VivaTech

How can we turn AI-driven climate predictions into concrete actions to protect ecosystems? This session explores how advanced data, geospatial technologies, and institutional decision-making can help move from analysis to real impact on resilience and biodiversity. 

Speakers:

• Caroline Grey, Cofounder and CRO, Treefera
• Shashin Mishra, SVP, AiDASH
• Ashish (Ash) Puri, Partner, Lightrock
• Shane Szarkowski, Editor-in-Chief, Diplomatic Courier
• Sarika Naik, Group Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer and Member of the Group Executive Committee, Capgemini

Rail performance now relies less on technology than on large-scale data sharing. In Europe, however, this data remains fragmented across stakeholders.

With SNCF Réseau, RATP, FIF, and Capgemini, this session explores how structured data governance can enhance coordination, drive innovation, and strengthen digital sovereignty.

Speakers:

• Jean-Michel Estibals, Board Member, Fédération des Industries du Ferroviaire (FIF)
• Eric Morand, Director of Digitalization at SIG, SNCF Réseau
• Patrick Heuguet, Senior Advisor, Union Internationale des Chemins de fer

Behind every scalable AI product are key architectural choices. This roundtable brings together Airbus, Curiosity and Alstom to share how knowledge graphs, governance, use case design and business/IT collaboration help structure data, improve model reasoning and reliability, and enable efficient deployment at scale.

AI is becoming a key innovation driver to accelerate the engineering, licensing, and construction of SMRs, enabled by digital continuity and a knowledge pipeline across the entire lifecycle. The challenge is not just adoption, but early governance to ensure efficiency, traceability, and verifiability for all stakeholders, including safety authorities.

Speakers:

• Papa Ndao, CTO / Chief Technology and Services Officer, Bleu
• Laure Claquin, COO & Director France, Thorizon
• Jérôme Bessine, Head of Industrial Partnerships, CEA
• Moderator: Sven Sers, Nuclear Group Leader, Capgemini

Innovation in luxury and beauty builds on tradition. As AI, immersive tech and sustainability reshape the sector, how can brands innovate while preserving their DNA? With insights from leading Houses, L’Oréal and Capgemini, this panel explores governance, concrete levers and real-world use cases to scale AI in R&I and keep creation at the core of innovation.

Speakers:

• Matthieu Cassier, VP Research & Innovation Chief Transformation & Digital Officer, L’Oréal

Behind every AI product that scales lies a set of structuring architectural choices. This roundtable will bring together industrial players who have tackled these challenges in real-world conditions. We’ll discuss the role of knowledge graphs in structuring a unified engineering knowledge base, enhance model reasoning, and improve response reliability. Also, the perspective to other essential building blocks (governance, use case design, business/IT collaboration, pipeline performance…)

Speakers:

• Eric Gadzinski, Head of Test, Alstom Transport
• Moderaor: Patrick Bennani, Hybrid Intelligence | Centre of Excellence lead & Pre-Sales Director, Capgemini

In luxury and creative industries, innovation extends tradition. As sustainable materials, immersive tech and generative AI reshape expectations, how can Houses stay true to their DNA while daring the unexpected? This panel with leading Houses and Capgemini Engineering explores governance and practical levers to structure, measure and accelerate innovation without stifling craftsmanship.

Speakers:

• Alexandre Veinand, Director of Innovation, Watches & Fine Jewelry, Chanel

Augmented reality, Agentic Tools & Customer Datas are transforming the way Medias are designing immersive experience and enriching real time events on broadcast like sport.

Speakers:

• Jeanne Marchalot, france.tv StoryLab Director, France Télévisions

AI is enhancing the end‑to‑end B2B customer experience: from hyper‑personalization in the sales phase and proactive customer and portfolio management, to new touchpoints such as conversational AI, and the emergence of innovative business models like cost‑based approaches.

Speakers:

• Philippe Divry, Head of Strategy and Business Development, Volvo
• Pierre Sirolli, Head of Services & Solutions, Flexis
• Eric Chirola, Head of Innovation – Tangram Center, CMA CGM

AI has moved beyond promises to real impact. In 30 minutes, three leaders share how they scale from pilots to production to transform operations, commercial performance and ways of working. Through real use cases, this session highlights what drives success: the right focus, strong execution, and governance ensuring trust, quality and scalability.

Speakers:

• Mathilde Villeneuve, Projects Director – Data Factory, RATP

Illustrating digital sovereignty through concrete use cases, based on three key levers: sovereign AI, sovereign infrastructure or cloud, and connectivity and critical communications.

Speakers:

• Moderator: Nicolas Gaudillière, Chief Technology Officer, Capgemini

How do AI and technology strengthen product resilience? Drawing on insights from the Capgemini Research Institute, this session explores how to integrate sustainability and AI across the entire lifecycle — from design to end of life — to deliver measurable impact and build competitive, sustainable product portfolios.

Speakers:

• Maryam Bahrami, Global Partnerships & Alliances Director, Makersite

How can organizations align AI roadmaps with sustainability goals in the age of “AI everywhere”? This session explores how to measure and report AI’s environmental impact despite limited transparency, and highlights concrete levers to reduce its footprint while scaling usage responsibly. 

Speakers:

• Nicolas Brogné, Head of GreenPact, Crédit Agricole Group Infrastructure Platform
• Michel Kurek, CEO France, Multiverse Computing