RiseUp to kick off Thursday from home amid COVID-19 crisis

RiseUp to kick off Thursday from home amid COVID-19 crisis

RiseUp has announced that it will hold its 2020 round 'RiseUpFrom Home: Got Grit?' (RFH) virtually over three days, from 13 to 15 August, amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

The 2020 round will be a digital event organised by RiseUp to reconnect the regional entrepreneurship ecosystem and help entrepreneurs become more resilient, as the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged businesses everywhere.

Attendees of RFH will be exposed to real case studies on how global companies have survived the last six months, RiseUp said in a statement.

The speakers announced so far include local and regional entrepreneurs like Rana El-Kaliouby, the cofounder and CEO of Affectiva, Vezeeta's CEO Amir Barsoum, and Instabug's CEO Omar Gabr. Also participating are regional and global VCs and investors like 500 Startups' Hasan Haidar and