About François Laurain
François Laurain, Co-founder at Hymaïa, combines technical expertise with business vision to help companies adopt AI at scale. At Hymaïa, he helps organizations adopt AI and build impactful data & AI products and platforms, from strategy through to production.
His career has taken him from engineering to sales, by way of product management. After several years as a technical expert in consulting, he joined Xebia France as Sales Director for 6 years, where he built his expertise in AI, Data, Web, mobile, DevOps and Software Craftsmanship.
As Sales Director at Thiga next, he guided clients on their Product organization and the creation of digital products, combining pragmatism with strategic vision.
At Hymaïa today, he puts this varied experience to work for companies undergoing transformation, with a particular focus on industrializing AI use cases. Passionate about knowledge sharing, he co-hosts with Virginie Cornu the "AI SHOT" podcast, which breaks down AI news and its practical implications for organizations.
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AI Product Day 2026
AI Product Day 2026 brought together more than 600 Product professionals for a packed day of over 30 talks and hands-on vibe coding workshops: hands-on Personal OS practice on Claude Code and vibe coding on Lovable.
Hymaïa x Modality : Data Viz Live Café avec Caroline Goulard
Data Visualization, or how to make the invisible visible.