The Central Working Committee of The Future Awards has announced the speakers for the 2nd edition of The Nigeria Symposium for Young & Emerging Leaders.
The event holds from April 5 – 7 at the Ikogosi Warm Springs Resort, Ekiti State hosted by the state government.
The committee has also announced the theme for this year’s event- Project 2015: The Character of Our Involvement.
“The theme is crucial as young people define the nature of their engagement as we countdown to the 2015 general elections,” said ‘Yemi Adamolekun, who is Executive Director of EnoughisEnough Nigeria, partners for the event.
“2015 is barely 2 years away, and politicians, civil society organisations, the media and citizens need to identify their active roles within the process. We are glad to partner with The Future Project.”
Keynote Speech:
The Cost of Involvement: Why Your Generation Must Get Involved
Speaker:
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance/Coordinating Minister of the Economy
Interactive Session:
It’s over to you guys: A New Generation Must Take Responsibility
Speaker:
H. E. Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of Nigeria
Panel I: Getting Your Hands Dirty: A Practical Guide to Political Participation
Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Executive Governor of Ekiti
Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, Executive Governor of Delta
Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, Executive Governor of Rivers
Adams Oshiomhole, Executive Governor of Edo
Olusegun Mimiko, Executive Governor of Ondo
Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, Minister of Sports/Chairman of the National Sports Commission
Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, Former Minister of the FCT
Abdulmumuni Jibril, Chairman, House Committee on Finance
Tonye Cole, Executive Director, Sahara Group
Panel II:
This is Our Stand: Outlining the Steps for Engagement
Olusegun Dada (Y! Politico columnist)
Ohimai Godwin Amaize (Y! Politico columnist)
Michael Orodare (Y! Politico columnist)
Atom Lim (Y! Politico columnist)
Ife Adebayo (Y! Politico columnist)
Lai Labode (Y! Politico columnist)
Salihu Tanko-Yakasai (Y! Politico columnist)
Akintunde Oyebode (Y! FrontPage columnist)
Temie Giwa (Y! FrontPage columnist)
Japheth Omojuwa (Y! FrontPage columnist)
“We’re encouraged by the excitement that young people across the country have expressed towards thisevent and look forward to Ekiti,” said Chude Jideonwo, Executive Director of The Future Project.
“This will be the event that formally kicks off the process of setting the agenda for young people in the 2015 elections, and it is important to get all sides into one room and chart a course for this generation. We are excited to be leading that.”
The Nigeria Symposium for Young & Emerging Leaders, a platform leading from The Future Awards, is the next stage of its involvement in building a new generation of leaders to engage the nation’s governance and economy through knowledge exchange and building of networks.
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