The Chief Executive Officer of Business and Financial Times, Dr. Godwin Acquaye, has advised the youth to accept the challenge as the next generation national economic leaders who are ready to take up responsibilities that come with growth and development.
He said the youth must first accept leadership roles in their various communities and disciplines to ensure growth and development happens.
“You form the vanguard of the next generation of national economic leaders. It is incumbent upon you to solve some of the nation’s most intricate and exciting challenges, so let the YEF (Youth Economic Forum) and the world be your canvas, your playground, and your market place of ideas,” he urged.
Dr. Acquaye was speaking at the opening of a 3-day Youth Economic Forum 2022, organised under the theme: “Youth voices and action for economic growth, resilience, and employment,” in Accra yesterday.
According to him, the objective of the forum was to better amplify the opinions and voices of the youth and give impetus to their ideas.
He added that the forum was also to create an opportunity to network and hold discussions on marketing, agri-business, and entrepreneurship.
“Networking and the act of networking are of paramount importance to people’s careers and social lives, alike and one of the best parts of YEF is the opportunity to meet and network with peers, friends, mentors, and professionals.
“This is an unparalleled opportunity. YEF is full of diverse approaches and view points, and I think that the idea of connectivity within a larger cohesive network gives a thesis for our discussion of so many seemingly divergent topics.
“Utilise the opportunity to speak about how the various topics interact with each other and ultimately cannot exist without each other. Think, share, collaborate and apply your favourite,” solutions to the problems that you care about the most,” he states.
Rosy Fynn, Country Director for Ghana Mastercard Foundation, gave the assurance that the Mastercard Foundation remained committed to getting behind the ambitions of young Ghanaians and creating pathways to dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for them.
She said the Foundation hoped to provide dignified work opportunities for 3 million young women and men by 2030 through deepening efforts in the agricultural sector and exploring opportunities in emerging sectors of the economy.
“We believe that by doing this, and working alongside our partners, government, the private sector, and young people, we will unlock the full potential of young people to contribute to building back our economy and creating work opportunities for themselves and others,” she postulated.
