CALENDAR Big Tech
09:45 – 10:00
Why Build Closer Ties Between India and Africa Now? — From Complementarity to Co-Creation
Parminder Vir, OBE
Championing the Ingenuity and Creativity of Entrepreneurs Reimagining Africa | Catalyzing a Movement for Africa’s Growth 📈
10:00 – 10:15
Title to be determined
Borhene Dhaouadi
Architect and Consultant in Urban Planning & Mobility; Smart & Resilient Cities; Urban PPP Projects
10:15 – 10:35
Africa & the Global South: The New Global Geography of Innovation
Delphin Barankanira
Agentic AI Partner Strategy Lead | GenAI Ambassador, EMEA — Google
10:35 – 11:15
Official Inauguration
Sofiene Hemissi
Minister of Communications Technology
Skander Haddar
CEO of TPM Events, Organizer of BIGTECH Africa
11:15 – 12:15
From the India AI Impact Summit to Africa: Building a Shared Agenda for AI Sovereignty
Alioune Sall
Former Minister of Communications, Telecommunications, and the Digital Economy
12:15 – 12:45
Transform Without Changing Everything: The BizTech Manifesto for Propelling the Company Forward While Preserving Its DNA
Rachid Batita
General Manager — STB
12:45 – 13:45
Frugal AI: How India and Africa Are Charting a Different Path of Innovation.
Moderator
Parminder Vir, OBE
Championing the Ingenuity and Creativity of Entrepreneurs Reimagining Africa | Catalyzing a Movement for Africa’s Growth 📈
Speakers
Serish Venkata Gandikota
Co-Founder and Co-Lead of the Frugal AI Hub — Cambridge Judge Business School
Soumaya Ben Beya
Venture Capitalist | MBA Graduate | Global Citizen - QATAR | TUNISIA — Rasmal Ventures
Kartik Kapai
Government Advisory | Entrepreneurship — Government Tomorrow Forum
13:50 – 14:10
Health 5.0 in Africa: From Technological Dependence to Strategic Control
Clémentine Langlois
Founder & President - SKEPSOS
14:15 – 15:15
Generative AI vs. Industrial DeepTech: Where Should Capital Really Flow, and Who Is Funding the Path to Market?
Serish Venkata Gandikota
Co-Founder and Co-Lead of the Frugal AI Hub — Cambridge Judge Business School
11:15 – 11:30
Robotics & AI
11:30 – 12:30
Robotics and AI in Healthcare, Agriculture, the Creative Industries, Cybersecurity, and Education — What Opportunities for "Hybrid Africa"? Workshop
Amit Kumar Pandey
Robotics and AI scientist and innovator, president of Socients AI and Robotics
12:30 – 13:15
Robotics and AI: Use Cases
13:30 – 14:30
Advanced Air Mobility and the Integration of Drone Systems into Urban, Suburban, and Rural Environments.
Moderator
Issam Bouzid
International expert in aviation safety and air navigation
14:35 – 15:35
BizTech Transformation: Why Some Companies Succeed… and Others Fail
Moderator
Feriel Chouchene
University professor and ATFP instructor
Speakers
Houssem Aouinti
Chief Information Officer (CIO) — Poulina Group Holding
Moez Ben Othman
Bank Branch Manager — Amen Bank
15:40 – 16:35
Decision-makers & experts—unfiltered and without a sales pitch—from problem to solution
11:15 – 12:00
Cathagène Panel: Health Tech
12:15 – 13:00
Use Case: Banking - Credit Scoring with AI
13:00 – 13:45
Democratizing Autonomous Cybersecurity
Adel Amri
Founder and CTO | Architecting Secure Agent-Based AI and Autonomous Systems
13:50 – 14:35
«Why African Tech Doesn't Need More Innovation, but a Better Go-to-Market Strategy"
14:40 – 15:30
Searchinform Workshop
15:35 – 16:20
Green IT: The Hidden Cost of Digital Technology and How African Startups Can Manage It
09:00 – 17:00
Data/AI Project Scope Definition & Management
Training
09:30 – 10:00
Digital Sovereignty: Where Should the Line Be Drawn? From Hosting to Exit Costs
Seifeddine Mansri
Cloud CTO — SFEIR
10:00 – 11:00
What International Investors Are Really Looking for in Africa
Moderator
Hana Choyakh
Director | Financial Advisory — Deloitte Francophone Africa
Speakers
Aditya Kathpalia
Director - MENA & India — Orbit Ventures
Ali Mnif
Championing Innovation & Early-Stage Investment — Digital Africa
Cindy AI
Co-CEO — Dream VC
Edgardo da Fonseca
President — Melcade Consulting
12:00 – 13:00
North and South — The Trilateral Alliance: When the North Serves the South–South Agenda
Clémentine Langlois
Founder & President - SKEPSOS
13:00 – 13:20
From Shanghai to Africa: WAICO's 10 founding countries take action
Moderator
Fatma Taghouti
Co-Founder & CEO — SixDouze.tn
Speakers
Alioune Sall
Former Minister of Communications, Telecommunications, and the Digital Economy
13:20 – 14:05
AI in Fintech: Between External Attacks and Internal Controls, Who's Really in Charge?
Mehdi Legroune
Vice President at B8 Business Angels — B8 Business Angels
Brij Singh
Venture Partner - Venture Investor — Rebright Partners
14:30 – 15:30
Applied DeepTech: Can African Healthcare and Agriculture Skip Straight to Cutting-Edge Innovation?
Abdulla Al Naimi
Managing Director — Doha Business Consulting
09:30 – 10:00
Italian Embassy Workshop
10:00 – 10:45
Diaspora 3.0: The digital diaspora that never left but has already built everything
Moderator
Nejma Ben Khether
Chief Training Officer — ATFP
10:50 – 11:40
Microfinance 2.0: Can AI, digital identity, and integrated credit replace traditional trust?
Awatef Mechri
Nabil Kesraoui
International Expert in Inclusive Finance and Development Finance — Findev Advisory
11:40 – 12:25
The CIO Confronts the Reality of AI: What Shadow IT Reveals
12:30 – 13:30
Smart & Resilient Cities: Governance and Financing for the Cities of Tomorrow …
Moderator
Borhene Dhaouadi
Architect and Consultant in Urban Planning & Mobility; Smart & Resilient Cities; Urban PPP Projects
Speakers
Atef Majdoub
President of the IGPPP
Jean Christophe Bonnois
Chief Executive Officer — SALN
13:35 – 14:20
RTCA Panel
14:25 – 15:10
"Made in Tunisia" vs. "Designed in Tunisia": The Big Shift
Moderator
Feriel Chouchene
University professor and ATFP instructor
Speakers
Mohamed Kharrat
A Tunisian academic and entrepreneur, PhD graduate from the University of Tokyo, and recognized expert in the Internet of Things (IoT), applied artificial intelligence (AI), and embedded systems and wearable devices.
Badri Mohamed Aymen
Multi-Site Operations Director (Tunisia, France, and Portugal) — Altrics
Lassaad Bencheikh
Vice President of Automotive Microcontroller Marketing — Infineon Technologies
15:15 – 16:00
Fundamentals and Applications of Modern Artificial Intelligence: Healthcare, Education, Agriculture, and Solar Energy
Mohamed Hédi Riahi
NVIDIA Ambassador and Head of the Core ICT Department — Esprit Ingénieurs
16:00 – 16:30
Awards Ceremony, TAIS
09:30 – 10:00
From Local to Global: Building, Winning, and Leading an Institutional Digital Project in Africa
Khaled Sammoud
CEO & Co-Founder — Provesta Soft
10:00 – 10:45
ONTT Workshop
10:50 – 11:35
Title to be determined
11:40 – 12:30
Eo Data Workshop
12:30 – 13:15
From Africa to the GCC: Building a Winning Marketing Strategy
Marcel Dridje
International Startup Ecosystem Advisor | Business Angel | Mentor | President Emeritus, Sophia Business Angels — GCC Startup & Investment Ecosystem Builder | BIGTECH Africa 2026 Ambassador
13:15 – 14:00
LinkinVet & Vito: Deterministic AI for Animal Health
Samoud Adib
Veterinarian – Co-founder & Chief Veterinary Officer — "LinkinVet Technologies Inc."
14:00 – 14:30
Smart Cities, Empty Promises: The Hard Reality of EV Charging and Smart Parking
Ghassen Chattouna
Co-founder & CCO — Park and Charge
09:00 – 13:00
AI Agents for Businesses
Adel Amri
Founder and CTO | Architecting Secure Agent-Based AI and Autonomous Systems
14:00 – 18:00
AI & CYBERSECURITY: From Offensive AI to Defensive AI
Youssef Laarouchi
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Ph.D., HDR. — Expert in strategic cybersecurity, speaker, and executive mentor