The architecture of transformation
Mufti Menk
What does it mean to be human when machines can think? Faith, ethics, identity, and purpose in the age of AI. Opens the heart before the mind — and unlocks the Moroccan family audience.
will.i.am
AI as the greatest creative amplifier in history. Attendees build a real AI product live and demo it on stage. i.am.angel Foundation = education credibility.
The Pledge of the Atlas
Not a speaker — a moment. 20,000 pledges written on parchment, wax-sealed into a vessel on stage, mailed back at Summit v2 one year later.
Run of show
Government night
19:00 Reception — Gad Elmaleh hosts · ministers, investors, press
20:00 The Vision — Toufic Assaf keynote
20:30 Ministerial moment — MOU/LOI signing on stage
21:00 Gala dinner · live oud
22:30 Close + Day-1 preview
Faith · Ethics · Identity
09:30 Mufti Menk keynote
10:30 AI & Ethics panel — scholars × researchers × government
11:30 Build & Ship Live launches
14:00 Mo Gawdat — "Scary Smart"
15:30 Rana el Kaliouby — emotion AI, youth
17:00 Vusi Thembekwayo — Africa's moment
19:00 Cultural evening
Build · Ship · Commit
09:30 will.i.am keynote
10:30 Build & Ship demos — live judging on main stage
12:00 Mel Robbins / Mustafa Suleyman (TBC)
14:00 Sector tracks — education, health, creators, government
16:00 Youth AI Challenge finals · ministry awards
17:30 The Pledge of the Atlas
18:30 Declaration of Casablanca
Speaker roster
Every name serves a strategic function. Fee bands differ between the two source documents — both shown.
| Speaker | Function | Deck fee est. | Master plan est. | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gad Elmaleh | Anchor host — all days | $150–250K | $150–250K | APPROACH |
| will.i.am | Creator keynote | $300–500K | $200–350K | APPROACH |
| Mufti Ismail Menk | Soul keynote | $50–100K | $80–120K | APPROACH |
| Mo Gawdat | AI ethics — Arab world icon | $50–100K | $80–150K | APPROACH |
| Rana el Kaliouby | Emotion AI — youth session | $75–150K | $50–80K | APPROACH |
| Vusi Thembekwayo | Africa narrative — press magnet | $75–100K | $60–100K | APPROACH |
| Mel Robbins / M. Suleyman | Transformation keynote | $200–400K | — | TBC |
| Walid Regragui / Hakimi | National hero — youth energy | $50–100K | $40–70K | APPROACH |
| Ken Rutkowski | Curator / METAL host | Partner | $30–50K | CONFIRMED |
| Toufic Assaf · Bassem Issa | Founders — vision & close | — | — | CONFIRMED |
| Minister (Culture/Youth) | Government keynote | — | — | MOU SIGNED |
Budgets — aligned Jul 4
Conservative basis adopted (F8): full-rate speaker provision + 15% contingency. Master plan updated to costs $4.61M / surplus +$1.11M; deck stays the external headline ($4.43M / +$1.32M — slightly higher surplus as it folds Build Track and Pledge lines into ops). Date: December 2026 firm.
| 6-page deck (PDF) | Master plan (HTML) | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.75M | $5.725M (15,000 × $200 tickets = $3.0M; title 2 × $500K) |
| Costs | $4.43M (speakers $1.5M · 15% contingency) | $4.612M — updated Jul 4 (was $3.641M) |
| Net surplus | +$1.32M | +$1.113M — updated Jul 4 (was +$2.084M) |
| Date | December 2026 | December 2026 — updated Jul 4 (hedge removed) |
| Extras | Ministry partnership roles | Sponsor targets (Inwi, OCP; NVIDIA/Microsoft/Huawei Build Track) · venue candidate Palais des Congrès · Royal Patronage pathway · $25K prize pool |
Document library
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