Sophia ❣️@KeruboSk
I once went to a tech conference for the free tote bag.
Halfway through the day, someone with a clipboard ran up to me and said,
“Are you ready? You’re on in five.”
I laughed.
He didn’t.
Apparently, there was another girl with my exact name on the speaker list.
Instead of correcting him, I said, “Of course.”
They clipped a mic to my shirt and pushed me onto a stage in front of at least 200 people.
The screen behind me said:
“The Future of AI in Emerging Markets.”
I don’t work in tech.
I don’t work in markets.
I barely understand my WiFi.
I walked up to the podium and said,
“Good afternoon everyone. I think the future is less about technology… and more about people.”
Immediate nodding.
Encouraged, I started saying vague but confident things like:
“Access is the new currency.”
“Innovation must be localized.”
“We have to ask who we’re building for.”
Every time I paused, they clapped.
Someone live-tweeted quotes from my speech.
Afterwards, three founders asked for my LinkedIn.
I made one that night.
The real speaker never showed up.
I sometimes wonder if she saw the hashtag.
