Agenda

09:00 - 12:30

Master of Ceremonies

Wassim Ben Larbi Host and Producer at EXPRESS FM
Tunisia

09:00 - 10:00

Reception and Registration

10:00 - 11:00

Official Opening Ceremony: Speeches by Ministers, Organizers, and Partners

Moderator

Wassim Bel Arbi Host and Producer at EXPRESS FM
Tunisia

Speakers

Hichem Turki CEO of Novation City
Tunisia

Noomane Fehri PCA novation City
Tunisia

Tarek Triki General director at smart capital
Tunisia

Sofiene HEMISSI Minister of Communication Technologies
Tunisia

11:00 - 11:30

Opening: The Roots of Intelligence

11:30 - 12:00

VIP Opening Keynote 1

Building Inclusive AI from Tunisia to The World

Islem Rekik Associate Professor at Imperial College London, Director of the BASIRA Lab
Tunisia

12:00 - 12:30

VIP Opening Keynote 2

Human AI

Amnah Ajmal Thought Leader and Top Woman in Fintech
UAE

12:30 - 13:30

Break

13:30 - 18:15

Master of Ceremonies

Oumaima Anizi University Lecturer in Social and Solidarity Economy at FSEG, CEO & Founder of Dowok Consulting
Tunisia

13:30 - 14:30

Opening Panel : Turning Vision into Progress: AI Strategies for Africa’s Leading Growth Sectors

Turning Vision into Progress: AI Strategies for Africa’s Leading Growth Sectors

Moderator

Fatma Taghouti Founder of @ecospark l Founder and President of @Unis vers l’humanité
Tunisia

Speakers

Philip Thigo Special Envoy on Technology, for H.E the President of the Republic of Kenya
Kenya

Alexia Amichia Deputy Director of Entrepreneurship & Tech Startups, Ministry of Digital Transition and Digitalization
Ivory Coast

Bilel Chabou Director of Telecommunications Technology, Ministry of Communication Technologies
Tunisia

Ndéye Maimouna Diop Digital Ecosystem Booster FORCE-N/UN-CHK
Senegal

14:30 - 15:00

Keynote: transform the African vison into strategy and actions

Karim Beguir CEO INSTADEEP
Tunisia

15:00 - 15:30

Fire side chat : AI Transforming Key Sectors

Agritech & Food Security: AI-powered smart farming and climate resilience

Moderator

Hatoumata Magassa Ecosystem builder and investor
France

Speakers

Assane Gueye Founder of Walo
Senegal

Ndeye Amy Kebe Founder at JOKALANTE SARL
Senegal

15:30 - 15:45

Coffee Break

15:45 - 16:45

Panel 2

Reimagining Healthcare in Africa: AI, Data and the Digital Leap

Moderator

Sana Boujaafar Expert in clinical pharmacology and AI applied to healthcare
Tunisia

Speakers

Aymen Chakhari Co-founder of SKILLIA
Tunisia

Sam Khalil Co-founder and Managing Director ekona AG
Switzerland

Warren H. A. La Fleur Co-Founder Koya Capital
South Africa

Ghazi Ben Othman Managing partner , MEDIN FUND
Tunisia

Bahram Ghandchi Product Manager & Service Designer at Sina Care
sweden

16:45 - 17:15

Keynote: AI agents: Could they be Africa's great equalizer ?

Sam Khalil Co-founder and Managing Director ekona AG
Switzerland

17:15 - 18:15

Panel 3 : 5G, IoT & AI FACTORIES : Building Africa’s Intelligent Infrastructure

Moderator

Mohamed Moncef Ben Amor Senior Manager at EY
Tunisia

Speakers

Kenechi Okeleke Senior Director, at GSMA
UK

Naoufel debbabi IT Director at Ooredoo Tunisia
Tunisia

Dhia Hachicha Cyber Security Director at DELOITTE
Tunisia

Rached Abdelkhalek Solution Architect at NVIDIA
Tunisia

09:00 - 17:30

Master of Ceremonies

Yesmine Ben Said Web Trainer and Founder of Five Web Studio
Tunisia

09:00 - 09:30

Fireside Chat : Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Talent

Future of Work in Africa: AI, Cybersecurity, and Youth Empowerment

Moderator

Moez Haj Hamida Generative AI Researcher & President of the Tunisian AI Society
Tunisia

Speakers

Babacar Birane Co-founder and CEO of CONCREE SAS
Senegal

Natalie Raphil Founder: Robots Can Think
South Africa

09:30 - 10:00

Keynote

Beyond the Screen: How AI is Redefining 3D Worlds, Gaming, and Digital Imagination

Samia Chelbi Educator | XR & Digital Twins Expert | Innovation Ecosystem Leader
Tunisia

10:00 - 11:00

Panel 6 : From Code to Conscience: Building Responsible AI Together

Nozha Ben Hajel Boujemaa Global VP AI Innovation and Trust at Decathlon
Tunisia

Senda Boukef Director EY
Tunisia

Dr. Andreas Reinicke Ambassador ret./ Director of the German Orient Institute
Germany

11:00 - 11:30

KEYNOTE: AI & Cybersecurity

Trust, Threats, and Transformation: AI’s Role in Africa’s Digital Future

Gerrad Olisa-Ashar Director Strategic Growth and Partnerships at ToraGuard
UK

11:30 - 12:00

Keynote : AI & TELCO

Responsible AI and 6G: from connecting People to solving Global Challenges

Chaima Ghribi Mechteri Senior Research Leader in Responsible AI and Future Networks, Nokia Standards
France

12:00 - 12:30

Keynote : The Future of AI in Africa & Beyond

AI for Progress: Utility, Education and Economic Growth

Marzuk Kamal CEO and Chief Data Scientist at AeonX AI
France

12:30 - 13:00

open model, open data and open compute: building bridges for global ai collaboration

Moderator

Farah Ketata Barika President of ATIA
Tunisia

Speakers

Thierry Jourquin CEO of XRintelligence
Belgique

Ghada El Khayat , Ph.D Computers and Information Systems Department, Chairperson Faculty of Business, Alexandria University
Egypte

13:00 - 14:00

Break

14:00 - 15:00

Panel 7 : From Data to Sovereignty: Building Africa’s Shared Digital Future

Hatem Haddad board member of Masakhane
Tunisia

Imen Ghedhioui Digital Government Expert at United Nations University
Germany

Florence Kinyua Technical Advisor AI - GIZ Kenya
Kenya

Daniel Brumund Advisor AI and Digital Public Goods at GIZ Germany
Germany

15:00 - 15:30

Keynote : AI & ROBOTICS

Embodied AI: Bridging Human Intent and Physical Action

Arsen Abdulali Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, University of Cambridge
UK

15:30 - 16:30

Together for an Interconnected African Tech Ecosystem

Moderator

Oumaima Anizi University Lecturer in Social and Solidarity Economy at FSEG, CEO & Founder of Dowok Consulting
Tunisia

Speakers

Babacar Birane Co-founder and CEO of CONCREE SAS
Senegal

Natalie Raphil Founder: Robots Can Think
South Africa

Uwem Uwemakpan Head of Investment, Launch Africa Ventures
UK

Hangyul Lee-Song Data Lead at Briter
UK

Frédéric Douphy AFRICA Senior Sales Expert, Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA
France

16:30 - 17:00

Closing Keynote

Vision 2030 : L’Afrique comme leader mondial de l’IA durable

Anas Rochdi Chief innovation Officer at Novation City
Tunisia

17:00 - 17:30

Official Closing of the Event

Hichem Turki CEO of Novation City
Tunisia

11:00 - 12:00

Panel: The Future of AI and Investment Flows in Africa – Strategies to Attract Capital

Moderator

Maroua Nouira Program Manager at NOVATION CITY
Tunisia

Speakers

Daniel Ikuenobe CEO of Elevate Africa
Nigeria

Shikoh Gitau Founder and CEO Qhala
Kenya

Ismail Chaib CTO in Residence, Enza Capital
France

Surayyah Ahmad Founding Partner, Sabou Capital
UK

12:00 - 13:00

Workshop : Personal Data Protection in Tunisia

Bridging Local Law and international Standards, The Convergence of Tunisian Data Protection Law and the GDPR

Aude Barbance Intellectual Property Expert
France

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:00

Panel : AI Startups

How to Succeed your African Markets Access

Moderator

Ahmed Slim Bouakez Co-founder WaterSec
Tunisia

Speakers

Bilel Mouakhar Business Incubator Manager, APII
Tunisia

Amin Salih Chairman of the Libyan Technology Foundation
Libya

Mohamed Ben Ahmed CEO & Co-Founder at AquaDeep
Tunisia

Sina Khadraoui Account Manager - ToumAI
France

Zeineb Messaoud Community Director, Afrilabs
Tunisia

15:00 - 15:30

Keynote: Lessons building an AI startup

African AI Startups solving real world problems

Charlette N Guessan Amini Data Solutions & Ecosystem Lead, Amini
Kenya

15:30 - 16:00

All you need to know about the Startup Act (Tunisia)

Walid Baccouche B.O Officer, Smart Capital
Tunisia

16:00 - 16:30

Presentation with Start Up Genome

Anna Chadwell Key Account Manager, Startup Genome
Germany

16:30 - 17:00

Accelerating Innovation: Flywheel Information Session

Cherihene Zoghbi Program Manager Flywheel
Tunisia

17:00 - 17:30

Keynote: Overcoming Fundraising Challenges & Building a Killer Pitch

Tinhinane Boussaid Senior MENA Project Manager - EuroQuity, Bpifrance
France

13:30 - 14:00

Panel: Startup Growth and Fundraising – Strategies to Go from Startup to Scale-up

Moderator

Moustapha Barro Program Manager, Seedstars – Startup Acceleration and Investment Expert
Senegal

Speakers

Nada Shaheen Managing Director, GB Corp
Egypte

Amoye Henry Managing Partners - Foundhers Ventures
Canada

Walied Albasheer Managing Partner - Intuitio Ventures
UAE

Samar Louati President, Bridging Angels
Tunisia

Ghazi Saddem Startup Advisor | Management Consultant
Tunisia

14:30 - 15:00

Presentation of Smart Capital and key activities in the continent

Moderator

Mohamed Ali Aboudi Consultant Expert Banque mondiale
Tunisia

Speakers

Tarek Triki General director at smart capital
Tunisia

15:00 - 16:00

Panel: Fueling AI Revolution in the Region: Unlocking Financing for Tunisia and the Continent

Moderator

Ahmed Zairi Finance and Investment Advisor
Tunisia

Speakers

Ghazi Ben Othman Managing partner , MEDIN FUND
Tunisia

Aymen Abid Co-founder & information security lead, Pwn & Patch
France

Ines Zekri nvestment Officer, Anava Fund of Funds
Tunisia

Ahmed Chaari CEO Anavid
Tunisia

16:00 - 16:15

Coffee Break

16:15 - 17:15

Pitch Round #1

Jury Members

Hatoumata Magassa Ecosystem builder and investor
France

Nada Bendhaw VC Analyst at 216 Capital Ventures
Tunisia

Nada Shaheen Managing Director, GB Corp
Egypte

Taib Lamine Ben Cheikh AI Expert, Novation City
Tunisia

Seif Elileh Boukadida Partner At Go Big Partners
Tunisia

17:15 - 17:30

Break

17:30 - 18:30

Pitch Round #2

Jury Members

Seif Elileh Boukadida Partner At Go Big Partners
Tunisia

Nada Bendhaw VC Analyst at 216 Capital Ventures
Tunisia

Hatoumata Magassa Ecosystem builder and investor
France

Nada Shaheen Managing Director, GB Corp
Egypte

Taib Lamine Ben Cheikh AI Expert, Novation City
Tunisia

09:00 - 10:00

Fireside Chat: Attracting Angel Investors – How to Secure Your First Check

Moderator

Ilyes Bdioui co-founder Bridging angels, Board member ABAN
Tunisia

Speakers

Thaheer Mullin Venture Capital Partner & Angel Investor
South Africa

10:00 - 11:00

Panel: What Are VCs Bidding On? Early-Stage Investment in Africa

Moderator

Tarek Chelaifa Investment Director Janngo.africa
Tunisia

Speakers

Uwem Uwemakpan Head of Investment, Launch Africa Ventures
UK

Ayoub N.Fathi Investment Program Manager, Digital Africa
France

George Mosomi Venture Partner
Kenya

Meriam Ben Rebah MEDIN Fund Management
Tunisia

11:00 - 12:00

Panel: Building Stronger Innovation Ecosystems in Africa

Ajibola Odukoya COO at AfriLabs
Nigeria

Hatoumata Magassa Ecosystem builder and investor
France

Wiatta Thomas Co-founder, Dare to Innovate
Senegal

Yesmine Mansar Senior Program Manager at OST
Arabie Saoudite

12:00 - 12:30

Keynote : The AI-Entrepreneurship Nexus: Exploring Mutual influence

Ghada El Khayat , Ph.D Computers and Information Systems Department, Chairperson Faculty of Business, Alexandria University
Egypte

12:30 - 13:00

13:00 - 14:00

Break

14:00 - 14:30

Keynote : Present and the future of the African AI Tech

Hangyul Lee-Song Data Lead at Briter
UK

14:30 - 16:00

Pitch Your Ask: Finalist startups pitch their ask and connect with investors “Follow-up Guarantee”

09:00 - 10:00

Welcome and Registration

10:00 - 11:00

Official Opening Ceremony:

Hichem Turki CEO of Novation City
Tunisia

Omar Bouzouada Directeur APII
Tunisia

11:00 - 11:15

intervention de Mr Omar Bouzouada Directeur APII

Omar Bouzouada Directeur APII
Tunisia

11:15 - 11:45

Keynote : Data Accessibility for AI Development in Africa

Yonas Gebremichael Advisor on AI for Economic Development at the GIZ
Ethiopia

Saba Tiku African Union on advancing AI for economic development across
Ethiopia

12:00 - 13:00

Exhibition Tour

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 14:30

Keynote with DASSAULT

AI FOR INDUSTRIES The trusted partner for industry transformation

Frédéric Douphy AFRICA Senior Sales Expert, Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA
France

14:30 - 15:00

Keynote : XR Rapid Prototyping Powers AI by Design

Thierry Jourquin CEO of XRintelligence
Belgique

Farah Ketata Barika President of ATIA
Tunisia

15:00 - 15:30

Keynote with Proxym IT

Wassel Berrayana CEO Proxym Group
Tunisia

15:30 - 16:00

Presentation with Attijari Bank

16:00 - 16:30

Physical AI for Real World Applications: Challenges and Opportunities

Amit Kumar Pandey (Ph.D.), CTO Space Robotics & AI
France

16:30 - 17:00

London Tech Week: Shaping the Next Frontier of Innovation

Shembri Carlo Sales director LTW
UK

Harriet Radcliffe Senior Account Manager
UK

17:00 - 17:30

Global Entrepreneurship Program

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:30

Panel : Challenges and Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector

Amin Salih Chairman of the Libyan Technology Foundation
Libya

Hend Bouziri Associated Professor, ESSECT
Tunisia

Faycel Sboui Director of Innovative Projects and Online Services CNI
Tunisia

14:30 - 15:00

Scaling AI LLMs in indigenous African languages : The Role of Ecosystem Collaboration

Kenechi Okeleke Senior Director, at GSMA
UK

15:00 - 15:30

Presentation with Dale Carnegie AI product

Belhassen Turki Managing Director at Dale Carnegie Tunisie
Tunisia

15:30 - 16:00

Importance and impact of Artificial Intelligence for SME businesses.

Anis Sahbani CEO & Founder of Enova Robotics S.A.
France

Ahmed Riza CEO Groupe MP/ MLI Log'In
Tunisia

Karim Karrat CEO & Chairman at Be Wireless Solutions
Tunisia

Tarek Oueslati Manager AT FMC Digital
France

Haythem Dridi CEO & Founder Millesima Experience
Tunisia

Sarra El Mokhtar Innovatech Director
Tunisia

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee Break

16:30 - 17:00

Keynote: KEYRUS : Reveal, Connect, and Act: Turning Information Intelligence into a Catalyst for Innovation

Zied Belhadj keyrus Dassault Systèmes Strategic Partner
Tunisia

Slim Herichi Senior Manager, Netvibes Solutions Expert
Tunisia

17:00 - 17:30

Keynote: From Artificial Intelligence to Artificial Consciousness

Aymen Chakhari Co-founder of SKILLIA
Tunisia

09:00 - 09:30

09:30 - 10:00

APII Presentation

10:00 - 10:30

Polytechnique Presentation

Boutheina Gharbi General Director at the Polytechnic School of Sousse
Tunisia

10:30 - 11:30

Presentation: Dale Carengie Training Program

Belhassen Turki Managing Director at Dale Carnegie Tunisie
Tunisia

11:30 - 12:00

Keynote: Ooredoo Tunisia’s AI Vision & strategy

Noomane ben Abd Essalem chief Business & wholesale Officer, Ooredoo
Tunisia

12:00 - 13:00

From bilateral collaboration to triangular cooperation: Tunisia–Canada, a model for an innovative Africa

Moderator

Imane Channoufi CEO, Mine’n Shine – Expert in Entrepreneurial Innovation
Tunisia

Speakers

Hassen Mseddi Chief Executive Officer at Finlogik Offshore Solutions
Canada

Sofiene Bouziri CEO at GREPSYS
Tunisia

François Lasalle Trade Commissioner at the Embassy of Canada
Canada

Ies Ben Hamida CEO INFOLIB
Tunisia

Christian Djomou CEO of AXPROO
Canada

Abdelfettah Majbar CEO 3s2i
Tunisia

Abdouly Diara Founder and Director of MOKAFAD
Canada

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:00

15:00 - 15:30

15:30 - 16:00

Hackathon Results Announcement and Awards Ceremony

16:00 - 16:30

Hackathon Results Announcement and Awards Ceremony

16:30 - 17:00

Closing Session

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