The Youth African Leaders Initiative held the first face-to-face meeting for young leaders this year. On January 14, 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria, participants at the "Beyond goals and ambition: take action" meeting discussed how to take concrete action to achieve their own goals and how to use global opportunities to do this, including various scholarships and internship programs. Another topic of discussion was the development of the blockchain ecosystem and the creation of the next frontier for technologies in this industry.