BIGTECH AFRICA 2025

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BIGTECH AFRICA 2025

Master of Ceremonies

Wassim BENLARBI

10:15 - 10:30

BIGTECH INTRO

10:30 - 11:00

BIGTECH SHOW BY URBAN DANCE

11:00 - 11:30 Scène Principale

Opening Keynote 1

The Great Leap: Africa’s Fintech and AI Revolution in Financial Inclusion

Olga MILER

Fabrizio Poretti

11:30 - 12:00 Scène Principale

Opening Keynote 2

Bridging Continents: How Afropreneurs with Local Roots and Global Reach are Powering Africa’s Tech Future

Idris BELLO

12:00 - 12:30 Scène Principale

Opening Ceremony and Institutional Speeches

Skander HADDAR

Huda ALWAHIDI

Sofiene HEMISSI

Master of Ceremonies

Mariem BEN TANFOUS

13:45 - 14:45 Scène Principale

Panel 1

Leapfrogging with Constraints: Turning Africa’s Challenges into Global Advantages

Moderator

Sidi SACCOH Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker, Director of New Market Vult
Sierra Leone

Speaker

Kendi NTWIGA

Yves CABANAC

Aymen MTIMET

14:45 - 15:15 Scène Principale

Keynote 3

Biotech and AI for All: Shifting from Late Access to Global Leadership

Karim VISSANDJEE

15:15 - 16:15 Scène Principale

Panel 2

Fueling Africa’s AI Future: Where Incubators, Accelerators & Investors Converge

Moderator

Ouafa BELGACEM EO CFW - Culture Funding Watch
Tunisie

Speaker

Sidi SACCOH

Samir IDRISSI KASSIMY

Farid ARAB

Mustapha MEZGHANI

16:15 - 17:00 Scène Principale

Panel 3

Are we once again at risk of an ai bubble? Insights on the warning sings ans how to navigate the storm

Moderator

Tarek CHELAÏFA Early Stage Investor in MENA and Africa
Tunisie

Speaker

Peter TROPPER

Paola RAVACCHIOLI

Alyune Diop

17:00 - 18:00

Panel 4

One Continent, Three Revolutions: Fintech, Insurtech, Regtech

Moderator

Hana CHOYAKH Director Financial Advisory Deloitte Africa
Tunisie

Speaker

Gbite ODUNEYE

Yacine RAHMOUN

Maudeleine MYRTHIL

Master of Ceremonies

Bahia NAR

13:15 - 14:00

Workshop 1 : NJERI

A big tech for small business

Haifa Ben abdallah

Skander SMAOUI

14:00 - 15:00

Panel 2 : OST Open startup

Tech & Impact: Pathways for Going Green

Noomane FEHRI

Zeineb BEN YAHMED

Bilel GASSARA

Mejda EL HENI

15:00 - 15:45

Panel 3 : APII

Omar BOUZOUADA

Ourida CHALWATI

15:45 - 16:30

Workshop 4 : SINTEGRA

Latifa GMIR

Saber MAHBOULI

Mohamed TLIBA

Nour KOBBI

16:30 - 17:15

Workshop 5 : Synapse DX

From Promise to Practice: AI to Transform Operations Management. Real Gains, Hidden Pitfalls, and Privacy Challenges

Joao VIOLANTE

17:15 - 17:45

Workshop 6 : Garanty Protect

Embedded Insurance: A Strategic Lever for Banks and Operators

Imen Messadi

Mustapha MESSAOUDI

Master of Ceremonies

Khalyl Bouzayene

11:00 - 12:00 Scène Principale

Panel 5

Green Africa: Mobility, Energy Transition & Digitalisation for Sustainable Development

Moderator

Saousen LAKHDAR Sustainable Marketing, Digital & Communication Strategy Expert
Tunisie

Speaker

Walid FOURATI

Yousef Al-RAYES

Yahya Bouhlel

12:00 - 12:30 Scène Principale

Keynote 4

Made by Africa, For the World: Reclaiming Our Right to Create, Not Just Consume

Kendi NTWIGA

12:30 - 13:00 Scène Principale

Keynote 5

Africa's Next Frontier: Unlocking Opportunities in Space and Space Technology

Candace Johnson

13:00 - 13:20 Scène Principale

Fireside Chat 6

Convergence in Action: From Pre-Seed to the First Cross-Border Client in 180 Days

Bariq RIFKI

Ouafa BELGACEM

13:20 - 14:00

Keynote 6

Building Fundable Companies in Tough Markets Gbite Oduneye

Master of Ceremonies

Mohamed ALI ABOUDI

14:00 - 14:45 Scène Principale

Panel 6

Startups africaines et levée de fonds : où sont les investisseurs ?

Moderator

Marcel DRIDJE Startup Ecosystem Advisor | AI &Tech
Algerie

Speaker

Ali MNIF

Ghazi BEN OTHMAN

Mariam KAMAL

14:45 - 15:10 Scène Principale

Keynote 7

Tunisia - R&D Hub for your startup

Karim JOUINI

15:10 - 16:00 Scène Principale

SPECIAL SESSION

216 Capital x Plug & Play – Strengthening Tunisia’s Startup Ecosystem

16:00 - 16:45 Scène Principale

Panel 7

Capital Alignment: Navigating the GP-LP Dynamic

Moderator

Hossam SHAFICK Principal & North Africa Lead at Silicon Badia
Égypte

Speaker

Peter TROPPER

Amir BEN GACEM

Paola RAVACCHIOLI

Patrice MOLINARI

Master of Ceremonies

Syrine BELTAIEF

10:00 - 11:00

Panel 7 : CETIME

Artificial Intelligence: A Driver of Modernization for the Tunisian Industry

Noureddine GUIZANI

Hichem TURKI

Khaled BEN DRISS

Hassene SEDDIK

Walid BEN AMOR

Ferid KAMEL

Ahmed OUESLETI

11:00 - 12:00

Panel 8: Chambre de commerce koreen

Korea to Tunisia - Tunisia to Korea: Accelerating Startup Ecosystems Beyond Continents

Chungyp Kim

Eunsora Jo

Jongkil Lee

Khadija Khadri

Monia Jendoubi

Rancho Lee

Sun Choi

Ghazi BEN OTHMAN

12:00 - 12:45

Panel 9: APIA

Innovative Solutions for Soil Health and Agroecology

Béchir Ben BRIKA

Kais AOUAIEB

Foued JABALLAH

Mhamed RABOUDI

12:45 - 13:30

Workshop 10

What They Failed to Teach in Venture — The Science and Art of Valuation

Hossam SHAFICK

13:30 - 14:15

Workshop 11

ELK Stack: From Raw Data to Actionable Insights

Dieudonné Tsatcha

Master of Ceremonies

Safa Sadki

14:15 - 15:00

Workshop 12

From Movement to Mondate : Shaping the next Decade for Africa’s entrepreneurs

Parminder VIR OBE

15:00 - 15:45

Panel 13: DSI

Blockchain and Web3: Decentralizing the Future of Digital

Mohamed MNIF

15:45 - 16:45

Workshop 14

Lessons Learned from Palestine: Building a Tech Community for Individuals and Companies

Alan EL-KADHI

Rand SAFI

16:45 - 17:30

Workshop 15

GTM strategy for African startups

Marcel DRIDJE

17:30 - 18:15

Workshop 4 : SMART CAPITAL

ANAVA: Achievements, Challenges, and Perspectives

Master of Ceremonies

Sawsen HAJ AMOR

10:30 - 11:30 Scène Principale

Panel 8

Africa Connected: How Telcos and Startups Are Co-Creating the Future

Moderator

Fatma TAGHOUTI EcoSpark Podcast host
Tunisie

Speaker

Alan EL-KADHI

Tinuade OGUNTUYI

11:30 - 12:30 Scène Principale

Panel 9

E-Health: How Digital Transformation is Saving Lives in Africa

Moderator

Hajer FELFEL GHODHBANE Pharm. D, MSc in health economics
Tunisie

Speaker

Kaïs ZHIOUA

Elena AUDRA SHALLAL

Abdelhalim RAFRAFI

Mina SHAWKY

12:30 - 13:30

Panel 10

Unlocking European Competitive Funding: Horizon Europe and EURAXESS Opportunities

Moderator

Helmi MARDASSI General Directoral, Horizon Europe Tunsia
Tunisie

Speaker

Alessandro CALABRO

Ivan STEFANIC

Ahmed Maalel

Master of Ceremonies

Oumayma ANIZI

14:00 - 14:30

Keynote 9

Navigating Innovation: How to Adopt Emerging Technologies Without Compromising Security or Sovereignty

Paul CHAMMAS

14:30 - 15:00

Keynote 10

Robots, AI and Society : A Glimpse into our shared future

Amit KUMAR PANDEY

15:00 - 15:45

Keynote 11

Beyond the Frame: Storytelling for Impact in the Age of AI and Social Media

Parminder VIR OBE

15:45 - 16:15

Signature RASMAL x ANAVA

16:15 - 16:20

Closing Ceremony

Speaker

Abdelhalim RAFRAFI

Abdelraouf KHEMIRI

Alan EL-KADHI

Ali MNIF

Alyune Diop

Amir BEN GACEM

Amit KUMAR PANDEY

Oumayma ANIZI

Bariq RIFKI

Candace Johnson

Dieudonné Tsatcha

Elena AUDRA SHALLAL

Farid ARAB

Fatma TAGHOUTI

Gbite ODUNEYE

Ghazi BEN OTHMAN

Hossam SHAFICK

Idris BELLO

Kaïs ZHIOUA

Karim JOUINI

Karim VISSANDJEE

Kendi NTWIGA

Marcel DRIDJE

Mariam KAMAL

Maudeleine MYRTHIL

Mina SHAWKY

Mohamed ALI ABOUDI

Mohamed Rafik HANNACHI

Olga MILER

Ouafa BELGACEM

Paola RAVACCHIOLI

Parminder VIR OBE

Patrice MOLINARI

Paul CHAMMAS

Peter TROPPER

Rand SAFI

Samir IDRISSI KASSIMY

Saousen LAKHDAR

Sawsen HAJ AMOR

Sidi SACCOH

Skander HADDAR

Walid FOURATI

Wassim BENLARBI

Yacine RAHMOUN

Yousef Al-RAYES

Yves CABANAC

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Localisation de BIGTECH AFRICA
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Sponsoring & Exposition

Skander HADDAR
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Elyes KHIARI
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(+216) 21 547 878

Mahmoud BESBES
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(+216) 94 410 423

Intervenants - Speakers

Ines BEN SLIMEN
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(216) 29 201 713

Skander HADDAR
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(+216) 22 982 982

Startups - Investisseurs

Khadija ISMAIL
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(+216) 50 369 582

Partenariats & Médias

Eya CHAAR
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(+216) 29 255 719

Rim HAJJI
bureauxpresse@gmail.com
(+216) 90 587 009

Event Pass

Maryem TOFFAHI
maryem.toffahi@tpm.tn
(+216) 25 179 465

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Organisateur

BIGTECH AFRICA 2025

Topics

When

Sunday to Wednesday

December 23 to 26, 2022

Where

467 Davidson ave

Los Angeles CA 95716

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