Room 3 |
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1:45 - 2:05 PM
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Paper # 1
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Paper # 5
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Paper # 9
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2:05 - 2:25PM
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Paper # 2
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Paper # 6
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Paper # 10
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2:25 - 2:45 PM
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Paper # 3
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paper # 7
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Paper # 11
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2:40 - 3:05 PM
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Paper # 4
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Paper # 8
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Paper # 12
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3:05 - 3:20 PM
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Coffee Break
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3:30 - 4:30 PM
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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: #2
Room 1: |
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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
Room 1 |
Session 5
Room 2 |
Session 6
Room 3 |
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10:25 - 10:45 AM
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Paper # 13
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Paper # 17
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Paper # 21
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10:45 - 11:05 AM
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Paper # 14
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Paper # 18
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Paper # 22
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11:05 - 11:25 AM
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Paper # 15
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Paper # 19
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Paper # 23
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11:25 - 11:45 AM
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Paper # 16
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Paper # 20
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Paper # 24
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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
Room 1 |
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Sessions
Rooms |
Session 7
Room 1 |
Session 8
Room 2 |
Session 9
Room 3 |
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2:05 - 2:25 PM
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Paper # 25
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Paper # 29
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Paper # 33
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2:25 - 2:45 PM
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Paper # 26
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Paper # 30
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Paper # 34
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2:45 - 3:05 PM
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Paper # 27
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Paper # 31
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Paper # 35
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3:05 - 3:25 PM
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Paper # 28
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Paper # 32
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Paper # 36
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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
Room 1 |
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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:
Zoom Link : |
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9:45 - 10:00 AM
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Coffee Break
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Sessions
ROoms |
Session 10
Room 1 |
Session 11
Room 2 |
Session 12
Room 3 |
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10:05 - 10:25 AM
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Paper # 37
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Paper # 41
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Paper 45
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10205 - 10:45 AM
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Paper # 38
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Paper # 42
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Paper 46
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10:45 - 11:05 AM
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Paper # 39
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Paper # 43
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Paper 47
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11:05 - 11:25 AM
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Paper # 40
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Paper # 44
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Paper 48/49
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11:05 - 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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