Reimagining Possibilities: Building Innovation-Driven and Investment-Ready Youth Enterprises in Northern Ghana

This session brings together diverse ecosystem actors;  entrepreneurs, investors, agribusiness leaders, innovation builders, and policy experts, to have the kind of conversation that usually happens behind closed doors. What makes a business investable? Where is the ecosystem failing young entrepreneurs? What does the next 12 months look like for someone serious about building in Northern Ghana? The room will have a chance to engage, push back, and take something practical away.

Entrepreneurs learn best by doing, not listening. In this 40-minute breakout session, participants choose a sector in Agriculture, Fashion, or Technology and work in small groups to tackle real business challenges brought by Igniting Dreams alumni. Each alumni presents an actual problem from their business, and the room gets to work analyzing the situation, identifying root causes, and developing practical solutions together. Groups document their thinking, present their recommendations, and hear direct feedback from the alumni whose business is on the table. No theory, no hypotheticals. Just entrepreneurs solving real problems for real people in the room.