Program

Coworking Africa Meet Up

One day of inspiring talks and co-creation workshops – February 5th 2016

Timing Subject Speaker
10.00 Welcome speech and introduction Steven Harris, The Design Bank (Cape Town)
10.20 South Africa leading the coworking boom: an introduction of the local scene David van Berkel, Grounded at Echo (Pretoria)
10.35 Collaboration and exploring the importance of coworking spaces working together and how we can further facilitate these relationships Lauren Wallett, Silicon Cape (Cape Town)
10.50 How important is coworking to the creation of a thriving ecosystem of digital entrepreneurs Ian Merrington, The Barn (Cape Town)
11.05 Coworking on the African continent: Disclosure of most recent data Vanessa Sans, Coworking Europe (Barcelona)
11.10 Opportunities and benefits of connecting spaces across the continent Paul Kersten, OPEN (Johannesburg)
11.20 Q&A
11.35 Coffee break
12.00 Start of co-creation workshops Interactive discussion facilitated by participants
12.15 Metrics and indicators used to measure your coworking business performance Interactive discussion facilitated by participants
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Recruiting the perfect coworking team: Skills, expertise and knowledge required to run a successful space Interactive discussion facilitated by participants
14.45 How to empower your coworkers by making them more involved in growing your community Interactive discussion facilitated by participants
15.30 Topics proposed and chosen by participants Interactive discussion facilitated by participants
16.15 Coffee break Interactive discussion facilitated by participants
16.30 End of co-creation workshops: Conclusions and results