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About Hamid Nach
I grew up in Morocco, trained as a physicist in Rabat, then moved into information systems in Montréal. Today I am a Full Professor in Canada, with research partners in Kenya and Rwanda and students across Africa.
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Hamid Nach is a Full Professor of Business Technology Management in Canada who studies how AI is reshaping fintech in Africa. He directs AfreLa, the Applied Fintech Research Lab for Africa, and has more than 20 years of experience in emerging technologies. He grew up in Morocco, studied physics in Rabat and holds a Ph.D. in information systems from the Université du Québec à Montréal.
His research looks at what AI changes in African fintech, and at the capacity of companies and institutions to use it and to supervise it. He brings that research and his fieldwork to the people who make decisions in the sector.
He is a member of the AI Talent and Skills Thematic Working Group of Smart Africa’s Africa AI Council. He sits on the conference board of IEEE ICTMOD. He founded and chairs FinteQC, the Canadian Conference on Fintech.
He speaks at industry conferences, universities and business schools in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. He trains students in fintech and designs fintech and AI courses for universities and training programs. He also advises organizations on AI and emerging technologies, in English and French.
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