| DAY 1 — Saturday, April 11, 2026 |
| 8:00 – 8:45 AM | Registration | Yeshi Tolessa & Volunteers |
| 8:45 – 9:15 AM | Welcome | Dr. Ibrahim Elemo (OSA President) | Rev. Dr. R'gina Robinson-Sellers | Oromo Elders |
| 9:15 – 9:25 AM | Opening Remarks | Dr. Ibrahim Elemo, President | Dr. Moa Apagodu, Board Chair |
| FEATURED SPEAKER: Dr. Adey Mohamed |
| 9:25 – 9:55 AM | The Legacy of Professor Hamdesa Tuso: Gada Governance as an Indigenous Peace Infrastructure & Decolonial Knowledge | Dr. Adey Mohamed | Introduced by Professor Tekleab T. Gala |
| 9:55 – 10:55 AM | Hamdesa's Growing Up in Arsi Region of Oromia, Academic Pursuits, Advocacy for the Rights of Oromo Refugees and Life after Retirement | Babsa Tula | Gudata Boki | Urgessa Tula | Andrew Hamdesa | Moderator: Mustafa Waqo |
| 11:00 – 11:30 AM | ☕ Coffee Break |
| CHALLENGES TO OROMO SCHOLARSHIP: Conflict Resolution in Southern Oromia, Ethiopia, and Northern Kenya |
| 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM | Examining the Marginalization of the Oromo Subgroups of Southern Oromia, Ethiopia, and Northern Kenya — Unresolved Conflicts in Southern Oromia: the Case of Borana and Garri Oromo | Halake Jaldessa Liban | Professor Asafa Jalata | Dr. Ibrahim Elemo |
| 12:15 – 12:30 PM | Audience Q&A | Moderator: Professor Tekleab T. Gala |
| OSU: OROMO CULTURAL SHOW |
| 12:30 – 1:30 PM | Oromo Cultural Show — Minnesota University Students (OSU) | Organized by Maati Dekama |
| 1:30 – 2:30 PM | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| CURRENT CHALLENGES TO PEACEBUILDING AMID VIOLENCE: The Status of Oromo Human Rights |
| 2:30 – 3:30 PM | Oromia Support Group Human Rights Reports | The Quest for the Survival of the Gada System | Dr. Trevor Trueman | Judge Israel Fayisa |
| FEATURED SPEAKER: Seena D. Jimjimo |
| 3:30 – 4:00 PM | Oromo Women's Leadership in Conflict Resolution: Challenges & Perspectives | Seenaa D. Jimjimo | Introduced by Kadiro Elemo |
| 4:00 – 4:30 PM | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 4:30 – 5:30 PM | Review of OSA Past Conferences & Scholarship | OSA President and Team |
| DAY 2 — Sunday, April 12, 2026 |
| 8:00 – 8:30 AM | Registration | Yeshi Tolessa | Dr. Samuel Geleta & Volunteers |
| 8:30 – 9:00 AM | Welcome | Dr. Ibrahim Elemo, OSA President |
| KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Obasesam Okoi |
| 9:00 – 10:00 AM | Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding: Examining Oromo Practice, Lessons from Oromo People's Traditional Mechanisms | Dr. Obasesam Okoi | Introduced by Dr. Ibrahim Elemo |
| COMPONENTS OF SUCCESSFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION |
| 10:00 – 11:30 AM | What is Unique about Oromo Mechanisms of Conflict Resolution? Professor Hamdesa Tuso's Contributions to the Growing Field of Mediation | Dr. Obasesam Okoi | Dr. Gudata Hinika | Dr. Gammachu A. Kurfessa |
| 11:30 – 12:00 PM | Audience Q&A | Moderator: Bonnie Holcomb |
| 12:00 – 12:30 PM | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| EXPERIENCES OVER THREE GENERATIONS OF PEACEBUILDING EFFORTS |
| 12:30 – 1:00 PM | The Fourth Generation and the Link to the Future | TBD |
| 1:00 – 1:30 PM | The Middle Generation: 'The Agony of the Educated Oromo' | Dr. Hussein Kaliil | Dr. Abdirahim Doyo | Dr. Desta Gelgelu |
| 1:30 – 1:50 PM | The Third Generation: Oromo Protests — the Youth Attempt to Grasp and Apply the Principles of Peacebuilding and the Violent Aftermath | Dr. Hashim Adam | Kinini Jageno |
| 1:50 – 2:20 PM | Oromo Community Organizations and Advocacy for Oromia — Recognizing Lasting Legacies | Girma Hassan | Teshite Waqo |
| 2:20 – 2:40 PM | First Generation: Professor Hamdesa's Contemporaries & Colleagues — A Reflection | Obbo Bayyana | Pastor Tigiro Ganamo | Hamado Gelgelu | Moderator: Maru Badhaso |
| 2:40 PM | Closing Remarks | Dr. Ibrahim Elemo, OSA President |
