The young ceo’s business summit London 2015 set to hold at Imperial College in November
Following the successful outing of the Young CEO’s Business Summit held in Dubai United Arab Emirates, Accra-Ghana and most recently in Lagos Nigeria, the organizers of the event have announced their intention to hold yet another awe-inspiring event in November at the Imperial College, London to wrap up its objective program for the year.
It will be recalled that the last event of the Young CEO’s Business Forum vividly captured the essence with which it was established. The event which drew participants from across Africa and the world created opportunities for business networks, ensuring that business relationships among young businessmen and women, particularly, CEOs were realized while specialized business training sessions were handled by seasoned serial entrepreneurs and successful business leaders.
This edition is special as it focuses on exporting and showcasing Africa’s great Business ideas to the European business community while ensuring mutual business collaboration between the two regions.
The life-changing business summit which will be held in collaboration with the Institute of Leadership & Management and Femaz Microfinance bank will, among other events, feature the final stage of the highly lauded pitching exercise which began its course during the last YCBS meeting in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Date: Friday 13th & Saturday 14th November
Venue: Imperial College, London
Find below some of the speakers that will feature at the event;
• President Elio D’Anna – Founder & President, European School of Economics
• Dr. Cassandra Martinez- King LLB PHd- CEO of London School of Petroleum Law & Management school
• Sir. Godfrey Ohuabunwa – Group CEO, Multimesh group
• Cllr. Suzane Fajana Thompson– former Mayor of London Borough of Hackney
• Debbie Ariyo – Officer of the British Empire (OBE) & Enterprise consultant
• David Smith – Chairman of the British African Business Alliance
• Jane Barrett – Co-Founder, The Career Farm
• Justina Mutale – MD/CEO Positive Runway
Panelists at the event include;
• John Wood – MD/CEO AJ Africa Consulting
• Lydia Heater Mudhari – CEO Famous Rainbow Production
• Jane Barrett – Co-founder The Career Farm
• Paul Alaje – MD/CEO, Systems & performance Mgt. Consulting Limited
• Nkechi Azinge – Founder SCAF & recipient of the Queen’s Young Leaders Award 2015
• Edosa Ohen – Founder Alfa O & O Networks & Glazed the doughnut Café (on forbes list)
• Muna Onuzo – Founder/Principal Consultant – Gazzelle Academy Vocational Centre
• Peace Hyde, Forbes Magazine West African Correspondent and CEO Aim Higher Consulting
• Sheeza Ahmad – Founder HelpingB
About the Young CEO’S Business Forum
The Young CEO’S Business forum limited are organizers of the young CEO’S business summit designed for pioneering CEOs who aspire to conduct their businesses in tandem with global best practices. These CEO’s focus more on creating value for all of their stakeholders and then fulfill deeper purpose of their organization, which is giving back to society and making it better than they met it. They consciously integrate and cultivate cultures that support people to learn, grow, develop and flourish. With collaborations from young CEOs across Africa specifically from Cameroun, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Gambia, Mali, Malawi, Botswana, Cape Verde, Ethiopia and that of counterparts from Asia, America and Europe, they are set to explore international idea exchange, collaborations and synergies that will guarantee business excellence for our continent and the rest of the world.
The YCBS London 2015 will gather 350 plus young entrepreneurs from Africa and Europe to discuss the THEME: ‘’The Impact of SMEs on Global Economy: The New Perspective’’ The summit will have international business men and women converging to discuss new strategies on how to explore the immeasurable business opportunities in Africa and the need for improved business collaboration with Europe, coordinated support for Start-ups and funding for small business businesses capable of enriching and creating many jobs in the region.
The YCBS summit has featured top business leaders as keynote Speakers, Panelists and Participants. Some on the list included Group CEO ArikAir United Kingdom, Dr. Micheal A.O. Arumemi-Ikhide, MD/CEO, Goslar& Associates Bangkok, Brands & Marketing Experts Alex Goslar, Chairman & CEO HMG Group, Hamza Nasko (Hospital Equipment manufacturing/Real Estate, Germany), Justina Mutale-Founder/CEO, Positive Runway & honorary Ambassador, Gender Equality & Spokesperson for the International women’s THINK TANK United Kingdom, Mrs. Divine Ndhlukula (Forbes most successful business woman in Africa 2012 and also Chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Chambers of Commerce ZNCC), Amb. Dr. Mike G. Omotosho- Consular General of Nigeria to Dubai, Dr. Linus Okorie- President GOTNI Leadership institute, Sabine Balve- President of WORLD LEADERS FORUM Dubai, MD/CEO FastTrack logistics Dubai, H.E. Dr. Erieka Benneth( Head of Missions African Union, Diaspora), Chukwuemeka Afigbo(Goggle Africa), Christopher Ifejika(General Electric Africa), MarK Essien(MD/CEO hotel.ng), John Amah (MD/CEO, Ghana Enterprise Agency), Sir Godfrey Ohuabunwa (MD/CEO Multi-mesh Group), Nana Kwame Bediako(MD/CEO Petronia City and many more..
This summit provided learning experience and business innovation knowledge sharing opportunities for all who made it to the event. The business sessions, trade collaborations, seminars, expert business tour, networking opportunities and exposure sure defined the crescendo of the summit and made it an experience unforgettable for all participants.
Other Summit features include;
• Networking Session/ Breakfast Meeting
• Specialized Business Strategy Training.
• Key Note Presentations
• Panel Discussions
• Idea pitching session
• Inspire: Expert Panel Q n A Sessions
• CEO Global Awards for Corporate Governance (Award night/Dinner with government officials, top business leaders and CEOs sourced from different Sectors) &
• Exhibition
To participate kindly contact the following emails adminuk@ycbf.org or ceobusinessforum@gmail.com or call +447557903745, +447960545522, +2348093063836, or 08033167827. More details can be found on www.ycbf.org.
MUNA ONUZO