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The event was organised by the\u00a0London French Tech Hub and the opening talk was given by the renowned French mathematician and politician, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/C%C3%A9dric_Villani\">C\u00e9dric Villani<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Villani is a remarkable character; a genius mathematician (he won the Fields Medal in 2010 &#8211; the &#8216;Nobel prize of mathematics&#8217;) yet quite unlike the stereotypical reserved recluse. He&#8217;s charismatic, extrovert with an eccentric dress sense, and actively involved in French politics. He&#8217;s been tasked by the French President,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emmanuel_Macron\">Emmanuel Macron<\/a>,\u00a0with examining France&#8217;s strategy on artificial intelligence (AI) within Europe.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cedric Villani - Franco-British Artificial Intelligence Conference\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/budPMNQ-qfQ?list=PLuD_SqLtxSdWlovqKgjlsCAPUlR4h4Zwr\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rTeqJigQoaU&amp;index=2&amp;list=PLuD_SqLtxSdWlovqKgjlsCAPUlR4h4Zwr\">second talk was given by\u00a0J\u00e9r\u00f4me Pesenti<\/a> (CEO, Benevolent Tech) and there were then two panel talks. 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