Speakers at BIGTECH Africa 2026

Sofiene Hemissi

Minister of Communications Technology

Alioune Sall

Former Minister of Communications, Telecommunications, and the Digital Economy

Tarik Sultan

Partner & Head of MENA, Builders VC — Sultan Ventures

Marcel Dridje

International Startup Ecosystem Advisor | Business Angel | Mentor | President Emeritus, Sophia Business Angels — GCC Startup & Investment Ecosystem Builder | BIGTECH Africa 2026 Ambassador

Parminder Vir, OBE

Championing the Ingenuity and Creativity of Entrepreneurs Reimagining Africa | Catalyzing a Movement for Africa’s Growth 📈

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 in the Department of Computer Systems and Co-Founder — AuroraIQ

Urban Dance

Grégoire de Padirac

CEO of Digital Africa — Digital Africa

Keith Wallace

Managing Director — Hivos Impact Investments

Aditya Kathpalia

Director - MENA & India — Orbit Ventures

Cindy AI

Co-CEO — Dream VC

Edgardo da Fonseca

President — Melcade Consulting

Hana Choyakh

Director | Financial Advisory — Deloitte Francophone Africa

Houssem Aouinti

Chief Information Officer (CIO) — Poulina Group Holding

Anis Kadri

Central Director — STB

Kamel Habbachi

Deputy Chief Executive Officer — Maghreb Investment and Commercial Bank

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

Abdulla Al Naimi

Managing Director — Doha Business Consulting

Omar S. Sultan

Managing Partner — Sultan Ventures

Tarek Kamoun

CEO — K2LIS

Borhene Dhaouadi

Architect and Consultant in Urban Planning & Mobility; Smart & Resilient Cities; Urban PPP Projects

Seifeddine Mansri

Cloud CTO — SFEIR

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

Mohamed Aymen Troudi

Plant General Manager — ALL Circuits

Sami Ayari

Co-founder and General Coordinator — Tunisian AI Society, Tunisia CyberShield, and RECONNECTT

Tarek Chelaifa

Investment Director — Janngo.africa

Alyune Blondin Diop

Home — LoftyInc Capital

Amit Kumar Pandey

Robotics and AI scientist and innovator, president of Socients AI and Robotics

Nizar Mertah

Head of the FSI Division — Proxym

Moez Ben Haj Hmida

Generative AI Researcher and Practitioner

Issam Bouzid

International expert in aviation safety and air navigation

Hélène Mendy

Investor and mentor in the tech startup ecosystem

Mohamed Mongi Benyaiche

CEO — Felcloud

Négib Boularès

President — ATODD

Ibrahima Thiero

President — APNA

Nejma Ben Khether

Chief Training Officer — ATFP

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

Mohamed Hédi Riahi

NVIDIA Ambassador and Head of the Core ICT Department — Esprit Ingénieurs

Adel Amri

Founder and CTO | Architecting Secure Agent-Based AI and Autonomous Systems

Ghassen Chattouna

Co-founder & CCO — Park and Charge

Khaled Sammoud

CEO & Co-Founder — Provesta Soft

Samoud Adib

Veterinarian – Co-founder & Chief Veterinary Officer — "LinkinVet Technologies Inc."