From Africa to the World: Inside the 2nd Edition of DTSWhere AI took center stage in shaping the future of Deep Tech Innovation
UM6P IN BENGUERIR. MOROCCO
DTS 2025 HIGHLIGHTS
Under the theme “Redefining Progress: How AI is Transforming Deep Tech Innovation”, the second edition of the DeepTech Summit brought together over 5,500 participants from 53 countries at UM6P Benguerir, Morocco to explore how AI is accelerating breakthroughs across critical sectors. With 66 sessions and voices from startups, VCs, corporates, and researchers, the summit positioned Africa as a rising hub for deep tech, diving into the impact of AI on sustainability, health, security, industry, and governance. From quantum science to ethical AI leadership, DTS 2025 sparked bold ideas, strategic collaborations, and a shared vision for tech serving global progress.
What Our Speakers Said at DTS 2025
Reshma Singh
Director, Lawrence Berkeley Lab
❝Just like we're doing cradle to commerce, I believe Africa is the cradle of civilization and it can bring that same spirit, combining technological innovation and traditional wisdom, to the world.
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Nabil Sihammou
Chief of Innovation and ambidexterity, OCP Africa
❝With AI tool, we are able to detect diseased crops by image satellite. We are also able to know the situation of the harvest this year. With AI tools, we are able to estimate the yield of each crop in each country.
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Stavros Yiannouka
CEO, WISE
❝We need to take a step back and ask how should we change education in view of AI? What does learning about and how to work with AI look like?
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Ram Kiran Dhulipala
Interim Director of Digital Transformation, CGIAR
❝My vision for a solution is a business architecture made up of thousands of startups addressing hyper-local problems, all anchored by global platforms. To reach that stage, both the public and private sectors must invest in building human capacity and raising awareness.
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Jalal Charaf
Chief Digital and AI Officer, UM6P
❝The promise here is that we're betting on young people in Africa. We want to leapfrog. We want to create the future. AI is giving everyone the possibility to dream big and make it happen. That's why this is a very special moment in our history as humans
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