DIRIGEO: Jean-Bernard Thonus wants to make AI the strategic right hand of SME leaders
SME leaders often face the same legal, financial, social, or strategic issues as large organizations, without having the same internal resources to address them. With DIRIGEO, Jean-Bernard Thonus wants to use artificial intelligence to reduce this asymmetry. His ambition: to create a "strategic right hand" capable of helping leaders understand a situation, identify risks, and...
“These certainties have disappeared”: Ursula von der Leyen redefines the European economic model
At La REF 2026, on August 27 at Roland-Garros, Ursula von der Leyen delivered a speech to French entrepreneurs that goes far beyond the question of competitiveness. The President of the European Commission starts from an observation: the conditions that have supported the European economic model for several decades are being profoundly challenged. Energy, China,...
Does Europe still need new accelerators?
Why does Europe produce so many startups, incubators, and innovation programs, yet so few tech champions capable of scaling? The question goes far beyond funding young companies. It concerns how territories choose their priorities, organize their capabilities, and transform technological experiments into sustainable industrial capacities. For François Hoehlinger, the question is no longer about creating...
AI ROI: Why Technology Alone Isn’t Enough to Create Value
After several years of experimentation, the return on investment of artificial intelligence has become a central concern for executive management. Companies can no longer simply accumulate proofs of concept, generative assistants, and demonstrators. They must now answer a more demanding question: what economic value does artificial intelligence actually produce? A study published on July 15,...
After ChatGPT, the Next AI Battle Will Be Over Infrastructure
For two years, companies have focused their efforts on a single question: which artificial intelligence model should we choose? ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Mistral… Comparisons have multiplied. Executive teams have evaluated performance, tested conversational assistants, and begun integrating AI into their processes. Yet this question is becoming secondary. The real transformation is no longer solely about...
WWDC 2026: What Business Leaders Should Take Away from Apple’s AI Strategy
By Pascale Caron Each WWDC conference is traditionally presented as an essential event for developers. However, limiting the 2026 edition to a succession of technical announcements would be to miss its main lesson. Apple has not simply unveiled a new version of Siri or enriched its ecosystem with new features. The company has confirmed a...