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Atef Gharbi

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Atef Gharbi

Atef Gharbi is a French artificial intelligence entrepreneur and software developer based in Marseille, France. Atef Gharbi builds custom software and AI agents that automate work for small and medium-sized companies. Atef Gharbi founded BGB Formation, a certified training organisation that teaches professionals how to use artificial intelligence, and co-founded Hacktogone, the first French hackathon dedicated to AI agents.

Not to be confused with Atef Gharbi, a computer science lecturer at Northern Border University, Saudi Arabia.

What he does

Build

Custom software for small and medium-sized companies and startups: management tools, applications, automations, AI agents, computer vision.

Train

Artificial intelligence and automation training with BGB Formation, a Qualiopi-certified training organisation, for business owners, freelancers, teams and schools.

Gather

Hacktogone: teams build AI agents in a few days for the real needs of a company. Three editions in 2025, in Marseille, Toulouse and at the Vélodrome stadium.

Audit

AI audits for companies: which tasks AI can speed up, what to build, and in which order.

Dated timeline

  1. October 1, 2026Talk on artificial intelligence at the Allauch cultural centre, near Marseille.Source
  2. November 13–14, 2025Third Hacktogone edition: a 24-hour hackathon at the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille, during AIM (Artificial Intelligence Marseille).Source
  3. November 8–11, 2025Second Hacktogone edition, at Epitech Toulouse.Source
  4. June 9–11, 2025Remote talk at an international conference on artificial intelligence, data protection and cybersecurity held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, by the UNESCO Chair Accès-TIC.Source
  5. May 8–11, 2025First Hacktogone edition at Epitech Marseille, presented as the first French hackathon dedicated to AI agents, with €10,000 in prizes.Source
  6. March 14, 2025Guest on BFM Marseille Provence television to announce Hacktogone.Source
  7. January 2025BGB Formation starts its artificial intelligence training courses.Source
  8. May 2017Founds Electro Solutions in Martigues, which he chairs.Source

More

The complete profile, with every source, is in French: atef-gharbi.com. Wikidata: Q142119233.