#SITAFRICA2024
2024 REPORT
The 11th edition of the forum dedicated to African cybersecurity decision-makers was held on May 13, 14, 15 and 16 at the Palmeraie Rotana Resort in Marrakech (Morocco).
The programme includes 4 days of professional exchanges, rich in projects and convivial moments.
This year’s event was attended by 700 participants including 428 guests (CIOs/CISOs), as well as
55 partners and Cybersecurity publishers.
SESSIONS #SIT24
Inaugural Conference
The inaugural conference at 5pm on 13 May was an opportunity to bring together all the participants. As it does every year, this conference took stock of cybersecurity in Africa, its challenges and future prospects..
Four renowned experts took the floor: Jérémy Dubourg, co-founder of D&A TRUST, presented a study conducted by his firm on cyber maturity in Africa, offering valuable insights into the state of cybersecurity on the continent.
Ali El Azzouzi, Chairman of DATAPROTECT, highlighted the paradigm shift from digital sovereignty to cyber resilience, pointing out the importance of adopting robust strategies to ensure digital security.
Bechir Sebai, CEO of ACG Cybersecurity, discussed the notion of digital sovereignty and the importance of artificial intelligence in operational security solutions (SOC), highlighting the technological advances needed to protect critical infrastructures.
The inaugural conference was closed by the eminent Clément Domingo, alias SaaX, ethical hacker and influential figure in the field of cybersecurity.
Known for his skills in ethical hacking, his speech captivated the audience.
He emphasised the crucial need to take account of the threats facing Africa, stressing the significant risks to which businesses on the continent are exposed.
SaaX also highlighted the importance of training and sharing experiences to better prepare for these challenges.
SESSIONS #SIT24
Expert Conferences, Round Tables and Workshops
18 sessions of workshops and expert conferences were presented by our publisher partners, giving our guests the opportunity to discover best practices and new use case solutions in the field of cybersecurity.
#SIT24 MEETINGS
Meetings & Networking
SIT Africa recorded over 3,000 meetings. These enabled CIOs and CISOs to meet the best experts for their projects. More than 12,000 relationships were forged at the heart of our event, and through the XCOM Connect BtoB platform, 4,200 badges were scanned between 14 and 15 May 2024, a figure that underlines the importance of these contacts. The average score given for the quality of meetings was 4,6 out of 5.75% of meetings received a score of 5 out of 5.
ACTIVITIES #SIT24
Activities and Highlights.
In addition to the meetings, lunches and networking evenings were organised, as well as a range of events. These activities, which brought together partners and guests, were real moments of relaxation that encouraged exchanges in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
NEW #SIT24
New for 2024: The CTF AFRICA
The Africa CTF was an ethical hacking competition that brought together the best cybersecurity talent from across Africa, providing a unique opportunity to showcase skills, encourage knowledge sharing and promote excellence in cybersecurity.
#SIT24GUESTS
Profile of CIOs/CISOs guests
This 11th edition of the SIT Africa Forum welcomed +428 CIOs (42%), CISOs (33%) and IT Managers (22%) whose sectors of activity were: Government & Ministries (30%), Banking & Insurance (27%), Manufacturing (25%), Services (8%), IT & Telecoms (7%) 70% from the private sector and 30% from the public sector.
15 African countries attended the SIT Africa Forum 2024 (70%: North African countries, 30% other African countries).
They were present
ACAPS – AD SYSTEMS – ADEPME – ADMINISTRATION DES DOUANES ET IMPOTS INDIRECTS – ADMINISTRATION ET CONTROLE DES GRANDS PROJETS – AGENCE NATIONALE DES EAUX ET FORETS – AGENCE TUNISIENNE DE LA FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE (ATFP) – AGENCE TUNISIENNE DU TRANSPORT TERRESTRE – AGMA – AGRIMED SA – AGROFINA – AIBD ASSISTANCE SERVICES – AIGF – AIR ALGERIE – AIR SENEGAL – AJARLNVEST – AL AJIAL HOLDING – AL AKHAWAYN – AL AKHDAR BANK – AL BARAKA BANK TUNISIA – AL BARID BANK – AL MADA – ALAMANA MICROFINANCE – ALBARID BANK – ALLIANCES IMMOBILIER – ALLIANZ MAROC – ALOMRA – AMANYSPHARMA – AMDL – AMI ASSURANCES – ANAC – ANAGED – ANANSI – ANEF – ANER – ANSSI – APEE – APP – ARCHIVES TUNISIE – ARPCE – ASECNA – ASSURANCE AMI – ASWAK ASSALAM – ATLAS NORD HYDROCARBURES – ATTAWFIQ MICRO FINANCE – ATTIJARI LEASING TUNISIE – ATTIJARIWAFA BANK – AUDA-CDG – AUTO HALL – AUTORITE DES MARCHES FINANCIERS DE L’UNION MONETAIRE OUEST AFRICAINE (AMF-UMOA) – AUTOROUTES DU MAROC – AXA GROUPE OPERATIONS MAROC – AXIAN GROUP – AZURA GROUP – AZYR SANTE – BANK OF AFRICA – BANKASSAFA – BANQUE CENTRALE POPULAIRE – BANQUE COMMERCIALE DU NIGER – BANQUE DE TUNISIE ET DES EMIRATS – BANQUE DE TUNISIE ET DES ÉMIRATS – BANQUE INTERNATIONALE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L’INDUSTRIE DE COTE D’IVOIRE – BANQUE NATIONALE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT ECONOMIQUE – BARID AL MAGHRIB – BCI MALI SA – BCP – BDSI BNP PARIBAS – BH BANK – BHS – BIAT – BIIC – BMCI BNP PARIBAS – BNA – BNP PARIBAS – BONTAZ CENTRE MAROC – BRANCHE EPARGNE-PREVOYANCE DE LA CDG – BRIDGE BANK GROUP COTE D’IVOIRE – CAISSE NATIONALE DE SECURITE SOCIALE DE DJIBOUTI – CAPEP – CASATRANSPORT – CAT ASSURANCE & REASSURANCE – CEMAC – CENTRE AFRICAIN DE RECHERCHE EN INTELLIGENCE ARTIFICIELLE – CENTRE D’ETUDE ET DE RECHERCHE EN TELECOMMUNICATION – CENTRE HOSPITALO-UNIVERSITAIRE IBN ROCHD – CENTRE SUISSE DE RECHERCHES SCIENTIFIQUES – CHAABI LLD – CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE BRAZZAVILLE – CHAMBRE DES REPRESENTANTS – CHO GROUP – CHU HASSAN II FES – CHU RABAT – CHU SOUSS MASSA – CIHBANK – CIMR – CIRES TECHNOLOGIES – CMI – CNDH – CNSS – COMPAGNIE SUCRIERE SENEGALAISE (CSS) – CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES (CMS MAROC ) – CORIS BANK INTERNATIONAL GUINEE BISSAU – CORIS HOLDING SA – COSUMAR – COUR DES COMPTES – CREDIT DU MAROC – CRM VALUE – DELICE DANONE TUNISIE – DER – DFM TRANSPORT – DGAPR – DGR – DGSN – DIANA HOLDING – DIGITAL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS- AFG – DIRECTION DU MEDICAMENT ET DE LA PHARMACIE – DIRECTION GENERALE DE LA SURETE NATIONALE – DIRECTION GENERALE DES IMPOTS – DOMAINED DB – DOUANE MAROC – DTAI MFB – DXC TECHNOLOGY – EL MAZRAA – EMID – ENEL GREEN POWER MAROC – ENNAKL – ENSAO – ENTRAIDE NATIONALE – ETAP – EURAFRIC – FAR – FM6SS – FONDATION ALKARAMA – FONDATION MOHAMMED VI DE L’EDUCATION-FORMATION – FONDS BURKINABE DE DEVELOPPEMENT ÉCONOMIQUE ET SOCIAL – FORCES ARMÉES ROYALE – FOUNDEVER – GCAM – GIZ – GROUPE AFMA – GROUPE AZALAI HOTELS – GROUPE BARID AL MAGHRIB – GROUPE BEL – GROUPE CDG – GROUPE CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MAROC – GROUPE DERHEM – GROUPE PROMAMEC – GROUPE WAFA ASSURANCE – GS2E – GSIMT – GUCE CI – HAUT COMMISSARIAT AU PLAN – HAUTE AUTORITE POUR LA BONNE GOUVERNANCE (HABG) – HIGHTECH PAYMENT SYSTEMS – HPS – HYPERU – ICESCO – IEOL CERT – IFMIA SA – IKEA SYH MOROCCO – INSPECTION DU SERVICE DE SANTE DES FAR – INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTE PUBLIQUE – INSTITUT ROYAL DE LA CULTURE AMAZIGHE – INTELCIA GROUP – INWI – IPRES : INSTITUTION DE PREVOYANCE RETRAITE DU SENEGAL – ISS – JESA – LA MAROCAINE VIE – LA MAROCAINE VIE (GROUPE SOCIETE GENERALE) – LABELVIE – LABORATOIRE PUBLIC D’ESSAIS ET D’ETUDES – LABORATOIRES SAIPH – L’AFRICAINE VIE BENIN SA – LCB BANK – LES HUILERIES DU SOUSS BELHASSAN – LONACI – LOTERIE NATIONALE DU NIGER – LPEE – LYDEC – M2T – MAGHREB ARABE PRESSE – MAGHREB STEEL – MAGHREBAIL – MAJOREL – MANAGEM – MANAGEM GROUP – MANSA BANK – MAPHAR – MARINE ROYALE – MAROC LEASING – MAROC TELECOM – MASEN – MEDI1TV – MEDICHEM – MHAI – MINISTERE DE L’ECONOMIE, DES FINANCES ET DE LA PROSPECTIVE – MINISTERE DE L’INVESTISSEMENT, DE LA CONVERGENCE ET DE L’EVALUATION DES POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES – MINISTERE DE LA JEUNESSE ET SPORT – MINISTERE DE LA JEUNESSE, DE LA CULTURE ET DE LA COMMUNICATION, – DEPARTEMENT DE LA COMMUNICATION – MINISTERE DE LA JUSTICE – MINISTERE DE LA JUSTICE DE CÔTE D’IVOIRE – MINISTERE DE LA SANTE – MINISTERE DE LA TRANSITION NUMERIQUE ET DE LA REFORME DE L’ADMINISTRATION – MINISTERE DE L’AGRICULTURE – MINISTERE DE L’EDUCATION NATIONALE – MINISTERE DE L’INCLUSION ECONOMIQUE, DE LA PETITE ENTREPRISE, DE L’EMPLOI ET DES COMPETENCES. – MINISTERE DE L’INTERIEUR – MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES – MINISTERE DES FINANCES – MINISTERE DU COMMERCE ET DE L’INDUSTRIE – MINISTERE DU NUMERIQUE – MINISTERE DU TOURISME – MINISTERE DU TRANSPORT ET DE LA LOGISTIQUE – MINISTRE DE L’AGRICULTURE, DE LA PECHE MARITIME, DU DEVELOPPEMENT RURAL ET DES EAUX ET FORETS – MINISTRY OF DIGITAL TRANSITION AND ADMINISTRATION REFORM – MINISTRY OF POSTS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL ECONOMY – MONETIQUE TUNISIE – MÖVENPICK HOTEL – NAREVA – NARSA – NRJ INTERNATIONAL – OCP – OFFICE DES CHANGES – OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA SECURITE SANITAIRE DES PRODUITS ALIMENTAIRES (ONSSA) – OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA TELEDIFFUSION – OFFICE NATIONAL DES PECHES – OFPPT – OMNIDOC ASSIST – ONECI – ONEE – ONEE OFFICE NATIONAL DE L’EAU ET L’ELECTRICITE/BRANCHE EAU – ONEE-BE – ONHYM – ONOMO HOTELS – OPTORG – ORABANK – ORABANK COTE D’IVOIRE – ORABANK SENEGAL – ORANGE – ORANGE BANK AFRICA – ORANGE CI – PAV-BURKINA – PAYLOGIC – PETRO IVOIRE – PETROMIN OILS DU MAROC – PETROSEN – POLYDESIGN SYSTEMS – PORT AUTONOME COTONOU – PORTNET – POSTE MAROC – POULINA HOLDING – PRESIDENCE DE LA REPUBLIQUE / DGPU – PRIMATURE – RADEEMA – RADISSON BLU RESORT – RAWBANK – RAWSUR ASSURANCES – RMI / MEDI1RADIO – SAFI ENERGY COMPANY – SAHATEL – SECRETARIAT TECHNIQUE EN CHARGE DES MINES DU CONTENU LOCAL/ MINISTERE DES MINES SENEGAL – SENEAU / EAU DU SENEGAL – SENELEC – SENSTOCK – SEWS CABIND MAROC – SG ABS – SGDS SA – SGHM – LA MAMOUNIA – SII SERVICES – SMIT – SMM SOCODAM DAVUM – SMTR CARRE – SNIM – SOCIETE NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE ET MINIERE – SNRT – SOCIETE BENINOISE D’ENERGIE ELECTRIQUE – SOCIETE D’ENERGIE ET D’EAU DU GABON (SEEG) – SOCIETE GENERALE MAROC – SOCIETE SENEGALAISE DE REASSURANCE – SOFAC – SONABEL – SONATEL – SONATRACH – SOREAD 2M – SOREC – SOTHERMA – SOTRAPIL – SPA BIOPURE – STEG – STELLANTIS – STERIPHARMA – SUNU DIGITECH – TAMWILCOM – TANGER MED PORT AUTHORITY – TAQAMOROCCO – TARFAYA ENERGY COMPANY – TRANSPORTS MAROCAINS – TUNISIA – TUNISIE AUTOROUTES – UIB – SOCIETE GENERALE – ULYSSE HYPER DISTRIBUTION – UNACOOPEC – UNIMERGROUP – UNIVERSITE ABDELMALEK ESAADI – UNIVERSITE CHEIKH ANTA DIOP DE DAKAR – UNIVERSITE CHOUAIB DOUKKALI – UNIVERSITE HASSAN II DE CASABLANCA – UNIVERSITE INTERNATIONALE DE RABAT – UNIVERSITE MOHAMMED V DE RABAT – VEOLIA – VERSUS BANK – VIVALIS SALAF – WAFA ASSURANCE – WAFA IMMOBILIER – WAFACASH – WANA CORPORTAE – WEBHELP – WELLNESS NATION SPORTIVE – WILLIS TOWERS WATSON – XXI GROUP – ZN ADVISORY
AWARDS #SIT24
SIT AWARDS 2024
This year, the SIT Forum organised the SIT AWARDS to reward the most involved guests. 3 prestigious prizes were up for grabs: a 2-night stay at the Palais Namaskar + a hot-air balloon flight, an Omega x Swatch watch and an Echo Pop connected speaker. The 3rd prize was awarded to Mr Amgid BROUHID, Director of Infrastructure at LPEE, the 2nd prize to Mr Fayçal OUOBA, RSSI at SII SERVICES, and the GRAND WINNER was Mr Anicet Koffi KRA RSSI from MANSA BANK Other prizes were also won by drawing lots.
Testimonials
This is a very important event for me and I was delighted to take part. It’s a great opportunity to keep up to date.
We are delighted with our 1st participation and the quality of the contacts made, the vast majority of which should be followed up with a meeting. The organisation was impeccable and the XCOM teams provided excellent support. And we loved our accomodation 🙂
Always a great pleasure to attend XCOM events
I would like to extend my warmest thanks to the XCOM team for their excellent organisation of the SIT Africa trade fair. The event was a great success and very rewarding
A BIG thank you! to all our guests and partners