The 4th edition of the "Doctoral Incubator in Economics and Management Sciences" (PépiDoc SEGes CEMAC) will be organized in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from Tuesday 25 to Thursday 27 November 2025. While last year, the central theme was "Issues and challenges of the social and solidarity economy in Africa", this year, the theme adopted for this edition is: "Increasing the social and societal impact of research through artificial intelligence".

The PépiDoc has been labeled since 2023 by the Scientific Labeling College of the FNEGE, co-sponsored by the President of the CEMAC Commission and the Minister of State, Minister of Higher Education of Cameroon and chaired by Professor Jacques IGALENS of the Toulouse Business School. It is open to a broad target group combining doctoral students, teachers, entrepreneurs and manager-researchers and is organized with the scientific support of the International Institute of Social Audit (IAS), the Academy of Management Sciences of Paris (ASMP), the Francophone Association of Human Resources Management (AGRH), the National Foundation for the Teaching of Business Management (FNEGE), the Institute of Africanity (IDA), universities and schools in the countries concerned.

History, glory, and future of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

AI: between humanism and economic imperialism.

Impact of AI on the transformation and performance of businesses in Africa.

The economy of AI: from "omni-sectoriality" to the specialized professions of the future.

The engagement of young Africans in the social economy.AI and the issue of big data.

AI and the revolution of plural monitoring functions in Africa.

AI and the revolution of Human Resources functions in Africa.

AI: formalization vs informalization in Africa.

The applications of AI in the research cycle: from the construction of the object to the dissemination of results.

The socio-professional applications of AI.

Rhetoric, aesthetics, and ethics of AI.

May 20, 2025: Dissemination of the Call for Proposals;

September 10, 2025: deadline for submission of proposal 1, Word version of the PRISS (Research Project with Societal and Scientific Impact), according to the above protocol,

September 19, 2025: PRISS examination and selection panels;

September 26, 2025: Notification of the lucky applicants and clarification of the details relating to the terms of care;

October 24, 2025: deadline for submission of the PowerPoint version of the selected CAPTS, according to the above protocol, in Arial Narrow font; minimum write size = 32; harmonized animation; 20 slides maximum. Submission of the Scientific Poster (one-page design, for the M-PoS Competition);

November 07, 2025: Thematic ranking jury of the proposals and adoption of the final agenda of PépiDoc SEGes 2025;

November 25 to 27, 2025: holding of the 4th edition of the "Doctoral Incubator in Economics and Management" (PépiDoc SEGes 4).