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Lead Innovation Day 2026

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Lead Innovation Day 2026 ran on May 12, 2026 at EDHEC Business School in Paris, France. It is an AI & Machine Learning conference that expected about 80 attendees. ConferenceGrid lists 22 speakers, 7 sponsors and 21 sessions. The next edition, Lead Innovation Day 2027, is May 11, 2027 in Paris.

Lineup updated Jun 16, 2026 · dates verified May 6, 2026

Lead Innovation Day is an annual executive event at EDHEC Business School, Paris, bringing together 80 innovation leaders (Director-level and above) from leading organizations to accelerate AI transformation through keynotes, company stories, and hands-on workshops. The 2026 edition focuses on leading with AI across four themes: Business Model & Value Creati…

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22Speakers
7Sponsors
21Sessions
19Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Lead, in alphabetical order.

Andriy Mandyev
Head of Data Factory · Decathlon
Arnaud Keravis
VP Design, Experience and Labs · Sodexo
Carlos Diaz
Host & Founder · Silicon Carne
Carly Stanway
Change & Transformation Executive · Solvd Group
Christian Auriach
Gabriel Hubert
CEO & Co-founder · Dust
Hafedh Messaoudi
Jasper Verbeek
Laurent Bouchoucha
VP Business Development · Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
Laurent Nicolas-Guennoc
Host · Changement d'époque en cours
Luca Stornaiuolo
Engineering Leader · Italian Ministry of Labour
Ludovic Cinquin
Marie Lacroix
Co-fondatrice - Docteure en neurosciences · COG'X
Matthieu Vetter
Lead, 2 years scaling GenAI · Pierre & Vacances
Mohamed Senhadji
Digital Innovation Lead · ENGIE
Mohamed Touzi
Paul Nicolas Taisne
Sebastian Hermeling
Speaker to be confirmed
Renault
Stephen Parkins
Sylvain Schar
Product Owner, Power Product · Schneider Electric
Sylvain Schär
Schneider Electric

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

AI Partners
Coachissime
Dust
EDHEC Business School
Forward
ITONICS
WhereWeGo

Agenda

Selected from 21 sessions.

  • 09:30

    Opening Conversation - what AI is really doing in Silicon Valley, and what European leaders are missing

  • 10:00

    Keynote - AI at Work: What Building Enterprise AI Teaches About Leading the Shift

  • 10:45–12:15

    Build Your AI Roadmap

    Co-facilitated workshop on structuring an AI roadmap - from opportunity mapping to prioritization and governance.

    Exec Rooms - Workshops
  • 10:45–12:15

    Decathlon - The skills AI won't cover - what leaders need beyond the Data Factory

    Amphi
  • 10:45–12:15

    Hu-Ma Shift - 21 days to shift AI behavior - designing an adoption program that actually works

    Amphi
  • 10:45–12:15

    Scaling Innovation: From Signals to Ideas with AI-Powered Workflow Mastery

    From emerging signals to testable ideas - a repeatable AI-powered workflow connecting foresight to execution.

    Exec Rooms - Workshops
  • 10:45–12:15

    The human side of AI transformation - what adoption actually looks like from the people perspective

    Amphi
  • 13:45–15:15

    AI & predictive maintenance - a product owner’s REX

    Amphi
  • 13:45–15:15

    Culture & Leadership: Control or Transformation?

    Your CEO says "we're AI-first." Your teams say nothing has changed. Do you need better governance, or a deeper shift in culture?

    Exec Rooms - Discussions & Workshops

Quick answers

When is Lead Innovation Day 2026?
Lead Innovation Day 2026 ran on May 12, 2026 at EDHEC Business School in Paris, France. The next edition, Lead Innovation Day 2027, is May 11, 2027 in Paris.
Where is Lead Innovation Day 2026 held?
Lead Innovation Day 2026 was held at EDHEC Business School in Paris, France.
Who is speaking at Lead Innovation Day 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 22 speakers, including Andriy Mandyev (Head of Data Factory, Decathlon), Arnaud Keravis (VP Design, Experience and Labs, Sodexo) and Carlos Diaz (Host & Founder, Silicon Carne).
Who sponsors Lead Innovation Day 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 7 sponsors, including AI Partners, Coachissime, Dust, EDHEC Business School and Forward.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 19 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

Nineteen companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
6Sponsoringsponsor only
12Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Dust

Speakers by seniority

27% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite15%
  • Founder / Owner29%
  • VP-level29%
  • Director / Head of15%
  • Manager / Lead29%
  • Other roles1464%

Of 22 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1DustSponsor1
2AI & PartnersSponsor-
3CoachissimeSponsor-
4EDHEC Business SchoolSponsor-
5ForwardSponsor-
6ITONICSSponsor-
7WhereWeGoSponsor-
8Schneider Electric2
9Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise1
10Changement d'époque en cours1
11COG'X1
12Decathlon1
13ENGIE1
14Italian Ministry of Labour1
Sponsors by tier
unspecified7
100% of 7
Related events · by shared sponsors
ConferenceDateCityShared sponsors
Lead Innovation Day 2027May 11, 2027Paris6

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