Full Name

Mr. Hadrien de Cournon

Job Title

Co-Founder

Company

RAISE & MACHINA Summit

Speaker Bio

Hadrien de Cournon is the co-founder of RAISE Summit, the Paris-based gathering that Eric Schmidt has called "the fastest-growing AI conference in Europe, and perhaps in history." Alongside childhood friend and fellow co-founder Henri Delahaye, he has built RAISE in just three editions into one of the world's most influential AI events, convening 9,000 global leaders at the Carrousel du Louvre, with more than 80% of attendees at C-level and 350+ speakers spanning enterprise, policy, research, and investment. A graduate of École Polytechnique, where he completed the X/HEC Master in Innovation Management & Strategy, Hadrien leads RAISE's marketing and partnerships. His conviction shapes the event's identity: "We built RAISE Summit on a single conviction: that the people shaping AI's future need a place to act, not just convene." Under his direction, RAISE has expanded into a citywide RAISE Week featuring the CxO Summit, the MACHINA Summit on Physical AI, and the Versailles AI Gala. The event's rising international profile was underscored when Hadrien and Henri rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on April 30, 2026, a rare honor for two French founders in the capital of global finance.