Brune Poirson, former Secretary of State for Ecological and Environmental Transition (2017-2020), is now the Chief Sustainability Officer at ACCOR. Poirson’s current mission is to guide ACCOR, a global hospitality company, toward a sustainable model amidst accelerating climate change and social inequalities.
Hanan Ouazan has graduated from Ecole Normale Supérieur and Ecole Centrale de Lille in ML and AI. He joined Artefact almost 10 years ago and has been for the past few years the Lead for Generative AI.
Enrique Martinez joined the group in 1998 and has been CEO since 2017. He has expanded the company's operations to 13 countries, employing nearly 25,000 people and managing over 1,000 stores. Fnac Darty is a leading European retailer in home appliances and consumer electronics, and the second largest e-commerce player in France. Under his leadership, Fnac Darty has excelled in omnichannel retailing, merging digital and physical sales platforms.
Octave Klaba is the founder and chairman of OVHcloud, a leading global cloud infrastructure provider offering web hosting, dedicated servers, and cloud solutions. He studied at ICAM (Institut Catholique d'Arts et Métiers) in Lille, where he developed his engineering expertise. In 1999 he founded OVH, which has grown to become one of Europe's largest cloud computing companies with numerous data centers worldwide. Octave Klaba is a strong advocate for European tech sovereignty, emphasizing the importance of independence from non-European cloud giants.
Stanislas Niox-Chateau co-founded Doctolib in 2013, which quickly became a leader in e-health across Europe, dramatically improving how patients connect with healthcare providers. Doctolib quickly became a leader in e-health across Europe, dramatically improving how patients connect with healthcare providers. The platform serves 380,000 healthcare professionals and attracts 80 million patient visits each month.
With over 20 years of experience in transportation and technology leadership, Christophe Fanichet has played a pivotal role in transforming SNCF Voyageurs. It is a division of the French national railway company focused on passenger transport, optimizing travel experiences through advanced technologies and extensive rail services.
With nearly thirty years of experience at L'Oréal, including roles as Global Director of Maybelline and President of L'Oréal Germany and Japan, Jérôme Bruhat now leads the charge in data and digital transformation at Robertet, enhancing both product development and sustainability. Robertet, a family-owned company since 1850, specialising and a world leader in natural fragrances and flavours, collaborated with Artefact to explore how AI can enhance their creative processes, while keeping the traditionally human-centric nature of their industry.
Virginie Dominguez joined Servier Group in 2020, bringing 20 years of experience from her previous roles, notably as Chief Digital Officer at Orange. Virginie's leadership is integral to Servier’s strategic goal of becoming a digital performer by 2025. Servier is a global pharmaceutical group governed by a Foundation operating in 150 countries, employing 22,000 people. Servier is an independent group that invests over 20% of its revenue in R&D every year. Servier’s ambition is to become a focused and innovative player in oncology by targeting hard-to-treat cancers.
Arthur Mensch, a graduate of Polytechnique and ENS, worked for three years at DeepMind before founding Mistral AI. In less than a year, Mistral raised $490 million and launched 3 open-source models and two closed-source models, as well as the French application Le Chat and the Codestral model for developers.
