Ambassador Emmanuel Ferdinand is the pioneer lead of the African Youth Network. He serves as the Director of the Sustainable Development Awareness Campaign for the United Nations Youth Association–Nigeria, Abia State Chapter. With extensive knowledge of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), he has organized over 20 webinars on SDGs and in commemoration of notable United Nations days, including United Nations Day on October 24.

He has a strong background in transformational leadership and organizational performance. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Office Technology and Management.

Credentials include:

• Certificate of Recognition in Transformational Leadership and Organizational Performance from Pinnacle College of Corporate Leadership and Management Studies.

• Professional Diploma in Peace and Sustainable Development from the Institute of Global Peace and Conflict Management, Abuja (in affiliation with the Protestant University of West Africa).

• Certificate of Completion, Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) Ambassador.

• Certificate of Participation in Human Capital Development, Abuja.

Memberships include:

• Nigerian Institute of Management, Chartered (MNIM) (In View).

• United People Global Champion (UPG), Geneva, Switzerland.

• United Nations Youth Association–Nigeria, Abia State Chapter.

• Progressive Abia Youth, Abia State.