Tunisian Delegation at the RiseUp Summit in Cairo in December 2016!
For the second year in a row, Cogite led a Tunisian delegation of startups and entrepreneurship supporters to the RiseUp Summit in Cairo, the MENA region’s biggest startup gathering. After first attending RiseUp in 2015, Cogite returned to Egypt this year with even more startups, more energy, and more impact. Cogite’s participation included hosting a…
Read MoreTakeaways from GEW 2016 at Cogite
This year, Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) was widely celebrated throughout Tunisia. An annually occurring event, the GEW is celebrated in 160 countries with more than 15,000 partner organizations, including Cogite! From November 14-18, Cogite organized a full week of events alongside many other exciting activities at L’Institut des hautes études commerciales de Carthage (IHEC),…
Read MoreA Space for Big ideas: Cogite Hosts iGmena Summit
This past weekend, Cogite had the pleasure of hosting the 2016 iGmena Summit, an initiative by the Hague-based Hivos International. Founded in 2012, iGmena “brings voices together from the MENA region on Internet governance and policies” with a specific focus on knowledge-sharing and capacity-building activities. For this summit, iGmena gathered over 75 diverse internet governance stakeholders…
Read MorePanel discussion for a more competitive entrepreneurship ecosystem in Tunisia
Panel discussion for a more competitive entrepreneurship ecosystem in Tunisia This Tuesday, July 19th, Cogite was proud to host over 100 people for its event on the Tunisian entrepreneurship ecosystem. Initially intended to be a small panel discussion, high turnout quickly transform the discussion into a lively event, with engaged exchanges that continued for hours….
Read MoreCogite Delegation at Startup Fest Europe
As part of our mission to raise the profile of the Tunisian startup scene, Cogite led a group of five Tunisian startups from the Cogite community and two business angels to Startup Fest Europe in Amsterdam. The biggest European startup conference of 2016, Startup Fest Europe is a “weeklong festival celebrating and connecting daring entrepreneurs,…
Read MoreCogite Partnership with STEP 2016 in Dubai
Cogite is about to go back on the road again – and this time, internationally! This April, Cogite will be acting as a proud partner of the 2016 STEP conference, the largest interactive gathering in the Middle East, taking place April 4-5, 2016. Hosted in Dubai, STEP 2016 will bring over 6,000 people from all…
Read MoreVisit at Cogite
Last Friday, Cogite had the great pleasure of hosting Richard Bogle, CEO of the Drosos Foundation, for his first visit to Cogite! The Drosos Foundation, which is committed to enabling people in difficult situations to live a life of dignity, is an essential Cogite partner and supported Cogite’s move to the new Cogite Villa this past October. Upon arrival, Mr. Bogle was…
Read MoreCoworking projects in Medenine
Last weekend, the Cogite team returned to Djerba to host a three-day Coworking Camp with entrepreneurs and “changemakers” from across the Medenine governorate. Part two of our Cogite Direction Sud initiative, this Coworking Camp concluded a month-long Cogite activities series in Djerba Houmt Souq, Zarzis and Medenine. We were happy to see many familiar faces…
Read MoreCogite in Medenine, south of Tunisia.
In a sunny January week, the Cogite team took to the road to launch its new initiative, Cogite Direction Sud. In partnership with Mercy Corps, this project aims to bring together the diverse community of entrepreneurs in the governorate of Medenine to explore opportunities for establishing coworking spaces or similar-style hubs in this governorate. It…
Read MoreTunisian delegation at RiseUp Summit Egypt
Tunisian Delegation at the RiseUp Summit in Cairo This past week, the Cogite Coworking Space team travelled to Egypt to attend the RiseUp Summit 2015, hosted at the Greek Campus in downtown Cairo. The top entrepreneurship event in the Middle East and North Africa, RiseUp gathered thousands of participants from around the world, including the best start-ups of…
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