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About YPAfrica
Exclusively convened for young professionals between 21 and 33 years. Participants must be University graduates of African descent. You can join from anywhere.
On June 12, 2021, we would have 75 chat rooms. Each room will have one leading professional as mentor engaging 9 young professionals. Over 20 job sectors will be covered.
Benefit from answers, insights, experiences and guidance offered by a mentor and also from everyone else in the room in addition to forming new relationships.
All participants will access a virtual goody bag full of resources from Linkedin and Google as well as an eBook, One Lesson Learned (which is a collection of vital career lessons shared by 25 senior managers of top firms)
To participate, you register and pay a commitment fee of N2,500 / $5
Every participant gets a digital certificate of participation.
Communication will be in English.
Mentors
All mentors listed below have been confirmed. However, plans can change, a mentor listed might become unavoidably absent.
Bolaji Sofoluwe
Managing Director
ETK Group, United Kingdom
Uwa Osa-Oboh
Head, Corporate Development
African Capital Alliance
Bayo Oluwadairo
CEO,
Mobihive Technologies Ltd
Tunji Idowu
Deputy Executive Director
PIND Foundation
Femi Bankole
Chief of Neurosurgery
LUTH, Nigeria
Juliet Ehimuan
Director
Google West Africa
Seye Kosoko
Group Company Secretary
FBN Holdings Plc
Nkiru Olumide-Ojo
Africa Regional Executive Head,
Marketing & Corporate Communication
Standard Bank
Faith Abiodun
VP, Growth & Partnerships
The Afara Initiative
Aneeta Madhavan
Co-Founder,
Talking Cranes Inc
Zuko Mdwaba
Country MD,
Workday, South Africa
Niyi Yusuf
Managing Partner,
Verakki Africa
Nike Folayan MBE
Technical Director,
WSP in the UK
Fargani Tambeayuk
Head of Connectivity Policy Facebook, Sub Sahara Africa
Mariyah Acka'a
Business Excellence Lead,
Microsoft
Tafadzwa Bimba
Business Development Lead, Large Enterprise
Workday, South Africa
Rahul Patel
COO,
Technites Africa
Mohammed Bility
Founder,
MOHBILITY
Lilian Wangari
Director Of Operations
Hallmark Recruitment, Kenya
Fabrice Comlan
Country Managing Partner
Deloitte Bénin
Sam Mensah
Senior Manager, Global Mobility, PwC UK
Olusola Osinoiki
Senior Director,
People Technology,
Prosus Group
Fisayo Soyombo
Freelance Investigative Journalist
Nigeria
Wilson Da Silva
Head of Program Recruitment & Partnerships
African Leadership Academy
Mjumo Mzyece
Associate Professor
Wits Business School
Ade Adekola
Conceptual artist
and Architect
Alex Goma
MD/CEO
Grand Cereals Ltd
Henry Ayoola
Rtd. Major General
Nigerian Army
Adeyemi Akisanya
Principal
Adeyemi-Akisanya Associates
Biyi Adeniran
Vice President, Compliance
Fairstone Financial Inc, Canada
Bode Asiyanbi
Writer and British Council LTF
Playwriting Prize (2016 and 2017)
Femi Odugbemi
CEO,
Zuri Media
Toye Odunsi
MD/CEO
Mascot Insurance Brokers Ltd
Zukiswa Phillips
Executive Head - Financial Management & Analytics
Vodacom, SA
Vodacom, SA
Dehumo Bickersteth
Principal Consultant
DTB Services, Singapore
Nkemdilim Uwaje Begho
Managing Director / CEO
Company NameFuture Software Resources Ltd.
Busi Mdlongwa
Founder & CEO
FABWE
Angela Muraguri
Senior Associate
Kawisafi Ventures
Enitan Oyenuga
Managing Partner
HR-EC Consulting
Kola Oyeyemi
GM, Customer Experience
MTN Nigeria
Deji West
Managing Partner
Westsons
Kayode Olorunfemi
User Experience Architect
DXC Technology, UK
Kayode Oluwasegun-Ojo
Managing Partner
Florychen
Lampe Omoyele
MD/CEO,
Nitro 121
Adeyinka Adewale
Founder and Executive Director
Africa Social Innovators Network
Segun Oyinloye
Chief Information Security officer
Sainbury's Bank
Gbenga Osinoiki
Divisional Head Emerging Market & New Sectors
ChamsAccess LTD
Yinka Hassan PhD
Principal Counsel,
H.Michael & Co
Bayode Akanbi
Category mgr, dettol
RB (South Africa)
Akin Salami
Managing Director
UN1TY Tv
Ayokunle Ojo
Director & Head, Corporate Sales
Citibank Nigeria
Folake Odediran
GM, SANOFI
(General Medicines)
Nigeria and Ghana
Eddie Annafi
Technical Architect
Capita IT Professional Services
Ruth Shogoe
Head of HR,
New Media, A div of media24, South Africa
Yomi Okanlawon
Infrastructure Manager
HSBC Global Banking and Markets
Wadzanai Mabuto
Senior Lecturer,
University of Johannesburg
Eddie Annafi
Technical Architect
Capita IT Professional Services
Juliet Ehimuan
Director
Google West Africa
Seye Kosoko
Group Company Secretary
FBN Holdings Plc
Nkiru Olumide-Ojo
Africa Regional Executive Head,
Marketing & Corporate Communication
Standard Bank
Registration
Your registration is confirmed with a payment of N2,500 or $5 commitment fee.
Once you click the register button, you will be taken to a payment page. Please note, your registration is not complete without a payment.
FAQs
YPAfrica is a mentoring platform for young professionals who must be graduates and must be between the ages of 21 and 33.
Previously, the event was held as YPLAGOS and YPCALABAR. Now, it’s being convened online, chiefly due to the Covid 19 pandemic. We have run YPONLINE (June 2020), YPFilm&Tv (November 2020), YfPOnline for Young female professionals (March 2021), YPLaw for Young lawyers (May 2021)
Unfortunately, you can’t. However, we will try and match you with a mentor that is close to your expressed interest. Plus please note that our selected mentors are leaders who have diverse experience that will be of benefit to you in a lot of ways than it may appear.
It’s N2,500 / $5 per person. Your registration is confirmed after you make a payment.
No. Our first YP event held in 2015
Please visit http://0mn.46b.mywebsitetransfer.com/yponline/past-yp-events/
It will run from 9.30am to 12.15pm noon.
Contact Us
- 0803 474 2510
- events@unboxedconferences.com