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DESCRIPTION:Breaking silos to improve nutritional outcomes in Ghana\n\nAs a
  flagship initiative by 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ’s Sustainable Growth Initiative 
 (SGI) Office of Sustainable Africa\, under the Nkabom Collaborative’s comm
 itment to improving nutritional outcomes in Ghana\, the Nkabom Africa Case
  Competition Finals is a hybrid event that brings together student innovat
 ors\, industry leaders\, policymakers\, and civil society actors to showca
 se bold\, youth-led solutions that aims at improving nutritional outcomes\
 , taking Ghana as a starting point.\n\nThis culminating event will highlig
 ht interdisciplinary proposals developed by student teams working across a
 gri-food\, health\, education\, business\, and public policy sectors. Fina
 list teams will present their solutions to a distinguished panel of judges
  representing business\, government\, nonprofit organizations\, and academ
 ia. The goal is to further develop and implement these solutions within th
 e Nkabom Collaborative. The Nkabom Collaborative is a multi-stakeholder pa
 rtnership with the Mastercard Foundation that brings together 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Unive
 rsity\, six Ghanaian educational institutions\, and an industry partner to
  transform Ghana’s nutrition and agri-food ecosystem by creating opportuni
 ties for youth-led impact through experiential learning\, innovation\, and
  entrepreneurship.\n\nBeyond the competition itself\, the day is designed 
 as a dynamic convening of industry leaders\, scholars\, practitioners\, an
 d students committed to advancing sustainable nutrition and inclusive deve
 lopment. Attendees will hear from experts in the field through a keynote a
 ddress and an engaging panel discussion exploring the competition’s centra
 l theme: Breaking Silos to Improve Nutritional Outcomes in Ghana. The prog
 ram will also serve as a platform for participants to engage with one anot
 her during the networking session.\n\nDate: April 8\, 2026\n	Time: 8:00 a.m
 . – 5:00 p.m.\n	Location: Hybrid (91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ\, Faculty Club - 3450 M
 cTavish Street\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada and Virtual)\n\nRegister by April 
 1\, 2026\, at 11:59pm GMT\n\nNote: A meeting link will be shared with virt
 ual participants prior to the event day.\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n				Morning se
 ssion\n			\n		\n		\n			\n				8:00 am - 8:40 am\n			\n			\n				Breakfast and Check-In\n			\n		\n		\n			\n				8:45
  am - 9:25 am\n			\n			\n				Welcome Adress and Opening Remarks\n			\n		\n		\n			\n				9:30 am - 1
 0:00 am\n			\n			\n				Presentation on the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Mastercard Foundation Scholars Pro
 gram\n			\n		\n		\n			\n				10:00 am - 12:00 pm\n			\n			\n				Presentations by the five finalist 
 teams\n			\n		\n		\n			\n				Afternoon session\n			\n		\n		\n			\n				12:00 pm - 12:50 pm\n			\n			\n				Lunch B
 reak\n			\n		\n		\n			\n				1:00 pm - 2:00 pm\n			\n			\n				Panel discussion on the Competition t
 heme\n			\n		\n		\n			\n				2:00 pm - 2:50 pm\n			\n			\n				Keynote Speaker’s Address\n			\n		\n		\n			\n				2:
 55 pm - 3:30 pm\n			\n			\n				Announcement of the winning team\, awards and photo s
 ession\n			\n		\n		\n			\n				3:30 pm – 5:00 pm\n			\n			\n				Closing Remarks and Cocktail Recept
 ion\n			\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:/desautels/channels/event/nkabom-africa-case-compe
 tition-2025-2026-finals-371832
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