At just 15 years of age, Mr Jack Dorsey used his talent for programming to create a dispatch software for taxicab companies. He eventually dropped out of New York University just months before receiving his degree and started a company offering his dispatch software through the Web. Eventually, he came up with the idea of a site that would combine the broad reach of dispatch software with the ease of instant messaging. Wtih Biz Stone, Evan Williams and Noah Glass as co-founders, Mr Dorsey started a new company called Obvious, which became Twitter. Recognised as a top innovator by MIT Technology Review and awarded by The Wall Street Journal, his name is synonymous with tech innovation and technopreneurship.

In this lecture, Mr Dorsey discussed the ever-evolving technological landscape and the deep-seated positives and negatives that come with it. He explained why Silicon Valley is not the only place to kickstart a tech company, and how technology can empower people while fostering worldwide impact.