Michel Levy Provençal

Business adviser, Business leader, Business mentor, Concerned citizen, Connector, Consultant, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Event planner, Idea generator, Inventor, Parent, Potential employer, Writer/Editor

Born and raised in Morocco, I have been living in France for over 30 years. I am married and a father. I graduated with an engineering degree in the 1990s and co-founded several startups: WebBonds (acquired by Fininfo in 2001) in the financial sector; Rue89 (acquired by L'OBS in 2011) in the media sector; Joshfire (acquired by Highco in 2014) in the technology industry; and Brightness Agency (in 2012) in the consulting sector. I introduced TEDx to France in 2009 and organized TEDxParis for more than 10 years. I am also the author of various methodological essays, a lecturer at Sciences Po, and a regular columnist for Les Echos. Additionally, I am certified by the Saïd Business School at Oxford for scenario planning and a member of international innovation communities such as Thinkers50, Singularity University, Boma, and ExO.

Technology, AI, neuroscience, psychology, futurology, learning.

As artificial intelligence starts to merge with human intelligence, it is crucial that we comprehend what makes us unique. Understanding how brain chemistry and deep learning algorithms can collaborate for the betterment of all is one of the most thrilling challenges of the decade.

scenario planning, story telling, strategy

I contacted the TED team in 2009 to find out if it was possible to organize conferences on the same format in France. To my surprise, three months later I was organizing the very first TEDxParis event!

Python & Karaoke