IDC & Lenovo- FIFA Worldcup
From Kickoff to Full-Time: Winning the Enterprise AI Match
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From Kickoff to Scale: Winning the Enterprise AI Game The AI match is on — time to industrialize!
Enterprise AI has moved beyond the experimentation phase. Organizations are now entering a decisive chapter: turning pilots into real value, taking control of costs, and building architectures that can truly scale.
At an exclusive dinner roundtable hosted by Lenovo and IDC, IT leaders and experts will gather in the heart of Paris to share hands-on experience and the key strategies for successfully industrializing AI — and maximizing its business impact.
An evening among peers
Organized by Lenovo in partnership with IDC, this intimate dinner debate brings together IT decision-makers, infrastructure managers, AI specialists, and digital transformation leaders in an exclusive, off-the-record setting.
The evening will dive into the core challenges of AI industrialization — covering governance, infrastructure, cost management, and energy efficiency.
On the agenda:
- Understanding what holds organizations back when moving from POCs to production — and how to overcome it
- Navigating the trade-offs between cloud, on-premise, edge, and hybrid infrastructures
- Unpacking Token Economics and AI cost optimization
- Discovering best practices for balancing performance, security, and energy sobriety
- Exchanging ideas with IDC and Lenovo experts through real-world cases and peer experience
The evening will be shaped by expert presentations and an interactive discussion among participants.
A private fan zone in the heart of Paris — where sport, innovation, and immersion collide
The dinner debate will take place at Café A, fully privatized and transformed for the occasion into a Lenovo fan zone in celebration of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Le Café A transformé en fan zone Lenovo pour la Coupe du Monde
Normally celebrated for its distinctive blend of historic architecture and contemporary spirit, Café A will take on a whole new dimension for this event — a hybrid space where the energy of sport meets technological innovation and high-level conversations between IT leaders.
Beneath its stunning glass ceiling, across open, welcoming spaces, IDC & Lenovo will offer a one-of-a-kind immersion into the world’s biggest football competition — while providing the perfect setting for strategic discussions on enterprise AI.
Three Strategic Focus Areas
Moving AI from pilot to production and generating measurable value
Cloud, on-premise, and edge trade-offs: mastering costs, performance, and Token Economics
Sustainable AI infrastructure: energy efficiency, responsible compute, and long-term competitive advantage
Why you should attend?
Attending this dinner debate means joining an exclusive circle of IT decision-makers and experts to stress-test your AI challenges against concrete, actionable insights.
It also means living a truly unique experience inside Lenovo’s Paris fan zone — a venue reimagined for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and designed to spark conversation, inspiration, and genuine peer-to-peer networking.
What you'll walk away with:
- Concrete discussions and debates with experts and peers facing the same AI challenges
- Concrete, actionable takeaways you can put to work immediately
- Clarity on how to optimize costs and performance across AI workloads
- A sharper view of the best hybrid infrastructure strategies
- Insight into governance, security, and energy efficiency imperatives
- An unforgettable experience in a one-of-a-kind Lenovo fan zone in Paris
Agenda
IDC & Lenovo- FIFA Worldcup
One Day Event
Cocktail de bienvenue, networking et visite de l’espace Lenovo
Mots de bienvenue- IDC
Dina Capelle
Senior Research Analyst, IDC
Présentation Lenovo
Mahdi Belounis
Solutions and Services Group Country Manager, Lenovo
Emilie Gaudu
Sales Director, Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions, Lenovo
Yann Le Rhun
CTO, Lenovo
Dîner-débat
- Du pilote au passage à l’échelle : les entreprises ont-elles déjà la bonne tactique IA?
- Cloud, on-premise, edge: quelle formation gagnante pour maîtriser la Token Economics?
- Performance et sobriété : comment transformer l’infrastructure IA en avantage concurrentiel durable?
Mots de remerciement et clôture du dîner
Speakers
Dina Capelle
Senior Research Analyst
IDC
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Dina Capelle
Mahdi Belounis
Solutions and Services Group Country Manager
Lenovo
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Mahdi Belounis
Emilie Gaudu
Sales Director, Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions
Lenovo
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Emilie Gaudu
Émilie Gaudu est Directrice Commerciale de la Business Unit Infrastructure Solution Group chez Lenovo France. Forte d’une solide expérience dans la vente de solutions IT complexes, elle a consacré l’essentiel de sa carrière au développement commercial d’offres autour des infrastructures, en accompagnant les entreprises dans leur transformation numérique.
Au sein de Lenovo, elle pilote les activités commerciales liées aux solutions d’infrastructure, avec pour ambition d’accroître la part de marché de Lenovo France sur ce segment stratégique. Dans un contexte où les enjeux de performance, de durabilité et de souveraineté des données sont plus cruciaux que jamais, elle œuvre à positionner Lenovo comme un acteur technologique de référence, capable de proposer des solutions innovantes, agiles et sécurisées, en réponse aux besoins des entreprises publiques et privées.
Yann Le Rhun
CTO
Lenovo
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Yann Le Rhun
Yann Le Rhun est CTO France chez Lenovo.
Fort de plus de 30 ans d’expérience dans l’IT, il accompagne les entreprises et le secteur public dans leurs stratégies d’infrastructures hybrides, d’intelligence artificielle et de transformation numérique durable. Il intervient régulièrement sur les sujets d’IA responsable et d’innovation technologique.
Partners
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Lenovo
Lenovo is a US$69 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #196 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).
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Eligibility Criteria
Attendance is reserved for end-customer employees with relevant responsibility. Registrations from technology vendors, SIs, and consultancy’s may be declined at the organiser’s discretion to maintain audience relevance.