Registration for EMERGING Valley 2025

November 26
EMERGING Valley returns on November 26, 2025, in Marseille and at Thecamp for an unprecedented strategic edition.

EMERGING VALLEY 2025

📍TheCamp – Aix-Marseille-Provence

EMERGING Valley 2025 is the leading international summit connecting Europe and Africa around innovation and technology. This 9th edition positions itself as a major crossroads of global innovation, at the heart of worldwide technological and economic transformations.

The event highlights the integration of new transcontinental alliances — with Aix-Marseille-Provence at its core — serving as a unique lever for digital interconnection between Africa, Europe, and Asia. Promising Tech for Good startups, committed investors, diaspora entrepreneurs, and high-level public decision-makers will gather in Marseille to co-create the digital alliances of tomorrow.

TheCamp – Aix-Marseille-Provence

A free, immersive day at the heart of innovation featuring inspiring keynotes, thematic roundtables, startup pitches, and matchmaking sessions. The four strategic pillars for 2025 — innovative financing, inclusive AI, soft landing, and Positive Mediterranean — shape the program, offering participants a 360° view of Tech for Good trends between Africa and Europe.

📍 550, rue Denis Papin - 13100, Aix-en-Provence
FRANCE

Our Speakers 2025

Vincent LANGUILLE

Vincent LANGUILLE

Conseiller métropolitain délégué aux fonds européens et aux relations internationales

Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence

Fatimata WANE

Fatimata WANE

Journaliste

France24

Diabira Siby

Diabira Siby

Directrice, Europe de l'Ouest

International Finance Corporation

Faten Aissi

Faten Aissi

Director of Global Partnerships

Flat6Labs

Yves Cabanac

Yves Cabanac

Managing Director France / Benelux / Africa

Plug and Play Tech Center

Abdulla AL-NAIMI

Abdulla AL-NAIMI

Managing Director

Doha Business Consulting

Numa Anett

Numa Anett

Chief of International Affairs

NEVERHACK

Mounir Ghazali

Mounir Ghazali

Associé et Consulting Leader

EY

Uwem Uwemakpan

Uwem Uwemakpan

Head of Investments

Launch Africa

Tarek Chelaifa

Tarek Chelaifa

Directeur Invstissement

Janngo Capital

Audra Shallal

Audra Shallal

Vice President

CORENVEST

Karen Vardanyan

Karen Vardanyan

General Partner

Formula VC

ADIL TOURABI

ADIL TOURABI

VP-Sales Director -Africa and Middle East Region

OVHcloud

yacine Rahmoun

yacine Rahmoun

CEO

CaptureDoc

Maurizio Cascioli

Maurizio Cascioli

Directeur adjoint du département Afrique

Agence Française de Développement - AFD

Alix PINEL

Alix PINEL

Associée

Enko Capital

Kate Kallot

Kate Kallot

CEO & Founder

Amini

LAMIAE BENMAKHLOUF

LAMIAE BENMAKHLOUF

Directrice Générale

TECHNOPARK MOROCCO

Gilles Pecassou

Gilles Pecassou

directeur général délégué

IRD

Edgardo da Fonseca

Edgardo da Fonseca

President

SBA - Sophia Business Angels

Supported by our Premium Partner

Diamond Partners

Platinium partners

Expertise france
ITC 1:2
ITC 2/2

Gold partners

Croix rouge
Ovh
IRD
Amade
Kedge
GIZ
Digital GIZ
digital africa
Fondation Tunisie
grenons

Knowledge partners

EY

Bronze Partners

EY
africalink
badina

Bronze Partners

accede
Omaf
Business F
ambition
Provence

The investment funds at EMERGING Valley 2025

Key facts !

Download our Invest&connect book

It’s the flagship publication for understanding Euro-African innovation trends.

  • An exclusive 100-page report featuring strategic analyses, expert insights, inspiring testimonials, and original data — prefaced by Élisabeth Moreno, former Minister and Chairwoman of the Board at Ring Capital.
  • 2024 Highlights: startup financing, artificial intelligence, sustainable cities, HealthTech, cultural industries, and soft-landing initiatives.
  • With contributions from leading figures such as Élisabeth Moreno, Jean Van Wetter, Yves Cabanac, and many more.
  • A forward-looking exploration of the future of Euro-African cooperation, the bridges yet to be built, and Marseille’s strategic role as an international crossroads.

Aix-Marseille-Provence

Why bring together Africa-Europe tech leaders in Marseille?
AIX-MARSEILLE-PROVENCE, HUB OF EMERGING INNOVATIONS BETWEEN AFRICA AND EUROPE

Since 2017, EMERGING Valley has been held in Aix-Marseille-Provence, a strategic region for exchanges between Europe and Africa. As an innovation hub, it offers exceptional infrastructure to support African and international startups seeking innovation and investment.
This region stands out for its diverse sectoral initiatives, providing a fertile environment for innovation and international collaboration — further strengthening its role as a bridge between Europe and Africa.