Entrepreneur, consultant and Tech journalist, Samir Abdelkrim is the founder of StartupBRICS.com , the leading French-Speaking “Blog Tank” about startups and innovation in emerging markets.

In 2014, Samir bootstrapped and launched an initiative named # TECHAfrique , a 1 year-long exploration of 16 Startup ecosystems in Africa with hundreds of amazing startups met, from Senegal to Kenya, from Togo to Botswana or Ghana.

Samir spends the most of his time spotting new Tech Entrepreneurs in Africa and he shares their stories in prestigious medias such as Le Monde, The BBC, France Culture, Les Echos or The Huffington Post.

Today, Samir travels the world to share his expertise in several conference such as the much-coveted South By South West (SxSW) Festival in Austin (Texas), the Aspen Institute or the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.