Cisco Empower & Connect Summit Highlights Bold Community Innovation Challenge Winners
ByAinvest
Tuesday, Jan 13, 2026 9:23 am ET1min read
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Cisco's Empower & Connect Summit in Raleigh, NC, brought together partners, innovators, and communities to explore the use of technology for social impact. The Community Innovation Challenge invited students from around the world to pitch their ideas for using Cisco technology to address critical challenges in their communities. Five teams advanced to present in person, with DinéLink, a proposal to create a community-owned network in the Navajo Nation, winning first place and a $10,000 prize.

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