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Building bridges through AI
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From 9am to 1pm
Fostering India–Africa–France Dialogue to Advance AI for the Common Good
Pre-Summit
Which alliances for a more sustainable, fairer and sovereign artificial intelligence? Ahead of the AI Impact Summit 2026, to be held in New Delhi, the AFD Group and its partners brought together public decision-makers, international experts and innovative companies from Africa, India and France.
Available in the replay:
- High-level speakers from Africa, India, and France
- Major companies presenting technological solutions
- Start-ups pitching their innovations live
- Discussions on key challenges: addressing political and green transition issues, social, cultural, and linguistic inclusion...
- Partners committed to a more ethical and responsible AI
We are working together for a collective engagement around AI for sustainable and equitable development.
They were present : Mabrouk Aib (Amaya), Karim Beguir (InstaDeep), Nozha Ben Hajel (OCDE AI), Éléonore Caroit (Minister Delegate to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, responsible for Francophonie, International Partnerships, and French Nationals Abroad), Clara Chappaz (French Ambassador for Digital Affairs and AI), Ayotunde Coker (groupe OADC - WIOCC), Haïkel Drine (Afrikanda), Gaurav Godhwani (CivicDataLab), Kathleen Kallot (Amini), Lacina Kone (Smart Africa), Jérémy Lachal (Bibliothèques Sans Frontières), Thomas Melonio (AFD), Jérémie Pellet (Expertise France), Alpan Raval (Wadhwani AI), Rémy Rioux (AFD), Antoine Tesnière (PariSanté Campus), Henri Verdier (Fondation INRIA), Paulin Melatagia Yonta (University of Yaoundé).
Program Highlights:
- AI for Planet - Inspiring and frugal start-ups and innovations connecting India, Africa, and France
- AI for People - Panel discussion on making AI accessible to everyone
- AI for Progress - High-level discussion on inclusive and sovereign AI for growth