The Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, and the Managing Director of Baw Baw Farms, Musbau Alasinrin, have joined other African leaders at the Forbes Under30Submit event taking place at Botswana.
The event which seeks to highlight the wealth of talent and potential of the African continent saw selected Nigerians showcasing their talents in the East African country.
According to Forbes, the summit is being organized, “to harness the power of entrepreneurial capitalism amid a continent whose growth is ripe with opportunities for young entrepreneurs and rapidly becoming a hub for business and technological innovation.”
The organizer added that the event would also focus on unlocking the continent’s biggest opportunities through inspiration, innovation and exploration and enable the entrepreneurs to get the opportunity to network with over 1000 other young entrepreneurs from across the world.
Some of the A-listers expected guests included Ghazi Shami, founder & CEO, Empire Distribution; Denim Richards, actor & founder, Khumo Studios; Fireboy DML, award-winning Afrobeats artiste; Uche Pedro, founder & CEO, Bella Naija; Adebola Williams, chairman, AW Network and founder, RED; and Noureddine Tayebi, founder & CEO, Yassir.
Speaking with newsmen, the minister described the event as another opportunity for Nigeria to demonstrate the improvement of its youth.
“I am proud to be leading this delegation to this event to showcase our youth and demonstrate their investment worthiness.
“We are a country blessed with immense and diverse talent and it shows even in the number of speakers and VIPs for this event that are Nigerians,” Mr Dare said.
“We believe Africa’s future development is hinged on production of both mid and high value complex and non-complex items that we currently import from outside the continent that we should ordinarily share internally, a drive behind the AFCTA.
“Nigeria will as usual contribute meaningfully as we continue to facilitate investment, aspiration and networks for our youth.”
On his part, the Baw Baw Farms boss, who is also the chairman of the Kwara State Association of Catfish Farmers, KWAFA, urged African entrepreneurs to be steadfast in their pursuit for success by being consistent in learning new things.
“We have just gathered here to deliberate on the future of African entrepreneurs and how we can purge ahead.
He said: “African entrepreneurs must be steadfast and be consistent in pursuing their goals.
“We also have to come to terms with the fact that entrepreneurship is the future of Africa and the world at large, hence the need to go all out in pursuit of the set objectives of liberating the continent out of poverty.”
