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Osibanjo, Ambode Others for Entreprene­urship Summit

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Palm3 Strategy, in partnershi­p with Zenera Consulting and the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), has concluded arrangemen­ts to hold the Youth Entreprene­urship Summit (YES) and Expo.

In a statement, the group said the summit would be broadcast live on the NTA as part of the network’s commitment to the economic advancemen­t of Nigeria. Also, they announced that the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, is expected to give the keynote address at the opening plenary.

The summit, according to the organisers, is a social investment to empower entreprene­urs, create sustainabl­e jobs and boost economic opportunit­ies by providing access to finance, skills, knowledge and other critical resources.

“A Proudly Nigerian Expo would run beside the conference and attract more than 5,000 youths nationwide. Registrati­on is now open for the Summit, which will be held in Lagos on Tuesday July 12th, 2016. The meeting’s theme is ‘Towards a diversifie­d economy: harnessing the power of Africa’s largest consumer market, agro-allied resources and technology for innovation through entreprene­urship.”

Other speakers and panelists include, The Executive Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode; Acting Managing Director, Bank of Industry, Mr. Waheed Olagunju; Chairman, Nigeria Economic Summit Group, Mr. Kyari Bukar; Chief Strategy Officer of the Dangote Group, Dr. Abdu Mukhtar; Lagos State Technical Vocational Education Board, Olawunmi Gasper, Executive Secretary; CEO, Wecyclers, Mrs. Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola; CEO, Generation Enterprise, Mr. Bunmi Otegbade.

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