A well-received international and bilingual speaker, Kofi Sonokpon is recognized by leading non-profit organizations as a key player in the rally against high school dropouts. As such he has energized and inspired over 2,000 high school and college students in 2011 alone, by sharing his personal story of perseverance and his unique formula for success: VISION + DETERMINATION + ADVERSITY + PERSEVERANCE = SUCCESS^TM.

Originally from Togo, Kofi was born in a poor family of 15. At the age of 23 he was hired by a multinational airline, after being selected first from his country in a competition with over 1200 candidates across a dozen countries. He later completed an International Aviation MBA degree in Canada.

Kofi is the author of THE imPOSSIBLE FLIGHT in which he shares his personal experience of going from nothing to becoming an emerging authority in his field.

Kofi has successfully organized and led international conferences in the USA, Canada and Europe and contributed over 7 million US dollars in annual cost savings to the airline industry.

Today, Kofi is passionate about inspiring more people to catch their next flight and begin their journey to success.