Young professionals’ summit at Swakopmund

WETUMWENE SHIKAGEWINDHOEKYoung professionals within Erongo Region and the country at large will converge this Saturday for the first ever annual Young Professionals Leadership Summit, to be held at the Dome in SwakopmundOrganised in partnership with Momentum Namibia: Asset Management, Wealth and CIS, the summit, an initiative of the IpupaK Grow You programme, is aimed to offer mentorship and leadership for young Namibians to attain optimum leadership capabilities.Some of the speakers include deputy minister of ICT Emma Theofelus, business strategist Jerry Muadinohamba, Hito HR founder and consultant Lisa Matomola, managing director of Momentum Assets Management, Wealth and Collective Investments Evangelina Nailenge and CEO of Swakopmund municipality Alfeus Benjamin.The programme has proven to be fruitful after having seen numerous young Namibians benefit with tremendous growth and positive results.The first annual summit aims to bring together young professionals in the country, striving for growth as leaders.In a press release issued by IpupaK Grow You, its founder, Ipupa Kasheeta mentioned that the event has more than one objective.The event will not only expand participants’ professional network but will also witness the launch of the book titled ‘The Inclusive Leader: Embracing Diversity and Employee Engagement’ by Nosipho Damasane, in which the IpupaK Grow You Foundation played a supporting role during its drafting at the time when the world was on lockdown in 2020 by creating platforms with the author on issues of leadership and challenges brought about by Covid-19 pandemic.Role modelsKasheeta said by bringing speakers from different generations, the summit is designed to hone participants' personal and professional development.The speakers and mentors have all volunteered their time to speak at this event at no cost where they will share experiences on how to lead and achieve sustained growth as an individual and as a corporate.IpupaK Grow You mentorship programme is a non-profit initiative with all its efforts done in the spirit of what they can offer to the community.Speakers will cover topics such as financial management, leadership of self, critical soft skills for professional excellence and positioning your institution and staff for global relevance.

Young professionals’ summit at Swakopmund

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Namibian Sun 2025-09-19

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