Keynote by Betelhem Dessie

Speaker: Betelhem Dessie

Betelhem Dessie is 20 years old and Ethiopia’s leading youth technology education entrepreneur. She is named the youngest pioneer in the Ethiopian emerging tech scene by CNN and BBC. Also included in the list for African innovators to watch for in 2019 by Quartz. She is currently working with iCog Labs on the ACC project as a project manager along with founding and being an advisor for Solve IT, a project aimed at equipping the youth with the necessary skills to innovate and create their own startups in the developing world.