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Public decision-makers, business leaders, experts, investors and entrepreneurs: the 2026 AITEK Innovation Summit brings together the voices needed to move from technological challenges to decisions and impact.
Institutional Opening

H.E. Othman El Ferdaous
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Côte d’Ivoire
Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco
Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco
Former Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports of the Kingdom of Morocco.
Cyber-resilience in the age of AI

Brigadier General Guelpétchin Ouattara
Director General of ANSSI Côte d’Ivoire
National Agency for Information Systems Security
National Agency for Information Systems Security

Brigadier General El Mostafa Rabii
Former Director General of Morocco’s DGSSI
Kingdom of Morocco
Kingdom of Morocco

Franck Kié
Commissioner General of the Cyber Africa Forum
Cyber Africa Forum
Cyber Africa Forum

Tim de Groot
General Manager Benelux, Nordics, North-West & Central Africa
Kaspersky
Kaspersky

Madoussou Doumbia
Presidential Adviser for Innovation and the Digital Economy
Office of the President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Office of the President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
AI: from experimentation to measurable performance

Dr Yaya Sylla
Chief Executive Officer
SaH Analytics International
SaH Analytics International

Stéphane Kounandi Coulibaly
Director of Innovation, Start-ups and the Private Sector
Ministry of Digital Transition and Technological Innovation
Ministry of Digital Transition and Technological Innovation

Karine Sossou
Senior Partner Manager — Simulation, Low-code/No-code, Data & AI
Siemens
Siemens

Stephan Dauriac
Chief Financial Officer and Executive
Foxtrot International
Foxtrot International

Delphine Lavaud
CEO ASENSIA AFRICA GROUP
Chair of the EUROTECH Committee — EUROCHAM
Chair of the EUROTECH Committee — EUROCHAM
Digital sovereignty

Gilles Thierry Beugré
Director General of ANSUT
National Agency for the Universal Telecommunications Service
National Agency for the Universal Telecommunications Service

Abdoulaye Touré
Head of Department — Expert in Economic Intelligence and Information Warfare
Office of the President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Office of the President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire

Dr Ferdinand Tra
Director, Orange Business & Broadband
President, Orange Cloud & Cyber Solutions
President, Orange Cloud & Cyber Solutions

Modibo Samaké
Adviser to the Prime Minister
Office of the Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire
Office of the Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire

N’Gnineman Coulibaly
Head of West & Central Africa
Willis Towers Watson
Willis Towers Watson
African innovation: funding, buying, scaling up

Leslie Ossete
Co-founder & COO
Mstudio
Mstudio

Djibril Doumbia
Managing Director
Comoé Capital
Comoé Capital

Daouda Coulibaly
Director General
Attijari West & Central Africa
Attijari West & Central Africa

Florence Tahiri-Fadika
Executive Director
Fondation Jeunesse Numérique
Fondation Jeunesse Numérique

Dr Mafini Dosso
President of OIITID
Co-founder of GAÏA Intelligence Africa
Co-founder of GAÏA Intelligence Africa
AI and the transformation of work

Hugues Kouadio
Director General
École Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d’Économie Appliquée — ENSEA
École Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d’Économie Appliquée — ENSEA

Sibi Nangbo
Human Resources Director
MTN Côte d’Ivoire
MTN Côte d’Ivoire

Habib Bamba
Director of Customer Experience
Orange Côte d’Ivoire
Orange Côte d’Ivoire

Hicham El Achgar
CEO
IT6 Group
IT6 Group

Maï Hervé du Penhoat
C-Level Business Coach | Founder — My Energy
Former Group HR Director — Alios Finance
Former Group HR Director — Alios Finance