The conference aims to provide a multi-disciplinary forum for networking and intellectual exchange among scholars who conduct research in and of relevance to low-income countries and/or engage in capacity-building collaborations. The conference also intends to offer a platform for interaction between development researchers, policy makers, practitioners and other non-academic actors.
The programme includes 46 thematic sessions and over 200 presentations by development researchers from a wide range of disciplines, keynote lectures and other events.