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52 high caliber French speakers will take to the podium during the 
programme of conferences to share their views and visions on the 
different facets that will shape our digital future.
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François 
Hollande
Former President 
Government of France
François Hollande, a longtime member of the French 
Socialist Party, defeated Nicolas Sarkozy in 2012 to 
become the 24th president of France.
Nicolas 
Dessaigne 
CEO & Co-founder 
of Algolia
Seeing search as a great touch point to optimize user 
engagement, Nicolas launched Algolia in 2012 with CTO 
and Co-founder Julien Lemoine to help developers connect 
their users with what matters most. Over 3,000 customers are 
now using Algolia to deliver instant, relevant search results 
to their users anywhere in the world.
15:05 SAAS MONSTER 
THE ACQUISITION 
AND RETENTION IMBALANCE
NOV 8 
11:50 
NOV 7 
Marie 
Ekeland
Co-VP 
France Digitale
Marie Ekeland is co-founder of daphni and board member 
of Parrot & Showroomprivé. She previously served as board 
member of Criteo, Scoop.it, Seven Academy, Teads, Wyplay 
and Ykone. Since June 2012, Marie is also co-founder 
and Vice President of France Digitale, the joint association 
of start-ups and VCs for French digital entrepreneurship.
Ludovic 
Le Moan
Co-Founder Sigfox
Ludovic Le Moan co-founded Sigfox, the world’s leading 
provider of dedicated connectivity for Internet of Things, in 2010. 
In order to support Sigfox’s global expansion, Ludovic Le Moan 
has raised a total €277 million round of financing from strategic 
and financial investors in Europe, the U.S. and Asia.
11:35 AUTOTECH / TALKROBOT
IOT 2.0NOV 9 
Frédéric 
Oudéa
CEO
Société Générale
From 1987 to 1995, Frédéric Oudéa held a number of posts 
in the French senior civil service, Audit Department of the 
Ministry of Finance, Ministry of the Economy and Finance, 
Budget Ministry and Cabinet of the Ministry of the Treasury 
and Communication. He joined Societe Generale in 1995 
and became Chief Executive Officer in 2015.
11:15 MONEYCONF 
OPEN BANKING IN BLOOMNOV 7 
Nicolas 
Brusson
Co-Founder & CEO
BlaBlaCar
Prior to becoming CEO in October 2016, Nicolas oversaw 
BlaBlaCar’s global operations and international growth. 
As COO, he led the company’s corporate development, 
overseeing eight acquisitions, expansion to twenty markets, 
and three successive rounds of fundraising. Nicolas is also 
an active angel investor and tweets @nbrusson.
14:05 AUTOTECH / TALKROBOT 
RETHINK TRANSPORT, REMAKE THE WORLDNOV 9
Quentin 
Sannié
Co-Founder & CEO
Devialet
Quentin Sannié is co-founder and CEO of Devialet. 
A former business consultant, Sannié and his cousin, 
Emmanuel Nardin had always dreamed of creating an audio 
product company together. Prior to Devialet, Sannié founded 
and ran Mandragore for nearly 20 years, specializing in 
marketing and strategic business development consulting.
11:25 MUSICNOTES 
THE FUTURE OF SOUNDNOV 9
Stéphane 
Richard
Chairman & CEO
Orange
Stéphane Richard has been Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer of Orange since March 1, 2011. He joined the Orange 
Group in September 2009. From 2003 to 2007, he was Deputy 
CEO of Veolia Environnement and CEO of Veolia Transport. 
From 2007 to 2009, Stéphane Richard was Chief of Staff to the 
French Minister for the Economy, Industry, and Employment.
12:25 CENTRE STAGE 
 IT’S LONELY AT THE TOP: 
THE LIFE OF THE CEO
NOV 7 
Sébastien 
Fabre
Founder & CEO
Vestiaire Collective
Sébastien Fabre - a 41 years old french entrepreneur - is 
the founder & CEO of Vestiaire Collective, a curated global 
marketplace for the re-sale of verified luxury fashion goods, 
founded in 2008. Since its founding, the site has raised over 
$125 million.
14:50 MODUM 
FASHIONABLY LATE? 
KEEPING UP WITH E-COMMERCE
NOV 9
Gilles 
Babinet
Digital Champion 
for France
European Union
- Commission
Gilles Babinet is an entrepreneur. He has founded numerous 
companies in diverse areas such as consultancy –Absolut-, 
mobile music –Musiwave-, co-creation –Eyeka-, online 
marketing –Digibonus-, Music Publishing –Sawnd- and 
Marketing Dashboard –CaptainDash-, etc. Since April 2011 
until April 2012, Gilles has also served as the first Chairman 
of the National Digital Council in France. He is now Digital 
Champion, representing France for digital affairs at the 
European Commission.
Anne 
Hidalgo
Mayor of Paris
Anne Hidalgo is a French politician of Spanish origin who 
is the current Mayor of Paris. She is the first woman to hold 
the office.
Francois 
Chopard
Founder
Starburst 
Aerospace 
Accelerator
As Founder and CEO of the Starburst Accelerator, François 
Chopard is pioneering today’s aerospace renaissance, uniting 
early-stage technology innovators with private investment 
to build the next wave of transportation, communication 
and intelligence. Since founding Starburst in 2012, Chopard 
has created 4 innovation hubs around the world (Paris, 
Munich, Los Angeles, Singapore), where his global team 
works alongside 300+ technology startups.
12:35 AUTOTECH / TALKROBOT
WHERE WE’RE GOING WE WON’T NEED 
ROADS: FLYING CARS ARE COMING
NOV 7
Josephine 
Goube
CEO
Techfugees
Joséphine Goube first landed the 30 under 30 Social 
Entrepreneurs list from Forbes for her work easing the world’s 
refugee crisis with Migreat. Shortly after she left to become 
the CEO of Techfugees, a non-profit that is catalyzing the 
technology industry to find solutions to the refugee crisis.
14:30 FORUM NORTH (INVITE-ONLY)
NEW CONNECTIONS: USING TECH TO INTEGRATE 
MIGRANTS AND MINORITY GROUPS
NOV 7