Conceiving a technology and innovation related summit was tall order and even sounded far-fetched idea in our earlier days of the brainstorming sessions. That’s until we inaugurated the first ever tech summit in Mogadishu held in 2018. From day one, we’ve registered more than 700 participants and the queues have exponentially grown into tenfold. That is, in part, the burgeoning youth in public spaces and the growth of digital penetration, connectivity and the zeal from the millennials in everything to do with techies, internet of things, innovation, entrepreneurship and the fourth industry revolution. Today, our participants have exceeded more than six thousand, with every passing day new member signing up for our social media platforms. We have built a large pipeline of knowledge-sharing, data and other useful resources. The summit has become the place-to-go for all digital-doers; from IT geeks to a pioneering entrepreneur. We have ignited a whole new energy in the tech and startup space. Through our leverage, we raised more than 6 million USD from the local banks that is earmarked to support earlier stage startups, SMEs and other scalable ideas. We have invited some notable speakers from inside and outside Somalia. We have awarded more than $20k to some bankable ideas. To top it off, we have altered the media narrative from bad-mouthing clichés to positive, promising Somalia headlines.