Habeshas in Tech in Addis Ababa
CAPACITY UPDATE:
The waitlist is now closed. If you didn’t hear from us, we’re sorry, but we’re unable to accommodate any more attendees for this event.
TOUR DETAILS:
The Habeshas in Tech Tour 2024 is brought to you by @habeshasintech, alongside our touring partner @habeshanetworks ✨
We’re excited to announce the first-of-its-kind tech event series spanning nine major cities across the U.S. and Ethiopia. This unique series features fireside chats and panel discussions by leading tech professionals, in addition to our famous networking mixers to bring the community together, all taking place from October 2024 to January 2025, with our final stop abroad, bringing the tour to a close.
The mission of this tour is to inspire and empower more Habeshas to pursue careers in technology by providing valuable information and resources for those looking to advance in their careers, as well as offering individuals in other industries the opportunity to break into tech.
EVENT OVERVIEW:
Join us for the ninth and final stop of the tour and grand finale in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia!
The event will be hosted at @alxethiopia, a beautiful tech startup hub and incubator located in Lideta Hub, generously supporting us as our venue sponsor 🙌🏾
> Agenda:
5:00pm-5:45pm - Check-In & Mingle
6:15pm-7:15pm - Panel Discussion: The Tech Landscape in Ethiopia, featuring:
Addis Alemayehou (Chairman, Kazana Group)
Henok Assefa (Co-Founder & General Partner, African Renaissance Partners)
Betelhem Dessie (CEO, iCog)
Markos Lemma (Co-Founder & CEO at iceaddis)
Moderated by: Mirafe Gebriel Marcos (Country General Manager, Ethiopia at Sand Technologies & ALX)
7:15pm-7:30pm - Q&A
7:45pm-8:45pm - Founder Fireside Chat: Lessons from RIDE & StackShare, featuring:
Samrawit Fikru (Co-Founder & CEO, RIDE)
Yonas Beshawred (Founder & Former CEO, StackShare)
8:45pm-10:00pm - Networking Mixer 🍸
EVENT COLLABORATORS:
> Event Sponsors:
ALX Ethiopia: For providing the venue, facilitating the event, and supporting production.
Arada: For generously supplying our attendees with beverages, including your notable seltzers and a variety of non-alcoholic options.
> Event Community Partners:
Ice Addis & iCog: For having your leadership speak on our panel, reflecting your incredible work in galvanizing talent and training the next generation of developers/founders in Ethiopia, and for sharing our event with your communities.
African Renaissance Ventures & Kazana Group: For providing speakers from your leadership, drawing on your deep expertise in advising and funding startups across Africa, and for sharing our event with your network.Diaspora Handbook: For helping organize the Diaspora by making your inaugural debut through promoting our event during Diaspora Season in Addis Ababa this year.
> Event Media Partners:
Shega Media: For helping us tell the story of our community of builders and innovators across this tour.
HIT TOUR 2024 OFFICIAL PARTNER:
A special shout-out to our multi-city facilitator, promotional partner, and fiscal sponsor, Habesha Networks, for making this tour possible.
Habesha Networks (HN) is a grassroots 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to developing and implementing methods of connectivity and support between Habesha communities across the globe. With an emphasis on community development, philanthropy, thought leadership, and social and professional networking, our goal is to provide members resources while bridging the gaps and growing a stronger Habesha Network.
SUPPORT & STAY CONNECTED:
Make sure to follow @habeshasintech on Instagram for updates and tour wrap-up content from all 9 sold-out cities, including videos, photos, and highlights. Stay connected with our HiT community and discover exciting career opportunities with our tech and ecosystem partners.
We got a lot planned in 2025 and we can’t wait to share it!
If you can’t attend, or even if you’re joining us, any contribution towards the tour’s expenses would truly mean the world to us. This entire tour was bootstrapped and organized as a true labor of love by a small (3-person) team, and every bit of support (big or small) helps us continue bringing impactful projects and programming to our community.
👉🏽 You can donate at: paypal.me/habeshasintech 👈🏽
We appreciate you, and we’re incredibly thankful for your generosity and support!
- Habeshas in Tech Team ✨