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DESCRIPTION:Breaking silos to improve nutritional outcomes in Ghana\n\nAs a
  flagship initiative under the Nkabom Collaborative’s\, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ'
 s 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ’s Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI) Office of Sustai
 nable Africa supports students to apply interdisciplinary thinking\, polic
 y innovation\, and collaborative problem-solving to address Africa’s most 
 pressing sustainable development challenges in the Nkabom Africa Case Comp
 etition Finals. This hybrid event will highlight solutions proposed by stu
 dent teams to break silos across industrial sectors (agri-food\, health\, 
 and education) and societal sectors (business\, government\, and civil soc
 iety)\, with the aim of improving nutritional outcomes\, taking Ghana as a
  starting point.\n\nThe Five finalist teams will present their solutions t
 o a panel of judges who will select the teams with the most outstanding so
 lutions. The goal is to further develop and implement the top five winning
  teams’ solutions within the Nkabom Collaborative. The Nkabom Collaborativ
 e is a multi-stakeholder partnership with the Mastercard Foundation that b
 rings together 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ\, six Ghanaian educational institutions\,
  and an industry partner to transform Ghana’s nutrition and agri-food ecos
 ystem by creating opportunities for youth-led impact through experiential 
 learning\, innovation\, and entrepreneurship.\n\nBeyond the competition it
 self\, the day is designed as a convening of leaders from business\, publi
 c\, and nonprofit sectors\, academia\, and students committed to addressin
 g Africa’s most pressing sustainable development challenges. Attendees wil
 l hear from experts in the field through a keynote address and an engaging
  panel discussion exploring the competition’s central theme: Breaking Silo
 s to Improve Nutritional Outcomes in Ghana. The program will also serve as
  a platform for the participants to engage with each other during the netw
 orking session (only for in-person attendees).\n\nDate: April 8\, 2026\n	Ti
 me: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT (-4 GMT)\n	Location: Hybrid (91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Universit
 y\, Faculty Club - 3450 McTavish Street\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada and Virtu
 al)\n\nRegister by April 1\, 2026\, at 11:59pm GMT\n\nNote: A meeting link
  will be shared with virtual participants prior to the event day.\n\n\nAge
 nda\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n				Morning session | 8:00 am-12:00 pm\n			\n		\n		\n			\n				Breakfast and C
 heck-In\n			\n		\n		\n			\n				Welcome Adress and Opening Remarks\n			\n		\n		\n			Presentations o
 n the Nkabom Collaborative and 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Mastercard Foundation partnership pr
 ograms\n		\n		\n			Presentations by the five finalist teams\n		\n		\n			\n				Afternoon sess
 ion | 12:00 pm-5:00 pm\n			\n		\n		\n			\n				Lunch Break\n			\n		\n		\n			Panel discussion on the
  Competition theme\n		\n		\n			Keynote Speaker’s Address\n		\n		\n			Announcement of the
  winning team\, awards and photo session\n		\n		\n			Closing Remarks and Cocktail
  Reception\n		\n	\n\n\nNOTE: All programming times are in EDT (-4GMT).\n
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LOCATION:Hybrid - Faculty Club and online
SUMMARY:Nkabom Africa Case Competition 2025 - 2026 Finals
URL:/bensadoun-school/channels/event/nkabom-africa-cas
 e-competition-2025-2026-finals-371832
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