The Young Nigerian CEO's Conference seek to promote youth entrepreneurship as a powerful driver of economic renewal, job creation, innovation and social change. Most economies are struggling to create enough employment for their young populations. There are currently 1.8 billion youth, of which 90% live in developing countries. The overall aim of the summit is to foster entrepreneurial spirit among young Nigerians. The conference will highlight the challenges faced by young entrepreneurs in Nigeria, provide information along with advice on tools that would help start-ups as well as growing businesses and bring together people from different walks of life to share their experiences with each other. 

 

It is promising to see Nigerian youth opening up to the idea of entrepreneurship with a strong desire among to become job creators rather than job seekers. The Young Nigerian CEOs' Conference is an effort to promote entrepreneurship among young Nigerian and to giving them more opportunity to grow and enhance productivity. The event aims to identify possible opportunities for SMEs and Startups to raise capitals so as to effectively scale up and grow their businesses. The specific objectives of the conference include:

 

• To create a network between young entrepreneurs and young CEO’s for exchange of ideas and mentorship for personal and business development 

 

• To introduce and share new ideas and business models that can be adapted by young entrepreneurs in key growth areas. 

 

• To fashion out strategies to harness the provisions of microcredit facilities and intervention funds from government agencies for entrepreneurial development;

 

• To providing out-of-the-classroom education through ideas, experience sharing, discussions, and interactions with business professionals across Nigeria;

 

• To create a network of new generation entrepreneurs with competencies in enterprise development, information technology communication, Agro business entrepreneurship and global trade;

 

• To create an organized platform for young business professionals to play an active role in the development of businesses and industry in the Nation; 

 

• Signing of business partnerships with foreign companies in line with the local content Act.