International Youth Economic And Leadership Symposium 2017
The
International Youth Economic and Leadership Development Symposium 2017 will take place for
two days in December 2017. Between 200
and 300 youth will attend the Forum as participants. International Youth Economic and Leadership Symposium 2017
will also attract representatives from other corporate organizations, bankers,
business development managers, Kings, teachers, politicians, policy makers, the
general public and media. Overall it is
expected that approximately 1,000 people will attend some section of International Youth Economic
and Leadership Symposium 2017 over the two days.
Confirmed
keynote speakers include:
• Mr.
Esho J.O: Director Academic Affairs, Federal University of Technology, Akure
• Tony
Joy, Director Make A Difference Initiative Nigeria
• Grace
Akinosun, Business Start-Up Analyst
• Mr.
Idowutade Oluwaseun, Business Sales Manager Infobip Lagos.
• Gbola
Ajayi, President AglowLinks Business Consults
Goals:
·
International Youth Economic and Leadership Symposium 2017
will bring youth from around the South West of Nigeria and some other parts to
focus on the Economic Development.
·
The Forum will encourage youths to collaborate
more fully across disciplines than they have done traditionally, to get into
the practice of presenting their business ideas, leadership skills and
innovations in transforming Nigerian economy to non-specialist audiences and
the general public and to work more fully with community of professionals.
·
It will further provide an opportunity to update
youths on the progress of some corporate organisations especially your
organisation in the area of economic development and empowerment and other
important reports pertaining to the youth participation in economic and
leadership development in Nigeria. It will also provide a venue for youth to
openly discuss the serious issues facing Nigeria and solutions they see to
these issues.
·
International Youth Economic and Leadership Symposium 2017
will provide an arena for creative works by youth inspired by Vision for Africa
Foundation Network NG.
·
Finally, International Youth Economic and Leadership Symposium 2017
will provide a forum where youth can interact and share more business ideas and
leadership skills.
Outcomes:
• Establish
a network of youth focusing on business, leadership and policy-making who will
be able to work together to find creative solutions to the issues facing the
youths generally.
• Provide
an opportunity for youth to present their concerns regarding and solutions to
issues facing the Nigerian Economy, to make effective change to political
atmosphere of Nigeria and policy and decision making, both in person and in
resulting Forum reports.
• Encourage
dialogue between young economic researchers in different disciplines, youth
living in the Nigeria and youth working on economic policies.
• Increase
general leadership knowledge among youth and the general public.
• Increase
the profile of youth working in the Nigeria.
• Encourage
youth not currently involved in economy and leadership issues to become
involved and provide support for youth already working on them in the Nigeria.
• Highlight
connections between the Nigeria and the rest of the worl
Symposium Overview:
• Youth Roundtable Discussions will bring
youth together to discuss issues affecting the Nigeria and solutions that they
would like to see implemented to address these issues.
• Young Researchers Forum will provide
the opportunity for young researchers working in the Nigeria to present their
work to an interdisciplinary audience.
• Inauguration and Awards will provide an
interactive environment for youths to learn and interact more with other youths
from other sectors of the economy and also to decorate who-is-who with an Award.
Contact:
The Vision for Africa
Foundation Network NG
Adetule Kehinde Charles
Kadetule@yahoo.com/ 08067290382
VFAFNETNG’s Symposium
VFAFNETNG’s
Symposium is an international effort, involving more than 200youths to focus
research efforts in both the African economy and leadership. In order to secure
youth involvement in all aspects of the VFAFNETNG’s
Symposium, the Youth Participating Committee (YPC) was formed, aiming
specifically to network young business and leadership researchers from all
backgrounds to enable collaboration and to involve this group in outreach
focused towards other young people. To
help fulfill this mandate, the YPC has developed the concept of the
International Youth Economic and Leadership Symposium 2017. Proposed for 2017, this Forum will bring
together youth from a diverse set of backgrounds and ideologies to discuss the
issues affecting the Nigeria, their effects on a global scale and ways of
addressing these issues. The Forum will
also serve to highlight ongoing Vision for Africa Foundation Network, NG research,
especially research being undertaken by youths.
International Youth Economic
and Leadership Symposium 2017 will focus on interactive events, on youth
attendance and participation, interdisciplinary meetings and policy
recommendations imagined by youth to provide a perennial framework for youth
involvement in the economic development and leadership policies.
International Youth Economic
and Leadership Symposium 2017 will be of great importance to the youths
because it will serve as the principle venue and preparatory avenue for 2018
where youth from many different disciplines, backgrounds and cultures will be
able to gather and interact. It will
allow VFAFNETNG to showcase the work of youth to both the media and the general
public at large. It will inspire many
youths to become more actively involved in business and leadership researches
and issues, while reinforcing for those currently undertaking these endeavours
the importance of their contribution. It
will provide the opportunity for a highly motivated group of youth passionate
about the innovations in business.
Youths
to connect, forming a network that they will be able to draw upon in the
future.
International Youth Economic
and Leadership Symposium 2017 will plant the seeds of a new style of
research for the Nigeria. Participants
will see the value of research in various fields of the economy very different
from their own and how this work may be applicable to their own studies. Young researchers will have the opportunity
to talk to youths present at the International Youth Economic and Leadership Symposium 2017
and learn from them the best approaches to working in Nigerian business communities. Young people working on research and policy
will have the opportunity to interact, allowing policy workers to emphasize the
need for policy relevant documents coming from the research community. Ultimately these interactions will contribute
to the next generation of young researchers, policy makers and leaders being
better equipped and more willing to work together and across disciplines than
has been the case in the past. This will
hopefully allow them to better address some of the issues faced by the Nigeria.
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