Canada-Africa Youth Education Forum
- Pantages Hotel, 200 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON
- May 21-23, 2026
Canada Africa Youth Education Forum is an event organized by BT Global Access and the Association ADYNA. This event presents a remarkable opportunity to bring together education stakeholders, policymakers, the diaspora, and young people from both Canada and Africa. The primary objective of this forum is to engage in discussions regarding the current state of education and student mobility while also exploring strategies to enhance educational opportunities and student mobility programs between the two regions.
The forum will provide a unique opportunity for officials from Africa and Canada to establish a platform to exchange ideas, experiences, and best practices. By doing so, participants will identify the opportunities and challenges faced by young people from both continents in terms of student mobility, research networks, and intercultural cooperation between Canada and Africa.
BT Global Access is proud to organize the BT Global Awards Ceremony as part of the Canada-Africa Youth Education Forum.
This ceremony and gala dinner, which will take place on Saturday, May 23, 2026, is an unprecedented event intended to reward leaders who paved the way and fostered some changes in the education ecosystem, in Canada and Africa. This is also the occasion to highlight and acknowledge youth, institutions, and decision-makers who have demonstrated excellence in various fields.
The 2nd edition of the Forum will be held over 2 days and will feature a combination of keynotes, plenary sessions, awards ceremony, gala dinner and networking opportunities.
MP, Scarborough—Woburn, Ontario
Minister of Youth Affairs, Republic of Sierra Leone
Minister of Information, Republic of The Gambia
Minister of Technical and Higher Education, Republic of Sierra Leone
Head of the journalism department at Humber Polytechnic and former CBC TV News Anchor
President - George Brown Polytechnic
Managing Director for University of Toronto Scarborough’s Management Department
Director, International Affairs, Languages Canada
Secretary and Communication Officer, Canadian Bar Association
Journalist, The Globe and Mail
City Counsellor, Ward 5, Kitchner, Ontario
Global Education and Public Policy Advocate
Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Gambia
Assistant Director of External Relations, Department of Management - University of Toronto Scarborough
Chief Executive Officer at Illume Student Advisory Services
Regional Manager, International Business Development- Sub Saharan Africa- Seneca Polytechnic
CEO, BT Global Access
Founder & Impact Investor, African Impact Initiative
Immigration Lawyer at Nava Elmi Immigration Lawyer
Special Envoy International Relations, Trade and Investment
Assistant Professor, Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto Metropolitan University
Managing Partner at Preponderant / Senior Fellow, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto
Consultant & Principal - Tim Duboyce Communication & Strategies
200 Victoria St, Toronto, ON M5B 2R3
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