Barcamp Ghana 2011 this Saturday at the Kofi Annan ICT Centre

BarCamp Ghana 2011 is a free 1-day networking forum for discussion and dialogue about Ghana which will take place on December 17, 2011 at the Kofi Annan ICT Centre. The theme is “Establishing Partnerships to Transform Dreams into Action-Based Projects: Lessons from Mentors”.

A key focus will be the sharing of inspirational stories about partnerships between attendees and their mentors to create successful Ghanaian projects and businesses. Through this event, we seek to highlight the importance of appropriate partnerships and corporate engagements in ensuring the success of projects, spurring wealth creation and economic growth. Most prospective project managers and social innovators lack the know-how to establish partnerships with pivotal stakeholders such as public regulation bodies, state revenue authorities, financial institutions, and the media. Without these crucial linkages, many promising projects meet their early demise to the detriment of our nation as a whole. BarCamp Ghana 2011 is geared towards helping to reverse this trend.

We will also feature a speed mentoring session. Various confirmed mentors, speakers, and session leaders will include like Bernard Avle, Samuel Jonathan, Albert Ocran, Sheila Bartels-Sam, Lionel Dosoo, Leila Djansi, Carl Ashie, Kofi Dadzie, Alex Adjei-Bram, Nana Awere Damoah, Sefakor Gbewonyo, Alfred Cran-Mensah, amongst others.

The BarCamp Ghana team has successfully organized 10 BarCamps in Accra, Kumasi, Takoradi, Cape Coast, Tamale and Ho, resulting in a network of Ghanaian doers, entrepreneurs and change makers. This year’s final event is organized by the GhanaThink Foundation, a youth-led Ghana and US-based NGO. Like all Barcamps, there will be user-generated sessions and discussions in which attendees set the agenda for the day. If you are interested in organizing a breakout session, let us know, especially if you have special needs.

To Register/RSVP, visit: BarCamp Ghana eventbrite website.

Sponsors and Partners: BarCamp Ghana 2011 is sponsored by the Kofi Annan ICT Centre, GhanaThink Foundation, Fienipa Group, Nandimobile, and iRokko Concepts. Our media partners are ModernGhana.com, Citi 97.3 FM, Radio Universe.

To become a sponsor, please contact the BarCamp Ghana team at www.barcampghana.org or email info@barcampghana.org