Speakers at BIGTECH Africa 2026
Sofiene Hemissi
Minister of Communications Technology
Alioune Sall
Former Minister of Communications, Telecommunications, and the Digital Economy
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 of TPM Events, Organizer of BIGTECH Africa
Serish Venkata Gandikota
Co-Founder and Co-Lead of the Frugal AI Hub — Cambridge Judge Business School
Clémentine Langlois
Founder & President - SKEPSOS
Amit Kumar Pandey
Robotics and AI scientist and innovator, president of Socients AI and Robotics
Issam Bouzid
International expert in aviation safety and air navigation
Feriel Chouchene
University professor and ATFP instructor
Atef Majdoub
President of the IGPPP
Jean Christophe Bonnois
Chief Executive Officer — SALN
Borhene Dhaouadi
Architect and Consultant in Urban Planning & Mobility; Smart & Resilient Cities; Urban PPP Projects
Adel Amri
Founder and CTO | Architecting Secure Agent-Based AI and Autonomous Systems
Youssef Laarouchi
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Ph.D., HDR. — Expert in strategic cybersecurity, speaker, and executive mentor
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