George Sarpong, MD of KIC Ghana leads SFAN’s Speaker Roster for Quantum Leap Career Fair 2019

SFAN (Stars From All Nations) has released an impressive speaker line-up for Quantum Leap Career Fair 2019 taking place on Wednesday, April 3 at British Council Accra, from 8:00AM — 3:30PM.

The event, organized with support from the British Council, will receive an insightful keynote speech from Mr. George Sarpong, the Corporate Affairs Director of Kosmos Energy and M.D of Kosmos Innovation Center.

For his speech, Mr. Sarpong will take participants of #QLCareerFair19 through a journey of conceptualizing new pathways for job creation in Ghana.

His keynote is premised on an understanding that Ghana needs to create over 300,000 jobs every year to be able to deal with the unemployment situation in the country — according to the World Bank’s head of operation Dr. Beatrix Allah-Mensah.

George is admired as a man who gets things done. Under his leadership, the Kosmos Innovation Center provides a customized mix of capacity building, mentorship, and seed funding to young entrepreneurs and small businesses owners who have big ideas and want to see their country grow. He is an expert in grooming start-ups, leveraging technology and innovation to drive success.

George joined Kosmos Energy Ghana in 2008 as its Director of Corporate Affairs responsible for government relations, community engagement, and social investment. He has ensured that the company’s core values of social responsibility are brought to life to the communities where the company operates.

An accomplished business executive, he has more than 25 years of leadership experience with multinational companies in the US and West Africa, leading marketing and business turnarounds.

Mr. Sarpong earned an M.B.A. from Columbia University.

Other top-rated speakers and trainers at Quantum Leap Career Fair 2019 include:

• Ms. Anita Erskine (Founder, Anita Erskine Media)
• Mr. Andy Mensah (HR Partner, IBM)
• Ms. Riana Owusu (Transformation Fellow, ACET)
• Mr. Ike Amoatin (Product Manager, MainOne)
• Ms. Tracy Kyei (MarCom Executive, Samsung)
• Ms. Babs Ofori (Wellbeing & Brand Coach)
• Mr. Philip Ashon (Head of TV Production, CitiTV)
• Ms. Ashley Ancordi (Project Manager, SFAN)
• Mr. Prince Dogbe (Analyst, GFA Consulting)
• Ms. Joy Hammond (National Service Personnel, VRA)
• Mr. Derick Omari (Founder, Tech Era)
• Mr. Collins Yao Losu (Student, University of Ghana)

Quantum Leap Career Fair 2019 will be a mixture of thought leadership, experiential learning, coaching, mindfulness, networking, and fun! The team has put good thought into creating an event that offers value to everyone — whether you’re a job seeker, employer or young professional.

Companies expected at the event include MTN, Brussels Airline, Delta Airline, Platinum Corporate Solutions, Kosmos Innovation Center, Samsung, MainOne, ACET and so on.

For more information about the agenda and registration, visit the event website here.

Don’t miss the discounted ticket, save your seat here!

For other inquiries, contact the team by email info@sfanonline.org or call 0545 93 5695.

See you there!

About British Council:

The British Council in Ghana operates from Accra and Kumasi.

They pride themselves on being a trusted and innovative organization, offering life-changing opportunities to young people by providing skills for employability and entrepreneurship, English and exams.

They support the achievement of this vision through an active approach to cultural relations which aims to broaden mutual trust and further strengthen our relevance to the needs of individuals, communities, institutions, organizations, and government. All of these underpin the prosperity and security of Ghana and the United Kingdom.

Their activities are delivered through arts, education, English and society projects as well as a thriving exam service, providing opportunities for thousands of Ghanaians to acquire globally recognized qualifications.