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Summit resources

On this page you will find the materials for attendees shared by speakers during the Summit including presentations, videos and reports.

Day One

Keynote

Sara Elder​, Head of Employment Analysis & ​Economic Policies Unit,​ International Labour Organization​ (ILO)

Young entrepreneurs take centre stage

Dejan Markovic and Helena Vieira (YBI) and entrepreneurs Dareem Jeffrey (EcoWash), Adaeze Akpagbula (Farmspeak Technology), Mariam Kupi (DOSPAN), Rafi Mohammad (Fixi), Said Razunga (Dhoumbia Sea Food) and Keerthana Vangapally (9NUTZ Millets)

The Power of the Network

Victoria Edwards (YBI), Adenike Adeyemi (FATE Foundation), Sara Simón (Youth Business Spain)

Global Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

Anita Tiessen, Dejan Markovic and Helena Vieira (YBI), Matt Wallace (ONOW), Romeo Effs (Lumorus) and Stephania Ayieta (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)

Day Two

Keynote Speech

Hendrina Chalwe Doroba, Manager of Education and Skills Development Division, African Development Bank

Pressing issues of our times

Several consecutive sessions. For full list of speakers, please see the agenda.

Responsible, Innovative and Diverse Funding

Serena Vento (YBI), Nicholas Colloff (Argidius), Henrietta Bankole Olusina (Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors), Grace Njiru (KPMG Kenya), Ibrahim (Gen Unltd), Virgil (Segal Family Foundation)

Learning Festival

Several consecutive sessions. For full list of speakers, please see the agenda.

Day Three

The Power of the Network

Miranda Page, Director of Strategic Communications (YBI), Matt Smith, Director for Policy & Research (Global Entrepreneurship Network), Sushil Ram, Advisor (Youth Development) Social Policy Development Section (Commonwealth Secretariat), Lakshmi Venkataraman Venkatesan, Founder & Managing Trustee (Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust (BYST), Founding YBI member), Bat-Orshikh Erdenebat, Youth Business Mongolia Programme Manager (Development Solutions NGO), Mariana Rodrigues, Advocacy and Government Relations Leader (Aliança Empreendedora)

 

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