10-11 DEC 2024

Sofitel Rabat Jardin des Roses, Morocco

Agenda

#GenAIMaroc explores AI’s vital role in transforming industries—from business operations to healthcare, government to cybersecurity.

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS

9:30 AM – 9:35AM

RESERVED FOR THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL

9:35 AM – 9:55 AM

RESERVED: TOPIC TO BE CONFIRMED

Mimoun Ouchaou

Mimoun Ouchaou

General Manager & Technology Leader, Morocco

IBM

9:55 AM – 10:05 AM

THE PATH TO VALUE DRIVEN AI – A TALE FROM AFRICA

ABDELAZIZ BENYAHYA

ABDELAZIZ BENYAHYA

CTO

AXA

10:05 AM – 10:25 AM

DELL TECHNOLOGIES AI FACTORY

INTRODUCTION BY
Achraf LAHKIM

Achraf LAHKIM

General Manager

Compucom

SPEAKER
YOUSSEF IBRAK

YOUSSEF IBRAK

Advisory Technologist

DELL TECHNOLOGIES

10:25 AM – 10:45 AM

KEY CHALLENGES IN BUILDING AN AI STRATEGY FOR THE FINANCE INDUSTRY

Gianluca Bernacchia

Gianluca Bernacchia

Senior Partner Consulting, Data & AI APJ-MEA

DXC Technology

10:45 AM – 11:05 AM

AGENTS : THE NEXT GENERATION OF GEN AI

SOPHIA KOUKAB

SOPHIA KOUKAB

Partner

NBS CONSULTING

11:05 AM – 11:45 AM

PANEL DISCUSSION

WOMEN IN AI: EMPOWERING FEMALE LEADERS IN TECHNOLOGY

Moderator
Ranya Alaoui

Ranya Alaoui

Country Director

Women In Tech Morocco

Aida Kandil

Aida Kandil

CEO & Founder of MyTindy, Head of Empowerment

Women in Tech Morocco

Sanaa Bousbai

Sanaa Bousbai

Co-Founder

Digit'all Institute

Malika Ahmidouch

Malika Ahmidouch

Co-Founder

Aishore

Faiza TAMRI

Faiza TAMRI

Technology Partner Specialist

IBM

Meryem Kassou

Meryem Kassou

CEO

DIGITIS

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM

COFFEE, SNACKS & NETWORKING BREAK

12:15 PM – 12:35 PM

TOPIC TO BE CONFIRMED

Samia JNINI

Samia JNINI

Global Head of Generative AI

Atos

12:35 PM – 12:55 PM

REDEFINING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT WITH GENAI

Abderrahmane BOUTAIB

Abderrahmane BOUTAIB

Chief AI Officer

LaunchX

12:55 PM – 1:05 PM

REVOLUTIONIZING LEARNING: AI INTEGRATION IN MOROCCO’S EDUCATION SYSTEM

Jalal CHARAF

Jalal CHARAF

Chief Digital Officer

UM6P

1:05 PM – 2:00 PM

LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK

2:00 PM – 2:20 PM

RESERVED – FIRESIDE CHAT

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION

REIMAGINING SUCCESS: STEERING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION WITH ANALYTICS AND AI

Moderator
Alaeddine Daoudi

Alaeddine Daoudi

Innovation and Digital Cooperation Group Director

CDG

Yassine Moudatir

Yassine Moudatir

Director of Solution Factory

Sanlam Maroc

Jalal CHARAF

Jalal CHARAF

Chief Digital Officer

UM6P

Gianluca Bernacchia

Gianluca Bernacchia

Senior Partner Consulting, Data & AI APJ-MEA

DXC Technology

YOUNESS AIT BAMOH

YOUNESS AIT BAMOH

Head of Digital

CIMENTS DU MAROC

3:00 PM – 3:10 PM

AI FUSION: COMBINING GENERATIVE AND PREDICTIVE AI FOR SUPERIOR DECISION-MAKING

Agnès Gorge

Agnès Gorge

Professor in Business Analytics, Chief Analytics Officer

UM6P ABS – OCP

3:10 PM – 3:20 PM

AI-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS

Aatif Moumane

Aatif Moumane

Director of Information Systems

Ménara Holding

3:20 PM – 3:30 PM

THE HUMAN FACTOR: THE KEY TO UNLOCKING GENERATIVE AI’S POTENTIAL

Mohamed Senhadji

Mohamed Senhadji

Innovation Acceleration Lead

ENGIE

3:30 PM onwards

VISIT TO THE EXHIBITION LOUNGE

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM

THE POWER OF DATA IN THE ERA OF GENAI

Mohammed Yassir ZAHRAOUI

Mohammed Yassir ZAHRAOUI

CIO, Information System Director

MASEN

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

HARNESSING DATA VALORIZATION AND AI TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE RETAIL SECTOR

Mehdi Yazidi

Mehdi Yazidi

Chief Data Officer

Marjane Group

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM

BEYOND LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS: HOW GENERATIVE AI IS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING

Omar Fergani

Omar Fergani

Founder & Investor

1000Kelvin GmbH

10:30 AM – 11:10 AM

PANEL DISCUSSION

FROM DATA TO DECISION: EMPOWERING DECISION-MAKING WITH GENERATIVE AI

Salma Lahrichi

Salma Lahrichi

CEO, Senior Business Strategy Consultant

WellConseil

AMINE HARRARI

AMINE HARRARI

CHIEF DATA OFFICER

OCP GROUP

YOUNESS AIT BAMOH

YOUNESS AIT BAMOH

Head of Digital

CIMENTS DU MAROC

Mohamed Senhadji

Mohamed Senhadji

Innovation Acceleration Lead

ENGIE

BAHAE EDDINE HALIM

BAHAE EDDINE HALIM

Founder

MDS COMMUNITY

11:10 AM – 11:25 PM

DIGITAL AND AI IMPACT ON INDUSTRY

MOHAMED LAKLALECH

MOHAMED LAKLALECH

Managing Director African Academy for Industrial Training / Chief Digital Officer

OCP | UM6P

11:25 PM – 11:35 PM

HOW AI CAN OPTIMIZE SUPPLY CHAIN AND FINTECH OPERATIONS

ISMAEL BELKHAYAT

ISMAEL BELKHAYAT

Co-Founder and CEO

Chari

11:35 AM – 12:05 PM

COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK

12:05 PM – 12:20 PM

LES DÉFITS DE LA CYBERSÉCURITÉ EN AFRIQUE À L’ÈRE DE L’INTELLIGENCE ARTIFICIELLE

Dr Mazouz Youssef

Dr Mazouz Youssef

General Secretary

Cybersecurity African Center

12:20 PM – 12:35 PM

DIGITALIZATION AND AI IN MOROCCO’S SMART CITIES INFRASTRUCTURE

  • Key ‘bankable’ digitalization investments for smart city projects in Morocco.
  • The role of human capacity in enhancing technological innovations for smart cities.
  • Examples of AI applications in infrastructure to improve urban living in Moroccan cities.

12:35 PM – 12:50 PM

AI FOR SOCIAL GOOD: ADDRESSING ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN MOROCCO

Yasmina Belahsen

Yasmina Belahsen

CEO

MAYAgency

1:00 PM onwards

LUNCH & VISIT TO THE EXHIBITION LOUNGE

*The above is a running agenda and is subject to change.