Over 1000 Nigerian entrepreneurs to participate in young CEOs conference
No fewer than 1000 entrepreneurs comprising young business owners resident in Nigeria and in the Diaspora will participate in the Young Nigerian Chief Executive Officers’ Conference scheduled for August in Abuja.
In a statement issued by Nuhu Atta, executive secretary, Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF), the conference and exhibition will be held at the Nigerian Air force Conference Centre in Abuja between August 3 and 4, 2015.
The statement puts the theme of the conference as ‘Promoting Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Building Economic Leaders for Tomorrow.”
The event will, among other things, afford young entrepreneurs in Nigeria the opportunity to exchange ideas with their peers from other parts of the world.
“It will challenge and empower entrepreneurship mentality amongst its participants; and thus enable them to create an economic revolution in Nigeria, or any part of Africa where their businesses are located,” the statement says.
The statement said the meeting, which was organised by NYPF, was a platform for young business owners to discuss challenges they encountered.
According to him, the upcoming event will enable young entrepreneurs to develop strategies to tackle their challenges.
The conference will focus on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and their impact on the Nigerian and global economy and is expected to provide entrepreneurs with the opportunity to reflect on economic progress and prospects for strengthening business-to-business linkages across Africa.
The conference which will look into key sectors ranging from Agriculture, Oil & Gas, Information & Communication Technology (ICT), Blue Sea Economy (Marine), Manufacturing / Processing, Creative Industry.
“It will engender a more integrated participation across Nigeria, by renewing commitment for a tighter bilateral and multilateral cooperation across associations representing young Nigerian entrepreneurs,’’ the statement quoted Moses Siloko Siasia, chairman, NYPF, and convener as saying.
Harrison Edeh