Invited speakers

César Hidalgo, Research Director, ANITI, Toulouse University

César A. Hidalgo is well-known for his influential work in economic complexity, data visualization, and artificial intelligence. He is a Professor at the Toulouse School of Economics and head of the Center for Collective Learning (CCL), a multidisciplinary research laboratory with offices in Toulouse and  Corvinus University of Budapest.
Additionally, he is an Honorary Professor at the University of Manchester.
Prior to moving to Europe, César led the Collective Learning group at MIT and was a research fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He is also a co-founder of Datawheel, a company specializing in data distribution and visualization systems that released the Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC).
César has authored several scientific papers, and three books, including the acclaimed Why Information Grows.
His work has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the Lagrange Prize and multiple Webby Awards.

Christophe Benavent, Professor at Paris Dauphine - PSL

Christophe BENAVENT is a Professor at the University of Paris Dauphine. His work focuses on the digital phenomenon as a whole, specifically on commerce and consumption, at the intersection of economics, sociology, and organizational sciences. He is the author of Platforms: Collaborative sites, social networks, and marketplaces... how they influence our choices.