By Olawale Lamina
The 2026 Young Leaders Summit, YLS, 8th Edition is billed to take place from Thursday 27 to Saturday 29 August, at the auditorium of Rhema Chapel International Churches Abuja, along Banex-Gwarinpa Expressway, Kado,
The three-day event is expected to draw participants in their hundreds, mostly youngsters from across the federal capital and its environs as they explore the theme, ‘Digital Citizens: Leadership, Innovation & Civic Responsibility’, which hopes to bring about robust discussions, expositions and brainstorming sessions.
One of the coordinators of the event, Jesulayomi Olubamise, gave a glimpse into the upcoming Summit by revealing that, towards an impactful eight edition, an array of resource persons in different fields, including Seyi Ajibola, a Cybercrime Investigation Specialist, Digital Forensics Analyst,
Cybersecurity Professional, Alex Adekunle-James, Founder and Executive Director of RID Nigeria, an organization established in 2009 to mobilize, equip, and position Christians to contribute meaningfully to Nigeria’s development and Engineer Chukwuemerie Ujam, a Technical Project Manager, Arone Technologies, will be on hand to motivate and galvanize young leaders to positive action towards nation building.
Earlier, the organizers had put together a pre-summit activity, which was an exposition on the main event, that brought together young minds who shared meaningful conversations, under the theme, ‘Preparing Digital Citizens for Leadership ,Innovation and Civic Responsibility.’
The pre-prevent held at Blossom Forth Event Center Kubwa in Abuja on August 22, 2026.
CAPTION: Exchange of viewpoints from discussion segment
YLS is an annual leadership summit equipping young people with the skills, networks and mindset to innovate, lead and create lasting impact.
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