Preliminary Program

Time 

Duration

Program

08:30 - 9:00 AM

30 m

Registration with Coffee/Tea

Herwin Yengnone and Chuka Achu

A. Opening Session

Anchors: Herwin Yengnone and Chuka Achu

09:00 - 9:03 AM

3 m

Welcome and Setting the Stage

Herwin Yengnone

09:03 - 9:05 AM

2 m

Land Acknowledgement

Chuka Achu

09:05 - 9:10 AM

5 m

Opening Remarks 

Dr Isaac Luginaah

09:10 - 9:30 AM

20 m

Keynote: Climate Change and Cities

Dr James Voogt

B. Scientific Session I

Anchors: Andrew Vincent Grgas-Svirac and Reforce Okwei

09:30 - 10:30 AM

60 m

Oral Presentation, Panel I

(5 presentations @12 minutes each)

Chair: Andrew Vincent Grgas-Svirac 

10:30 - 10:40 AM

10 m

Transition to Panel II

10:40 - 11:40 AM

60 m

Oral Presentation, Panel II

(5 presentations @12 minutes each)

Chair: Reforce Okwei

11:40 - 11:50 AM

10 m

Health Break with Coffee/Tea

C. Scientific Session II

Anchors: Mildred Molle and Kamaldeen Mohammed

11:50 - 12:20 PM

30 m

Lightning Oral Presentation, Panel I

(10 presentations @3 minutes each)

Chair: Mildred Molle

12:20 - 12:30 PM

10 m

Transition to the Panel II

12:30 - 01:00 PM

30 m

Lightning Oral Presentation, Panel II

(10 presentations @3 minutes each)

Chair: Kamaldeen Mohammed

D. Networking, Lunch, Voting, and Scavenger Hunt

Anchors: Herwin Yengnone and Chuka Achu

01:00 - 2:00 PM

60 m

Activity 1: Lunch & Network   

Activity 2: Participate in the People's Choice Award Poll

Activity 3: Participate in the Climate Change Wisdom Quiz

Activity 4: Scientific Committee makes award decisions

E. Closing Session

Anchors: Dr Laila Rahman and Mariam Takkouch

02:00 - 2:35 PM

35 m

Award Presentation and

Make a Memory Photoshoot

Presenters and Awardees

02:35 - 2:40 PM

5 m

Closing Remarks with Future Directions

Dr Godwin Arku

02:40 - 2:45 PM

5 m

Vote of Thanks and Way Forward

Mariam Takkouch

02:45 – 3:00 PM

15 m

Group Photoshoot

Student Presenters, Participants,
Organizers, Collaborators, and Faculty