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Global Student Entrepreneurship Entrepre- neurship Week 2021
OCTOBER 28 - 30
/ King Solomon's Height, 26 Mango Street, Accra
The strategic objective of Global Student Entrepreneurship Week is to help students and early-career individuals think like job creators and not just job seekers. Since its inception, the project has become an explosive growth-focused startup event with students, budding entrepreneurs, and early career professionals learning from investors and entrepreneurs from Africa, Silicon Valley, the U.K, and beyond. Now in its fourth edition, this year's Student Entrepreneurship Week will focus on the theme “The Next Frontier of Innovation and Leadership.” Don’t miss this mind-bending experience! Join us onsite or online.
For the young and ambitious minds leading the next phase of innovation
The world is moving into a new phase of global dynamics right now. As the older generation gradually makes way for the youth to take the helm of affairs, the dominant question on the lips of development partners is, “who will control the global economy?” More so, innovation has reached a tipping point. In education, agriculture, medicine, finance, housing, and so on, digital technology is reshaping how we work, live, interact, and communicate, hence the global race for platform ownership. Thus, Stars From All Nations is collaborating with LoveWorld Next and LoveWorld Business Network to assemble the best and brightest minds globally to spark meaningful conversations, and share best practices that’ll shape the next phase of innovation and leadership.
Like-minded Network
Building your career and growing your business has a lot to do with who, not what, you know. At Global Student Entrepreneurship Week, you will collaborate with like-minded individuals and extend your network.
Startup Funding & Awards
At Global Student Entrepreneurship Week, you will have the timeless opportunity to pitch your business to investors and win prestigious awards. Here’s your chance to showcase your innovation to the world.
Expert Insights and Hacks
Get exclusive, actionable insights from thought leaders on all the crucial aspects of business and career growth, participate in mind-bending training sessions and get proven hacks to create your future on your terms.
Startup Funding & Awards
At Global Student Entrepreneurship Week, you will have the timeless opportunity to pitch your business to investors and win prestigious awards. Here’s your chance to showcase your innovation to the world.
Expert Insights and Hacks
Get exclusive, actionable insights from thought leaders on all the crucial aspects of business and career growth, participate in mind-bending training sessions and get proven hacks to create your future on your terms.
Like-minded Network
Building your career and growing your business has a lot to do with who, not what, you know. At Global Student Entrepreneurship Week, you will collaborate with like-minded individuals and extend your network.
Why Attend?
"Student Entrepreneurship Week Pan-Africa made my dreams come true. The event was a great and successful experience, it gave students the chance to interact and seek advice from real entrepreneurs, businesses, and support agencies. Before the event, I was a student with ideas. Now I have started my business, won a $10,000 prize from UNDP, and won a $100,000 worth of contract."
Kader Ilboudo
Student Entrepreneur, Burkina Faso
"The idea to start Jungle Online had been with me for some years but I kept making excuses. I kept telling myself, “It requires too much money, ” and wondered, “How will I raise money?” After participating in Student Entrepreneurship Week Ghana, I decided it was time to stop making excuses. I was going to do it, regardless. I had no money at the time, so I sold a few belongings to raise the initial capital. Today, Jungle Online is in operation."
Emmanuel Yaw Acquah
Student Entrepreneur, Ghana
"Participating in Student Entrepreneurship Week Ghana was a great beginning for us. We came second in the pitch competition and part of our prize was a hands-on training with Workshed. The feedback, business guidance, and all opportunities given to us by SFAN and Workshed helped us a lot to rethink and shape our business. Incidentally, we received an invitation to participate in F8 by Facebook, the only team from Ghana with such an invite."
Roberta Akoto
Student Entrepreneur, Ghana
"The growing youth population in Africa will continue to outstrip the number of jobs available. Growth in entrepreneurship is inevitable. Organizations like SFAN and the events they are organizing are playing a pivotal role in supporting rising entrepreneurs."
Tucci Ivowi
CEO, Ghana Commodity Exchange
Agenda
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Keynote
Panel
Breakout
Music
09:00AM -10:00AM
Check-in & Breakfast
10:00AM - 10:30AM
Intro + Opening
10:30AM -11:00AM
Welcome Keynote
We are the Ones We've been Waiting for
At the crux of the economic tension and social inequalities that many people experience today is an opportunity for change-making. This session challenges GSEW21 guests to make the world better than they met it.
11:00AM - 12:00PM
First Session - Moderated Keynote
The Next Frontier of Innovation & Leadership
Despite the tremendous improvements in technological advancement we're witnessing today, many people worldwide are still left behind. More so, the need for equitable leadership is going through the roof. How do we create tools, processes, and systems that empower people en masse?
12:00PM - 12:30PM
Second Session - Panel
Decent Jobs for the Youth - Fixing youth unemployment in Africa
The numbers are all over the place: 75 million or or 12.6% of young people are unemployed. In Africa, each year, an estimated 11-12 million young people enter the workforce, with only about 3 million people finding jobs. Youth are approximately 3x more likely to be unemployed than adults. How can we fix this?
12:30PM - 01:30PM
Lunch
01:30PM - 01:35PM
Musical/Art performance
01:35PM - 02:30PM
Third Session - Moderated Keynote
Africa and the World: Making AfCFTA work for the youth through Platform Ownership, Policy with a Purpose and Equitable Funding
The African Union estimates that about 70,000 skilled professionals emigrate from Africa annually. The AfCFTA has the potential to reverse this trend. This session aims to facilitate knowledge sharing among policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and other stakeholders towards making the AfCFTA work for the youth.
02:30PM - 02:45PM
Break - Launch of ReadyforWork by SFAN
02:45PM - 03:10PM
Fourth Session - Panel
Digital Skills and the Future of Work: How Technological Innovation is Transforming the Workforce
Analysts predict that by 2030, 85% of jobs that will exist, do not exist today. Further, 10% of professions will diminish completely by 2030 and will be replaced by AI optimization. That means, what students learn at university could be obsolete by the time they graduate. There will be 230 million “digital jobs” in Sub- Saharan Africa by 2030.
03:10PM - 03:45PM
Fifth Session - Panel
The future of Governance and Civil leadership
How can we create shared understanding of priorities while fostering transparency and accountability? What are the working models for supporting meaningful civil society participation in governance processes? These and more at this session.
03:45PM - 04:00PM
Musical Performance
04:00PM - 04:30PM
Sixth session - Keynote
The Intersection of Entrepreneurship and Spirituality
Less talked about but overwhelmingly evident is that entrepreneurship at its core draws from the spiritual. Experience lively discussions to help you live a fuller life and create economic well-being.
04:30PM - 05:00PM
Musical performance & closing
Speakers
Patrick Awuah Jr
Founder and President of Ashesi University
Gina Kloes
International Speaker, Leadership Expert, Award Winning Author
Daysman Oyakhilome
President, Carel Studio
Lord Michael Hastings Of Scarisbrick CBE
Global Head, Corporate Citizenship, KPMG International
Speaker Applications
If you are interested in speaking at Global Student Entrepreneurship Week, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to us with your portfolio and preferred topic and we’ll be in touch shortly.
News
SA entrepreneur wins Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award
22-year-old South African entrepreneur Denislav Marinov won the prestigious award after numerous submissions from all over the world. Read more
SFAN makes a Splash with First-Ever Pan-Africa Student Entrepreneurship Week
The event was held to connect entrepreneurs and innovators using communication and knowledge exchange to empower young business owners. Invited speakers were helpful and played a crucial role in sharing business insights. Read more
Entrepreneur Emmanuel Gamor: Student Entrepreneurship Week Attracts Global Speakers
"Student Entrepreneurship Week always starts with high energy. The event is crucial because we have a lot of young learners who want to understand how entrepreneurship can change their countries." Watch
The inaugural Student Entrepreneurship Week Ghana was a huge success!
“Knowledge is just information. Experience is real learning.” — SOHO_Africa. Tweeted in passing by Soho_Africa, the above sentiment is underlying but central to the inaugural Student Entrepreneurship Week Ghana. Read more
APPLY TO PITCH AT GSEW21
Pitch your business to early-stage investors and get funded
If you are a technology entrepreneur with a scalable business solution, here’s your chance to showcase your innovation to the world and get funded. Apply to pitch live at Global Student Entrepreneurship Week. We are looking for entrepreneurs in education, agriculture, fintech, and digital media sectors. $20,000 investment available.
Sponsors
Sponsorship Opportunities
GSEW21 gives companies a great opportunity to connect with the right audience, highlight the values offered by their brands, market their innovations, and associate their brand to the next big business owners and innovators. Showcase your solutions to our bright thinkers and elevate your position in the innovation ecosystem.
Apply for Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award
This award is part of our commitment to spotlight the thinkers and dreamers that would ordinarily not be recognized. If you have what it takes to win the coveted prize or know someone who does, follow the instruction below on how to be nominated.
