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GENERAL PROGRAMME YUVA Annual Leadership &

Entrepreneurship Summit (YALES) 2019 Caudan Arts Centre, Le Caudan Waterfront, Port Louis

DAY 1 – Social Work

Friday, 6 December 2019

SESSION I: Opening of YALES 2019 08:30 – 09:00 Arrival and Registration YUVA Secretariat

09:00 – 09:30 Official Opening

David Reimer, United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Mauritius

9:30 – 10:00 Ice-breaking session Anil Singh Rana, Master of Ceremony

10:00 – 11:30 How to professionalise social work in this modern age?

Dr Emmanuel Nuesiri, Social Science Faculty, African Leadership University

11:30 – 12:30 Lunch break SESSION II: Social Work & Community Service in Mauritius

12:30 – 13:30 Importance of counselling in social work SradhaMana, Counsellor

13:30 – 14:30 Poster presentation on social issues Ayrece Stewart Cornet, Journalist

14:30 – 15:30 Prostitution in Mauritius DeepaGokulsing, Lecturer at UoM

END OF DAY 1

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DAY 2 – Entrepreneurship Saturday, 7 December 2019

SESSION I: Entrepreneurship in practice 08:30 – 09:00 Arrival and Registration YUVA Secretariat

09:00 – 9:30 Ice-breaking session Anil Singh Rana, Master of Ceremony

9:30 – 10:30 Social Entrepreneurship: The Way Forward NehaValecha, Entrepreneurship Analyst

10:30 – 11:30 5 Secrets for Entrepreneur’s Success Basesh Gala, TED Speakerand Business Mentor

11:30 – 12:30 Lunch break SESSION II: Entrepreneurship in theory

12:30 – 15:00 [Cont.] 5 Secrets for Entrepreneur’s Success Basesh Gala, TED Speakerand Business Mentor

15:00 – 15:30 Closing remarks and awarding of certificates Sanjay Parashar, Managing Director of IndianOil (Mauritius)

END OF DAY 2

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DAY 3 – Leadership Sunday, 8 December 2019

SESSION I: Leadership activities 08:30 – 09:00 Arrival and Registration YUVA Secretariat

09:00 – 09:30 Ice-breaking session Anil Singh Rana, Master of Ceremony

9:30 – 10:30 Leadership & Loneliness

ArtiSeebaruthRamjug, Training Consultant at SIDUS Learning &Development

10:30 – 11:30 20 case studies on decision-making Krishna Athal, YUVA Executive Director

11:30 – 12:30 Lunch break SESSION II: Leadership in theory

12:30 – 15:30 What does it take to be a leader? School of Leadership & Development

END OF DAY 3

NOTE: The schedule/programme above is tentative and is subject to change. We will keep participants

informed of all changes in the schedule.