Can Akwa Ibom genuinely become a global hub for innovation? Can start-ups become the engine of Akwa Ibom's growth? What are the government's priorities in education and employment policy? Which industries have the most to gain? How is innovation helping to tackle Akwa Ibom's social challenges? Economic analysis of policy issues is always important. At a time of recession, it is even more important, as the Government is rightly concerned to ensure that its policy decisions will boost economic prospects, and that the benefits of any investments it makes will outweigh the costs. These and more will the Global Shapers Cpmmunity Uyo Hub on Friday the 5th of August 2016 answer as she hosts an exclusive Akwa Ibom Economic Summit themed "Connecting the D. O. T.S. (Drivers, Opportunities, Transformation, Sustainability" at the Ibom eLibrary and Conference Hall. IBB Way, Uyo.
Global Shapers Community (GSCUyo) is developed and led by young people who are exceptional in their potential, their achievements and their drive to make positive contributions to Akwa-Ibom communities. The summit will examine the opportunities and challenges surrounding Akwa Ibom's youth integration into the economy. The summit will bring the political and commercial leadership of Akwa Ibom together with major investors, corporations and civil society organisations.
The Akwa Ibom Economic summit will identify the key trends that are reshaping Akwa Ibom's role in the global economy and investigate how the state can become more competitive. The event, will gather opinion leaders from government, business and academia for a frank and forward-looking discussion about Akwa Ibom's innovation economy, its prospects for growth and the challenges it will face. It will engage a frank and forward-looking discussion about Akwa Ibom's innovation economy, its prospects for growth and the challenges it will face while examining her Entrepreneurial community in the future trends for her social and common good.
This 1st edition will feature; Innovation, Finance, Technology Industry speakers, spearheading the world of creativity and invention as well as Government stakeholders to Connect, Network and drive collaborations. The Akwa Ibom Economic Summit aims to introduce new paradigms on finance and economy and to present transformational businesses as new models for poverty alleviation and sustainable economies.
Why attend?1.High Level Networking; Akwa Ibom Economic Summit convenes more than 250 business leaders, politicians, senior policy-makers, leading academics and heads of multilaterals to examine the critical issues and opportunities for Akwa Ibom. 2.Be a part of putting together an economic business map. 3.Each of the speakers is an innovative thinker in their field of expertise.
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