BRING YOUR WORK AND IDEAS

iCAD brings researchers, professionals, policymakers, industry leaders and emerging scholars into the same conversation about Africa’s development.

Find your place.

Choose the route that fits your role, research, practice or interest in the 2027 conference.

Attend iCAD 2027
Register for the conference.

Submit a paper
Present research through the academic programme.

Emerging Scholars
Take part in the PhD and early-career colloquium.

Industry & Practice
Join the policy, industry and practitioner conversation.

Submit your work.

The 2027 call invites extended abstracts and full papers across seven interconnected themes, with competitive review and opportunities for presentation.

Call for papers

Develop the next idea.

The Emerging Scholars Colloquium creates space for research presentations, feedback, mentorship, networking and policy-brief development.

Explore the colloquium

Bring more than a paper.

Participation can begin with research and continue through mentoring, policy engagement and practical collaboration.

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Present research

Submit academic work for consideration across the seven interconnected themes.

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Grow as an emerging scholar

Present work, receive feedback, build relationships and develop ideas for impact.

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Build a partnership

Explore opportunities for organisations to work with iCAD and its community.