Youssef El Maddarsi
Youssef El Maddarsi
Youssef El Maddarsi is an award-winning Moroccan technology entrepreneur and global strategist shaping the future of digital trust, cybersecurity, decentralization, and artificial intelligence.
Youssef has pursued an international academic and executive education path combining business strategy, leadership, and advanced technology. He graduated from Lycée Louis Massignon in Casablanca with Honors, then studied at City, University of London and Regent’s University London, where he graduated with high honors. He further completed executive and advanced programs with leading global institutions, including Wharton, INSEAD, Duke University, Yale, and École Polytechnique. This multidisciplinary background underpins his ability to bridge frontier technologies with real-world governance, economic, and societal impact.
Published Works
He is the Co-Founder, Board Member, and Chief Business Officer of Naoris Protocol, the world’s first post-quantum distributed trust mesh, designed to secure critical infrastructure and digital ecosystems at national and international scale. As a co-founder, Youssef has played a central role in structuring the protocol’s vision, market strategy, partnerships, and global expansion.
Youssef also serves as Co-Founder and Vice Chair of the Board of LumeArken, a sovereign-grade AI and cybersecurity defense company integrating post-quantum security, distributed validation, and dual-AI automation to protect and optimize mission-critical systems for governments and large enterprises.
In parallel, he is the Founder and Group CEO of Naoris Consulting, where he advises governments, public institutions, and major organizations across Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas on digital transformation, cybersecurity strategy, and technological sovereignty. His recent work has focused on Real-World Asset tokenization to attract Foreign Direct Investment, as well as the design of crypto-based settlement platforms aimed at reducing remittance costs and increasing financial transparency for governments.
Youssef is also a Founding Partner of Naoris Ventures, a venture platform dedicated to supporting and scaling next-generation deep-tech, cybersecurity, and distributed infrastructure startups. Through Naoris Ventures, he contributes capital allocation, strategic guidance, market access, and institutional alignment to early-stage companies building foundational technologies for the next digital era.
A strong advocate for decentralization and sovereignty-by-design, Youssef promotes distributed technologies as a foundation for restoring trust, resilience, and transparency in digital societies. His leadership has been recognized through multiple innovation and leadership awards across Africa, and his work has been featured in international publications. He was highlighted by EMEA Entrepreneur as a visionary leader and one of Morocco’s most influential entrepreneurs in 2025.
A frequent speaker at international conferences, interviews, podcasts, and high-level forums, Youssef regularly engages with global leaders, investors, and policymakers on how post-quantum technologies, distributed systems, and sovereign AI can redefine the future of trust for governments, economies, and societies worldwide.
