26 January 2026
13:00 - 14:30 UTC0
Speakers :
- +2+4
- Youth Empowerment
- Social Innovation
Ilja Riekki
Innovation Policy Expert @ Finnish Institute of Public Management / HAUS Kehittämiskeskus
Ilja Riekki is an innovation policy expert in the Africa-Europe Digital Innovation Bridge 2.0 (AEDIB 2.0) project, contributing to the regional Team Europe Initiative (TEI) D4D for Digital Economy and Society in Sub-Saharan Africa, under the Global Gateway Strategy to strengthen digital transformation and green transition through an enhanced partnership for digital entrepreneurship and innovation between Africa and Europe. He will be supporting and capacitating African policymakers and ecosystem leaders to design, implement, monitor update and evaluate digital entrepreneurship and innovation policies.
