Who runs the show

Forward is run by three organisers.

Forward Data Conference is the Data & AI Community conference of reference in France. Our mission: a knowledge best practices sharing hub, to explore the ecosystem and meet the key players of the community.

Our manifesto

The Data & AI Community conference. Not just another one.

  • A knowledge best practices sharing hub for the Data & AI community
  • No product pitch disguised as a talk: honest field reports only
  • An opportunity to explore the ecosystem and meet its key players
  • The French data & AI community gathered once a year

Forward is run by three organisers.

Hymaïa

Hymaïa

Data & AI consultancy

Hymaïa is a Data & AI consulting and training firm. We support teams from strategy to execution, and we run events that move the community forward: the AI Product Day and the Forward Data Conference. Consulting, training, events: three levers to make Data and AI create real impact.

hymaia.com →
MDN

Modern Data Network

Data practitioners community

The Modern Data Network is a community of data practitioners united around one conviction: data teams make better decisions when they share their experiences. Within the MDN, we learn from each other. It's as simple as that.

Join the MDN →
Blef

Blefnotes

Data engineer & content creator

Christophe has been a data engineer for 10 years. He builds data platforms in the cloud and on-premise using free and open-source technologies. He also creates content on data engineering and its impact on other roles.

blef.fr →

By the numbers

3 Editions
+850 Attendees
+90 Speakers to date
+68 Talks & workshops