The Executive Director for Kosmos Innovation Center has been adjudged CEO of the Year, NGO Category, at the just-ended 2024 Ghana CEO Awards held at the Kempinski Hotel.
The Award recognises Benjamin Gyan-Kesse's contribution to promoting youth entrepreneurship through his strategic leadership of the Kosmos Innovation Center Ghana.
Under his Leadership, the organisation has recorded tremendous success while supporting young people to create or adapt sustainable technologies to safeguard the environment and promote agricultural activity.
Receiving the award, Mr Gyan-Kesse dedicated the award to partners, stakeholders and young entrepreneurs.
He added: “KIC is committed to supporting young people to realise their dreams of becoming agripreneurs.
"Working together with start-ups and Agri-MSMEs to develop eco-friendly solutions for the environment, KIC and its partners are investing in sustainable technologies within the agricultural value chain.
"It is our responsibility to innovate for a greener, more sustainable world for generations to come.”
Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) is a non-profit organization that invests in young entrepreneurs and small businesses.
It empowers entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into viable, self-sustaining businesses and we work alongside promising small businesses to help them scale and reach their full potential.
Since its inception in 2016, more than 18,000 young leaders have been trained in business skills and entrepreneurship through participation in our programs.
The 3rd edition of the Ghana CEO Awards, organised by Globe Productions, was under the theme "CEOs for Climate: Steering towards a Greener Future. It brought together CEOs and business leaders from across the business community.
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