The Global Entrepreneurship Week Abuja 2019 will be spread over five days featuring the following events and activities;

Day 1 - Tuesday 19th November, 2019.

Keynote Speech: Formal learning and Ability: The correlation between education and entrepreneurship. Focus and Objectives: What the unschooled but entrepreneurial literate needs to tell us.

Panel Discussion: Todays education for tomorrow’s problems Focus and Objectives: How is current educational methodology empowering youths to come up with creative and value adding entrepreneurial solutions.

Venue: Baze University, Abuja

Target Audience: Tertiary Students, Education Administrators, Government representatives, Education representatives

Day 2 - Wednesday 20th November, 2019.

Keynote Speech: Complement versus Competition: Building thriving networks Focus and Objectives: How can enterprises in an industry play and grow together? Does this throw out market competition theories?

Panel Discussion: Big brother collaboration Focus and Objectives: How can enterprises in an industry play and grow together? Does this throw out market competition theories?

Side-Chat Talk: (Experience Sharing on collaborations)

Venue: Yar’Adua Centre Abuja

Target Audience: CEO, Entrepreneurs, and Representatives of Government MDAs, Chambers of Commerce

Day 3 - Thursday 21st November, 2019.

Keynote Speech: Government Policies; the biggest catalyst for economic development

Focus and Objectives: Nigeria’s bane and solution. The government as it is currently run is entrepreneurship’s greatest bane, as well as its solution

Side-Chat Talk: (Experience Sharing - An entrepreneur that has benefited from government policies)

Panel Discussion: Policies with a purpose; Government policies that support entrepreneurship in Nigeria Focus and Objectives: Information on existing policies, how to maximize opportunities, sources of information.

Venue: Yar’Adua Centre Abuja

Target Audience: Government Reps, Lawmakers, MDAs Executives, Manufacturing Association Bodies, Civil Society, Entrepreneurs, Chambers of Commerce.

Day 4 – Friday 22nd November, 2019.

Keynote Speech: Entrepreneurship; Consolidating the gains, innovating for tomorrow

Focus and Objectives: Now and Tomorrow: How to create favorable entrepreneurial climate for sustained socioeconomic growth

Side-Chat Talk: (Experience Sharing)

Panel Discussion: Inclusive entrepreneurship as the right tool for economic development Focus and Objectives: Tackling challenges hindering the entry of Women, Persons with disability and economically disadvantaged persons into the venture arena.

Event/Activity: Pitching & Award Ceremony

Venue: Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja

Target Audience: Exporters, NEXIM Bank, NEPZA, MDAs Representatives, Entrepreneurs