François Laurain

Empowering your AI adoption at scale with our Data & AI Workshop — crafted with passion by Hymaia ❤️

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

About

At Hymaïa, we’re a passionate consulting company specializing in Product, Data & AI. Our mission is to empower businesses through data expertise while sharing our knowledge and resources with the broader community. Our team of Data consultants is driven by a commitment to excellence and a passion for solving real-world challenges. We believe that Sharing is Caring—knowledge sharing is at the core of everything we do. By providing valuable insights, resources, and training on Data, we maximize our impact and create lasting value for everyone we collaborate with. Explore our resources and content to boost your Data capabilities: Hymaïa -> Data Resources. We also organize a wide range of Data Events covering various topics in Paris: Events in our website. Additionally, we’ve created the Data & AI Fresco, a unique learning experience that allows participants to grasp key Data concepts in just 4 hours. Whether you're looking for operational support or long-term Data expertise, we provide consultants for 3 to 12-month projects across all Data-related roles.

Experience

  • Co Creator at Forward Data Conference
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

    Co-fondateur de la Forward Data Conference, le rendez-vous annuel des professionnels de la data et de l'IA en France. Créée en partenariat avec le Modern Data Network et Christophe Blefari, chaque année cette conférence rassemble plus de 500 participants, 50+ speakers et 40+ talks autour des enjeux de l'intelligence artificielle, de l'ingénierie des données et de la transformation data-driven.

  • CEO at Hymaïa
    Jun 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

    Hymaia is a consulting company specializing in Product, Data & IA. Sharing is Caring: Knowledge sharing is part of our DNA. We believe that by sharing Data insights and fostering Data literacy with as many people as possible, we can create the greatest impact and value. We are developing learning paths for all Data-related professions and challenges. Our training sessions can be conducted either inter-company or intra-company. Our focus areas include: ➡️ Data Strategy & Management ➡️ Data Culture & Human Skills ➡️ Data Product Management ➡️ Data Engineering & Architecture ➡️ Machine Learning Engineering ➡️ Data Science & AI, Gen-AI With Hymaia, we believe that the best way to unlock new perspectives through data is to approach it from multiple angles, at the intersection of three key pillars: 1️⃣ Data is Culture: We view culture and people as essential levers for maximizing the impact of data. 2️⃣ Data is Product: We are convinced of the need to apply Product Thinking and Product Management best practices to create Data Products with significant business impact. 3️⃣ Data is Software: To build robust and reliable Data Products, we believe it is crucial to approach them by adhering to Software Engineering best practices.

  • VP Sales at Thiga
    Sep 2019 - Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Digital Products are taking over the world. The Product is at the heart of the company’s strategy and the role of the Chief Product Officer at the cornerstone in all major companies. With Thiga, we help our customer to think and build the best in Product with our proven methods on Product Management and Product Design. For us, theory and practice go hand in hand. Always with humility and without losing our smiles. Thiga is a team of generous experts who share their knowledge. Thiga is at the heart of the product community in France and Spain. Established in 2014, Thiga leads the community with Product Events (LPC and LPCx), Product Books and the first French-language blog dedicated to the Product

  • Sales Director at Publicis Sapient France
    Jan 2015 - Sep 2019 · 4 yrs 9 mos

    Publicis Sapient France (formerly Xebia) is an agile IT consulting company whose mission is to help businesses develop high-quality software. Over the years, we have evolved from being a technology-focused organization to becoming a partner that also drives project management and business transformation. Our expertise extends beyond technical solutions, integrating business strategy and innovation to deliver real value. In the company, I have transitioned from a project director to a commercial focus. This evolution has allowed me to leverage my technical expertise while leading complex projects, and ultimately drive business development, aligning client needs with our innovative solutions. By combining my understanding of technology with a commercial mindset, I am able to guide clients toward achieving both their technical and strategic goals.

  • Senior Project Director at Xebia
    Sep 2013 - Jan 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Xebia Studio is dedicated to delivering innovative and agile projects. The Studio is the strike force that helps our clients meet their challenges: short delivery times, better quality, and highly scalable platforms, as well as enterprise mobile applications and social web solutions. As a project director, over those 2 years, my teams have managed more than 20 projects, including mobile applications, websites, back-end, and Data-related projects. The teams were focused on short delivery times, top quality, and scalable platforms, while always being user experience (UX) oriented, with product management in collaboration with our friends at Thiga, who were just starting their journey.