With a theme of Entrepreneurship, the 4000 teenagers and young adults attending the workshop will hear personal insights from and interact with television and media personality Minnie Dlamini; TV presenter Katlego Maboe; and motivational speaker and SABC Foundation CEO Iris Cupido.
The future leaders of South Africa will be further inspired by entrepreneur and founder of Vuyos Miles Kubheka; businesswoman and author of Teenagers, Nozi Kubeka; and life coach Sandile Mkhize, who is living proof that differently-abled individuals can do anything an abled-bodied person can do.
The live entertainment at the gathering will be provided by female hip-hop star Rouge and pop talent Alexandra May.
The Inspired Youth workshop is hosted by Pride Factor MD, Dene Botha, who will encourage the audience to broaden their aspirations and continue improving themselves by presenting stimulating tasks and interactive competitions offering valuable prizes.
The four-hour workshop starts a full day of aspirational activities to open the 2016 Youth Month Career Development Expo and is produced by Pride Factor, founders of the Inspired Youth platform, in conjunction with Liquorish Inc, the National Financial Literacy Association, National Youth Skills Development Programme, One Young World, the SABC Foundation and the Gauteng Department of Education.
The afternoon session is made up of programmes conducted by the National Financial Literacy Association while One Young World will host a gala dinner at the venue that evening.
The 2016 Youth Month Career Development Expo runs from Friday, 10 June to Sunday, 19 June and includes hundreds of exhibitors showcasing information from a wide range of industries and academic institutions. Attendance is expected to exceed 10 000 people each day.