Top30Under30 is an event and initiative that seeks to recognize, reward and promote entrepreneurship among young people under the age of 30 in Africa. The Inaugural 2008 Awards is billed to take place between the 21st and 25th of October 2008 at the Tinapa Business Resort, Calabar.
Winners will be selected by an independent jury of eminent personalities meeting in October 2008 in Tinapa; where the finalist will face the judges in a live telecast series to be aired on national, regional, and international media networks. The winners will be unveiled during the Gala Dinner, and they will be inducted into the Inaugural class of the Top30Under30. Winners will be chosen based on spirit of enterprise, growth potential and social returns.
The panel of judges include Koosum Kalyan (Chair of Judging Panel & Chairman, G8 Business Action for Africa), Salim Amin (CEO, Camerapix), Tunde Folawiyo (Board member, MTN Nigeria), Judith Cone (VP, Kauffman Foundation), and James Wanjohi (Head, Branson School of Entrepreneurship) .
Top30Under30 is inspiring thinking on entrepreneurship as a process through the short documentary that will be made on the 35 finalists in their different countries to showcase Africa’s Best Young Entrepreneurs Under 30 and to profile their extraordinary stories. There will be a prequel series to the live telecast that will serve as leadup and TV campaign for a month on media partner networks.
InEx is one of the major highlights of Top30Under30 Inaugural Awards and is an excellent platform to showcase aspiring and budding young entrepreneurs with world-class products and ideas to participating Angel Investors, financing institutions and venture capital/private equity firms with interest or activities in Africa. These entrepreneurs will have the unparallel opportunity of pitching their ideas for a maximum of 10 minutes before some of the best names in the Investment community.
One of the major spin-offs of the October event is to setup Business Innovation Hubs in selected African universities that will serve as business incubation centres providing secretarial support, office space and innovative financing for University students with great business ideas, and help them to turn their ideas into reality.
Nominations will be accepted via www.top30under30. com from members of the public by March 31 2008. The Top30Under30 Team will pro-actively seek out suitable candidates and the shortlisting will be coordinated with the Branson School of Entrepreneurship based in South Africa.
Top30Under30 is staffed by a group of young people with intercontinental project management experience, and passionate about the role of entrepreneurship in shaping Africa’s future.
Contact
Seun Akinfolarin
Partnerships & Sponsorships
E: seun@top30under30. com
W:www.top30under30. com
From:NiPRO
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