Things I am
building.
A portfolio of institutions, platforms, programmes and research consortia I have founded, co-founded, or principal-investigated. Some still run with my name on the door; others run quite well without it.
OSE in Africa — The Observatory
Ecosystem intelligence: visible, connected, actionable — with science.
58 619 actors qualified across 150 countries, 14 quality indicators, 10+ years of longitudinal data, a peer-reviewed 5-layer framework. Three products: OSE Expert (B2G/B2B decision intelligence), OSE Connect (entrepreneur platform), OSE Reports (country & custom diagnostics). Scientific Council: Audretsch, Sarasvathy, Stam, Messeghem, Foliard. Trusted by MoCIT Qatar, HEC Paris Doha, IAE France, UNECA, AfDB.
ADALIA Institute — The Academy
L'Académie d'OSE in Africa — training the builders of entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Founded 2014 in Casablanca, refounded as the academy of the Observatory: 100% online, four programme levels (short modules → executive programme → certification & labels → research partnerships). Curriculum anchored on the OSE 5-layer framework. Open to the whole African continent. ADALIA delivers certificates and labels — not state diplomas — but its value is the scientific framework it teaches.
OSE in France — Observatory initiative with IAE France
Lead coordinator on an observatory initiative with the IAE France network.
Designed and launched the observatory: concept note, budgeting, stakeholder alignment, communication, supervised and contributed to research production.
EERS — Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research School
A travelling international research school for entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Co-founded in Utrecht 2022 with Stam, Bosma, Chabaud and Theodoraki. 7 editions across Europe and Africa — Utrecht 2022, Casablanca 2022, Paris 2023, Stuttgart 2024, Bilbao 2025, Lyon 2025, Milano 2026. 340+ papers reviewed, 28 countries represented. Permanent board member.
NOESIS LexLab
EdTech platform for legal education in Morocco.
E-commerce platform for legal training. Courses, RFC-3161 timestamped certificates, CMS-driven session catalogue. Launched 2026 in partnership with NOESIS and ADALIA.
INNODAYS — International Conference for Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Africa
Six editions in Casablanca (2016-2022), 70+ international speakers.
Created in 2016, supported by the Moroccan Ministry of Industry (Egide). Yearly gathering of academics and practitioners on innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa.