HM Young Achievers Summit 2017 Set For June 17
Social enterprises continue to grow in Ghana every year. Most of their
impact is felt in the influence they have on the sustainable growth they
achieve yearly in their respective industries.
Entrepreneurship in
Ghana has fueled employment opportunities. It has encouraged the youth
to become creative and innovative not only as a means of tackling youth
employment but also as a solution to meeting the pressing needs of
society, providing sustainable solutions to business problems whiles
also strengthening the oak of GDP growth, Foreign Direct Investment
(FDI) and highlighting the gross benefits of the use of technology in
business.
Every day, new business challenges evolve due to the changing
structures in the world of work and its accompanying effects on global
businesses. To encourage the growth of entrepreneurship in Ghana through
social enterprise development and business strategy skills, the Twenty Plus Ghana Group of companies
(a social enterprise collection of brands focused on the growth of
social entrepreneurship in Ghana) is organizing the second edition of
the Young Achievers Summit on Saturday, 17th June, 2017 at the British Council, Accra Ghana. Time for the event is 2PM to 8PM and the rate is FREE (#HMYoungAchieversSummit2017).
The Young Achievers Summit presents an opportunity for young
entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, industry leaders, focus groups,
students, policy makers, business developers and media to come together
under one roof presenting ideas to promote advanced sustainable growth
of Ghanaian enterprises while also recognizing the work of outstanding
young entrepreneurs through the awards session. There will also be a
workshop session dubbed ”Barclays Ready to Work Clinic”
which is facilitated by the British Council with support from the
Barclays Bank. The workshop’s intent is to equip participants with the
needed soft skills necessary in excelling in their chosen industries.
Keynote speaker for this year’s event is: Paul Payne (Skills Hub and Innovative Centre Manager at the British Council).
Headline Speakers include: Derrick S. Vormawor (Serial Entrepreneur and Business Coach); Ekow Mensah (CEO, TANOE & EMI); George Mensah Britton (CEO, GB Interactive Ltd, artist manager for Keche); Kwame A.A Opoku (Lead Curator, Idea Factory Africa); Emmanuel Leslie Addae (Curator, TEDx Accra); Mauvie Hayford (Radio & TV Host); Caroline Sampson (Radio & TV Host); Trudy Arnold (CEO, Studio 7 Beauty Lounge & Co-Founder for WE Festival Africa); Ama Pratt (CEO, MAP Concepts GH & Commercial Head Panafrican Television).
Panelists: Boamah Prince Kuleape (CEO, Kuleape Group of Companies, Celebrity Stylist and Designer); Bright Opanin Boakye – Danquah (Producer, INNOVADDB Ghana); Adomako Mensah Felix (Celebrity Blogger), Micheal Owusu – Smith (DJ/Artist and Fashion Icon) and Akua Konadu Kusi (CEO, Study Abroad West Africa).
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