On Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at Dassault Systèmes (Jayanagar, Bangalore), the Franco-Indian
workshop — a preparatory event to the AI Impact Summit — “AI for Business Leaders: Use Cases &
Insights, A Collaborative Indo-French Executive Dialogue to Understand, Anticipate, and Shape the
Future of AI — TOGETHER” was held, organized by the iSPIRT Foundation and IFCCI Bangalore.
Throughout the afternoon, in a friendly and educational atmosphere, with around twenty participants
(senior executives from Franco-Indian companies holding various strategic positions), a series of high-
quality keynote addresses, industry highlights, interactive workshops, and discussions took place.
The diversity of the participants, mostly French and Indian, from Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Paris,
London, was remarkable: university professors (Ecole polytechnique, Cergy-Pontoise), creators of AI
environments (H Company, The SchoolLab, ART Park, Center for Internet and Society-CNRS),
distinguished themselves and together identified prospects for working together.
The goal was to launch a genuine club for companies discussing AI, sharing their experiences, and
meeting regularly. Given the numerous positive comments from participants, the future will
undoubtedly show that the club will grow and may even serve as a model elsewhere in India.
Results:
- 10 speakers, 30 participants in person in Bangalore;
- A rich repository of content, including speaker presentations, slides and recordings (XXX).