| YEAR & EDITION | THEME | TITLE OF PAPER | PRESENTER |
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| 1st Edition, 1994 | The Nigerian Economy and the poor 1984 – 1994 | Trend in Nigerian Economy 1984 – 1993 and the implications for the poor | Dr. Festus Iyayi Former National President ASUU, Department of Business Administration, University of Benin, Benin City. |
| Poverty Alleviation: A step beyond Charity. | Dr. Precious Emelue Executive Director, Community Development Partners, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. |
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| Women as Victims of Poverty: A case for empowerment | Mrs. Hanatu Ahmed Yaro Community Director, CUSO A Canadian Development Organization |
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| 2nd Edition, 1995 | Women in a Depressed Economy | The effects of the structural Adjustment Programme on Nigerian women | Mrs. Fola Odebunmi Snr Lecturer, University of Benin |
| Women, Credit and Empowerment | Mr. Godwin Ehigiamusoe Founder, Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO), Benin City |
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| Women within the primary Health Care Scheme | Dr. (Mrs.) E.S Ilubaera Permanent Secretary, Edo State |
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| 3rd Edition, 1996 | People, Poverty and Environment | The Environment and the people. | Dr. (Mrs.) M.O Kadiri Dept. of Botany, University of Benin, Benin City |
| The Economics of Environmental Destruction and Conservation. | Dr. Chike Okolocha | ||
| Designing Community Based Environment Protection and Conservation Strategies | Mr. Felix Aganmwonyi Community Development Department, SPDC |
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| 4th Edition, 1997 | NGOs and National Development | The Role of NGOs in Micro Enterprise Development | Dr. Olubunmi Adetunmbi Executive Director, Development Associates Inc. |
| 5th Edition, 1998 | Reproductive Health and Poverty | Reproductive Health as a Fundamental Human Right. | Prof. Friday Okonofua Provost, College of Medicine, University of Benin, Benin-City |
| Poverty: Implications for Reproductive Health | Dr. (Mrs.) Gloria Vincent-Osaghae Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology University of Benin, Benin City |
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| 6th Edition, 1999 | The Church and Poverty Alleviation | The Role of Churches in Poverty Alleviation. | Rev. Fr. John Uba Ofei Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria 6, Force Road, Tafawa Balewa Square, P.O Box 951, Lagos |
| Manifestation of Poverty in Nigeria | Dr. O.J Offiong Head of Department, Dept. of Political Science, UNIBEN |
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| 7th Edition, 2000 | Globalization and Local Initiatives | Globalization and local initiatives: Issues and Challenges | Dr. M.I.M Abutudu Department of Political Science Faculty of Social Science, UNIBEN |
| 8th Edition, 2001 | Education for Development | Issues in present day Nigerian Education | Dr. Michael Ogunu Faculty of Education University of Benin |
| Education for total Development | Ms. Uwa Izekor Executive Director LAPO Development Centre (LADEC), Benin City |
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| 9th Edition, 2002 | Governance and Poverty | The Irony of governance and Poverty in Africa | Prof. S.O.J Ojo Department of Political Science, Ambrose Ali University, Edo State |
| 10th Edition, 2003 | NEPAD: Compass for Sustainable Development in Africa | NEPAD: Is it the answer to sustainable Development in Africa? | Prof. Christiana Okojie, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Benin, Benin-City |
| NEPAD: Harnessing Support for Success | Dr. Adhambo Odaga, Resident Representative, The Ford Foundation, AIB Plaza, Akin Adebola, Street Victoria Island, Lagos. |
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| 11th Edition, 2004 | The sun in our eyes; Challenges of Poverty in Nigeria. | The sun in our eyes: Squaring up the challenges of Poverty in Nigeria | Asomwan Sonnie Adagbonyin, PhD Department of English, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma Nigeria |
| 12th Edition, 2005 | Micro-credit: Tool for Poverty Alleviation | Micro-credit: Tool for Poverty Alleviation | Prof Eghosa Osagie, Vice Chancellor, Benson Idahosa University, Benin city |
| 13th Edition, 2006 | Women in the Soap Box: Constraints and New Hopes In 2007 General Elections | Women and Politics in Nigeria | Dr Nosa Aladeselu, President African Women Empowerment Guild (AWEG) |
| Women and 2007 General Elections: Taking the Bull by the Horns | Kokunre Eghafona PhD, Dept of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Benin, Benin City |
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| 14th. Edition, 2007 | Microfinance Banking: Compass for the Resuscitation of Sustainable Economic Development in Nigeria | Microfinance Banking: Compass for the Resuscitation of Sustainable Economic Development in Nigeria | Dr Sam Guobadia Department of Economics, Banking & Financing Benson Idahosa University, Benin City |
| 15th Edition, 2008 | Ensuring Household Food Security: The Way Forward in Nigeria | Ensuring Household Food Security: The Way Forward in Nigeria | Dr J.O. Oyedeji, Dept of Agriculture, Benson Idahosa University, Benin City |
| 16th Edition, 2009 | Governance and Poverty in the 21st century: The Nigerian phenomenon. | Governance and Poverty in the 21st century: The Nigerian phenomenon. | Dr. Andrew Oronsaye, Dean of Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Benson Idahosa University, Benin City |
| 17th Edition, 2010 | Women and 2011 General Elections: Taking the Bull by the Horns | Women and 2011 General Elections: Taking the Bull by the Horns | Paper I: Dr. Eddy Erhagbe Paper 2: Mrs. Victoria Amu Paper 3: Hon. Elizabeth Ativie |
| 18th Edition, 2011 | Walking Together Out of Poverty | Walking Together Out of Poverty | Mr. Mike Asekome, Department of Economics, Banking & Finance, Benson Idahosa University, Benin City |
| Empowering Women to walk out of Poverty | Mrs. Grace Osakue, Coordinator, Girls Power Initiative (GPI), Edo State |
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| 19th Edition, 2012 | Ending the violence of Extreme Poverty: Promoting Empowerment and Building Peace | Ending the violence of Extreme Poverty: Promoting Empowerment and Building Peace | Mr. Ugbogbo S.N. Department of Accounting, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Benson Idahosa University, Benin City |
| 20th Edition, 2013 | Ending Extreme Poverty in Nigeria: Issues and Way Forward | Value Re-orientation: Tool for Addressing Poverty in Nigeria | Prof A.R. Anao, Vice Chancellor, Benson Idahosa University, Benin City. |
| Role of Public-Private Partnership in Poverty Reduction in Nigeria | Dr (Mrs) Henrietta Agun, Executive Director, Women Action Initiative. |
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| 21st Edition, 2014 | Governance, Poverty, and Peace Building in Nigeria | Governance, Poverty, and Peace Building in Nigeria | Aig-Imoukhuede, Managing Director, WAPIC Insurance |
| 22nd Edition, 2015 | Women Entrepreneurship Development: Issues, Opportunities and Approaches | Women Entrepreneurship Development: Issues, Opportunities and Approaches | Alhaji Bature Masari, Director General, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) |
| Women Entrepreneurship Development: Issues | Professor Sarah Anyanwu, Head, Department of Economics, University of Abuja | ||
| Women Entrepreneurship Development: Opportunities | Dr. Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, Founder and President, Growing Business Foundation (GBF). | ||
| 23rd Edition, 2016 | Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in Nigeria: Challenges and Opportunities | Agricultural Production and Food Security In Nigeria: It Is Time For Action | Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, former President, Federal Republic of Nigeria |
| Agriculture, Women Empowerment and Food Security. | Prof. Valentine Aletor, former Vice-Chancellor, Elizade University |
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| Enhancing Youth Employment Through Agricultural Development. | Dr Nteranya Sanginga, Director-General, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) |
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| 24th Edition, 2017 | Galvanizing SMEs Towards Inclusive Development | Mr. Tony Elumelu (CON), Chairman, HEIRS Holdings, the United Bank for Africa, and Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation |
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| 25th Edition, 2018 | Towards Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation of Nigeria: Options for Non-State Intervention. | Prof. Mike Obadan, a Non-Executive Director of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Department of Economics & Statistics, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State |
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| 26th Edition, 2019 | The Nigerian Healthcare Situation: Way Forward | Prof Omokhoa Adeleye, professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Benin (UNIBEN) and Consultant, Public Health Medicine at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). |
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| 27th Edition, 2020 | Improving Access to Quality Maternal and Child Health: Issues and Perspectives | Bishop (Prof) Vincent Iyawe, Immediate Past Provost, College of Medical Sciences, the University of Benin (UNIBEN) |
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| 28th Edition, 2021 | Promoting Community-Based Cancer Control Programme in Nigeria: The LAPO-C4 Initiative | Prof Omokhoa Adeleye, professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Benin (UNIBEN) and Consultant, Public Health Medicine at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). |
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| 29th Edition, 2022 | Financing Agriculture and Rural Development in Nigeria: Issues and Way Forward | Prof Ernest Adeniyi Aiyedun, Former Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Abuja |
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| 30th Edition, 2023 | The Role of Non-State Actors in National Development: A Case Study of LAPO | Prof. Felix Oriakhi, Department of Political Science, Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria |
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| 31st Edition, 2024 | Paradox of Poverty in a 'Wealthy Nation', Policy Issues & Perspectives | Mr. Andrew Mamedu, Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria. |
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