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The Francophone Forum on Artificial Intelligence
anchors its 2025 edition at the heart of Montreal
Montreal, August 11, 2025 — The digital future of the 300 million French speakers around the world will be discussed this fall in Montreal. For the first time, the Francophone Forum on Artificial Intelligence (FFIA), a flagship initiative of the International Agency for Training and Research in Artificial Intelligence (AFRIA), and co-organized in partnership with the Quebec Chair on AI and the Francophone Digital World, supported by the FRQ, will take over the main stage of MTL connect on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. This strategic convergence helps establish Montreal as an epicenter of Francophone digital innovation, where ethical, inclusive, and sustainable AI is being shaped.
The FFIA: Catalyst for a Francophone Digital Revolution
Since its visionary creation in 2020, this unique platform brings together internationally renowned experts, policymakers, researchers, innovative entrepreneurs, and representatives of strategic institutions, all united by a common ambition: addressing the specific challenges of integrating AI in Francophone contexts, with particular attention to Africa, the Caribbean, and the diasporas.
The FFIA aims to create a robust multilateral dialogue space on the complex issues of AI, to highlight the often underrepresented realities and priorities of Francophone countries, and to promote the responsible adoption of AI in public policies and strategic sectors.
A Vision Driven by Human Intelligence
« Artificial intelligence must be a vector of emancipation and social progress, never a source of division or exclusion », declares Mehdi Benboubakeur, General Director of Printemps numérique. « By hosting the Francophone Forum on AI, MTL connect reaffirms our commitment to an AI that respects our values of diversity, innovation, and solidarity. This is an opportunity to unite the driving forces of the Francophonie to co-build a digital world that brings us together. »
Themes 2025: Four Strategic Axes for the Future
The 2025 edition of the FFIA will address crucial issues structured around four axes:
Digital Governance and Sovereignty : Exploring regulatory and ethical frameworks specific to Francophone nations, creating a credible alternative to dominant models while ensuring the protection of citizen data and regulation adapted to local contexts.
Linguistic Inclusion and Cultural Diversity : Developing multilingual AI models that respect the cultural richness of the Francophone world, enabling artificial intelligence to speak French, Creole, Wolof, Lingala, and all the languages of our shared space.
Transformative Sectoral Applications : Concrete demonstrations of AI’s impact in vital sectors—from rural telemedicine to adaptive educational systems, to precision agriculture—with solutions tailored to Francophone realities.
Training and Talent Development : Strategies to strengthen human and technological capacities, ensuring that Francophone countries can design, develop, and master AI autonomously.
An Appointment with New Visions of the Francophone Digital World
- 📅 Tuesday, October 28, 2025
- ⏰ 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
- 📍 Main Stage – MTL connect
The detailed program and the names of the Speakers will be unveiled soon. A key moment not to be missed for anyone wishing to get involved in building a Francophone digital future that is sovereign, inclusive, and meaningful.
About the FFIA
Launched in 2020 by AFRIA, the Francophone Forum on Artificial Intelligence brings together each year experts, policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and representatives of institutions to address the specific challenges related to the integration of AI in Francophone contexts, particularly in Africa, the Caribbean, and within the diasporas.
The FFIA aims to:
- create a multilateral dialogue space on AI issues;
- highlight the realities and priorities of Francophone countries;
- promote the responsible adoption of AI in public policies, strategic sectors (health, agriculture, education, etc.), and innovation.