Nicolas Babin is an agile Senior Executive with over 35 years of international, multilingual and multicultural experience. He is a Key Opinion Leader and Influencer for brands such as IBM, Amazon, Google, BNP Paribas, Engie, Dassault System, RATP Group and many other internationals as well as Start-ups and Scake-ups. A growth hacker, entrepreneur in the fields of AI, robotics, gamification, leadership, and innovation, Nicolas is a skilled specialist in management, marketing, sales, communication and digital transformation. He is skilled in the market of consumer electronics, robotics, web analytics, gamification, online intelligence, big data and digital.
He has had management experience in both the East and West, setting up and managing international teams in Europe, US and Japan. Nicolas has started and developed over 26 companies in the US, UK and France.
He has been involved with AI since 1996, launching the robotic division for Sony Europe and has received many distinguished awards. In 2003, he was the recipient of the European Award for the Enhancement of Sony’s brand image as a technology innovator and also the European Sony Six Sigma Knowledge Award. In 2007, he was awarded the Sony European Award for best conference in 2007 after Sony Media Experience in Rhodes. Following that, in 2009, he was awarded for best success stories of taking a company internationally and in 2010, he received the award for AT Internet, European Seal of E-excellence. In 2018, he was the recipient of the CES 2018 Innovation Award.