Foundation for success? How entrepreneurs and civil society actors could jointly contribute to a stable and socially just society

As an academic and chairman of an NGO (Media Development Centre), I would like to meeting colleagues interested in media development and democracy, in such countries as Tunisia facing which are facing challenges of democracy transition.

The Conference offers us a great opportunity for networking in a multicultural context.

To learn and exchange experiences with other conference participants.

It deals with a very crucial issue, namely that of the role and realm of action of the civil society to shape economic governance and promote social justice. It has been widely acknowledged by the economic literature that development and growth… Read more

As a civil society activist, this kind of meetings really matter to me for two main reasons: First, it is a good occasion to know and share different point of views with other participants. Second, and consequently, it will improve my skills. Read more

The economic, political and social development of the MENA region can not be achieved without a functional cooperation between the governments and the civil society.

This conference matters to me because it is a rare opportunity for me as a civil society representative to get directly in touch with leading members of the G7 and representatives of institutions supporting the Deauville Partnership. Yemen is… Read more

My presence at this conference is an opportunity for me to ask a point of view about the role of civil society organizations in democratic reform issues today in Jordan. It also is an opportunity to participate activists and experts on civil… Read more

I would love to working on the development of civil society in Libya and achieving a level of understanding of the nature of these institutions. Also, working with other Libyans will help sharing these information.

I am interested in exploring debating ways of securing the chance of successful democratic transition in the MENA region as well as a better integration within the globalized world. One additional key issue that I hope to discuss during this… Read more

It is important to network, to benchmark and also be able to speak, in order to raise awareness about the reality that we are living. Hopefully, some forms of cooperation between organizations and countries will see the light during the conference Read more

It is an opportunity for me, as a representative of the Arab Civil Society, to express my interest and my views about how to establish partnership with the G7 states and donors, based on urgent issues, to contribute to a better social and economic… Read more

Because it represents an excellent opportunity to meet experienced civil society actors and to benefit from their broad experience and network with them for potential cooperation. Indeed, this event will be the opportunity to exchange views… Read more

As regional representative of the German Hanns Seidel Foundation in Morocco and Mauritania, the meeting of relevant members of the civil society will help us to further realizing our two main projects: "Judicial and administrative reform" and… Read more

This conference will allow me to present my views on some crucial issues, to networking with other participants and to enrich my experience, by learning from others. Tunisia is in need of answers to some important topics in order to stabilise… Read more

The challenges facing countries today require new paradigms of thought. New paradigms must reflect the opinions of the private sector and civil society. The committees within the conference should facilitate meaningful discussion to help navigate… Read more

It will give me exposure to different Civil Societies throughout the region, fostering prospective partnerships and the exchange of thoughts and expertise. Furthermore, I will also have the chance to present my ideas to the G7, for prospective… Read more

This Conference means for me to exchange experiences with international organizations and to promote more support for civil society organizations in the Arab world and Egypt in particular. Civil society has to participate in the discussion of… Read more

Entrepreneurship is the key to economic prosperity, especially in times where the governmental institutions are overwhelmed by years and years of neglect. It is the creative entrepreneurs' job to find solutions for the 1001 problems in Egypt… Read more

»Tunisia's economic transformation is obviously too complicated for the government alone to handle«

It includes a large number of civil society organizations and international donor organizations and businessmen, which is an opportunity for me in many ways as below : 1. Discuss trends for Yemeni civil society organizations, especially the… Read more

The Conference will widen our network and will give us the possibility of exchange with collegues who work in the same domain. Also, it offers me the possibly to take a favorable step for the development of my association

This Conference matters to me, because the participation of civil society in the running and organization of public relations between different peoples and its institutions became a necessity and inevitabily to avoiding stress, tension and… Read more

This conference matters to me because the Truth and Dignity Commission as civil society in my country needs your material and moral support to realize the success of the democratic transition in Tunisia.

We work on the partnerships between entrepreneurs and civil society actors that can contribute to a stable and socially just society. We believe that the G7 and donor countries can greatly support us.

Tunisia has a great potential for success. We also have great entrepreneurs who can be among the best in the world, but several obstacles are facing them. I would like to make the community aware of the potential and obstacles in the hope of… Read more

The conference matters to me because as an entrepreneur and a civil society member, I see a very important role that can be played by civic entrepreneurs in the social and economic development of the country and I would like to communicate the… Read more

As a founder and active member of the Tunisian Civil Society, I am deeply convinced that without global collaboration, chances for success are very tiny. Having the chance to collaborate, especially on the regional level, on a project of recommendations… Read more

The Conference will help us to promoting our added value startups and companies in Arab countries, and creating a partnership ecosystem between these startups and those from the G7.

I chair an NGO that believes and works on economy issues to reaching social justice. Through its initiatives it is playing an important and is getting involved in legal and regulatory processes related to the Economic field.

I am a social entrepreneur from Tunisia, I employ 30 persons in a rural area where the unemployement rates rises at 60%. I'm facing major issues as an entrepreneur and i would like to explain my view during this conference, in order to support… Read more