From solo founder to AI-powered company: productivity, validation and market access
WithMohamed Ali Chaabani
6 – 7 December 2026
ASC 2026 – Panels
Three themes over two days – AI & Data, Physical AI, Life Sciences & AI – each with a keynote and its panels, led by founders, researchers and investors from across Africa.
Panels
Meet the panelists
Keynote & panels
AI & Data
SLMs: train a small model on African data
WithMohamed Amine MacherkiFuraha BenedictPelonomi MoiloaIkram Mecheri
AI & Deep Tech in Africa: Building Technological Sovereignty and Scalable Infrastructure
WithAmine SalahMehdi BenboubakeurMourad DebbabiKamel Amroune
African datasets: quality, annotation and trustworthy evaluation
WithMohamed BadawySami BelkacemDeborah MbulaRatheil Houndji
Keynote & panels
Physical AI
Physical AI in Action: Intelligent Agents in the Real World
WithIsra Al Khaza'li
Physical AI in practice: building autonomous robots
WithHatim Ahmed HassanYusuf BelloEunice MwangiAherobo OvieMehdi Gaham
Cross-cutting panel on AI, decision and vision
WithHermann del CampoMarcel MasagaPheneas MuneneAdamou Boubacar HamaniMohamed Amine El Ouni
Keynote & panels
Life Sciences & AI
How to build business in medical with AI
WithFayçal Djeridane
Biotechnology and diagnostics: producing medical innovation in Africa
WithAmmar AziouneNovel ChegouAhmed RebaiAbasi Ene-ObongLamia Rahal
Medical AI for Africa: local data, validation and clinical relevance
WithIsma KhemiesMahmoud DarwishAbir RomdhaniDr. Zara Ghazoui
Energy and physical AI: sensors, models and predictive maintenance
WithKingsley OjeogwuNoëmi KaufmannMichael OsumuneLiz Mubari
Panels
All the panels
Djamila Room10:00 – 17:00
SLMs: train a small model on African data
Mohamed Amine MacherkiCo-founder, DJO, Metadata Consultant COVER Softwarelosungen
Furaha BenedictTech business consultant & data scientist
Pelonomi MoiloaCEO & Co-Founder of Lelapa AI
Ikram MecheriAssociate Partner at McKinsey & Company
AI & Deep Tech in Africa: Building Technological Sovereignty and Scalable Infrastructure
Amine SalahPartner & Principal Consultant at AureliaOps
Mehdi BenboubakeurCo-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Printemps Numérique
Mourad DebbabiDean of the Gina Cody School of Engineering & Computer Science at Concordia University
Kamel AmrouneFounder The Dots, Co-founder Nexus Ventures
African datasets: quality, annotation and trustworthy evaluation
Mohamed BadawyHead of AI & Data Operations @ Projiment Services, Leading Data Operations
Sami BelkacemPhD in AI | Assistant Professor at the National School of AI | Head of the University-Business Liaison Office
Deborah MbulaTutorial Fellow, Data Science & AI, KCA University, Nairobi
Ratheil HoundjiAssociate Professor of AI, IFRI, University of Abomey-Calavi
Physical AI in practice: building autonomous robots
Hatim Ahmed HassanFounder of Beam Robotics, Nairobi
Yusuf BelloChief Executive Officer, Dark Robotics
Eunice MwangiLecturer & Researcher at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (JKUAT)
Aherobo OvieCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Aurora Robotics AI & Robotics
Mehdi GahamAdvisory at MECSME – Ecosystem facilitator – R&D / Industry 4.0 / 4IR / Digital Transformation
Cross-cutting panel on AI, decision and vision
Hermann del CampoKeynote speaker, AI researcher, organisation RAIVA
Marcel MasagaFounder of SIHA AI, AI policy and ethics adviser
Pheneas MuneneChief Builder, JuaFlow, Nairobi
Adamou Boubacar HamaniSenior developer, WangariSoft – Niamey, Niger
Mohamed Amine El OuniFounder TrustiT, VP Founder Family, Lovable Ambassador
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