Submissions Accepted for Presentation at the World Bank Land and Property Research Conference 2026
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Daily Overview |
| Date: Thursday, 30/Apr/2026 | |
| 8:30am - 10:30am | 104: Agricultural Productivity and Forest Conservation Location: MC 13-121 Session Chair: Dr. Julian Lampietti, World Bank Group, United States of America |
| 8:30am - 10:30am | 204: Public vs. Private Land, Energy, and Technology Location: MC 10-100 Session Chair: Paul Martin, World Bank Group, United States of America |
| 8:30am - 10:30am | 304: Property Taxation, Mass Appraisal, and Digital Billing Location: MC 8-100 Session Chair: Dr. Peadar Davis, Ulster University, United Kingdom |
| 8:30am - 10:30am | 404: Land Certification, Rental Markets, and Agricultural Transformation Location: MC 7-100 Session Chair: Arianna Legovini, World Bank, United States of America |
| 8:30am - 10:30am | 504: Urban Expansion, Informality, and Governance Failure: Evidence from the Global South Location: MC 5-100 Session Chair: Anne Marynczak, World Bank Group, United States of America |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Br-5: Coffee Break Location: MC 13-121 |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | 105: Land Tenure, Rental Markets, and Allocative Efficiency Location: MC 13-121 Session Chair: Dr. Keijiro Otsuka, Asian Development Bank Institute, Japan |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | 205: Soil Health, Carbon Markets, and Land Restoration Location: MC 10-100 Session Chair: Dr. Jordan Chamberlin, CIMMYT, Kenya |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | 305: Technical and Regulatory Challenges in Land Valuation: China, Ethiopia, Africa, and Nigeria Location: MC 8-100 Session Chair: Dong Kyu Kwak, The World Bank, Singapore |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | 405: Cadastral Modernization, Geomatics, and Cross-Border Surveying Location: MC 7-100 Session Chair: Mika-Petteri Torhonen, World Bank Group, United States of America |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | 505: Agricultural Subsidies, Insurance, and Soil Health Policy Location: MC 5-100 Session Chair: Dr. Sergiy Zorya, World Bank, United States of America |
| 1:00pm - 2:00pm | L-3: Lunch Location: MC 13-121 |
| 2:00pm - 3:30pm | 012: Daron Acemoglu - Land, Labor, and Economic Development Location: Preston Auditorium Session Chair: Paschal Donohoe, World Bank Group, United States of America |
| 4:00pm - 6:00pm | 106: Land Reform and Transferability of Rights Location: MC 13-121 Session Chair: Prof. Lorenzo Casaburi, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 4:00pm - 6:00pm | 206: Conflict, Ethnic Borders, and Land Rights in Africa Location: MC 10-100 Session Chair: Ivonne Moreno, World Bank Group, United States of America |
| 4:00pm - 6:00pm | 306: Addressing Challenges to Communal Land Rights Location: MC 8-100 Session Chair: Mercedes Stickler, World Bank Group, United States of America |
| 4:00pm - 6:00pm | 406: Land Administration Reform: Financing, Equity, and Digital Tools Location: MC 7-100 Session Chair: Dr. Jolyne Sanjak, Tetratech, United States of America |
| 4:00pm - 6:00pm | 506: Land Ownership, Food Security, and Natural Resources Location: MC 5-100 Session Chair: Prof. Songqing Jin, Michigan State University, United States of America |
| 6:00pm - 8:00pm | 802: Reception Location: MC 13-121 |