Former Executive Vice President of Unilever Global MarketsYaw Nsarkoh's talk, "Young African, You Too Matter: Keep Moving" makes a powerful call to recognise your worth and potential.

He emphasised the importance of perseverance and resilience, encouraging everyone to keep moving forward despite the challenges they may face."

Yaw Nsarkoh has extensive experience, spanning over twenty-nine years with Unilever, in leadership, and managing market conditions at strategic levels across developing and developed economies.

Prior to being the Executive Vice President of Unilever Global Markets, he served as the Managing Director for Unilever Nigeria, and East and Southern Africa and an Executive Board Member at Unilever Ghana, and at Trade/Employee Associations and Strategic Private Sector committees.

He was previously the Director of Kenya Association of Manufacturers, Chairman at the East African Shippers Council and Director of the Changing Lives Endowment Fund (CLEF).

Yaw holds a postgraduate Diploma in Management from Henley Management College and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

Yaw believes sustainability is important because it improves and secures the long-term health of society. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.