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Kogi Youth Innovation and Enterprise Summit
Kogi Youth Innovation & Enterprise Summit (KYIES 2025)
Date: November 22, 2025
Venue: Lokoja, Kogi State Capital
Target Group: 500 youth, entrepreneurs, students, and innovators
Theme:
“Together we Build: Igniting Local Innovation for Global Impact”
Objectives:
- To celebrate and promote youth entrepreneurship and innovation in Kogi State.
- To create a platform for networking between young entrepreneurs
- To highlight government and private sector efforts supporting entrepreneurship.
- To inspire innovation, digital adoption, and creative problem-solving among youth.
Key Activities:
- KEYNOTE THEME 1:
“From Hustle to Enterprise: Building Sustainable Youth Businesses in a Changing Economy”
Focus:
How young people can transition from informal or survival-driven hustles to structured, scalable, and sustainable enterprises through innovation, discipline, and collaboration.
Panel Session that Follows:
Topic: The New Face of Youth Entrepreneurship: Funding, Digital Tools, and Growth Opportunities in Nigeria
Panel Focus Areas:
- Access to finance for young entrepreneurs
- Leveraging digital tools & e-commerce
- Building brand credibility and visibility
- Turning side hustles into real businesses
- The role of government and private sector in youth enterprise support
KEYNOTE THEME 2:
“Innovation, Digital Skills, and Enterprise: Empowering Nigerian Youth for the Future of Work”
Focus:
Preparing young people for the evolving world of business, where technology, creativity, and innovation define success.
Panel Session that Follows:
Topic: Beyond Jobs: How Youth Can Create Opportunities through Innovation and Collaboration
Panel Focus Areas:
- Youth-led innovation and tech startups
- Collaboration over competition, the power of networks
- Monetizing digital skills (content, design, tech, etc.)
- Entrepreneurship as a tool for national transformation
- Business Pitch Competition:
- Youths pitch innovative business ideas before a panel.
Top 5 Winners receive grants
- Enterprise Dialogue Sessions:
- Breakout sessions on Access to Finance, Branding, and Digital Tools for SMEs.
- Award/Recognition
- Exhibition Booths:
15–20 small businesses and startups exhibit their products/services.
- Networking & Recognition Session – Awards and Special Recognition given to Special Guests and Certificates to participants.
