Unveiling Opportunities in
Tunisia's Aerospace Supply Chain

PLENARY CONFERENCE

Last update: June 29th, 2026

The conference will be held in French

9:00 – 9:35

OFFICIAL OPENING

Tunisia 2026: industrial ambition and the renaissance of the aviation industry

9:35 - 10:20

PLENARY SESSION

Global trends in aviation, aircraft, and supply chain transformation

Wael Zaoud, Managing Director of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Qatar at Boeing Global
Christian Cornille, President at MECACHROME Group
Antoine Gaugler, Chief Procurement Officer at Latecoere Group
Thierry Quillet, Deputy General Delegate at GIFAS
Francisco Moraes, Vice President Africa at Embraer Commercial Aviation

Christophe Delqué, General Manager at Space Aero
Anaïs Beloui, HO Supplier Quality & Operational Excellence | SAO| DQ at Safran
Marc Fourdraine, General Manager at Figeac Aero

11:00 – 11:45

KEYNOTE SESSION

Towards a Tunisian aviation competitiveness pact: vision, structure, and goals for 2030

Fethi Sahlaoui, General Director for Manufacturing Industries at the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy
Manel Rouis, Deputy General Director at APII
Hatem Essoussi, Senior Director at FIPA-Tunisia
Noureddine Guizani, General Director of the Technical Center for Mechanical and Electrical Industries at CETIME
Kais Mejri, Chairman and CEO at the Industrial Property Agency (AFI)
Mehdi El Batti, Operations Officer at International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Félix Sarrazin, Project Manager for ‘Partnerships for Employment and Support for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Tunisia II’ at GIZ

11:45 - 12:30

PANEL DISCUSSION

Tunisian aviation competitiveness pact: success stories

Mohamed Bannour, Business Units Director at Hutchinson
Marc Fourdraine, General Manager at Figeac Aero
Patrick De Lattre, General Director at Corse Composites Aéronautiques TUNISIA
Mohamed Ali Trabelsi, General Director at EMP
Mohamed Maalaoui, Director at BT2i Tunisia

14:00 - 14:30

WORKSHOP

Decarbonization in your workplaces: how can you produce sustainably and efficiently?

8:30– 9:35

PANEL DISCUSSION

Skills, training, and emerging careers: preparing the aviation workforce of the future

Kamel Besbes, General Director of Scientific Research at Technopôle de Sousse
Mohamed Abderazek Boukadhaba, Human Resources Director at FIGEAC AERO
Najjar Omar, Relationship Development Manager - Enterprises at CEMIA
Pr. Sofiane Ouni, Senior Lecturer in Higher Education in Computer Science at INSAT

9:40 – 10:45

KEYNOTE SESSION

AI in the aviation industry: advanced logistics, predictive maintenance, automated inspection, production optimization

Sana Haouari, General Director of Information Technology at Ministry of Communication Technologies
Sami Ghazali, General Director of Digital Economy, Investment and Statistics at Ministry of Communication Technologies
Thierry Haure-Mirande, President at AEROPROTEC Group

Badereddine Lasmar, General Director at the National Waste Management Agency (ANGed)
Mohamed Naceur Jeljeli, General Director of the National Environmental Protection Agency ANPE
Mohamed Ali Safi, Director of Energy Efficiency in Industry at ANME
Mohamed Bannour, Aerospace Defense & Industry Business Units Director at Hutchinson

14:35 - 15:40

PITCH SESSION + Q&A

Space & tech startups: innovations from Tunisia and Africa

Zied Ben Slilmen,COO (Chief Operating Officer) at ACCENT
Dr. Eng. Mohamed Ali Hmida, CEO & Co-founder at Amperon Technologies
Mohamed Yassine Boumedien, Entrepreneur > Technology and CEO at Arcanasoft
Foued El Kamel, Founder and President - CEO at AVIONAV
Linda Gharbi, CEO & Founder at EG CONSULTING
Souha BEJAOUI, Co-founder at ProVerdy