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2025 Edition

Lead Innovation Day 2025

Innovating with Artificial Intelligence

How AI transformed businesses

7 May 2025 — EDHEC Business School, Campus Paris

200+
Innovators
45+
Speakers
10+
Workshops
10+
Company Stories
10+
Conferences

About this edition

Lead Innovation Day 2025 brought together over 200 innovation leaders, AI practitioners, and transformation executives for an intensive day exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping business from the inside out.

Held at EDHEC Business School's Paris campus, the event featured 45+ speakers sharing real-world case studies, hands-on workshops, and candid conversations about what it actually takes to make AI work inside large organizations.

From AI-powered pricing at Lime to enterprise adoption at CNP Assurances, from generative AI creativity workshops to frank discussions about the human side of transformation, the day covered the full spectrum of AI innovation.

Key Highlights

What made 2025 memorable

AI in Action

Real case studies from Bouygues Telecom, Pierre & Vacances, CNP Assurances, Givaudan and more — not theory, but deployed solutions with measurable results.

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Peer Learning

Interactive workshops and roundtables where innovation directors shared their biggest challenges and breakthrough moments with AI adoption.

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Future of Work

Provocative sessions on AI agents, the human factor, and what leadership looks like when machines can do the work.

Who attended

Innovation leaders from across Europe's largest organizations

Innovation Directors Chief Digital Officers AI & Data Leaders Transformation Executives Strategy Directors R&D Managers Product Leaders Founders & CEOs
Renault Schneider Electric Thales Valeo Philips Air Liquide Engie Nissan Europe Sodexo La Poste Framatome Vinci Lesaffre Allianz Somfy Groupe Atlantic Lacoste

Recorded Sessions

33 talks and workshops available on YouTube

AI-Powered Task Pricing — Kaan Tas, Lime
Le pivot gagnant de Fraktion, dope par l'IA
Creez votre propre IA — Camilo Rodriguez
L'IA au service du marketing automation — Stephane Couleaud
AI R&D on Fast-Forward — Max McCrea
Beyond the AI Hype: Reinventing Education — Olivier Lefevre
How to Turn Problems into Opportunities — Sheryn Knaider
How GitLab Bakes AI into DevSecOps
From ChatGPT to enterprise boosters — Pierre & Vacances
Transforming Our Intelligence: AI through design — Carola Verschoor
The Future of Work With AI — Jurgen Appelo
0 -> IA : de la page blanche a un assistant generatif — Charles-Antoine Poirier
AI Based Strategic Ideation — Michael Olenick
AI Gone COLD — Dr Joe Perez
IA Generative : Devenez un Super Communicant — Julien Guillot-Sestier
Changement d'epoque : L'IA transforme nos vies — Laurent Nicolas-Guennoc
Innovation Mandates: Ending Ambiguity & Unlocking Growth — Stephen Parkins
The Imitation Game — Julia Soumoy et Afterstudio
L'art de la vente assistee par l'IA — Bouygues Telecom
Manager avec l'IA : 5 defis humains — Linda Molki
Facteur humain x IA — Mohamed Senhadji (ENGIE)
IA & Environnement — Thomas Husson (Forrester) & Mathieu Barbaud
L'IA accelere vos processus d'innovation — Franck Debane
L'IA au service de l'innovation : booster vos workshops — Frederic Merlin, Givaudan
AI-Powered Innovation Through Customer Needs — Joe Ayoub
Transformez votre idee en MVP rentable grace a l'IA
Unlocking Creativity and Collective Intelligence — Amanda Austin
Reussir l'adoption de l'IA — CNP Assurances & Mendo
From Autocomplete to Autonomous — How AI Agents Reshape Dev
AI Innovation at Credit Agricole — 3 Keys (feat. Itonics)
AI with Purpose: When to Automate — Annjana Ramesh
Transformez vos process grace aux agents IA — Philippe Guihenuc
Eviter le #Fail IA : 6 pieges — Damien Douani

Photos

Moments from the day

Lead Innovation Day 2025 photo
Lead Innovation Day 2025 session
Lead Innovation Day 2025 recap
AI-Powered Task Pricing session
Future of Work session
Innovation processes session
AI through design session
ENGIE session
CNP Assurances session

What attendees said

Feedback from the 2025 edition

"The most concrete AI event I've attended. Real cases, real people, real lessons learned."

— Innovation Director, Fortune 500 Industrial

"I came for the content but stayed for the conversations. The peer network is invaluable."

— Chief Digital Officer, Energy Sector

"Finally an event where speakers share what didn't work, not just success stories."

— VP Strategy, Tech Company

"The workshop format is brilliant. We left with actual frameworks we could implement Monday morning."

— Head of AI, Financial Services

"Small enough to have real conversations, large enough to get diverse perspectives. Perfect balance."

— Transformation Director, Automotive

"I've been to dozens of AI conferences. This is the only one where I felt the human side mattered."

— R&D Director, Life Sciences

Next edition

Lead Innovation Day 2026

May 12, 2026 — Paris

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