Crédit Agricole, Caisse des Dépôts & Salesforce at Adopt AI: CEOs Vision on AI Adoption
🎬 Replay Adopt AI Summit: Olivier Galvada, CEO of Crédit Agricole, Olivier Sichel, CEO of Caisse des Dépôts and Emilie Sidiqian, CEO of Salesforce share their visions on AI Adoption. The Adopt AI Summit, held on November 25-26, 2025, at the Grand Palais in Paris, brought together 20,000 participants, +500 speakers, and +250 exhibitors across our 7 ecosystems. Discover the collective vision of leadership from Crédit Agricole, Caisse des Dépôts (CDC), and Salesforce France. Together, they explore the strategic integration of AI, from operational efficiency and national sovereignty to the evolution of the "human touch" in a digital-native world. 💡 Key Takeaways from this session: The Human-AI Hybrid Model: Traditional institutions should use AI for backend efficiency—targeting a 20% time saving on admin tasks—while elevating the human advisor for high-value interactions. Sovereignty and Trust as a USP: For European leaders, keeping data safe and local is a core value proposition to build trust in sensitive sectors like education and health. AI as a "Virtual Colleague": Successful transformation requires defining a specific "job description" for AI agents and redesigning workflows rather than simply copying existing processes. Combating Digital-Native Competition: Strategic AI adoption allows established banks to divide time-to-market by two to remain competitive against neobanks. Scaling for the Country: The "Digital Horizon 2030" roadmap includes a €500M investment from Caisse des Dépôts to scale startups and help 10,000 SMEs adopt AI infrastructure. The "4 Rs" of Adoption: Transformation relies on four pillars: Redesigning processes, Reskilling people, Redeploying the workforce, and Rebalancing the organization. 🔗 USEFUL LINKS 📖 Download the CEO Report for the complete analysis: https://www.artefact.com/ressource-document/report-ceo-stage-adopt-ai-grand-palais-2025/ 🗣️ "I don’t want to be a Revolut... we want to be at the best level... but to make the difference with the human touch." - Olivier Galvada, Crédit Agricole 🗣️ "Don’t think that you copy paste the way you work... you need to redesign the process... It’s not a tool, it’s a virtual colleague." - Emilie Sidiqian, Salesforce 👏 Special thanks to our speakers for demonstrating how large-scale organizations can navigate the technological and cultural shifts of the AI revolution. 📅 The journey continues! Mark your calendars: the next edition of #AdoptAI returns to the Grand Palais in Paris on December 3rd & 4th, 2026!