Youthspark Pan Africa, a nonprofit youth organization that is building a global community of emerging leaders, is set to hold the fourth edition of her annual conference in Kigali, Rwanda.
Themed, “Integrating Youth Leadership, Innovation & Access to Opportunities 2.0”, the conference will hold between 6th-10th July, 2021.
Mr. Raymond Okpani, Founder, Youthspark Pan Africa, revealed that the conference will, “facilitate socio-economic frameworks to engage, connect, as well as, provide access to strategic opportunities for entrepreneurs, social innovators, leaders of organizations and young professionals, which will deliver accelerated problem-solving and employment opportunities in the Africa space.”
This conference is an intensive result-driven program designed to ignite and increase the capacity of emerging leaders, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and business owners for disruptive thinking, purposeful leadership and sustainable e-market solutions in Africa.
Okpani also noted that, “the conference will be featuring Learning Visit to the Ministry of Youth & Culture, Ministry of ICT & Innovation, a tour to the Kigali Innovation Hub, the Genocide Memorial Centre, Arts Rwanda, to mention a few.”
Reflecting on the success and impacts of the organization, Okpani shared how the organization started with just a simple idea from his one-room apartment in Abakiliki, Ebonyi State in South-East Nigeria. Catching the vision and running with it, in the space of 5 years, Raymond has passionately grown this organization to become a force to reckon with as a springboard for global market penetration for business owners, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders in Africa and beyond.
Okpani also mentioned how the organization has been recognized by the Rwandan government, Zimbabwean government, and the Nigerian government for her contribution to Capacity Development, Networking, and Active Youth Engagement across Africa.
kpani, through his activities at Youthspark Pan Africa, has organized different events, including oleadership boot camps in Kenya, Ghana, and multiple times in Rwanda, and also led his team to create leadership programs for secondary school functionaries, to equip them with basic skills sets that will influence them positively on their leadership journey and expose them to opportunities, even at an early stage.
The Kigali conference is expected to gather changemakers from over 12 countries and young persons between the ages of 18 to 40 who are interested in the conference can register to attend.