« The Pan African Associate has set the pace for the second edition of the Inspire Week 2023 ».
During the ceremony that took place on Friday 20th October 2023 at the campus of Institute Universitaire de la Côte (IUC), in the presence of the over 200 students who came at the event, authorities revealed that the grand event that will bring great entrepreneurs together is scheduled to hold from the 4th-8th of December 2023 in the IUC Campus at Logbessou, Douala.
While launching the event, the Pan African Associate in partnership with the IUC and MIT Chimie, a webinar hybrid workshop was organized where the various speakers drilled the youths on the theme “ Artificial Intelligence the development of Fashion in Africa”. Véronique Beaumont General Director Of ESMOD talking to the students elaborated on the challenges, development of the African fashion faced with artificial intelligence.
The young participants were equally trained on how to carry out tangible entrepreneurial projects that will stand out in every sector.
WHAT IS THE INSPIRE WEEK ?
“Inspire Week is all about an entrepreneurship fair which is going to take into consideration the young talents and skills in order to promote them and showcase them, expose them to the entrepreneurial World” Mr. Lanka organizer of Inspire Week said.
The 2023 edition placed under the theme “Green Economy and Artificial Intelligence : Challenges and opportunities in Africa”, shall be characterized by four main components : the Hackathon Mboa code which requires participants to identify problems and solutions through the artificial intelligence, conferences, fair expositions and master classes. The organizers say they are open to anyone who wishes to register “For any participant willing to take part in this event can go to our platform panafricanassociate.com, you go to Inspire Week there’s a section at the menu you’re going to see everything that you need. And if you want to take part in any activity you can click and register yourself. We are calling on everyone to register massively” Mr. Lanka added.
Some 20 projects will be preselected, 10 will be taken at the stage of the competition while the best three finalists shall be awarded and their project shall equally be having à follow up support.
This entrepreneurship grand meeting holding from 4th-8th December at the IUC Campus of Logbessou, will bring together ace mentors of the domain like Emmanuel Wafo, CEO of Mit Chimie who is patron of the event, Jacqueline Dongmo, founder of Coca cola Grafton Bottling Company, Fatou Sagne Sow a chief of an enterprise, an opinion leader in Senegal who will all particularly teach the younger generation on industrialization and digital agricultural transformation.
Participants who make their way at the event will equally get the chance of networking with the high standing personalities that will be present at the meeting.
By Julliet Mesame
