Speakers at BIGTECH Africa 2026
Sofiene Hemissi
Minister of Communications Technology
Alioune Sall
Former Minister of Communications, Telecommunications, and the Digital Economy
H.E. Alessandro Prunas
Italian Ambassador (Tunisia)
Tarik Sultan
Partner & Head of MENA — Builders VC
Marcel Dridje
International Startup Ecosystem Advisor | Business Angel — GCC Startup & Investment Ecosystem Builder
Parminder VIR
Entrepreneurship Expert, Oxford Saïd Entrepreneurship Center Ambassador, India–Africa Tech & Startup Bridge, BIGTECH Africa 2026
Delphin Barankanira
Agentic AI Partner Strategy Lead | GenAI Ambassador, EMEA — Google
Skander Haddar
CEO — TPM
Hichem Besbes
Director of the COSIM Laboratory, Professor — SUP'COM, Ministry of Communications Technology
Ndeye Absa Gningue
Senior Innovation Platform Officer — African Development Bank
Fatma Taghouti
Co-Founder & CEO — SixDouze.tn
Rachid Batita
General Manager — STB
Feriel Chouchene
University professor and ATFP instructor
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
Amina Mseddi
Assistant Professor at MedTech & CEO — AuroraIQ
Grégoire de Padirac
CEO of Digital Africa — Digital Africa
Paul Grech
Senior Manager - Strategy and Investments — Go Malta
Chiraz Arfaoui
Deputy General Manager — Wiki Start Up
Aditya Kathpalia
Director - MENA & India — Orbit Ventures
Attorney Nadya CHATTY
Independent arbitrator — CBL
Cindy AI
Co-CEO — Dream VC
Edgardo da Fonseca
President — Melcade Consulting
Nadia Seemuth
Managing Partner — Jambaar Capital
Saoussen Sahbani
Head of Business & Investment and The Dot Components — GIZ
Hana Choyakh
Director | Financial Advisory — Deloitte Francophone Africa
Houssem Aouinti
Chief Information Officer (CIO) — Poulina Group Holding
Enis Kadri
Central Director of IT Development — STB
Kamel Habbachi
Deputy Chief Executive Officer — Maghreb Investment and Commercial Bank
Youssef Laarouchi
Director of Innovation — Hackuity, Head of the Cyber Specialization at EPITA
Amani Ben Ali
Digital Transformation, Skills & Innovation Consultant
Mehdi Legroune
Vice President at B8 Business Angels — B8 Business Angels
Brij Singh
Venture Partner - Venture Investor — Rebright Partners
Ahmed Limam
Co-founder & CTO — InsurTech
Francesco Gavanna
International Relations Manager — Fintech District
Ismail Chaib
CTO in Residence — Enza Capital
Ons Abdelkhalek
Ph.D. in Business Analytics, Senior Manager at the PwC Technology Acceleration Center — PwC France & Maghreb
Abdulla Al Naimi
Managing Director — Doha Business Consulting
Omar S. Sultan
Managing Partner — Sultan Ventures
Tarek Kamoun
CEO — K2LIS
Neila Mezghani
Full Professor — TÉLUQ University (Quebec)
Elhem Arfaoui
Ambassador Women in AI Tunisia — International Organization
Borhene Dhaouadi
Architect and Consultant in Urban Planning & Mobility; Smart & Resilient Cities; Urban PPP Projects
Seifeddine Mansri
Cloud CTO — SFEIR
Paolo Anselmo
President — IBAN – Italian Business Angels Network (Italy)
Luigi Giorgi
Innovation Manager — Terna SpA
Marco D'Angelo
Ambassador, InnovUp – Italian Innovation and Startup Ecosystem, CEO — *beeco
Viera Schioppetto
Legal Representative — CIES Tunisia Chapter and Project Manager
Alessia Tribuani
Economic Development Sector Manager, Tunisia Team – AICS Tunis
Chiara Saturnino
Human Resources — Saturnino Group
Bernard Prevete
Director, ICE Office in Tunis (Italy)
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.
Mohamed Aymen Badri
Multi-Site Operations Director (Tunisia, France, and Portugal) — Altrics
Lassaad Bencheikh
Vice President of Automotive Microcontroller Marketing — Infineon Technologies
Mohamed Aymen Troudi
Plant General Manager — ALL Circuits
Saloua Abdelkhalek
Executive Director — TICDCE
Sami Ayari
Co-founder and General Coordinator — Tunisian AI Society, Tunisia CyberShield, and RECONNECTT
Oussama Lessis
CEO & Founder — Pwn & Patch
Alyune Blondin Diop
Home — LoftyInc Capital
Mayssa Mrabet
Country Director — Westerwelle Startup Haus Tunis
Maher Ben Saad
Director, Country Business Development — Mastercard
Ahmed Zairi
Investment & Finance Advisor — AlphaYaz
Lakhdar Saoussen
Climate Communication and CSR Expert — CSR Think Tank
Yassine Grissa
CEO of Verdaxis Holding — Devzone International
Bechir Ben Brika
Founder & CEO — Smart Soft PRO
George Murage
Partnership Lead, Sankalp Africa at Intellecap Advisory
Dr. Frédéric Pattyn
Founder & CEO — AI Ventures, SiliconCore.Global, and TokenDiet
Khadija Ben Tamarouet
AI Expert — Tunisian Post
Amit Kumar Pandey
Robotics and AI scientist and innovator, president of Socients AI and Robotics
Nizar Mertah
Head of the FSI Division — Proxym
Hassene Seddik
Full Professor • Director — ENSIT • University of Tunis
Moez Ben Haj Hmida
Generative AI Researcher and Practitioner
Rym Ben Smida
Teacher — ESPRIT
Wiem Smida
Teacher — ESPRIT
Walid Dridi
CEO & Founder — Pocteo
Nidhal Louhichi
Founder & CEO — Mitus AI
Issam Bouzid
International expert in aviation safety and air navigation
Jean-François Benon
Executive Director — CEEVO, Val d’Oise
Mohamed Al Jahwari
Project Manager - National Advanced Air Mobility Strategy Oman Logistics Center — Ministry of Transport and Information Technology
Sofiane BenYouci
Chief Executive Officer — Innovitech
Saber Mahbouli
CEO — Sintegra Group
Hélène Mendy
Investor and mentor in the tech startup ecosystem — APNA
Mohamed Mongi Benyaiche
CEO — Felcloud
Négib Boularès
President — ATODD
Ibrahima Thiero
President — APNA
Adel Amri
Founder and CTO | Architecting Secure Agent-Based AI and Autonomous Systems
Oula Tarsim
Head of the Migration Portfolio — GIZ
Nejma Ben Khether
Senior Consultant
Olfa YAHYAOUI
CIO, Member of the CIO Club, Member of the Order's Council — Former Special Advisor to the Minister of Transportation and the Minister of Agriculture
Zyed Tira
CIO, CSO, DPO — Orange Tunisia
Ayda Mejri
Director of Information Systems — SAH Group, LILAS
Raouf Maaouia
Director of Information Systems — Mabrouka Group
Mohamed Amine Abassi
Team Lead, Digital Transformation Center — GIZ
Mariem Ben Tanfous
Executive Leadership Strategist | Communication & Human Performance Expert | International Keynote Speaker & Moderator | President — CIFE NextGen
Nabil Kesraoui
International Expert in Inclusive Finance and Development Finance — Findev Advisory
Nizar Hannachi
Deputy CEO Enda Tao — Co-Chair of the Africa Chapter of the MENA Fintech Association (UAE)
Leith Mokaddem
CEO and Co-Founder — THINKNEO
Ayoub Ben Younes
Co-founder and President — BeBouncy
Walid Ben Messaoud
Insurance and Microfinance Expert, Director of Internal Audit — Lloyd Insurance
Atef Majdoub
President of the General IGPPP
Jean Christophe Bonnois
Managing Director — SALN
Jean-François Lecuru
Local Government Smart City Engineer
Mouhamed Aziz Sboui
CEO and Family Office Leader — SS Advisory
Mohamed Hédi Riahi
NVIDIA Ambassador and Head of the Core ICT Department — Esprit Ingénieurs
Ali Kalboussi
Business Account Manager Tunisia & Libya — EPSON
Safa Jenhani
Account Manager - Consumer — Epson
Walid Chafroud
IT Trainer { MCT; MVP } — CHAFROUD.NET
Youssef Ben Hsan
President — SecuriNets FST
Fedi Brinsi
Head of the Research & Development Department — SecuriNets FST
Zied Ben Azaiez
Technical Director — EO Data Center
Hamza Bchiri
CEO — ZenithTech Digital Business Transformation
Ghassen Chattouna
Co-founder & CCO — Park and Charge
Khaled Sammoud
CEO & Co-Founder — Provesta Soft
Adib Samoud
Veterinarian – Co-founder & Chief Veterinary Officer — "LinkinVet Technologies Inc."
Adel Ayari
CEO — Seekmake
Kais Zhioua
CEO — Tanit Healthcare
Rafik Hwimli
CEO — Contractzlab
Aymen Mbarek
Managing Partner — Go Big Partners
Walid Daas
Co-founder — TeamLink
Mohamed Ben Ahmed
CEO — Aquadeep
Elyes Maherzi
CTO — Magnus Data
Montasser Khamassi
COO — Octomiro
Aziz Chalghaf
Investment Lead — Go Big Partners
Walid Mzoughi
CEO — Winshot
Ridha Mami
Founder — Addvocate AI
Louai Djaffer
CEO — Talenteo
Mounira Hamdi
Founder — MMS Factory
The 2025 Speakers
A look at the speakers who made an impact at the 2025 edition of BIGTECH Africa. The 2026 lineup will be unveiled gradually.
Sofiene Hemissi
Minister of Communications Technology
Yousef Al-Rayes
Angel Investor & Entrepreneur
Kendi Ntwiga
Global Technology Executive, Ireland
Karim Vissandjee
Founder & Former CEO — Campus Biotech Digital
Olga Miler
Multi-Award-Winning Innovator & Fintech Entrepreneur
Idris Bello
Founding Partner — LoftyInc Capital Management
Sidi Saccoh
Entrepreneur, Author, and Director — New Market Vult
Samir Idrissi Kassimy
Investor & Strategy Consultant
Farid Arab
Government Advisory Startup · Founder.Family NGO
Peter Tropper
Expert — Private Equity Fund Training
Gbite Oduneye
Managing Partner, ODBA · VC & PE, UK
Yacine Rahmoun
Co-Founder & Board Member — Techwadi
Walid Fourati
Executive Partner — Mouver GmbH, Germany
Bariq Rifki
Assistant to the Secretary-General — Office of the President of the Republic
Marcel Dridje
Startup Ecosystem Advisor · AI & Tech
Paola Ravacchioli
Senior Investment Officer — European Investment Bank
Ali Mnif
Chief Investment Officer — Digital Africa
Alyune Diop
Investment Professional
Amir Ben Gacem
CEO — SoleCrypt
Patrice Molinari
Independent Non-Executive Director
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