Why are the most cohesive teams not always the most successful?
Lessons from Laurence Genevet and Julien Espinosa at the ISCAE Meetings A team can bring together excellent professionals, share ambitious goals and maintain good relationships without achieving high collective performance. Conversely, some groups marked by strong personalities and significant tensions manage to produce exceptional results. How can we explain this paradox? At the ISCAE Meetings,...
HERS Monaco 2026: funding for women entrepreneurs is no longer just about capital
On October 23, 2026, I participated in the first edition of HERS Monaco and the panel "Closing the Funding Gap." Two roundtables, several international investors, entrepreneurs, and one shared question: why does access to funding remain so difficult for many female founders? The discussions quickly showed that the issue goes beyond the mere availability of...
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...
Corporate Governance and AI
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in the business world makes clear and active governance at the board level essential. However, boards' knowledge and preparedness to effectively oversee AI adoption remain largely insufficient, as reported by a recent Deloitte study. This survey reveals a glaring lack of skills, highlighting the need for companies to strengthen...
What Economic Models for an AI-Dominated World?
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) raises a crucial question: what economic models are viable and sustainable in a world where AI becomes ubiquitous? At the AI Summit, the panel "Which Business Models for an AI World?" explored this issue in depth. Moderated by Océane Herrero (POLITICO), this debate brought together key players in...
Data, Reliability, and Sovereignty: How French Entrepreneurs Are Redefining Trust in the Age of AI
Data: An Asset That Has Become a Matter of Trust Paris – Les Échos. The conference organized by Les Échos, OpinionWay, and Infogreffe, moderated by Charlie Perreau, Head of the Tech-Media-Startups section at Les Échos, brought together executives and experts around a unanimous observation: data is no longer a technical flow, but a strategic asset...