#SITAFRICA2025
2025 REPORT
📍 Palmeraie de Marrakech - 17 to 20 June 2025
The 12th edition of the SIT Africa Forumthe must-attend event for African cybersecurity decision-makers, was held in the prestigious setting of the Palmeraie in Marrakech. Over four days, more than 800 participants - of which 350 CIOs, CISOs and IT decision-makers invited - were brought together around key themes, including strategic conferences, technical workshops, business meetings and high-level networking events.
This edition also brought together 74 publisher and integrator partnersrepresenting the most innovative technologies and services in the cyber sector.


SESSIONS #SIT25
Inaugural Conference
A launch focused on the strategic challenges of digital Africa
A real highlight of the forum, the inaugural conference set the stage for an in-depth reflection on the continent's digital transformation and the new cyber challenges that this poses. Four inspiring keynotes punctuated the opening session.
🔹 Redda Ben Geloune - CEO & Founder, AITEK
"AI: between the promise of growth and the need for vigilance
He highlighted the dual face of AI in Africa, capable of generating USD 2.9 billion in additional GDP by 2030He called for responsible adoption, adapted to African realities. He called for responsible adoption adapted to African realities.
🔹 Moncef Zid - Territory Manager North Africa, NETSCOUT
"Cyber threat mapping: focus on Africa and Morocco
Faced with 28,000 attacks detected since January 2025with peaks reaching 281 GbpsHe called for proactive cybersecurity measures, based on the end-to-end visibilitythe detection of internal threatsand interdisciplinary collaboration.
🔹 Rock Qin - Vice President Northern Africa, HUAWEI
"Cloud & network security: towards operational convergence
He shared best practices on the harmonious integration of security devices in an era of accelerated cloud computing, with one objective: secure hybrid environments while maintaining IT performance.
🔹 Francesco Chiarini - Founder & Chief Researcher, High Value Target
"Cyber Resilience: from concept to architecture
In an extremely clear keynote address, he deconstructed the conventional wisdom surrounding cyber resilience, proposing a practical interpretation structured around the following themes Cyber Resilience Manifestoand threat-based defence models and thecontinuity engineering.



SESSIONS #SIT24
Expert conferences and workshops
24 themed sessions were offered by the forum's partners. These conferences and workshops gave participants the opportunity to explore concrete use casesto exchange ideas about good practiceand discover innovative solutions to meet the specific needs of the African fabric.
MEETINGS #SIT25
Networking & Business meetings
The SIT Africa 2025 generated over 3,000 qualified appointments via the platform BtoB XCOM Connect.
📲 14,000 connections have been established, and 5 900 badges were scanned in just two days.
📈 Exceptional satisfaction :
- Average score : 4,7/5
- 81 % appointments noted 5/5
A real project accelerator, in a professional and friendly atmosphere.
This year, a team of 40 dedicated hostesses accompanied participants throughout the forum.
📅 Their mission: supervise and ensure the smooth running of appointments of each customer, with efficiency and friendliness.



ACTIVITIES #SIT25
Highlights and Activities
Beyond business, the SIT Africa Forum is above all a human experience. The 2025 edition was punctuated by convivial and unifying moments, in a warm and exclusive atmosphere.
✨ Exceptional evenings :
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Tuesday 17th June : Opening cocktail & dinner at the hotel Pickalbatros Golf Palace
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Wednesday 18 June : Garden Party Dinner with pianist and DJ at the sumptuous Namaskar Palace
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Thursday 19 June : Bivouac evening at the heart of Palmeraiehosted by a live band
🏅 Sports and outdoor activities :
Participants enjoyed a varied and entertaining programme:
Quad biking, Dromedary ride, Padel, Introduction to golf and Go-karting tournament
These privileged moments encouraged high-quality exchanges, strengthened professional connections, and offered everyone a real breathing space within the forum.



INVITÉS #SIT25
Profile of CIO/CIO guests
This 11ᵉ edition of the SIT Africa Forum welcomed 350 guests, including : 36 % RSSI , 35 % DSI, 29 % IT Managers
The business sectors represented were :
Banking & Finance : 29 %, Administration : 21 %, Energy : 7 %, Ministries : 6 %, Transport & Logistics : 5 %, IT & Telecoms : 4 %, Food industry : 4 %, Commerce & Distribution : 3 %, Leisure & Tourism, Services, Buildings 2 % each, Other sectors (education, health, industry, media, etc.): 11,8 %
👉 About 79 % private sector and 21 % public sector
🌍 13 African countries were represented: 70 % from North Africa and 30 % Sub-Saharan Africa
They were present
2AS - ACAPS - ADA - ADEPME - ADI - ADMINISTRATION DE LA DÉFENSE NATIONALE - ADMVALUE - AFRIQUE PESAGE - AGENCE NATIONALE DE LA STATISTIQUE ET DE LA DEMOGRAPHIE (ANSD) - AGENCE NATIONALE DES EAUX ET FORÊTS - AGENCE NATIONALE DU SOUTIEN SOCIAL - AGENCE NATIONALE GESTION DES DÉCHETS - AGENCE TUNIS AFRIQUE PRESSE (TAP) - AGMA - AIR COTE D'IVOIRE - AIR SENEGAL - AL AKHAWAYN UNIVERSITY - AL BARID BANK - ALAMANA MICROFINANCE - ALBARID BANK - ALBARIDBANK - ALF SAHEL - ALLIANCES IMMOBILIER - ALOMRA - ALUBAF INTERNATIONAL BANK - AMBASSADE DE COTE D'IVOIRE AUX EMIRATS ARABES UNIS - AMC ASSURANCES - AMDL - ANEP - ANGSPE - ARNF - ASSYRANCES AT-TAKAFULIA - ASWAK ASALAM - ATTAWFIQ MICRO FINANCE - ATTIJARI BANK - ATTIJARI LEASING - ATTIJARIWAFA BANK - AUTO HALL - AUTORITE NATIONALE DU RENSEIGNEMENT FINANCIER -ANRF- - AUTOROUTES DU MAROC - AVENI-RE - AXA ASSURANCE MAROC - AXIAN GROUP - AZALAI HOTEL - AZALAI HOTEL COTONOU - BANK ALYOUSR - BANK ASSAFA - BANK OF AFRICA - BANQUE CENTRALE DE TUNISIE - BANQUE CENTRALE POPULAIRE - BANQUE POPULAIRE - BANQUE TUNISIENNE DE SOLIDARITE - BARID AL MAGHRIB - BCP - BDSI BNP PARIBAS - BH BANK - BIAT - BMCE CAPITAL - BMCI GROUPE BNP PARIBAS - BNA ASSURANCES - BNDE - BRANCHE EPARGNE-PREVOYANCE DE LA CDG - BRIDGE BANK GROUP - BSIC TCHAD - CAISSE DES DEPOTS ET CONSIGNATIONS - CAISSE NATIONALE DE PREVOYANCE SOCIALE - CAPEP - CASTEL - CDCI - CDG - CDG CAPITAL - CDM - CFG BANK - CGI - CIH BANK - CIMENT DU MAROC - CIMENTS DU MAROC - CNDH - CNESTEN - CNFCPP - CNOPS - CNSS - COMMUNAUTE URBAINE DOUALA - COMPAGNIE SUCRIERE SENEGALAISE (CSS) - CORIS HOLDING - COSUMAR - COUR DE CASSATION - CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MAROC - CREDIT DU MAROC - CRM VALUE - CSO_MHAI - CTM MESSAGERIE - CYBERNEXT - DELIOR GROUP - DELTA CUISINE - DGI - DGSN - DIANAHOLDING - DIKA MOROCCO AFRICA - DIKA SADKAOUI - DIRECTION DU BUDGET - DIRECTION GENERALE DES IMPOTS - DOUANES COTE D'IVOIRE - ECCBC MOROCCO - ELKANAOUET - EMID - EMIRATIE MAROCAINE POUR L'INDUSTRIE ET LA DISTRIBUTION - ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR - EURAFRIC INFORMATION - FAR - FINEA - FM6SS - FONDATION ALKARAMA MF - FONDATION MOHAMED VI - FONDATION MOHAMMED VI DE PROMOTION DES ŒUVRES SOCIALES DE L'ÉDUCATION-FORMATION - GESTION DES AEROPORTS - GIM-UEMOA - GROLLA - GROUPE AUTO HALL - GROUPE BEL - GROUPE CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MAROC - GUCECA - HAUT COMMISSAIRE AU PLAN - HMIMV - HPS - ICECUBE - ICESCO - INGENIOS - INPPLC - INSPECTION SERVICE DE SANTE MILITAIRE - INTERMETAL - INWI - IPRES - IWACO - JESA SA - JUICE AND NECTAR PARTNER - KACEM HOLDING - KAGO JIGINEW - KIA - KOUTOUBIA HOLDING - LA BANQUE AGRICOLE - LA BRANCHE ÉPARGNE-PREVOYANCE DE LA CDG 'CNRA-RCAR' - LA COUR DE CASSATION - LA MAMOUNIA - LA MAROCAINE VIE - LA POSTE TUNISIENNE - LABEL VIE - LABEL'VIE - LAPROPHAN - LONACI - LPEE - M2T - MADAËF (GROUPE CDG) - MAGHREBAIL - MAJOREL - MARJANE - MARJANE HOLDING - MAROC ASSISTANCE - MAROC LEASING - MASCIR - MASEN - MAZAGAN BEACH RESORT - MED1TV - MEF/ DIRECTION DU BUDGET - MINISTERE CHARGE DES RELATIONS AVEC LE PARLEMENT - MINISTERE DE L'AGRICULTURE - MINISTERE DE L'ECONOMIE - MINISTERE DE L'EDUCATION - MINISTERE DE L'EQUIPEMENT ET DE L'HABITAT - MINISTERE DE L'HYDRAULIQUE, ASSAINISSEMENT - MINISTERE DE L'INTERIEUR - MINISTERE DE L'URBANISME ET DE L'HABITAT - MINISTERE DE LA JUSTICE - MINISTERE DE LA SANTE - MINISTERE DE LA TRANSITION NUMERIQUE - MINISTERE DÉLÉGUE AUPRES DE CHEF DU GOUVERNEMENT CHARGE DES RELATIONS AVEC LE PARLEMENT - MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES - MINISTERE DES FINANCES - MINISTERE DES HABOUS - MINISTERE DU TOURISME - MINISTERE TRANSITION NUMERIQUE - MINSTERE DE L'ECONOMIE - MONETIQUE TUNISIE - NAREVA - NOUVELLE AVEIRO-MAROC - NOVAERUM AUTOMOTIVE - NOVEC - OCP GROUP - OCP SA - OFFICE DES CHANGES - OFFICE NATIONAL DES PECHES - OMVS - ONCF - ONDA - ONECI - ONEE - ONEE BE - ONEE-BE - ONHYM - ONMT - OFFICE NATIONAL MAROCAIN DU TOURISME - ONOMO HOTEL - OPTORG - ORANGE MAROC - ORANGE MEA - PARLEMENT - PASTRYCO (LES QUATRE CERISES) - PETROMIN OILS DU MAROC - POLYDESIGN SYSTEMS - PORTNET - PORTNET S.A. - POSTE MAROC - POULINA GROUP HOLDING - PROMAMEC - RAWBANK - RAWSUR SA - REGIE DES SONDAGES HYDRAULIQUES - SAFI ENRGY COMPANY - SANCFIS FASO - SANLAM - SANOFI - SCDP - SCR - SEN-RE: SOCIETE SENEGALAISE DE REASSURANCES - SENELEC - SGFG - FONDS DE GARANTIE DES DEPOTS BANCAIRES - SGTM - SMARTCOMS - SMIT - SMTR CARRE - SNTL - SOCGEN - SOCIETE DE CULTURES LEGUMIERES - SOCIETE GENERALE - SOCIETE PROMOSPORT - SOCIETE TUNISIE AUTOROUTES - SOFAC - SONABEL - SOREAD - SOTHERMA - SOTRAPIL - SRM CASABLANCA - SRM CS - SSM - STEG - STIR - SYNERGIE PROGRES - TAMWILCOM - TANGER MED - TANGER MED PORT - SOTRAPIL - SRM CASABLANCA - SRM CS - SSM - STEG - STIR - SYNERGIE PROGRES - TAMWILCOM - TANGER MED - TANGER MED PORT TANGER MED - TANGER MED PORT AUTHORITY - TAQAMOROCCO - TARFAYA ENERGY COMPANY - TELEPERFORMANCE - TGR - TRESORERIE GENERALE DU ROYAUME - TUNIS INTERNATIONAL BANK - UIR - UNION GABONAISE DE BANQUE - UNIVERSITE IBN ZOHR - UNIVERSITE INTERNATIONALE DE RABAT - VEOLIA - VERMEG MEDIA - VIVALIS SALAF - WAFA ASSURANCE - WAFACASH - WELLNESS NATION SPORTIVE - WEST AFRICA FARMS - ZINE CAPITAL INVEST
PARTNERS #SIT25
Partners 2025

AWARDS #SIT25
SIT AWARDS 2025
This year's event was also marked by SIT AWARDS ceremonyA highlight of the year, the event will showcase the commitment, innovation and contribution of participants in the African IT & cybersecurity ecosystem.
🎖️ Winners 2025
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🥇 1st Prize : Abdelali ABDLMOUNA - Head of Infrastructure & Cloud, ANGSPE
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🥈 2ᵉ Price : Youssef EL AJI - Infrastructure Manager, EMID
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🥉 3ᵉ Price : Oussama HAMDI - Head of the SOC/SECOPS department, LABEL'VIE
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🏅 4ᵉ Price : Dandy LEBEAUX GNAZHALLET - DSI, CDCI (Compagnie de Distribution de Côte d'Ivoire)
🎁 Awards
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1st Prize One night for 2 people in an exceptional lodge in the Bedouin from Agafay
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2ᵉ Price : An intelligent translator
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3ᵉ Price Headphones Bose QuietComfort
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4ᵉ Price A connected backpack
👏 Congratulations to the winners for their commitment, expertise and contribution to digital transformation in Africa.



Conclusion
Le SIT Africa 2025 has once again established itself as the strategic hub for cyber security in AfricaThe event combines a high level of expertise, effective networking and a unifying atmosphere.
📅 See you in 2026 for a new, even more ambitious edition.


📸 SIT 2025 photo gallery
All the official photos of the event are now available:
workshops, conferences, networking, parties, entertainment...
Immortalise your memories and share them with your network!
👉 Access to the online gallery :
🔗 https://gallery.elmarscamera.com/sitafrica/
Testimonials
Impeccable organisation

These were very good meetings, which I hope will lead to new projects in Morocco and Africa.

I'd like to extend my warmest thanks to the XCOM team for their excellent organisation of the SIT Africa trade fair. It was a very successful and rewarding event.

We're delighted with our participation and the quality of the contacts we made, the vast majority of which should be followed up with a meeting. The organisation was impeccable and the XCOM teams provided excellent support.

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.
Always a great pleasure to attend XCOM events

A BIG thank you!
to all our guests and partners