Reimagining the Future of Development:
Learn, Adjust, thrive!
14th - 15th September, 2021 | 10AM (WAT)
Event BrochureWhy Attend?
Breakfast Dialogue has been running since 2017 and keeps getting better each year. This conference seeks to broaden the knowledge of key leaders in the public, private and social sector on the opportunities Economic, Social and Governance (ESG) principles present for organizations and the attendant positive impact on Africa’s economy. The event is designed to: • To provide the uniqueness, complexity and reality of the adoption of ESG strategies in African context. • To provide information the importance of adopting ESG strategies and its alignment with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). • To provide the relevance of ESG adoption to non-profit organizations. • To highlight the opportunities and benefits associated with ESG strategies in Africa including the attraction and retention of investors and donors. • To spotlight on successful initiatives promoting ESG sustainability in Africa.
Who Should Attend?
The conference will convene a multi-stakeholder audience inclusive of public, private and social sector leaders. We are pleased to invite: Social entrepreneurs and social innovators, Young entrepreneurs and startup founders, University and polytechnic students, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Members, Policymakers and government officials, Non-profit leaders, Media, Youth advocates, Business professionals, Tech and creative professionals, Industry experts, Investors, Development partners, etc.
Flashback to 2020 Breakfast Dialogue
Look back at some of the best moments from Breakfast Dialogue 2020. The event brought together development enthusiasts and industry leaders working to create positive change across Africa.
Panel Conversations
Innovative Approach to Socio-Economic Development
Africa’s experimentation with Structural Adjustment Programs and other development initiatives has failed to effectively address economic problems. This discussion will explore a variety of potential contributions of innovation to economic development. Innovation helps to drive economic growth and address socio-economic challenges such as poverty. This discourse will investigate how different strategies which support innovation have to be adapted to the specific conditions of emerging and developing countries in Africa. There is a need for strategic transformative reforms in governance structures, intra-Africa cooperation, and development pathways that enhance transitions towards wealth creation. The discussion will present a cross-sectoral approach to achieving development as a continent.
The Future of Work in Africa- Preparing Emerging Leaders
The structural transformation and progress in terms of sustainable development have been limited in Africa. The growth process has neither been inclusive nor equitable. It has also not been transformational enough to respond to challenges ushered by external and internal economic shocks, high unemployment rates, rapid urbanization, and changing demographic patterns largely characterized by a youth bulge. Africa is home to more than 1 billion people, and almost 60% of the population in 2019 is under the age of 25, making Africa the world’s youngest continent. Africa is a diverse continent offering human and natural resources that have the potential to yield inclusive growth and wipe out poverty in the region, enabling Africans across the continent to live healthier and more prosperous lives. With the world’s largest free trade area and a 1.2 billion-person market, the continent is creating an entirely new development path, harnessing the potential of its resources and people. It is the responsibility of all sectors to collaborate on strategies that can surmount the challenge of poverty, inequality, and unemployment.
Leave No one behind: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The call for a ‘more inclusive’ development trajectory originates in the realization that, despite high economic growth over the first decade of the 2000s, large groups of people remain excluded from this greater prosperity. This panel discussion will look at three aspects of inequalities and the opportunities available for driving inclusive strategies for optimal development- Gender inequality, inequalities in people living with disabilities and financial inclusion. In the continuous efforts to advance development of Africa, it is important for interventions and strategies to cut across various demography.
Keynote Address
Tsitsi Masiyiwa
Executive Chair and Co-Founder of Higherlife Foundation, Zimbabwe
Fostering Ownership: Driving Sustainable Impact in Communities across Africa.
Panel Speakers
Abosede George-Ogan
Co- Founder, ElectHER, NIGERIA
Prof. Joseph Nnanna
Chief Economist, Development Bank of Nigeria
Christine Sessay
Vice President of Operations and Administrations at Kepler, Kigali, RWANDA
Mawuli Dake
Co-Founder, Moremi Initiative, Ghana
Oluwatobi Aigbogun
Senior Strategic Partnership Manager, World Vision UK, NIGERIA
Folawe Omikunle
CEO, Teach for Nigeria, Nigeria
Dr. Frank Aswani
CEO Africa Venture Philanthropy Alliance,KENYA
Crystal Chigbu
Executive Director, The Irede Foundation
Dr. Glory Edozien
Coach and Lead Consultant at the Inspired by Glory Academy,NIGERIA
Oswald Osaretin Guobadia
Co-Founder of DBH Africa, NIGERIA
Mories Atoki
CEO, African Business Coalition for Health (ABCHEALTH), NIGERIA
Tochukwu Clinton Chukwueke
Clintonel Innovation Centre, NIGERIA
Lanre Olusola
Chief Catalyst at the Olusola Lanre Coaching Academy, Nigeria
Yvonne Fasinro
Managing Director/Head of Sub Saharan Africa Bank of America, NIGERIA
Fireside Chat
Leading Community Transformation: A Changemaker’s Story
Simi Nwogugu
CEO of Junior Achievement Africa (JA AFRICA) Nigeria
Lady Marieme Jamme
Founder, IAMTHECODE, Senegal
MasterClass: Meet the Experts
ACT Foundation Breakfast Dialogue also incorporates a "Meet the Experts" Masterclass, an interactive class session designed to tackle shared challenges within the social sector and provide practical solutions to spur immediate action. The 2020 Masterclass sessions will comprise of three virtual classes and would be facilitated by seasoned experts in each field of the masterclass topics. Attendance is exclusive to a maximum of 100 pre-registered participants.
Masterclass 1
Talent Management and Retention in the New Normal
Masterclass 2
Scaling Impact for Nonprofits
Masterclass 3
Demystifying Succession Planning for Nonprofits
Masterclass Speakers
Habiba Balogun
Director and Principal consultant of Habiba Balogun Consulting Limited
Adesuwa Ifedi
Africa's Senior Vice President for Heifer International
Franklin N. Ngwu
Director of Lagos Business School (LBS) Sustainability Centre
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