Bright Youngs Minds: Phila Lubisi
Phila Lubisi is an ambitious young professional with a great passion for young people. He is currently a Key Account Manager, Altron Karabinna.
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Listen or watch to explore:
- Overview of his career and role at Altron Karabina and why it is important.
- His experience in peer to peer mentorship and how it is beneficial.
- Key takeaways from Govtech 2022. Progress being made.
- The main challenges to digitization in the public sector and what is still slowing down progress.
- His approach to continues learning and staying relevant.
- How young people can remain hopeful.
- How he make sense of what is going on in the country and the world.
- His vision for our future cities, and how to make it happen.
About Phila Lubisi
Ambitious young professional with a great passion for young people.
Resilience has been the key ingredient to my success thus far, I'm never afraid to try and fail in things I believe in.
My experience include working as a B2B Sales Consultant working across various industries in African markets, Media Analysis, Customer Service, Reporting, and Public Speaking.
Source: LinkedIn
About the Bright Young Minds Show on Future Cities Africa
Africa has the youngest population in the world. By 2030, young Africans are expected to make up 42 percent of the world's youth and account for 75 percent of the those under age 35 in Africa.
Young peoples' experiences, ideas, choices and preferences help shape the future of cities.
The 'Bright Young Minds show' gives a voice to some of the brightest young minds to share their thought leadership, how they solve problems, their vision for future cities, how we can achieve this vision, and give hope to a younger generation.
Youth is the future of African cities.
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