Morocco: Meet 19-Year-Old Moroccan Entrepreneur Behind Yearly Casablanca Geek Iftar

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Casablanca, Morocco — Technology and entrepreneurship-related events have really increased over the past 2 years in Morocco. Every major city has now its Moroccan TEDx or Startup Weekend. The Maroc Web Awards remains the oldest and major event that gathers the most people and the greatest sponsors.

One particular event has risen to the forefront in the past two years, however, mobilizing a large number of geeks and tweeps: the GeekFtour (where Ftour means Iftar). Its third edition was held this year during Ramadan in Casablanca, organized by Evento, a young startup specialized in tech-focused events and known for organizing the BeMYApp WeekEnd Morocco.

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