On the 28th of April 2021, representatives of System and Generation Mr Gurkan Akcaer and Ms Esmeralda Kashari attended the "Women's Entrepreneurship Expo 2021" organized by UN Women, Europe and Central Asia talking on the challenging, opportunities and good practices of youth and women in the entrepreneurship field.

The session aimed at gathering together the young entrepreneurs and provide a space with them to discuss the opportunities, challenges and the ways out. The session hosted speakers across different youth entrepreneurship initiatives and talked about their journey and inform the listeners about the opportunities that come with being a young entrepreneur. The panel session was followed with a Q&A, where entrepreneurs had the opportunity to ask questions and shape the discussion further. 

Mr Akcaer emphasized the challenges that Turkish youth are facing in the entrepreneurship field and how the socio-cultural context is further reinforcing these challenges for women in Turkey. In addition, Mr.Akcaer shared some useful tips for all the youth out there aiming at having a career as entrepreneurs.

Ms Kashari, as a former young entrepreneur but also as coordinator of many projects targetting youth, not only shared her experience, but also gave an exhaustive outline of all the opportunities and iniviatives that S&G provides for young people to develop and turn their ideas into action.