On November 25th and 26th, 2025, DataLab Groupe participated in the Adopt AI - Grand Palais summit in Paris, bringing industrial AI expertise to one of Europe’s most prestigious AI events.
On November 25th and 26th, 2025, DataLab Groupe participated in the Adopt AI - Grand Palais summit in Paris, bringing industrial AI expertise to one of Europe’s most prestigious AI events.
Beyond the Cool Side: The Dark Side of AI Implementation
While the industry focuses on the exciting potential of LLMs and AI Agents, DataLab Groupe addressed a critical reality: these technologies often represent less than 10% of the actual costs and timelines for industrial-scale solutions.
At a time when the AI community has “stars in their eyes” for Agentic AI, our team provided an unfiltered perspective on the challenging, steep, sometimes frustrating, but always motivating journey of deploying GenAI solutions on an industrial scale.
Masterclass: Enterprise RAG - The Industrial Approach
November 26th, 2:10 PM - 2:40 PM | Grand Palais (Masterclass South) Florence BAUPREY, Aldrick ZAPPELLINI and Aymen SHABOU delivered a masterclass: “Enterprise RAG: Industrial Approach for Balancing Performance, Security, Scalability and Digital Sobriety” Key Topics covered:
- Real-world challenges in RAG deployment at enterprise scale
- Balancing AI performance with security requirements
- Strategies for sustainable and scalable AI implementation
- Digital sobriety in AI architecture design
Crédit Agricole Group’s Comprehensive Presence
The summit showcased Crédit Agricole Group’s leadership in AI transformation with multiple high-level participations:
Main Stage Presentations:
- Olivier Gavalda, CEO of Crédit Agricole S.A.
- Olivier Biton, Director of Technological Transformation at Crédit Agricole S.A. and CEO of Crédit Agricole Group Infrastructure Platform
Round Table Discussions:
- Aldrick Zappellini, Chief Data & AI Officer, Crédit Agricole Group
- Guillaume Lesage, Director of Operations, Services and Technologies Division at Amundi
The Reality of Industrial AI Deployment
Our presentation emphasized that magic doesn’t exist, even if many are selling it. At DataLab Groupe, we believe in consistency in our ideas and transparency about the true challenges of scaling AI solutions in enterprise environments. This event provided a unique opportunity to share our field experience and demonstrate how Crédit Agricole Group approaches AI deployment with both ambition and pragmatism, ensuring sustainable innovation that serves our customers and stakeholders.