Leverage Conference is an annual leadership conference that brings together young leaders from several sectors to share insights and principles of personal leadership that will empower them to be intentional in the maximization of their potential as they are committed to the transformation of the nation.
The third edition Leverage which held on the 28th of October 2017 at @Ivory Music Building, 13 Alhaji Ashabi Cole CBD, Alausa, Lagos Nigeria, was a gathering of young Africans around the theme, “True North”
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| Entrepreneurship Panel Session |
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| Leadership Panel Session |
The conference examined the core things every young Africans should focus on, that will ensure we keep seeing the development and transformation we truly seek.
The Keynote of the Leadership session was taken by Segun Aderogba, who is the CEO Ceenai Multimedia. He never went to a Tertiary institution, but Bible school. In his words, “A man's value is worth building. Value is real money. What are your values? Those things that you despise, if you build it long enough. It will be great.”
While addressing the issue of entrepreneurship during his keynote session, Chinonso Ogbogu, Founder of TheIncubators Africa said, “Entrepreneurs do not complain they take advantage by providing solution. You do not succeed in life out of pity, you succeed out of principles.”
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| Segun Aderogba taking the Leadership Keynote Speech |
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| Chinonso Ogbogu taking the Entrepreneurship keynote Speech |
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| Abraham Ologundudu (The Convener) giving the welcome address |
Other speakers who were on the panel include, Olorunfunmi Adebajo (ED, Kindle Africa Empowerment Initiative), Dayo Samuel (Lead Consultant, Audacity2Lead), Teajay Chunu (Idea & Brand Strategist), and Eniola Adeniji, who is a Serial Entrepreneur.
They equally shared practical insights on various issues that were raised during the panel discussion from their wealth of experience.
The convener Abraham Ologundudu opined that, “Every young African has a role to play in the development of Africa. Hence, the way forward for us is that individuals should begin to see themselves as a subsystem of a supra system. The transformation we seek is a function of collective productivity of individuals.”
Leverage Conference 2017 is brought to you by Seasoned Life Journal and proudly supported by Covenant Light Church, Alausa, Bramo Digi, Estodus Signatures, Photography by Esosa, Joe Smart Photography, Felben Consulting Limited, D'accubin, Elixir Tv, Blaze Radio Naija, Atata TV, and Tush Magazine
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