Morocco organizes the continent’s modern future ahead of the continent’s inaugural conference on innovation, AI, and electronic leadership in Marrakech.

A panel of speakers delivered that message at the GITEX AFRICA Morocco press conference in Rabat ahead of Marrakech’s largest technical and business function, which will take place on April 14 through April 16th, 2025.

The event is organized by KAOUN International, the international event organization of Dubai World Trade Center ( DWTC ), and is organized under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, May God Assist Him, the authority of the Kingdom’s Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform. It is organized by KAOUN International, the international event organization of Dubai World Trade Center ( DWTC ), and is a global organiser of GITEX events.

The state of Morocco’s Minister of Digital Transition and Administration Reform, Mrs. Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, stated:” Morocco’s decision to host this important western function, which is an annual display allowing the world to explore Africa’s digital and scientific talents and potential, is the result of diligent and sustained work aimed at making our nation a local digital hub. May God help Him in urging the development of modern facilities capable of keeping up with the rapid changes in the field, as well as the application of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI’s High Royal Guidelines.

The director general of the Digital Development Agency, Mr. Mohammed Drissi Melyani, stated that GITEX Africa Morocco has become a significant step in the country’s modern transition and has achieved a defining moment. It easily combines innovation, investment, research, and administrative collaboration, making it much more than just a straightforward technology exhibition. It embodies the perspective of a peninsula that no longer settles for consuming technology but instead chooses to build it, one that actively participates in its development rather than just keeping up with it.

The second version of GITEX AFRICA Morocco, according to Trixie LohMirmand, CEO of KAOUN International, will usher in the era of Ai development. Great opportunities exist for businesses and societies, but they must first be accompanied by a shared responsibility to build potential for the transition. International ecosystem experts and enablers will intersect in Morocco to support and encourage stakeholders in their mission.

GITEX AFRICA Morocco is scheduled to host more than 45, 000 visitors and participants from over 130 nations, but the event has grown to include over 1, 450 vendors with fresh nations represented on the African continent from Gabon, Niger, and Zambia as well as businesses in Europe and Asia, including Belgium, Switzerland, and Uzbekistan.

International business investment behemoths have turned their attention to Africa’s business ecosystem as funding for African startups rises to pre-pandemic levels, surpassing$ 2 billion. The International Finance Corporation ( IFC) will host 10 standout African startups as part of its SheWins Africa program on the show floor, while the European Innovation Council ( EIC ), Europe’s largest deep-tech investor, will also be present at GITEX AFRICA Morocco across its conference and workshop tracks.

More than 350 investors from 35 countries are present to support EIC and IFH’s attendance at 1, 500 assisted meetings, ready to meet entrepreneurs and businesses head on to meet the demand for responsible and sustainable digital solutions. Investors from the likes of AFRICINVEST, techstars, and Ventures Platform are prepared to fund Africa’s next big idea with over$ 200 billion under management.

Awa Gueye from Africa’s billion-dollar start-up, Wave Mobile Money, the Supernova Challenge, Africa’s largest early-stage startup competition, the Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform in collaboration with the Digital Development Agency ( ADD ) will bring international and African startups into focus during a number of show features, including an on-stage interview with Awa Gueye from Africa’s billion-dollar start-up, Wave Mobile Money, GITEX AFRICA Morocco’s startup showcase, serving as a

International software companies will also make their debut at the event, showcasing their most recent technological innovations, and staking out growth opportunities over the three days. Cisco, Ericsson, Nokia, China Mobile, and Amazon are just a few examples of these software companies. Saudi Made, a party of the Kingdom’s technological innovation, artistic talent, and business acumen, and Presight, a member of the G42 group, a leading big data analytics organization powered by AI, both have strong presences in the Middle East.

GITEX AFRICA Morocco is poised to build new partnerships and discover new industries, thus expanding its influence and impact on Africa’s modern landscape. Building on the resounding success of earlier editions, GITEX AFRICA Morocco is poised to take its influence and impact even further. Beyond its traditional focus on AI, cybersecurity, telecoms to cover, energy transition, mobility, edutech, sports technologies, and agritech, the 2025 edition has an expanded agenda.

GITEX AFRICA Morocco makes its third year possible thanks to institutional partners including ANRT, Royal Air Maroc, ONCF, OCP, ONDA, AMDIE, ONMT, and CGEM.

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Dubai World Trade Center ( DWTC ) established as a self-empowered independent events company and wholly owned subsidiary to plan and manage events on a global scale. KAOUN International, whose name derives from the Arabic word “universe,” aims to” Create Limitless Connections” for the sectors and markets in which it conducts business. created to harness the 40-year history of DWTC’s events management business and promote potential growth in the MICE sector in the MENASA region. Building on DWTC’s extensive portfolio of business and consumer events spanning various sectors, including technology, food and hospitality, sustainability, broadcast and satellite, automotive, talent development, and leisure marine, KAOUN International creates game-changing live experiences that foster strong business connections, create opportunity, and encourage economic growth.

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