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🤝 Big news at VivaTech 2026: HEC Paris and Artefact are joining forces! This Wednesday at 11am, we are officially signing a long-term strategic #partnership between HEC Paris, one of the world's leading business schools and Artefact, a global leader in data and AI consulting with 2,500 experts worldwide. Why this alliance? Because the next phase of the #AI revolution will not be defined by algorithms alone. As #AgenticAI becomes the new normal, the most pressing challenge for organizations is no longer technical, it's about #leadership, culture, and the ability to translate AI potential into real business impact. Read the press release on our website: https://lnkd.in/ewSKU9jn For HEC Paris, Dean Éloïc Peyrache sees it as a natural extension of the school's mission: "We are merging academic excellence with industry expertise to shape a new generation of 'bilingual' decision-makers, innovators who will harness the strategic power of Agentic AI while ensuring technology remains a force for positive impact." Justine Nerce, CEO of Artefact France, adds: "This partnership is a long-term commitment to co-constructing the future of education in the age of AI, through masterclasses, hands-on hackathons, and real-world industrial use cases, we will provide HEC students with the critical mindset and data fluency required to steer organizations confidently alongside intelligent machines." As Edouard de Mézerac (H.06), Group CEO of Artefact, puts it: "The 'engineers-only' model of AI adoption has reached its limits. We want to empower future leaders to become 'bilingual', capable of bridging the gap between deep tech and corporate strategy to lead the Agentic AI era." Through this partnership, HEC Paris students will gain direct exposure to: 🔹 Real-world agentic AI use cases deployed at scale with leading global companies 🔹 AI Academy workshops combining expert training and hands-on application 🔹Active engagement with Artefact's practitioners across #Luxury, #Finance, #Marketing, #Healthcare and more In an economy where intelligence is increasingly shared between humans and machines, competitive advantage will depend on how effectively organizations combine human judgment with artificial intelligence. That is exactly what this partnership is built to deliver. 📍 Meet Artefact at VivaTech 2026 – Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Hall 7 – Booth 2H09 📅 June 17–20, 2026 Delphine Colson | Nayla Ibrahim | Inge Kerkloh-Devif | HEC Paris - Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute