Young Professionals Network

Excelling in creative strategy, she wants to drive influential figures in popular culture as positive change agents as a way to encourage the masses in social and environmental consciousness in their consumer behavior and career goals. Vicky founded Good Ambition, a collective of social enterprises and youth organizations, delivering social entrepreneurship and innovation training alongside employment and leadership skills for young people. Her activities have led to deep exploration into the future workforce and is at the early stages of creating a digital solution that re-invents the CV. She was invited to Unleash Innovation Lab in Denmark 2017 where she refined the solution: SkilledIt App aims to highlight skills and support the recruitment processes for young people . As a journalist and Ambassador, she regularly contributes articles to youth news networks and participates in speaking engagements particularly to empower girls and youth developments in Africa. Some press https://pioneers.virginmedia.com/t5/Advice/I-became-a-tech-start-up-with-no-tech-skills/ba-p/11945

Eric previously held the position of Relationship Manager with Citigroup DRC and of Corporate Manager with the Commercial Bank of Congo. Prior to his banking experience, he spent 2 years in the French Public Sector with exposure to both Central and Local Government levels. Eric has a special interest in Public Policy, Regional Integration and Politics. Eric has extensive student leadership experience (DRC, SA, and France) having served as a board member of North West University (SA) and ENA (France). As the President of North-West University’s Student Representative Council he took part in the negotiations for the merger and incorporation process piloted by the South African Ministry of Education which aimed at bridging the gap between previously underprivileged “black universities” and their “white” counterparts. He has received for his contribution two prestigious awards from North-West University: The Alumni Awards (2013) and the University Council Awards (2004) for exceptional leadership and services rendered to North West University. Eric holds a Master degree in Public Administration and a Diploma from ENA both Summa Cum Laude and a BSc IT honors degree (Cum Laude) from North-West University (SA).

Eric is a Mandela Washington Fellowship and AfricaFrance Young Leaders Alumni. He is an Ambassador of Good Will of the State of Arkansas (US) and a Citizen of honor of Fayetteville (US).

In that role, he works with endowments, private foundations, and impact investors, among others on motivating companies to disclose and manage their environmental impact and assisting investors who use that data for smarter investment decision making. He also works on Matchmaker, a sustainable infrastructure financing platform for states and cities. Funlola's background involves interning with Derivatives at Morgan Stanley and Investment Banking at Citi in the Power & Utilities/Alternative Energy verticals. Funlola sits on the Advisory Board for Entrepreneurship at Cornell University, a NationSwell Council member, and Co-chair and Co-founder of the Debra Saunders-White Foundation in Durham, North Carolina, a junior board member of the Women's Prison Association and board member of the RFK Young Leaders. He has been selected as an Emerging Leader recipient from the Yale School of Management.

The company leverages innovative technology and processes to enhance productivity through a mainly youth workforce and smallholder farmer network. Seyi’s efforts have led to the introduction of precision agriculture methods through remote monitoring and drone remote sensing to increase efficiency.  Previously, he founded an infrastructure contracting company based in Washington, DC. He actively participates as a mentor with Grooming Leaders For Agriculture (GLA), an agricultural incubator empowering the youth to reach their highest career goals through education, hands-on training, mentoring, leadership and entrepreneurship.  Seyi is a graduate of the University of Chicago with a degree in economics.