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Connecting African Youth With Entrepreneurial Opportunities
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Toye Abioye
Head of Business Development & Partnerships at The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business
Toye Abioye coordinates the business development activities of the Chamber - bringing in new members and sponsors - as well as leading on the organizations growing number of partnerships. He assists with the development, management and evaluation of cross-s...
Ferdinand Ochor
Co-Founder & Moderator at AfriVate Hub
Ferdinand holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and is a graduate student at McGill University where he studies Educational Leadership. He has quality experience in project management, business analysis and strategic leadership. He has led many successfu...
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Meeting Overview The meeting focused on discussing business opportunities and entrepreneurship between Africa and North America, particularly emphasizing the role of African youth in the economic landscape. Key speakers included representatives from the Canada Africa Chamber of Business and AfriVate Hub, who highlighted the importance of partnerships and collaborations in fostering entrepreneurial growth. Key Discussion Points - Introduction of the meeting and its purpose by the moderator, Ferdinand. - Overview of the significance of connecting African youth with entrepreneurial opportunities. - Discussion on the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and its potential impact on youth and business. - Introduction of panelists and their backgrounds, including Mr. Toye and Liz Thomas. - Emphasis on the importance of partnerships between organizations like the Canada Africa Chamber of Business, MasterCard Foundation, and McGill University. Decisions Made - No explicit decisi...
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[Speaker identities could not be resolved; generic labels used] [00:08] Speaker 1: Hello everyone. [00:11] Speaker 1: Good morning, [00:12] Speaker 1: good afternoon and good evening from wherever you're joining us. [00:16] Speaker 1: Here in the beautiful city of Montreal. It's [00:19] Speaker 1: 11 o'clock a.m. [00:21] Speaker 1: I know in many parts of Africa it's afternoon and evening [00:25] Speaker 1: and we're very excited to have everybody with us today [00:29] Speaker 1: in this wonderful session where we have a lot of amazing people going to talk to us today about business [00:35] Speaker 1: opportunities and entrepreneurship [00:37] Speaker 1: across the African and the North American continent. [00:41] Speaker 1: And before we start, I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Ferdinand [00:45] Speaker 1: and I'm currently a student at McGill University [00:47] Speaker 1: and I'll be privileged to be the moderator for today's [00:52] Speaker 1: program. [00:53] Speaker 1: So if you're joining us and [00:55] Speaker 1: to just make sure that we have you with us, you could just send a hi to the text to the chat and we could have that as sure you're with us. [01:04] Speaker 1: And in less than a few seconds, I would be introducing [01:08] Speaker 1: somebody to speak with us, but then I'd like to see 1 hi from everybody [01:12] Speaker 1: and then we roll it. I'm gonna be the 1st to type my own hi. [01:20] Speaker 1: And I've seen hi from Frances. [01:22] Speaker 1: Perfect. [01:26] Speaker 1: Okay. [01:27] Speaker 1: This [01:29] Speaker 1: and many more to come. Perfect. [01:35] Speaker 1: 1 more person. Okay, perfect. [01:38] Speaker 1: The 1st person who would start today's conversation [01:42] Speaker 1: will be [01:44] Speaker 1: the head of business deve...