Exhibition hall
103 stands across the three pavilions, open from 9 am to 6 pm on all three days.
5th EDITION · 2026
Empowering
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5 – 7 February 2026 · Sheraton Hotel, Annaba. The official review of the 5th edition, section by section.
A word from the organiser
Five years of building bridges
“The ACF is not a fair you visit. It's an ecosystem you join.”
Five editions. More than 45,000 visitors in total, 400 exhibitors, and a conviction that has not changed since day one: eastern Algeria does not need to be told about innovation, it needs a place to make it happen.
In February 2026, the ACF reached a milestone. For three days, the Sheraton Annaba did not just host a fair: it hosted three sector summits, Tech²Health, Tech²Education and Tech²Agriculture, designed so that technology stops being a talking point and becomes a point of convergence.
103 exhibitors opened their stands. 42 speakers took the stage, including guests from Tunisia and the United Kingdom. 15 startups defended their project before a jury in the Pitch & Link final. And for the first time, a competition pitted a content creator against an artificial intelligence, in front of a packed room.
None of this exists without an ecosystem that plays its part: the institutions that support us under the high patronage of the ministries, the universities and incubators, our sponsors, our partners, and the thousands of visitors who return every year. This review is their record.
Galacticom · ACF organiser
The 2026 edition in figures
Startups, companies, banks, insurers, universities and incubators from across eastern Algeria.
103
exhibitors
15,000
visitors
42
speakers
26
sessions
3
Tech² summits
2
competitions
2,500
m² of exhibition space
350
seats in the room
Conference room
350 seats: the three Tech² summits, the panels and the Pitch & Link and Human vs AI finals.
1st-floor room
Small-format workshops and technical sessions, alongside the main programme.
B2B area
A closed side event dedicated to speed networking between decision-makers and investors.
Venue
Sheraton Annaba Hotel
5 stars, in the heart of the city, international-class hotel services. 05 | 06 | 07 February 2026 · 2,500 m² of exhibition space.
Official opening and ministerial visit
5 February 2026 · 9:00
Official opening
Ribbon cut, aisles open: the 5th edition began with an official tour of the stands in the presence of the authorities of the wilaya of Annaba, representatives of the supervising ministries and the fair's institutional partners. The delegation toured the different areas of the fair, stopping at the exhibitors' stands. The speeches recalled Annaba's place among the country's three most active entrepreneurial ecosystems.
7 February 2026 · 9:00
Ministerial visit
For the 2nd year running, Mr Noureddine Ouadah, Minister of the Knowledge Economy, Startups and Micro-enterprises, made an official visit to the fair. In his speech, he stressed the importance of the ACF as the annual meeting place of the ecosystem, before touring the stands with the secretary general of the wilaya of Annaba and the directors general of Algeria Venture, ASF and ANGEM.
They made the 2026 edition possible
Thank you to our official sponsors and partners, without whom these three days would not have been possible.
Gold sponsor
BONA
International Drinks Company
Silver sponsor
CAAT
Compagnie Algérienne des Assurances
Bronze sponsor
CASH Assurances
Tech²Health sponsor
Groupe SAIDAL
Sponsor of the Tech²Health summit
Strategic sponsor
Groupe CHIALI
Sponsor of the Tech²Agriculture summit
They were with us: ONDEFOC
National Office for the Development and Promotion of Continuing Education, present at the fair and partner of the Tech²Education summit.
3 days, 3 summits
The major new feature of the 5th edition: each day was devoted to a Tech² sector summit, with its own programme and its own Pitch & Link final.
5 FebruaryTech²Health10 sessions
Telemedicine, diagnostic AI, health data cybersecurity.
6 FebruaryTech²Education7 sessionsGamification, AI in teaching, e-learning, inclusion, tutoring.
7 FebruaryTech²Agriculture9 sessionsSmart irrigation, robotics, predictive AI, agritech financing.
Formats
Talk · Panel · Flash talk · Masterclass · Workshop · Keynote · Pitch & Link · Competition.
Rooms
Main conference room (350 seats) and 1st-floor room for workshops (50 seats).
International
Speakers from Tunisia (Cure Bionics, Ezzayra, Sghartoon) and the United Kingdom (agricultural robotics).
Thursday 5 February 2026 · Summit 01
Tech²Health
Where technology meets healthcare
The first day kicked off with the fair's densest summit: ten sessions, seventeen speakers, and one common thread, taking digital health beyond promises. Digital anatomy and surgical simulation, telemedicine and the Algerian regulatory framework, 3D-printed bionic prostheses, diagnostic AI, a fully digital patient journey and medical data cybersecurity: the programme followed the patient, from the practitioner's training to the protection of their records.
4talks
3panels
2workshops
1Pitch & Link final
Sponsor / partnersGroupe Saidal (sponsor) · DzDoc (partner)
Programme and speakers
- TalkDigital anatomy and surgical simulation: reinventing medical training and precision diagnosis
Hakim ChialiFounder · Anatomis Advanced Diagnostics
- PanelTelemedicine and teleconsultation: regulatory and technical challenges in Algeria
Toufik Hadj MebarekMédecin
Rachid MaouCo-founder & CEO · DzDoc & Khidama Tech
Rim BouchelaghemGeneral practitioner, Anticancer Center Annaba
Mehdi GasmiDigital health expert
ModérationNeila Ahlem BenloucifPhD candidate · Badji Mokhtar Annaba University
- Flash talkSecuring professional activities and investments
Yasmine KaouahDirectrice communication & relations extérieures · CAAT
- Talk3D innovation for health and well-being
Mohamed DhaouafiCEO · Cure Bionics | Tunisia
- Pitch & LinkPitch & Link final: 5 HealthTech projects
Medminder · Orevella · Easyobserv · Vitalia · Bracelet intelligent
- PanelAI at the heart of digital health: opportunities, limits and use cases
Abdelkrim BoulatrousAssistant professor in urology, Annaba
Aicha BoutorhAssistant professor · ENSIA
Mohamed DhaouafiCEO · Cure Bionics | Tunisia
ModérationMohamed Tahar GrairiaArchitect, applied AI expert · SmartZeen
- TalkDigitalising the patient journey end to end: from first contact to post-care follow-up
Mehdi GasmiDigital health expert
- PanelCybersecurity and health data protection: why is it a priority?
Zinedine BoudegnaFounder & CEO · Cybears
Amin MahfoudiCMO · Clinique Al Farabi
Elias LounesCloud solution architect
ModérationMohamed Ouail AzlefFounder & CEO · Createk Solution
- 1st-floor room · Workshops
- WorkshopNutraceutical innovation: building the future of dietary supplements
Abdelali ZaafourCo-founder & CTO · Apothec's
- WorkshopContent creation in healthcare
Sandra HaddadiOB-GYN · Medical content creator
Friday 6 February 2026 · Summit 02
Tech²Education
Smart technology for smarter learning
Second day, second field: learning. Seven sessions explored what technology really changes in a classroom, a training centre or a self-learning platform. The summit brought together teacher-researchers, platform founders and institutional leaders around a single question: how to move from the tool to its use.
4talks
2panels
1Pitch & Link final
11speakers
Sponsor / partnersONDEFOC
Programme and speakers
- TalkGamification and EdTech for more engaging and effective learning
Nizar Djalal AdnaniEnseignant universitaire, cofondateur de Makers Lab et Serious Evo
- PanelAI to transform teaching methods and the learning experience
Anis BeyResearcher in AI applied to education
Soumia MahliaEducator & founder · FlamingooLand
Mohamed Tahar GrairiaArchitect, applied AI expert · SmartZeen & Design Scala
ModérationZineb HafidiChief learning officer · AIC Academy
- TalkLearning by doing: training for tomorrow's technical skills
Djamila DouacheCustomer success manager · LabLabee
- Pitch & LinkPitch & Link final: 5 EdTech projects
G-Learn · Learnify Tech · Orvioo · Umed Academy · Yalla Study
- TalkTechnology as a lever for educational inclusion and equal opportunities
Hidayet AyadiFounder & CEO · Sghartoon | Tunisia
- TalkTechnology in tutoring: the role of platforms
Ayoub BoukhatemCoach & consultant in education and entrepreneurship
- PanelE-learning challenges in Algeria: realities on the ground and outlook
Halim FraouiGeneral manager · Gomycode Algeria
Imen MouzaouiFounder & CEO · Golexy
Nabila Ait AhmedDirector of communication & marketing · ONDEFOC
ModérationSoumia MahliaEducator & founder · FlamingooLand
Saturday 7 February 2026 · Summit 03
Tech²Agriculture
Growing a smarter agricultural future
The closing day was the fair's most institutional and international: an agricultural robotics masterclass led by an expert from the United Kingdom, and a whole panel devoted to the InnovAgro project. Soil regeneration, smart irrigation, drones and autonomous machines, predictive AI, agritech financing: the programme followed the agricultural chain, from soil to capital.
1keynote
1masterclass
2panels
1Pitch & Link final
Sponsor / partnersGroupe Chiali (strategic sponsor) · GIZ Algeria, InnovAgro–DGA project, co-funded by the European Union
Programme and speakers
- KeynoteOpening keynote
- TalkRestoring soils and strengthening agricultural sustainability through smart technologies
Rostom OunasFounder & CEO · Biofertech
- PanelSmart irrigation and optimised water management
Abdessalem TouatiDirecteur promotion technique · Groupe CHIALI
Chaneze Amira ZaidiDirectrice des services agricoles, wilaya d'Annaba
Yasser BououdFounder & CEO · Ezzayra | Tunisia
ModérationNeila Ahlem BenloucifPhD candidate in ecology & environment
- MasterclassAgritech robotics in practice: from drones to autonomous farming
Ben Scott-RobinsonCEO/CPO, agricultural robotics expert · United Kingdom
- PanelDeveloping smart and digital agriculture in Algeria: the InnovAgro component of the DGA project
Chemseddine BemmoussetDirector of startups & support structures · Ministry of Knowledge Economy
Hind BenyaminaProject manager · Algerian Startup Initiative & Casbah Business Angels
Karim LaabassiAssociate professor, precision agriculture · MKU-Biskra & ENSA
Laid KahloulProfessor in computer sciences · Biskra University
Nadjah AtiaTechnical advisor · GIZ, InnovAgro
Abdelaziz BenkiratDirector of the Guelma University incubator
Atef DhahriCoordinator · GIZ, InnovAgro
- Pitch & LinkPitch & Link final: 5 AgriTech projects
Treelamp · Martece · Revalotech · Agrivers · Stovia
- TalkFinancing agricultural innovation and agritech startups
Anys RahabiGeneral manager · Algerian Startup Fund ASF
- CompetitionHuman vs AI: the content battle final
- 1st-floor room
- TalkPredictive AI for crops: anticipating diseases and optimising yields
Mohammed BrahimiML researcher & lecturer · ENSIA
Pitch & Link: 15 startups in the final
Three finals, one per summit. Each day, five selected project leaders pitched to the jury, then were connected with the investors, incubators and major companies present.
HealthTech
- Medminder
- Orevella
- Easyobserv
- Vitalia
- Bracelet intelligent
EdTech
- G-Learn
- Learnify Tech
- Orvioo
- Umed Academy
- Yalla Study
AgriTech
- Treelamp
- Martece
- Revalotech
- Agrivers
- Stovia
Human vs AI: the content battle
7 February · 4:45 – 5:30 pm · a first at the ACF.
Human team
Craft, intuition, perspective
Content creators and digital marketing professionals, judged on the relevance of the message and the accuracy of the tone.
AI team
Speed, volume, iteration
Live assisted generation, under the same brief, format and time constraints.
Same brief, same time limit, same screen, and the audience decides. The format packed the room and closed the three days on a deliberately provocative question: not “who wins?”, but “what does each do better than the other?”. The audience's answer was more nuanced than the title.
The ecosystem in motion
15,000 visitors and 103 exhibitors: they were with us in 2026.
List of exhibitors
- Adsbook
- Aic Academy
- Aircrop
- Algea
- Algerian Startup Fund — Asf
- Allo Tabibi
- Aman
- Annaba Innovation Center
- Apotech'S
- Aquaflora
- Banque Nationale D'Algérie — Bna
- Belsons Technologies Algeria
- Bourse D'Alger / Sgbv
- Business Accelerator — Univ. Chadli Bendjedid El Tarf
- Cash Assurances
- Cdm — International Training Center
- Centre De Développement De L'Entrepreneuriat El Tarf
- Centre De Recherche En Environnement — Cre
- Clinique Vétérinaire — Univ. Chadli Bendjedid El Tarf
- Cnep Banque
- Compagnie Algérienne Des Assurances — Caat
- Comptanova
- Createk Solution
- Crédit Populaire D'Algérie — Cpa
- Dentcare
- Djawed Tv Immigration
- Dji English School
- Doctor Dz
- Drillvisor
- Ecovia
- Eden Garden
- El Ihsane Design
- El Omra Dz
- Eleven Event
- Energreen
- Entreprise De Nettoyage Bouzidi Abdelkader
- Ezzecad
- Flashbike
- Freundeskreis Deutsch Sprachinstitut — Fds
- G-Learn
- Galacticom
- Gb Vertical
- Genusnest
- Gie Monetique
- Gomycode
- Greencare
- Groupement Algérien Des Acteurs Du Numérique
- Holool
- Imir Logistics
- Incubateur Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma
- Incubateur Université Chadli Bendjedid El Tarf
- Incubateur — Ens D'Intelligence Artificielle
- Innov'Agro — Giz Algeria
- Innovelle
- Inobiolab
- Irrigotech
- Isofim
- Issal
- It Expert
- Ita Healthcare
- Ita Innovation
- Kaspersky
- Khidma Tech
- Krilli
- Leadfarm
- Learnify Tech
- Let'S Rank
- Maghni Autoécole
- Maintafox
- Maker Dz
- Mcm Systems
- Medminder
- Memo
- Moueene
- Nahla Delivery
- Netbeopen Academy
- Notiverse
- Novacore Informatique
- Nroho
- Ondefoc
- Orkids
- Orvioo
- Repme
- Riglo
- Sadeem Informatique
- Sarl Educalg Pro — Pigier Algérie
- Sarl Miaat Consulting — El Tarf
- Satim
- Skyline International School
- Smart Drilling Opérations
- Smartzeen
- Takdeer
- Techno Annaba
- Tkawen
- Université Chadli Bendjedid El Tarf
- Vocaleed
- Voltagaz
- Wajeez Technologies Spas
- Wesh
- Xmg Lab
- École Nationale Sup. De Technologie Et D'Ingénierie
- École Supérieure Des Sciences De Gestion Annaba
Our partners
Annaba Innovation Center · Algerian Group of Digital Players · Seybouse Chamber of Commerce and Industry · Higher School of Management Sciences Annaba · ENS of Technology and Engineering Annaba · GIZ Algeria · Incubator of 8 May 1945 University Guelma · Hotelo Booking · DzDoc