#SITAFRICA2023
BALANCE SHEET 2023
The 10th edition of the forum dedicated to African cybersecurity decision-makers was held on 2, 3, 4 and 5 May at the Palmeraie Rotana Resort in Marrakech (Morocco).
On the programme: 4 days of project-focused professional exchanges which brought together the major players in cybersecurity in an exceptional and convivial setting.
The event welcomed +700 participants, including 380 invited guests (DSI/RSSI) and 60 partnersThese are the main players in the field of cyber security, including operators, manufacturers and publishers.
SESSIONS #SIT23
Inaugural Conference and Round Table
The inaugural conference consisted of 2 parts: a presentation by Mr Jamal Basrire, Partner at PWC, of PWC survey on cyber security in Sub-Saharan Africafollowed by a round table on the theme: Issues, challenges and prospects for Cybersecurity in Africa, towards an African Cybersecurity Alliance. The panel was made up of Mr Chaouki Chihi, Director General at the Tunisian Ministry of Communication Technologies, Mr Eric Armel Ndoumba, ICT Advisor to the Minister for the Digital Economy of the Republic of Congo, Mr Ismaël Diabre, Advisor to the President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, and Mr Youssef Mazouz, Secretary General of the African Cybersecurity Centre.
The round table organised by the CENTRE AFRICAIN DE LA CYBERSECURITE (CAC) on the subject of "data leakage in public organisations" was also a great success, attracting a large number of participants.
SESSIONS #SIT23
Expert conferences and workshops
The workshop sessions and expert conferences presented by our publisher partners were an opportunity for our guests to discover best practices and new use case solutions in the field of cybersecurity.
MEETINGS #SIT23
Meetings & Networking
SIT Africa recorded 3,200 appointments.
These gave IT Directors and CISOs the opportunity to meet the best experts for their projects.
11,000 relationships created at the heart of our event and via the BtoB platform xcom connect, +5,000 badges scanned between 3 and 4 May 2023, which underlines the importance of these connections.
The average rating for appointment quality is 4.6 out of 5.
MEETINGS #SIT23
Networking and special events.
In addition to the meetings, lunches and networking evenings were organised, as well as various events (go-kart race, Padel, Golf). These activities, which brought together partners and guests, were real moments of relaxation that encouraged exchanges in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
The highlight of this 10th edition was undoubtedly the drone show organised on the closing evening in the Agafay desert. This was a first for Morocco, and all the participants had an absolutely unforgettable time, combining poetry and technology in the starry skies of Agafay.
INVITÉS #SIT23
Profile of CIO/CIO guests
This 10th edition of the SIT Africa Forum welcomed +380 CIOs (42%), CISOs (33%) and IT Managers (22%). whose sectors of activity were: Government & Ministries (30%), Banking & Insurance (27%), Industry (25%), Services (8%), IT & Telecoms (7%) i.e. 70% from the private sector and 30% from the public sector.
15 African countries were present at the SIT Africa Forum 2023 (70%: North African countries, 30% other African countries).
They were present
ACAPS - ADEPME - ADM VALUE - ADMINISTRATION DE LA DÉFENSE NATIONALE - ADMINISTRATION DÉFENSE NATIONALE - AFRILAND FIRST BANK - AGENCE BURKINABE DE L'ELECTRIFICATION RURALE (ABER) - AGENCE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DU DIGITAL - AGENCE MAROCAINE DE PRESSE - AGENCE NATIONALE DE LA STATISTIQUE ET DE LA DEMOGRAPHIE (ANSD) - AGENCE NATIONALE DES EAUX ET FORETS - AIBD ASSISTANCE SERVICES - AIBD SA - AIR SENEGAL - AKDITAL - AKWA GROUP - AL AKHAWAYN UNIVERSITY - AL ALHDAR BANK - AL BARID BANK - AL MADA - AL OMRANE - ALAMANA MICROFINANCE - ALF SAHEL - AMDL - AMI ASSURANCES - ANAGED - ANER - ANRF - ANSI - ASECNA - ASSURANCES MAGHREBIA - ASWAK ASSALAM - ATB BANK - ATLANTIC HARVEST - ATLAS NORD HYDROCARBURES - ATLASSAHARA - ATTIJARI LEASING TUNISIE - ATTIJARIWAFA BANK - AUTO HALL - AUTORITE MAROCAINE DU MARCHE DES CAPITAUX - AUTOROUTES DU MAROC - AZURA GROUP - BANK OF AFRICA - BANK OF AFRICA GROUP - BANQUE CENTRALE POPULAIRE - BANQUE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE - BANQUE NATIONALE DE MAURITANIE - BANQUE POPULAIRE - BANQUE POPULAIRE DE LA COTE D'IVOIRE - BANQUE SAHELO-SAHARIENNE POUR L'INVESTISSEMENT ET LE COMMERCE (BSIC) - BARID AL MAGHRIB - BCP - BGFI SERVICES - BGFIBANK GABON - BMCI - BNDE - BNI - BNP PARIBAS - BOA NIGER - BRIDGE BANK GROUP CÔTE D'IVOIRE - BSIC TCHAD SA - CAISSE DE DEPOT ET DE GESTION - CAISSE MAROCAINE DES RETRAITES - CAPEP - CDG - CDG CAPITAL - CDG CORPORATE CDG CORPORATE - CDG PREVOYANCE - CENTRE D'ÉTUDE ET DE RECHERCHES EN TELECOMMUNICATIONS - CFAD - CFG BANK - CHERRADI HOLDING - CHU - CHU HASSAN II FES - CIHBANK - CIMENTS DU MAROC - CLUB DSI TUNISIE - CMIM - CNDH - CNSS - CODEPA - COFICAB - COMPAGNIE GENERALE IMMOBILIERE (CDG GROUP SUBSIDIARY) - COMPAGNIE SUCRIERE SENEGALAISE (CSS) - COSEC - CREDIT DU MAROC - CREDIT DU SENEGAL FILLIALE GROUPE AWB - DAAG_FINANCES - DELEGATION GENERALE A L'ENTREPRENARIAT RAPIDE DES FEMMES ET DES JEUNES - DELTA CUISINE - DERHEM HOLDING - DGAPR - DGI - DGSN - DIANAHOLDING - DIKA MOROCCO - DIRECTION GENERALE DE LA SURETE NATIONALE - DIRECTION GENERALE DES IMPOTS - DIRECTION GENERALE DES ROUTES - DISLOG GROUP - DOUANES - EDC SENEGAL - ELMAZRAA - ENDEAVOURMINING - ENERGIE EOLIENNE DU MAROC - EURAFRIC INFORMATION - EURAFRIC INFORMATION (BANK OF AFRICA) - FONDATION BANQUE POPULAIRE MICRO FINANCE - FONDATION MASCIR - FONDATION MOHAMMED VI DE PROMOTION DES ŒUVRES SOCIALES DE L'ÉDUCATION-FORMATION - FREE SENEGAL - GCAM - GEISER - GROUPE AZALAI HOTELS - GROUPE BANQUE POPULAIRE - GROUPE BEL - GROUPE CDG - GROUPE CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MAROC - GS2E - GUOT - HAUT COMMISSARIAT AU PLAN - ICESCO - IKEA SYH MOROCCO - INES - INSTANCE NATIONALE DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS - INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L'ACTION SOCIALE - INWI - IPRES - ISS - JESA - JESA GROUP - LA MAROCAINE VIE - LABELVIE - LAFARGE HOLCIM MAROC - LCB BANK - LE MÉDIATEUR DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE - LONASE - LOTERIE NATIONALE DU NIGER - LYDEC - M2T - MADAEF - MAGHREB STEEL - MAJOREL - MANAGEM - MAPHAR - MARJANE HOLDING - MAROC LEASING - MAROC METEO - MAROC TELECOM - MASEN - MAURITEL - MCDONALD'S MAROC - MEF - MHAI - MINISTERE DE L'AMENAGEMENT DU TERRITOIRE NATIONAL, DE L'URBANISME, DE L'HABITAT ET DE LA POLITIQUE DE LA VILLE - MINISTERE DE L'EQUIPEMENT ET DE L'EAU - MINISTERE DE LA JEUNESSE, DE LA CULTURE ET DE LA COMMUNICATION - DÉPARTEMENT DE LA COMMUNICATION - MINISTERE DE LA JUSTICE - MINISTERE DE LA JUSTICE ET DES DROITS DE L'HOMME DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE - MINISTERE DE LA RECONCILIATION ET DE LA COHESION NATIONALE - MINISTERE DE LA TRANSITION ENERGETIQUE ET DU DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE - DEPARTEMENT DE DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE - MINISTERE DE L'AGRICULTURE, DE L'EQUIPEMENT RURAL ET DE LA SOUVERAINETE ALIMENTAIRE - MINISTERE DE L'AMENAGEMENT DU TERRITOIRE NATIONAL DE L'URBANISME DE L'HABITAT ET DE LA POLITIQUE DE LA VILLE - MINISTERE DE L'ECONOMIE NUMERIQUE - MINISTERE DE L'EDUCATION NATIONALE - MINISTERE DE L'INTERIEUR - MINISTERE DE L'INTERIEUR ET DE LA SECURITE PUBLIQUE - MINISTERE DE L'INTERIEUR/ SENEGAL - MINISTERE DE L'INVESTISSEMENT, DE LA CONVERGENCE ET DE L'ÉVALUATION DES POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES. - MINISTERE DE L'URBANISME DES AFFAIRES FONCIERES ET DE L'HABITAT - MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES, - MINISTERE DES POSTES, DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS ET DE L'ÉCONOMIE NUMERIQUE - MINISTERE DES TECHNOLOGIES DE LA COMMUNICATION - MINISTERE DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS - MINISTERE DU TOURISME - MONETIQUE TUNISIE - MONISTERE DE L'INTERIEUR - MUNICIPALITE DE TUNIS - NAIB BANK - NAREVA - NETIS GROUP - OCP GROUP - OCP SA - OFFICE DE L'AVIATION CIVILE ET DES AEROPORTS - OFFICE DES CHANGES - OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA TELEDIFFUSION - OFFICE NATIONAL DES PECHES - ONCF - ONECI - ONEE-BE - ONOUSC - ONSSA - ORABANK - ORABANK COTE D'IVOIRE - ORABANK SENEGAL - ORAGROUP - ORANGE - ORANGE FINANCES MOBILES SENEGAL - OUTSOURCIA - PARTNERS & PARTNERS - PÉTRO IVOIRE - PETROMIN OILS - POULINA GROUP HOLDING - PRESIDENCE DE LA REPUBLIQUE COTE D'IVOIRE - RADEEC - RAM HANDLING - REDAL - ROYAL AIR MAROC - RTI - SAFI ENERGY COMPANY - SANLAM MAROC - SAPCO - SCET TUNISIE - SENELEC - SEN-RE: SOCIETE SENEGALAISE DE REASSURANCE - SMTR CARRE - SNEP - SNRT - SOCIETE CENTRALE DE REAUSURANCE, GROUPE CDG - SOCIETE D'AMENAGEMENT DE ZENATA - SOCIETE GENERALE - SOCIETE GENERALE AFRICAIN BUSINESS SERVICES - SOCIETE GENERALE COTE D'IVOIRE - SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ELECTRICITE DU BURKINA FASO - SOCIETE PORT ENFIDHA TUNISIE - SOFAC - SOFAC CREDIT ET LEASING - SOREAD - SOREC - SOTHEMA - SOTHERMA - SOTRAPIL - STEG - STERIPHARMA - TANGER MED PORT AUTHORITY (TMPA). - TAQAMOROCCO - TAREC - TUNISIE AUTOROUTES - UAE - UBCI - UIB BANK - UIT - UM5 RABAT - UNACOOPEC - UNIVERSITE IBN ZOHR - VEOLIA - VERMEG MEDIA - WAFA ASSURANCES - WAFACASH - WEBHELP
AWARDS #SIT23
SIT AWARDS 2023
This year, the Forum SIT organised the SIT AWARDS to reward the most involved guests. 3 prestigious prizes were up for grabs:
A Business Class round-the-world ticket, an electric mountain bike and a virtual reality helmet.
Le 3rd prize was awarded to Oussama ABDELALIM CISO ICESCO
Le 2nd prize to Mr Ahmed HZAMI RSSI NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY
and the GRAND WINNER who wins a plane ticket for a round-the-world trip is Mr Dandy Lebeaux GNAZHALLET DSI ANAGED
Other prizes were also drawn.
Testimonials
High quality organisation, an extraordinary show and a superb atmosphere during the 3 days between the members of the large cyber-security Africa community (vendors, partners and customers). Bravo XCOM all Team
Now your problem is : what to do for next event? 🙂 SIT Africa 2023 was super and it will be really difficult to do better. Thank you
Marco GENOVESE, Presales Specialist Industrial Business Line | STORMSHIELDI'd like to congratulate you on all the work you've done to ensure that everything ran smoothly. The speakers and discussions were very interesting. The PwC team would like to thank the entire XCOM team for all the efforts you made to make this event a success.
Ghita KAHHAK, Cyber Security Consultant | PWCWell done Sylvie and the XCom team, another great success for an event that's become a must-attend. We can't wish you another 10 years of success!
Sebastien MANCEL, Regional Channel Manager South EMEA, Switzerland & Africa | SOLARWINDSThe Blancco France & Afrique team would like to thank and congratulate Sylvie Reforzo, CHRISTOPHE STIEVENARD and their team for organising SIT Africa 2023.
During the meetings, networking lunches and dinners organised in magical Moroccan venues, we exchanged views with numerous African decision-makers, who were convinced of the importance and the security and compliance benefits of the secure and certified data erasure solutions offered by Blancco Technology Group.
Christophe ELUT, Sales Executive France & Africa | BLANCCOAn event that will enable us to showcase our WYBOT® cybersecurity solution to African decision-makers.
Thank you to Sylvie Reforzo and the XCOM team for organising this event.
At the top!
Christophe DOS SANTOS , CEO | WYBOTAnother great edition of SIT Africa 2023 in Marrakech! With our partner EXAKIS NELITE, we were delighted to talk to so many specialists who are aware of the need to encrypt their organisations' data to combine active and passive protection!
Thank you XCOM for organising this event!
Sébastien FOURNIL, Key Account Manager Europe | PRIMXThank you Sylvie Reforzo for your excellent work, your organisation of SIT Africa 2023 and your close relationship with your guests and partners. It's a great pleasure to work with such serious and professional people.
Thank you XCOM
Rachid LOUCHIRI AZMANI, Chief Revenue Officer | KAPRES TECHNOLOGYThank you Sylvie! A magical evening to round off an extraordinary event!
Congratulations again to you and the whole XCOM team!
Dominique MEURISSE, VP SALES International at GATEWATCHER | GATEWATCHERI would like to thank the entire XCOM team for their availability, responsiveness and professionalism, which made this year's SIT Africa a great event. On behalf of the Objecteam team, we would like to thank you once again.
Khalil AAROUSSE , Sales engineer | OBJECTEAMThe SIT event this time was phenomenal. Appreciate taking it to another level each year.
Prasanna VENKATESH, Regional Manager | MANAGE ENGINEXCOM shining in the sky of Africa . Well done Sylvie Reforzo and the whole team.
Sara ANICE, Marketing Associate | INGRAM MICRO NORTH AFRICAA BIG thank you!
to all our guests and partners
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