The EMERGING Mediterranean Digital Conference is the final event of the first phase of this Mediterranean start-up acceleration programme.

The conference will be broadcast live on the web directly from the Orange Velodrome stadium in Marseille from 2 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. GMT+1 on Monday, December 14, 2020 in order to bring together the biggest stakeholders and experts in Mediterranean innovation and Tech for Good.

Sign up on the EMERGING Mediterranean website by clicking the following link: https://tinyurl.com/y6jymouz

The EMERGING Mediterranean programme is the culmination of all the work done during the preparatory forums of the Summit of the Two Shores and is supported by the French Development Agency.

The success of the call for applications last month just goes to show how important high-impact Mediterranean start-ups (227 entrepreneurs applied) are to the programme.

10 finalists were selected from the top 30 during the 72-hour Bootcamp of the 2 Shores, a major highlight in the acceleration programme, which was held jointly in Casablanca and Marseille.

The 5 winning start-ups will be awarded their prizes during the EMERGING Mediterranean digital conference.

The new event for Tech for Good stakeholders in the Mediterranean

This hybrid edition of EMERGING Mediterranean Digital Conference will have round tables and exclusive interviews over an afternoon to discuss the hot topics that have underpinned the acceleration programme since it arose: financing Tech For Good, entrepreneurial resilience and ecosystems, female entrepreneurship, the rise of e-Health solutions and current issues such as the environment, biodiversity and sustainable cities.

The programme is available in the press release below or by simply clicking on the following link: https://emergingmediterranean.co/programmeme-conference-digitale

The debates and exchanges will help advocate for Tech For Good in the Mediterranean, the result of which will be presented at the EMERGING Valley summit on April 7 and 8, 2021.

The event will bring together major Mediterranean stakeholders and Tech experts. For a complete list about the speakers at the Digital Conference check here: https://emergingmediterranean.co/speakers/

“Our aim is to make this second highlight of the EMERGING Mediterranean programme the new event for decision-makers and Tech For Good stakeholders in the Mediterranean. We are delighted that so many start-upers, entrepreneurs, sponsors, investors, officials, mentors, experts and communities have already got on board with this unprecedented event,” explains Samir Abdelkrim, founder of the EMERGING Mediterranean programme.

“The Digital Conference will also be an opportunity for the 10 finalist start-ups of the Bootcamp of the 2 Shores to pitch to a large panel in the hope of becoming one of the 5 winners of the EMERGING Mediterranean programme”, continues Samir Abdelkrim.

The 10 finalist start-ups of the EMERGING Mediterranean programme

Here are the ten start-ups competing in the EMERGING Mediterranean programme:

• From Morocco: My Tindy, a marketplace specialising in African handicraft; CloudFret, a freight platform that optimises returning empty freight trucks between the two shores of the Mediterranean.
• From Tunisia: Kyto-Prod, an innovative Biotech company; Ahmini, a platform that helps women in rural areas gain access to social security coverage and pay social contributions online.
• From Algeria: Brenco Engineering & Consulting, a chatbot dedicated to providing information about, preventing and detecting Covid; YSA MED TECH, an application and patented electromagnetic treatment for chronic pain.
• From Mauritania: Smart System Services, waste collection; DAADOO VDP, recycling plastic waste into construction materials.
• From Libya:Green Paradise, for organic and eco-friendly farming; Speetar, a telemedicine platform.

These fledgling companies will pitch their solutions to all the participants. The final panel that will choose the 5 winners of the EMERGING Mediterranean programme is comprised of: Isadora Bigourdan (Senior Business Manager at the French Development Agency), Aissata Lam (President and Co-founder of the Mauritanian Youth Chamber of Commerce), Rym Jarou (CEO of Smart Tunisia), Mehdi Alaoui (Founder and CEO of LaStart-upFactory) and Sami Agli (President of the Algerian Confederation of Citizen Patronage CAPC-Algeria).

Each winner will be awarded the following:

• A seven-thousand-euro seed grant (€7000)
• A high-level visibility boost
• A place on the highly sought-after Social & Inclusive Business Camp acceleration programme
• Expenses paid for their trip to Marseille (transport and accommodation) for the annual EMERGING Valley Summit + Full Access to the investor meetings
• Participating in Mediterranean Digital Dialogues
• Meetings with leading partners at the next Summit of the Two Shores of the Mediterranean

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The EMERGING Mediterranean Digital Conference Programme

Inauguration14h00-14h10	Introduction and presentation of the day
Official opening2:10 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.	Official opening by Ambassador Karim Amellal, Interministerial Delegate for the MediterraneanModeration: Samir ABDELKRIM, Founder of EMERGING Mediterranean
Inaugural Keynote speechPitch Side at the Stadium2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	How can we make Digital Technology a force for Good in the Mediterranean?Discussion with Salwa Toko, President of the National Digital CouncilModeration: Samir ABDELKRIM, Founder of EMERGING MediterraneanFollowed by the Best Of the Bootcamp of the 2 Shores video
2:30pm – 2:40pm	Presentation of the call for applications, the Bootcamp of the 2 Shores and the Final Panel:Best Of the Bootcamp of the 2 Shores & presentation of the EMERGING Mediterranean Final PanelSami Agli, President of the Algerian Confederation of Citizen PatronageShadda Elmagri, Co-Founder & CEO, DerazIsadora Bigourdan, Senior Business Manager, French Development AgencyMehdi Alaoui, CEO of LaStart-upFactoryAissata Lam, President of the Mauritanian Youth Chamber of CommerceRym Jarou, CEO of Smart Tunisia
2:40 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	EMERGING Mediterranean PitchMediterranean Tech For Good pitches on Social and Financial Inclusion· Aida Kandil, Founder of MyTindy (Morocco)· Meher Khelifi, Founder of Ahmini (Tunisia)
Plenary 1:2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Financing Mediterranean Tech For Good: what are the challenges and perspectives for 2030? How can we convince investors to secure a sustainable pipeline of high-impact gem companies between the 2 shores of the Mediterranean in the future?Stéphan-Eloïse Gras, Executive Director of Digital AfricaSami Agli, President of the Confederation of Algerian Patronage CitizenCyril Collon, General Partner, Partech AfricaKenza Lahlou, General Partner & Co- Founder, Outlierz VenturesModeration: Samir ABDELKRIM, Founder of EMERGING Mediterranean
3:30 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.	EMERGING Mediterranean PitchMediterranean Tech For Good pitches on e-HealthSofiane Boudjema, CEO of Brenco Engineering & ConsultingMourad Mohammed Benosman, Co-Founder of YSA Med TechAhmed Elfaituri, Co-Founder and CEO of Speetar
Flash Interview 2:3:40 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.	InterviewDiscussion with Jérémie Pellet, Managing Director of Expertise FranceModeration: Samir ABDELKRIM, Founder of EMERGING Mediterranean
Plenary 2:3:55 p.m. – 4:40 p.m.	The Mediterranean, a new “O3D” laboratory? How can we accelerate Sustainable Development with Digital Technology in the Mediterranean?Isadora Bigourdan, Senior Business Manager, French Development AgencyMohamed Tabyaoui – Founder of Prevdev (Morocco), Winner of FDA Digital ChallengeAmor Sahnoun – Founder of Bus Sotware (Tunisia), Winner of FDA Digital ChallengeSarah Toumi, Member of the Presidential Council for Africa (Tunisia)Moderation: Samir ABDELKRIM, Founder of EMERGING MediterraneanIn partnership with the FDA Digital Challenge programme and the Departmental Council of the Bouches du Rhône
Pitch Session 24:40 p.m. – 4:55 p.m.	EMERGING Mediterranean PitchMediterranean Tech For Good pitches on Agritech & BiodiversityAlmamy Chouaibou Diagana, Co-Founder of Smart System Services (Mauritania)Seraj Mohamed Bisheya, Founder of Green Paradise (Libya)Olfa Kilani, Founder of Kyto-Prod (Tunisia)
Plenary 3:4:55 p.m. – 5:40 p.m.	Women For Good: Putting female entrepreneurship at the heart of the new Mediterranean digital revolution!Aissata Lam, President of the Mauritanian Youth Chamber of CommerceAmel Saidane, President of Tunisian Startups (Tunisia)Salwa Toko, President of the National Digital Council (France)Leila Benyoucef, Founder of KiddySorties (Algeria)Lamiae Benmakhlouf, Managing Director of Technopark Casablanca (Morocco)Shadda Elmagri, Co-Founder & CEO, Deraz (Libya)Moderation: Samir ABDELKRIM, Founder of EMERGING Mediterranean
Pitch Session 35:40 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.	EMERGING Mediterranean PitchMediterranean Tech For Good pitches onSustainable Cities· Aminetou Sy, Co-Founder of Daaddo VDP (Mauritania)· Driss Jabar, Founder of CloudFret (Tunisia)
Interview:5:45 p.m. – 6:10 p.m.	3 questions for Wilfrid Lauriano do Rego, Coordinator of the Presidential Council for Africa (remote): How can we boost talented entrepreneurship across the gap between France and the Mediterranean?Followed by an Interview with Patricia Ricard, President of the Paul Ricard Oceanographic Institute: How can we use Tech For Good to reinvent a positive agenda in the Mediterranean?Moderation: Samir ABDELKRIM, Founder of EMERGING Mediterranean
Plenary 3:6:10 p.m. – 6:35 p.m.EM Winners & ConclusionAnnouncement of the 5 EMERGING Mediterranean winners	Video of the Bootcamp of the 2 ShoresFinal Panel discussion followed by the announcement of the 5 winners· Sami Agli, President of the Confederation of Algerian Patronage Citizen· Shadda Elmagri, Co-Founder & CEO, Deraz (Libya)· Isadora Bigourdan, Senior Business Manager, French Development Agency· Mehdi Alaoui, CEO of LaStart-upFactory (Morocco)· Aissata Lam, President of Mauritanian Youth Chamber of Commerce· Rym Jarou, CEO Smart Tunisia (Tunisia)
Official conclusion & Acknowledgments6:35 p.m. – 6:40 p.m.	Official conclusion

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