Inter-Generational Dialogue #2: Empower: Providing opportunities for digital entrepreneurs

Inter-Generational Dialogue #2: Empower: Providing opportunities for digital entrepreneurs

How can we build innovative ecosystems to enable young digital entrepreneurs to make a real social impact?

Young entrepreneurs are shaping the future of the digital sector around the world. But what makes a successful digital entrepreneur? What skills and resources do they need to test new ideas and innovative technologies? What are the main challenges faced by digital entrepreneurs, and how can we best level up opportunities for all? What can we learn from success stories and past experiences? Who are the key actors and what roles can they play in shaping digital entrepreneur ecosystems? What policies can spur innovation and entrepreneurship? Tech sector leaders and young entrepreneurs discussed possible answers and practical ways forward. 

This session was organized around the following areas of action:

Empower

Interpretation was available in: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish

Event Date/Time
09:30-10:30 CAT, Kigali | 03:30-04:30 EDT, New York | 15:30-16:30 CST, Beijing
Location
Auditorium (ground floor), Intare Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
Duration
60 Minutes
Action Area
Empower
Topics
Entrepreneurship, Skills

Speakers

Ms Sinead Bovell
Generation Connect Visionaries Board Member
Moderator
Mr Ted Chen
Generation Connect Visionaries Board Member
Moderator
Ms Zahra Baitie-Boateng
Head of Partnerships & Program (Africa's Business Heroes Prize Competition)
Mr Sebastian Bellagamba
Vice-President, External Engagement (ISOC)
Ms Vanessa Chavula-Menshi
ICT Innovation Programmes Officer, (Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority, ZICTA, Zambia)
Mr Brian Gadisi
Co-Founder and Head of Strategy and Business Operations (Arion Power, South Africa)
Mr Andile Ngcaba
Founding Partner & Chairman (Convergence Partners Investments)
Mr Daniel Tani
Former Astronaut and current Chief INSPIRE office (NASA)