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SPEAKERS FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT –AFRICA
INTRODUCTION
The era of “speculative Buccaneer Capitalists”, has given way to “Economic Nationalists.” to spearhead this paradigm shift, a new class of individuals and groups must emerge. They are merchants and traders in the “intangibles” or “knowledge workers” they are SPEAKERS, the new catalyst that will power Entrepreneurial Empowerment for Development to meet our vision of belonging among the top 20 largest economies by the year 2020.
OUR VISION
To teach Business and leadership Skills for individual and organisational Empowerment towards National Economic Development.
OUR MISSION
To raise 20,020 Business Leaders and Speakers by the year 2020 and beyond.
OUR CHALLENGE
“… one of the challenges of governance in Nigeria has been “contractocracy” that people stopped caring about vision, about policy, about strategy in the public sector and instead put all their focus on transactions which is contract. And look at what it cost us in two decades. It cost us big time.”
Oby Ezekwesili [VP-World Bank]
OUR SOLUTION
“We have identified the development of HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE and the challenges of developing our country’s physical infrastructure as TWO critical elements in growing our economy”.
“We will not equivocate in our resolve to maintain micro-economic stability and create the requisite PLATFORM for the rapid regeneration of our economy. It has to be a focused collective effort by us all as major stakeholders in Project Nigeria.”
“The 7-Point Agenda of my Administration is aimed at producing a National Plan for achieving the Vision 2020 economic policy to make Nigeria one of the 20 largest economies.”
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua GCFR
THE PROJECT
NATIONAL YOUTH BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP SUMMIT- ABUJA 2008
INITIATORS
SPEED-AFRICA NETWORK
• ABUJA: YOUTH HOUSE, 2, Mamou Close, off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse ll, Abuja
• LAGOS: IFEMOD HOUSE, 4,Soji Adepegba , off Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos.
OUR GOALS & OBJECTIVES
To encourage the designing and implementation of good and far-sighted vision for national participation.
To channel the resourcefulness of our youths to champion corporate strategy development.
To discourage the youths’ sole-focus on ‘fast-deals’ and ‘contractocracy’.
To redirect the youth to evolve policies and programmes for better governance
To support the youth in their efforts to face the demands of leadership challenges.
To preach the gospel of “Economic Nationalism” towards mass awareness for economic empowerment.
To raise business leaders and speakers.
To continually build a large pool of mentors in business leadership to connect to young, eager and energetic Entrepreneurs.
OUR TARGET AUDIENCE
Primary: Young School Leavers, Undergraduates, National Youth Corps Members
Secondary: Graduates/ Young Entrepreneurs, youths in leadership positions
Tertiary: Accomplished Mentors and established Entrepreneurs
OUR APPROACH
Nation-wide conduct of workshops, seminars, entrepreneurial empowerment debates, essays and business leadership contests.
DISCUSSIONS
Dynamic Innovations for youth Business empowerment: the digital revolution as …your passport to reach the world.
Idea Trading: The emergence of world class entrepreneurs and the role of Nigerian Young Business leaders for economic empowerment and development.
Small and Medium Scale enterprises as bedrock for national economic revival, how young Nigerians can leverage on the numerous opportunities.
“For Nigeria to make rapid progress…, it has to run at extraordinary SPEED.” The challenge of nurturing young business leaders in Nigeria, a blue-print.
NEEDS [National Economic Empowerment & Development Strategy] as route-map to the actualization of the 7-Point Agenda , Vision 2020, the role of young Nigerian Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders.
EXPECTED DISCUSSANTS
Jim Ovia CEO/FOUNDER, visafone
Tony elumelu Group Managing Director, UBA PLC
Barr. Jimoh Ibrahim GMD, NICON GROUP PLC
Modupe Adelaja (Mrs) DG. SMEDAN
Prof. Chukwuma Soludo Governor Central Bank, Nigeria
Femi Otedola MD/CEO ZENON OIL
Wale Tinubu MD/CEO OANDO OIL PLC
Aliko Dangote Chairman/CEO Dangote Group
Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman Minister of Finance
SPECIAL GUEST OF HONOUR
His Excellency, Umar Musa Yar’Adua GCFR
President and Commander -in –Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria
GUEST OF HONOUR
His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan GCON
Vice-President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Dr. Tanimu Kurfi
Senior Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters.
CHAIRMAN
Owelle Rochas Okorocha
President, Nigerian Red-Cross Society
COLLABORATORS
Nigeria: The Heart of Africa [Federal Ministry of Information and Communications]
CHIEF HOST
Senator, Akinlabi Olasunkanmi
Hon. Minister for Youth Development
CO-HOST
Mr. Charles Ugwu
Hon. Minister for Commerce & Industry
HOST
Dr. Aliyu Modibo Umar Ph.D
Hon. Minister of Federal Capital Territory [FCT]
CONVENER
Musa Ujah
Chairman Strabag Nigeria Ltd, Doyen & President-General, Nigerian Youth
SECRETARY ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Nnenna Olumba Kalu
Chief Executive Officer, NEOKAL NIG. LTD.
CHAIRMAN ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Higgins Peters
CEO/ NATIONAL COORDINATOR
Brown Oga
SUMMIT COORDINATORS/ CENTRAL WORKING COMMITTEE
Brown Oga Chief Executive
Ken Amogaranya Administration
Paul Agbo Legal
Aawal Jatau Protocols
Ome Bassey Secretary
Chris Odoh Logistics
Atinuke Osarenren Orientation
Ado Erhirhir Personnel
Brighadimo Friday Internet Media
Abdullahi Baba-Yahaya Publicity/Mobilisation
Emmanuel Adegbe Communications
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Higgins Peters Chairman Organising Committee
Nnenna Kalu Secretary Organising Committee
Sam George Member
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