The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo will attend the Young CEOs Summit and Honour schedule for 17th February as the Special Guest of honour in his capacity as an entrepreneur Ambassador that is passionate about youth development in the country.
The Young CEOs is the fourth category of membership of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) inaugurated by the President, Dr Al-Mujtaba Abubakar in May, 2020 advocating that young entrepreneurs are innovative, resilient and energetic to expand various sectors of the economy through mentorship and networking.
The Chairman of the Young CEOs, Fife Banks said the annual Summit and Honour which seek to host over 500 Young Entrepreneurs is geared towards charting the course for developing shared and sustainable prosperity for our dear nation in the fourth industrial revolution which is now being fast-tracked by the aftermath of the global pandemic and the acceleration of exponential technologies.
He said the Young CEOs Summit and Honours will also host dynamic keynote speakers and subject matter experts as panellists, policy makers, members of the diplomatic community, development partners and others.
“In a nation with high rate of youth unemployment, multidimensional poverty and all manner of social vices perpetrated mostly by young people, having a crop of young people who have chosen not to be a part of the problem, but striving daily to create value-adding changes from our long-standing challenges and utilizing their platforms to inspire and empower other young people, is a blessing that cannot and must not be ignored.”
Though everyone is fond of Young People Creating the Future, he said, “enough of being fond of them, it is time to fund them. Given strategic, sustainable support, Young CEOs will deliver the desired economic future for Nigeria.”
The event which is to be Chaired by the Minister of Youth and Sport Development, Sunday Dare will be co-chaired by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI), Otunba Niyi Adebayo.
Other notable speakers/panellists that will discuss issues including AfCFTA, Technology, Policies, Leadership will be present.
The award presentations, which is for Nigerians who have contributed to the development and empowerment of young people and to notable Young CEOs that have contributed immensely, will take place same day with the launch of the Young CEOs Africa Investors Dealroom (A.I.D).
The ACCI Young CEOs A.I.D mission is to create a veritable platform to expand and empower Nigeria’s, particularly the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja start-up ecosystem by inspiring and investing in youth-led socio-economic innovations and entrepreneurial ventures driving overall national prosperity development.
