Become a Speaker at the Data & AI Leaders Summit Paris 2026

The best Data & AI talks rarely start with an algorithm

They begin with a decision.

Should you scale up an artificial intelligence project? Rethink your data governance? Deploy a business co-pilot? Reorganise your data teams? Or finally demonstrate the value of a program launched several years ago?

Today, data and AI leaders are not short on ideas. Above all, they are seeking to understand how other organisations are turning their ambitions into tangible results.

This is the reality that the Data & AI Leaders Summit Paris aims to highlight.

Each year, the program brings together executives, data leaders, Chief Data Officers, Chief AI Officers, and business experts who share the decisions made within their organisations, the challenges they’ve faced, and the lessons learned from their projects.

If your company has successfully transformed its data into a performance driver or moved artificial intelligence from the pilot phase to operational use, your experience can enrich the discussions at the 2026 conference.

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The best ideas often come from shared experiences

Data and AI leaders face challenges that go far beyond simply choosing technologies.

They must engage business units, demonstrate return on investment, establish a governance framework, ensure data quality, incorporate regulatory requirements, and support change across the entire organisation.

Speaking at the Data & AI Leaders Summit in Paris allows you to:

share a transformation initiative carried out within your organisation;
present use cases that have created real business value;
compare your vision with that of other decision-makers;
increase your visibility within the French data and AI ecosystem;
contribute to the discussions that will shape the data strategies of the future.

The most memorable presentations don't focus on technology. They explain how a decision helped an organisation evolve.

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The conversations we want to start in 2026

We don't build the program around technologies, but around the decisions that truly transform organisations.

We are looking for presentations that can fuel the discussions currently taking place within Data, AI, and Innovation departments.

How can you adapt a data strategy when business expectations are accelerating?

When should an AI project be scaled up?

How can we strike a balance between innovation, governance, and compliance?

How can you demonstrate that a data program actually creates value?

How can we support teams as generative artificial intelligence continues to grow?

The selected topics reflect the major transformations currently underway:

Data Governance;
Generative AI;
AI Factory;
Data Products;
MLOps;
Data Mesh;
AI governance;
Data Strategy;
Data culture;
measure of value;
business adoption;
Responsible AI.

What interests us most of all are the decisions that have changed the course of an organisation.

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The profiles that contribute the most to discussions

The most-watched presentations aren't always given by the largest companies.

They are often presented by decision-makers who are willing to explain how an organization has evolved, what resistance it has encountered, and why certain decisions have changed the way data is used.

Each edition features, among other things:

Chief Data Officers;
Chief AI Officers;
Chief Digital Officers;
Data & Analytics Managers;
Innovation Managers;
Transformation Managers;
business unit managers;
AI managers;
Data Scientists;
Governance Officials.

Technology partners can also play a role when they collaborate with a client to organize a conference, in order to provide genuine, shared insights.

A diversity of perspectives is an integral part of the Data & AI Leaders Summit's identity.

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What Makes a Conference Memorable

Presentations that people are still talking about weeks after the event rarely offer a magic formula to share.

They tell the story of a journey.

They explain why an organisation changed course.

They show how an idea became a project and then a company-wide program.

They also leave room for doubts, adjustments, compromises, and sometimes mistakes.

To strengthen your proposal, simply ask yourself:

What decision really changed the course of your project?
What lesson could another decision-maker immediately put to use?
What results were you able to measure?
What would you do differently today?

Participants come seeking experiences that inform both their strategic thinking and their future projects.

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For more information:

Choose a clear, catchy title: it's what draws the audience in.
Offer exclusive, relevant and business-oriented content.
Illustrate with concrete cases - avoid jargon and acronyms.
Use storytelling and figures to support your messages.
Interact with your audience: questions, polls, quizzes...
A dynamic, expert and passionate speaker makes all the difference.
Give orders of magnitude for costs, timescales and results - even approximate ones.
Don't start with an "About us" slide.
Don't assume you know the audience: ask them questions or adapt.
Don't stay stuck on your plan: encourage discussion if the audience is involved.
Don't read your slides - tell a story.
Limit yourself to 10 slides maximum for 30 min, and keep at least 10 min for the exchange.
Avoid vague answers like "it depends": give ranges and concrete examples.

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Meet the speakers from previous years

Each year, the Data & AI Leaders Summit Paris features executives, data leaders, and experts who explain how their organizations are transforming data and artificial intelligence into drivers of performance.

Their insights cover the strategies, trade-offs, and decisions involved in major corporate transformations.

Discover the speakers from previous editions and join the decision-makers who are driving Data & AI strategies forward.

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