Innovation Democracy visits Somaliland

A delegation from California-based Innovation Democracy arrived in Somaliland Yesterday to attend a locally organized leadership conference in the capital. The team from the not-for-profit organization consisted of Liisa Välikangas, President of Innovation Democracy Inc. and an attorney by the name of Jaak Treiman, General Counsel of Innovation Democracy.

The delegates were greeted at Berbera airport by head of Institute of Strategic and Initiatives (ISI) Mr. Abdikariim Osman Jama and who is also the chairman of ICT commission in Somaliland. Mr. Abdikariim briefed the press in the VIP room of Berbera airport about the delegate’s visit to Somaliland as he said “Today we are receiving at Berbera airport and we extended an invitation to Prof. Liisa Valikanges who is the head of International Institute of Innovation Democracy and teaches at AAITO University which are located in Helsinki, Finland capital and is accompanied by Mr. Jaak Treiman who is general counsel at Innovation Democracy.

He added that they departed from California where they have got their main office and came to Somaliland in order to attend huge conference that is scheduled to be held on 17th Jan and the venue is at Ambassador hotel in Hargeisa, Somaliland capital.

He commented that the two Institutes have close working relations and that is Institute of Strategic Innovative and International Institute of Innovation Democracy.

Prof. Liisa made short speech to the press and told that it is the second time she visited the country. She added that they came to Somaliland in order to attend the conference where book written about leadership is about to be exhibited and the slogan for the book is “Lead Like Lions”. She further disclosed that there will be discussions on modern strategic leadership. Finally, Mr. Jaak Treiman said that he is excited in visiting Somaliland and he is due to attend many events regarding strategic leadership.