Unveiling Opportunities in
Tunisia's Aerospace Supply Chain

PLENARY CONFERENCE

Last update: June 18th, 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
Thierry Quillet, Deputy General Delegate at GIFAS
Francisco Moraes, Vicepresident Africa Commercial Aviation at Embraer

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

Slim Ferchich, Director of Metallurgical, Mechanical, Electrical and Construction Materials Industries within the MIME
Manel Rouis, Deputy General Director at APII
Mehdi El Batti, Operations Officer at International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Kais Mejri, Chairman and CEO at the Industrial Property Agency (AFI)
Noureddine Guizani, General Director of the Technical Center for Mechanical and Electrical Industries at CETIME
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

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
Anis Guelbi, Engineering Instructor 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 at Information Technologies, Ministry of Communication Technologies
Sami Ghazali, General Director of Digital Economy, Investment and Statistics
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

14:35 - 15:40

PITCH SESSION + Q&A

Space & tech startups: innovations from Tunisia and Africa