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Connecting African Youth With Entrepreneurial Opportunities

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Tue, August 23, 2022 at 11:00 AMendedReplay
Connecting African Youth With Entrepreneurial Opportunities

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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 profile Toye Abioye

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-sector partnerships amongst Chamber members, including partnership with the McGill MasterCard Foundation (MCF); implementing programs on opportunities to facilitate the transition of MCF Scholars and Alumni into the workforce for impact across Africa.

Speaker profile Ferdinand Ochor

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 successful social projects and has been keen on driving change in the global social business leadership terrain.

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Speaker 1: Hello everyone. Speaker 1: Good morning, Speaker 1: good afternoon and good evening from wherever you're joining us. Speaker 1: Here in the beautiful city of Montreal. It's Speaker 1: 11 o'clock a.m. Speaker 1: I know in many parts of Africa it's afternoon and evening Speaker 1: and we're very excited to have everybody with us today Speaker 1: in this wonderful session where we have a lot of amazing people going to talk to us today about business Speaker 1: opportunities and entrepreneurship Speaker 1: across the African and the North American continent. Speaker 1: And before we start, I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Ferdinand Speaker 1: and I'm currently a student at McGill University Speaker 1: and I'll be privileged to be the moderator for today's Speaker 1: program. Speaker 1: So if you're joining us and 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. Speaker 1: And in less than a few seconds, I would be introducing Speaker 1: somebody to speak with us, but then I'd like to see 1 hi from everybody Speaker 1: and then we roll it. I'm gonna be the 1st to type my own hi. Speaker 1: And I've seen hi from Frances. Speaker 1: Perfect. Speaker 1: Okay. Speaker 1: This Speaker 1: and many more to come. Perfect. Speaker 1: 1 more person. Okay, perfect. Speaker 1: The 1st person who would start today's conversation Speaker 1: will be Speaker 1: the head of business development and partnership Speaker 1: at the Canada Africa Chamber of Business. Mr. Toye, whose Speaker 1: incredible leadership has been very influential Speaker 1: in ensuring that the partnership between Mastercard Foundation at McGill University Speaker 1: and the Canada Africa Chamber ...

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