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Gilles Babinet

Gilles Babinet

Entrepreneur, author and artificial intelligence expert

Comprendre les disruptions pour reprendre le contrôle.

Entrepreneur pionnier et figure emblématique du paysage numérique français et européen, Gilles Babinet rend accessibles les défis complexes de l'intelligence artificielle, des données et des plateformes. Il aide les dirigeants à relier transformation stratégique, souveraineté numérique, performance, transition environnementale et dimension humaine.

Languages
English (US), French / Français
Duration
45 to 90 minutes
Formats
Conference, Keynote, Panel discussion, Masterclass

Biography

An entrepreneur at the heart of the digital revolutions

An entrepreneur since the age of 22, Gilles Babinet has founded several companies in very different fields: work at height, industrial design, mobile music with Musiwave, co-creation with eYeka, and later data and business intelligence tools with Captain Dash. This journey gives him a practical understanding of innovation, growth and business model disruption.

A leading voice in digital policy

First President of France's National Digital Council in 2011 and then Co-President from 2021 to 2025, he contributed to French debates on education, open data, regulation, competitiveness and technological sovereignty. As France's Digital Champion to the European Commission, he connects business challenges with public policy and geopolitical choices.

From AI awareness to genuine transformation

President of the Café IA mission and a member of the French AI Committee, he works to make artificial intelligence understandable and accessible to all. His approach goes beyond tools: it examines production models, governance, management culture, technological dependencies and the place of human beings.

An author connecting technology, climate and society

A lecturer and author of numerous books, he notably published Green AI, devoted to the use of artificial intelligence in support of the environmental transition, followed in 2026 by The AI Peril: Become Machines or Remain Alive? His talks give leaders clear reference points, strategic vision and immediately applicable courses of action.

He deciphers the changes driven by AI to help organisations combine transformation, sovereignty, performance and responsibility.

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Conferences

Gilles Babinet combines forward-looking insight, geopolitical analysis and hands-on experience to help organisations move from technological rhetoric to controlled transformation.

01

Generative AI: Understand, Decide, Transform

Moving from fascination to a strategy for action.

This talk offers a clear overview of artificial intelligence: its origins, recent advances, real capabilities and limitations. Gilles Babinet helps decision-makers distinguish passing trends from structural transformation.

  • Understand the logic and capabilities of generative AI
  • Identify business opportunities and systemic risks
  • Build a practical and responsible framework for use
Ideal for Executive committees, corporate conventions, team awareness programmes and regulated sectors
Format Conference or Keynote · 45 to 75 min
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02

Transforming Business in the Age of AI

Technology is moving fast; culture and governance must keep pace.

Intégrer l'IA ne se limite pas à l'adoption de nouveaux outils. Cela nécessite que les organisations repensent leur structure, leurs processus décisionnels, la gouvernance des données et la manière dont elles créent de la valeur.

  • Move from silos to product- and use-oriented teams
  • Turn data into a shared and governed asset
  • Prioritise use cases and accelerate collective learning
Ideal for Executive leadership, transformation, innovation, business functions and HR
Format Conference, Keynote or Masterclass · 60 to 90 min
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03

Digital Sovereignty: Regaining Control

How to remain sovereign in a world dominated by platforms and technological powers.

L'IA redéfinit l'équilibre des pouvoirs entre les États, les entreprises et les citoyens. Gilles Babinet analyse la domination des plateformes américaines, la stratégie de la Chine, les dépendances de l'Europe et la lutte mondiale pour les données.

  • Map critical technological dependencies
  • Understand the strategies of the major powers
  • Combine innovation, security, regulation and autonomy
Ideal for Institutions, banking, industry, energy, defence and the public sector
Format Keynote or Conference · 45 to 75 min
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04

Green AI: Artificial Intelligence in the Service of the Climate

Turning technology into a measurable driver of transition.

Building on the ideas developed in Green AI, this talk distinguishes Green IT — reducing the digital sector's footprint — from IT for Green — using AI to improve energy, mobility, industry, agriculture and logistics.

  • Assess the real footprint of AI systems
  • Identify applications with strong environmental impact
  • Manage economic and climate performance together
Ideal for CSR, industry, energy, supply chain, innovation and climate
Format Conference or Keynote · 45 to 60 min
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05

The AI Peril: Become Machines or Remain Alive?

Questioning what AI changes within us, not only around us.

Building on his 2026 book, Gilles Babinet explores the effects of artificial intelligence on attention, work, education, democracy and our relationship with living systems. A clear-eyed, humanistic and non-technophobic talk.

  • Preserve judgement, autonomy and responsibility
  • Avoid aligning human behaviour with machine logic
  • Build innovation that remains compatible with our values
Ideal for Leaders, HR, education, institutions and forward-looking conventions
Format Keynote or Conference with discussion · 45 to 75 min
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For which events?

Gilles Babinet speaks at the key moments where people, performance and impact matter.

  • Seminars and conventions
  • Leadership committees and strategic talks
  • Product launches
  • CSR and climate events
  • Institutions, schools and universities

Possible formats

Formats adaptable to your goals and context.

  • Inspiring talk
  • Impactful keynote
  • Participative workshop
  • Panel
  • Webinar

Why choose them?

A unique experience serving strong, useful messages.

  • Field experience backing the message
  • Authentic and inspiring stories
  • Human, demanding and accessible approach
  • Tailored content aligned with your stakes
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Videos

A selection of talks showcasing his speaking style, educational approach and main fields of expertise.

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Succeeding in the Digital Revolution: Agility, Platforms and Cultural Change 20:21
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Succeeding in the Digital Revolution: Agility, Platforms and Cultural Change

A practical analysis of the transformations organizations need to fully seize the opportunities offered by digital technology.

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The Digital Revolution in Money 17:17
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The Digital Revolution in Money

From mobile banking to cryptocurrencies, an exploration of the innovations transforming finance, payments and our relationship with money.

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The Digital Revolution: What Future for Work and Our Social Model? 31:15
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The Digital Revolution: What Future for Work and Our Social Model?

A reflection on the economic and social disruption caused by digital technology and on the conditions for a more innovative, inclusive and redistributive model.

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Digital Transformation: Business in the Age of Platforms 1:11:18
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Digital Transformation: Business in the Age of Platforms

An exploration of the technologies, new management models and skills required to succeed in the digital revolution.

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Publications

  • 2026 — The AI Peril: Become Machines or Remain Alive?, Le Passeur. A critical and humanistic reflection on how artificial intelligence is reshaping our attention, choices, work and democracy.
  • 2024 — Green AI: Artificial Intelligence in the Service of the Climate, Odile Jacob. An exploration of AI applications that can support the environmental transition while acknowledging the digital sector's environmental footprint.
  • 2023 — How Hippies, God and Science Invented the Internet, Odile Jacob. An intellectual and cultural history of the Internet, from cybernetics and counterculture to platforms and AI.
  • 2020 — Rebuilding Public Policy with Digital Technology, Dunod. A guide to transforming public action through data, experimentation, openness, cybersecurity and new forms of governance.
  • 2016 — Digital Transformation: The Rise of Platforms, Le Passeur. An overview of the disruption caused by platforms, data, user experience and start-up-inspired organisations.
  • 2015 — Big Data: Rethinking Humanity and the World, Le Passeur. An accessible book on the opportunities and risks of data in healthcare, cities, industry, agriculture and society.
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