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DESCRIPTION:Breaking silos to improve nutritional outcomes in Ghana\n\nAs a
  flagship initiative under the Nkabom Collaborative’s\, 91ºÚÁÏÍø’
 s Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI) Office of Sustainable Africa support
 s students to apply interdisciplinary thinking\, policy innovation\, and c
 ollaborative problem-solving to address Africa’s most pressing sustainable
  development challenges in the Nkabom Africa Case Competition Finals. This
  hybrid event will highlight solutions proposed by student teams to break 
 silos across industrial sectors (agri-food\, health\, and education) and s
 ocietal sectors (business\, government\, and civil society)\, with the aim
  of improving nutritional outcomes\, taking Ghana as a starting point.\n\n
 The Five finalist teams will present their solutions to a panel of judges 
 who will select the teams with the most outstanding solutions. The goal is
  to further develop and implement the top five winning teams’ solutions wi
 thin the Nkabom Collaborative. The Nkabom Collaborative is a multi-stakeho
 lder partnership with the Mastercard Foundation that brings together McGil
 l University\, six Ghanaian educational institutions\, and an industry par
 tner to transform Ghana’s nutrition and agri-food ecosystem by creating op
 portunities for youth-led impact through experiential learning\, innovatio
 n\, and entrepreneurship.\n\nBeyond the competition itself\, the day is de
 signed as a convening of leaders from business\, public\, and nonprofit se
 ctors\, academia\, and students committed to addressing Africa’s most pres
 sing sustainable development challenges. Attendees will hear from experts 
 in the field through a keynote address and an engaging panel discussion ex
 ploring the competition’s central theme: Breaking Silos to Improve Nutriti
 onal Outcomes in Ghana. The program will also serve as a platform for the 
 participants to engage with each other during the networking session (only
  for in-person attendees).\n\nDate: April 8\, 2026\n	Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00
  p.m. EDT (-4 GMT)\n	Location: Hybrid (91ºÚÁÏÍø\, Faculty Club - 3
 450 McTavish Street\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada and Virtual)\n\nRegister by A
 pril 1\, 2026\, at 11:59pm GMT\n\nNote: A meeting link will be shared with
  virtual participants prior to the event day.\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n				Morni
 ng session | 8:00 am-12:00 pm\n			\n		\n		\n			\n				Breakfast and Check-In\n			\n		\n		\n			\n				Wel
 come Adress and Opening Remarks\n			\n		\n		\n			Presentations on the Nkabom Collabo
 rative and 91ºÚÁÏÍø Mastercard Foundation partnership programs\n		\n		\n			Presenta
 tions by the five finalist teams\n		\n		\n			\n				Afternoon session | 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\, awar
 ds and photo session\n		\n		\n			Closing Remarks and Cocktail Reception\n		\n	\n\n\n
 NOTE: 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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