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st Edition of the Deep Tech Summit

Under the theme

Next Leap Forward:

Africa’s Deep Tech Transformation

An exclusive invitation to unlock Africa’s DeepTech potential

9 - 10 May , 2024

1st Edition Highlights

The Dawn of Deep Tech Innovation

Africa stands as the continent of the future, a "rising continent" where all sectors are emerging with gradual growth, signaling a profound need for innovations, technological advancements, and subsequently, more investments. From agriculture to healthcare, energy, fintech, telecommunications, industry, and biotech, African innovators and entrepreneurs are the “Robin Hood” of this continent’s transformation.  However, in 2022, Deep Tech attracted merely 3.5% of the venture capital investments in Africa. Furthermore, Africa accounts for just 0.3% of the global Deep Tech economy. Now, more than ever, it is crucial for Deep Tech stakeholders to unite, share a common vision, and commit to building a robust network. Together, we can pave the way for a brighter Deep Tech future in Africa, harnessing the full potential of our continent's innovation and entrepreneurial momentum.
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Schedule

& Agenda

09:30 - 10:45
Opening Ceremony (Auditorium)
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:00
FROM LAB TO MARKET
12:15 - 13:00
INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS
13:00 - 14:15
NETWORKING LUNCH
14:30 - 14:50
Artist Performance (Auditorium)
14:50 - 15:30
Expert Conversation (Auditorium)
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:45
DEEPTECH
17:00 – 17:45
THE NEXT GEN
18:00 - 19:00
SIDE EVENTS
19:30 – 23:00
NETWORKING DINNER

Our Esteemed Speakers

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    Daniel Batty
    Daniel Batty

    Policy Analyst

    Access Partnerships, South Africa
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    Vianney Mathonnet
    Vianney Mathonnet

    Director

    Dubai Modus
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    Yassine Laghzioui
    Yassine Laghzioui

    CEO

    UM6P Ventures, Morocco
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    Gilles Babinet
    Gilles Babinet

    Tech Entrepreneur and Co-President

    National Digital Council, France
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    Najat Mokhtar
    Najat Mokhtar

    Deputy Director General

    International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Austria
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    Finian Tan
    Finian Tan

    Chairman and Founder

    Vickers Financial Group
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    Agbokponto Soglo Bienvenu
    Agbokponto Soglo Bienvenu

    Principal Engineer and Director, Government Affairs Africa

    Intel Corporation, South Africa
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    Nawal Chraibi
    Nawal Chraibi

    Managing Director

    Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research, Morocco
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    Pradeep Nair
    Pradeep Nair

    Deep Tech Investor

    Startup Genome
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    Hicham Jorio
    Hicham Jorio

    Managing Partner

    Spire Advisory Group, United States
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    Ade Mabogunje
    Ade Mabogunje

    Sr Research Engineer & Design

    Stanford Mechanical Engineering, Unites States
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    Brahim Lakssir
    Brahim Lakssir

    Director, Digitalization and Smart Devices Center

    Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research, Morocco
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    Ola Skalska
    Ola Skalska

    Head of Projects Execution

    Funding Box
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    Said Hamdioui
    Said Hamdioui

    Chair Professor and Head of Computer Engineering Laboratory

    Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
  • speaker
    Lamiae Azizi
    Lamiae Azizi

    Professor, College of Computing UM6P

    UM6P, Morocco
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    Frédéric Caillaud
    Frédéric Caillaud

    Former Director Licensing & Business Development

    L’Oréal
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    Adnan Remmal
    Adnan Remmal

    Scientist, Biologist and Founder

    LIAV, Morocco
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    Mahmoud Mikdar
    Mahmoud Mikdar

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    Harvard University
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    Imad Morchid
    Imad Morchid

    Co-Founder and CEO

    MOUTEA MORCHID SA
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    Mohamed Bousetta
    Mohamed Bousetta

    CEO

    Green Energy Park, Morocco
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    Uwem Uwemakpan
    Uwem Uwemakpan

    Head of investment

    Launch Africa Ventures, South Africa
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    Alex Kolker
    Alex Kolker

    Scientific and Thought Leadership

    Fulbright Special, United States
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    Jinane Abounadi
    Jinane Abounadi

    Executive Director

    MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund, United States
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    Yassir Boux
    Yassir Boux

    Managing Staff

    1337
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    Nezha Larhrissi
    Nezha Larhrissi

    President

    ESTEM Morocco
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    Rose A. Dodd
    Rose A. Dodd

    Executive Director, Education Collaborative

    Ashesi University, Ghana
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    Manal ElAttir
    Manal ElAttir

    Founder and President

    Womenomics Institute
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    Akram Benmbarek
    Akram Benmbarek

    Investor & Advisor

    Averroes.ai, United States
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    Karim Amor
    Karim Amor

    CEO, Synergeon.Com and Regional President, Moroccans of the World

    The General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises, Morocco
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    Eric Gankam Tambo
    Eric Gankam Tambo

    Head of Pan African Cooperation and Educational Technologies

    United Nations University Vice Rectorate
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    Fatiha Charradi
    Fatiha Charradi

    Vice President, Business Development

    OCP, Morocco
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    Abou Baker Benslimane
    Abou Baker Benslimane

    Lead Global Synergies

    Jokkolabs
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    Selma Talha Jebril
    Selma Talha Jebril

    Research and Policy Development Manager

    the Qatar Foundation
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    Abdul-Malik Lameen
    Abdul-Malik Lameen

    CEO

    Honest Management, United Arab Emirates
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    Kate Hach
    Kate Hach

    Head of Programs

    Intel Ignite
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    Ajibola Odukoya
    Ajibola Odukoya

    Chief Operating Officer

    AfriLabs
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    Houda Ghozzi
    Houda Ghozzi

    CEO

    Open Startup Tunisia
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    Folarin Oreoluwa
    Folarin Oreoluwa

    Head of startup ecosystem Africa

    Google
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    Leah Nduati
    Leah Nduati

    Accelerator Lead

    Sand Tech
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    Abboud Bejjani
    Abboud Bejjani

    CEO & Vice Chairman

    GEN Innovative Solutions, United Arab Emirates
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    Kaouthar Lbiati
    Kaouthar Lbiati

    Biotech Executive & Board Director

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    Ismael Belkhayat
    Ismael Belkhayat

    Founder & CEO

    Chari.ma, Morocco
  • speaker
    Rachid El Fatimy
    Rachid El Fatimy

    Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences and Head of Doctoral Studies

    UM6P, Morocco
  • speaker
    Abdelghani El Kacimi
    Abdelghani El Kacimi

    Chief Technology Officer

    InnovX, Morocco
  • speaker
    Jaafar Heikel
    Jaafar Heikel

    Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, Health Economist and Vice President,

    Cheikh Khalifa International University Hospital, Morocco
  • speaker
    Amine Chigani
    Amine Chigani

    Global Head of Enterprise Technologists

    Amazon Web Services
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    Lavina Ramkissoon, Chairperson
    Lavina Ramkissoon, Chairperson

    #aiMOM, Technologist

    African Union, South Africa
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    Ali El Amrani
    Ali El Amrani

    Founder

    Ibtiquar.com, Morocco
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    Manal Mhada
    Manal Mhada

    Assistant Professor and Co-founder

    College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences - AmendyFoods
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    Youssef Belmabkhout
    Youssef Belmabkhout

    Professor & Director, Applied Chemistry and Engineering Research Centre of Excellence

    UM6P, Morocco
  • speaker
    Wael Elamin
    Wael Elamin

    Medical Director

    G42 Mubadala Health Tech company, United Arab Emirates
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    Andrew Forson
    Andrew Forson

    Head of Ventures and Investments

    Hashgraph Association, Switzerland
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    François Bourzeix
    François Bourzeix

    Embedded Systems and AI Director, A-LAB

    UM6P, Morocco
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    David Palmer
    David Palmer

    Head of Blockchain

    Vodafone Business UK
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    Gladys O. Yiadom
    Gladys O. Yiadom

    Public Affairs Manager

    Kaspersky, France
  • speaker
    Charlie Regis
    Charlie Regis

    Director

    The Future Global Rising, United Arab Emirates
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    Younes Otarid
    Younes Otarid

    Engineering Physicist

    The European Organization for Nuclear Research, Switzerland
  • speaker
    Thaheer Mullins
    Thaheer Mullins

    General Partner

    Savant Venture Fund, South Africa
  • speaker
    Omar Laalej
    Omar Laalej

    Managing Director

    Al Mada Ventures, Morocco
  • speaker
    Ilyas Azzioui
    Ilyas Azzioui

    Innovation Technology Transfer Manager, Co-founder of Mathscan

    National Research Center for Scientific and Technical Research, Morocco
  • speaker
    Rafiq Alami
    Rafiq Alami

    President and Co-founder

    Sensthings, Morocco
  • speaker
    Charlette N'guessan
    Charlette N'guessan

    Data Solutions and Ecosystem Lead

    AMINI
  • speaker
    Taita Ngetich
    Taita Ngetich

    CEO

    SYNEFFA, Kenya
  • speaker
    Youssef Bouyakhf
    Youssef Bouyakhf

    Co-founder & CEO

    DeepEcho, Morocco
  • speaker
    Irving Rivera
    Irving Rivera

    CEO & President

    Solena, United States
  • speaker
    Nkem Nweke
    Nkem Nweke

    Head of Engineering Innovation

    Microsoft Africa Development Centre
  • speaker
    Jones Alami
    Jones Alami

    Head of Materials Science, Energy and Nanoengineering (MSN) Department

    UM6P, Morocco
  • speaker
    Sidy Ndao
    Sidy Ndao

    Founder & President

    Dakar American University of Science & Technology
  • speaker
    Mark Kleyner
    Mark Kleyner

    Co-Founder and Program Director

    Dream VC, UK
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    Trixie LohMirmand
    Trixie LohMirmand

    Executive Vice President, Dubai World Trade Center and CEO

    Kaoun International, United Arab Emirates
  • speaker
    Fouad Laroui
    Fouad Laroui

    Engineer & Economist

    Morocco
  • speaker
    Driss BELKHAYAT
    Driss BELKHAYAT

    Professor, Researcher & Director

    Laboratory of Electrical Systems, Energy Efficiency and Telecommunications, Marrakech
  • speaker
    Amine Raji
    Amine Raji

    Co-founder

    Spore.Bio, France
  • speaker
    Elyas Felfoul
    Elyas Felfoul

    Edtech Accelerator

    Start up Advisor, Canada
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    Lamiaa El Amrani
    Lamiaa El Amrani

    Investment Director

    UM6P Ventures, Morocco

the DTS strategic committee members

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    Selma Talha Jebril
    Research and Policy Development Manager
    Qatar Foundation
    Artificial Intelligence
    Qatar
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    Fatiha Charradi
    Vice President, Business Development
    OCP
    Agriculture & Natural Resources
    Morocco
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    Nawal Chraibi
    Managing Director
    MASCIR
    Health & Biology
    Morocco
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    Manal Elattir
    Founder and president
    Womenomics Institute
    Innovation Ecosystems
    Morocco
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    Ola Skalska
    Head of Projects Execution
    Funding Box
    Innovation Ecosystems
    Ireland
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    Lavina Ramkissoon, Chairperson
    #aiMOM, Technologist
    African Union
    Artificial Intelligence
    South Africa
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    Karim Amor
    CEO and Founder
    Synergeon.com
    Consultancy & Innovation ecosystem
    Morocco
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    Hicham Jorio
    Managing Partner
    Spire Advisory Group
    Artificial Intelligence
    United States of America
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    Rafiq El Alami
    Director, Digital Innovation Center of Excellence
    UM6P
    Deep Tech
    Morocco
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    Lameen Abdul-Malik
    CEO
    Honest Management
    Innovation Ecosystems
    United Arab Emirates
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    Daniel Batty
    Space and Spectrum Policy Analyst
    Access Partnerships
    Policy Making
    South Africa
  • ...
    Alex Kolker
    Scientific and thought Leadership
    Fullbright Specialist Program
    Health and biology
    United States of America
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    Ade Mabogunje
    Sr Research Engineer & Design
    Stanford Mechanical Engineering
    Innovation Ecosystems
    United States of America
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    Steven Hoch
    Principal, Marketing Strategy and Planning
    Lake Consulting
    Business development and Venturing
    United States of America

Rationale for a DeepTech Summit in our agenda

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Introducing UM6P’s Research and Development alongside the Entrepreneurship & Venturing ecosystems to the African Deep Tech Communities.
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Engaging African Diasporas and talented youth in crafting strategic projects to tackle challenges across the African landscape.
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Addressing / identifying strategic sectors and policies with potential traction to African innovation ecosystems.

About Us

Fostered by UM6P, the Deep Tech Summit serves as a nexus for global tech innovators, to converge and collaborate. Rounding up governmental and non-governmental entities, alongside investment institutions and startups from Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the US. The summit focuses on strategizing for key sectors and formulating policies to propel African innovation ecosystems forward. The UM6P DTS aspires to cultivate unified and vibrant ecosystems, fostering collaboration, innovation, and exponential growth within the thriving entrepreneurial landscape of Africa.

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Explore the vast 33-hectare UM6P campus, a hub for innovation and sustainability in the heart of Ben Guerir, near Marrakech

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Meet Our Team

Organizing Committee
Tarik BOUDIAR
Nisrine OUAZZANI CHAHDI
Kumar PRASANTH
Charlotte BROUILLOT
Fatima Ezzahra KAROUR
Editorial Team
Tarik BOUDIAR
Nisrine OUAZZANI CHAHDI
Kumar PRASANTH
Amine MAACHE
Lamiaa BEDDI
Logistic Team
Mohamed MEJDOUL
Amine LAAOUINA
Malika EL OUAAR
Zakariyaa FARHA
Amal LOUKAIM
Communication and PR Team
Cheikh DJITTE
Hajar BOUSHAB
Laila SALIM
Ranya ALAOUI
Side Event Team
Loubna DIRAI
Mohamed Hamza DIDI
Safia ENNACIRI
Production Team
Mohamed Walid ZIANI
Oussama SAISSI HASSANI
Sami MALIKI
Exhibitors Team
Hinde HMITTI
Kumar PRASANTH
IT and Development Team
Oussama OUAZIZE
Abderrahim ZABIR