Data & Network/Cloud Convergence

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Data storage and management in converged infrastructures

How will data be stored, moved, and scaled across converged cloud and network infrastructures?

This session explores the demands of distributed cloud environments and the storage and networking technology requirements as compute architectures evolve.

Symposium organized by the “Component and Digital Infrastructure French Program Agency”, operated by CEA.

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Welcome Coffee, Exhibitions & Networking

9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Morning Session

Co-Chairs

Hakima Chaouchi

Coordinator France 6G, Full Professor, IMT / French Program Agency ASIC

Hughes Metras

Director of ASIC, Component and Digital Infrastructure French Program Agency, CEA / ASIC Agence

9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Director, CEA Technological Research Division

Julie Galland

Director, CEA Technological Research Division

Welcome & Introduction

 

9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Panel Session

Data storage: trends and expectations from the application viewpoint

Edgar Auslander, Meta; Jean-Baptiste Burtscher, Valeo Group; Chen-Kai Sun, NCHC, NIAR

 

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
VP, Thales Fellow

Emmanuel Dotaro

VP, Thales Fellow

The transformative impact of AI on digital systems and services

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
PhD, Vice President Technology & Research, Dawex

Frédéric Bellaiche

PhD, Vice President Technology & Research, Dawex

Digital continuity in converged infrastructures: from transport layers to trust layers

10:45 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.

Joint Vision

Scientific roadmap for the hardware and software digital continuum

Hakima Chaouchi

Full Professor and Head of Digital Sovereignty and Sobriety Strategy, Institut Mines Telecom

Adrien Lebre

Senior Resarcher, Head of System, Network and Cloud Program, Inria Digital Program Agency

11:05 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.

Get some fresh ideas: 180-second pitch by a talented young scientist

11:10 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.
CEA Fellow, Research Director, CEA-Leti

José Luis González Jiménez

CEA Fellow, Research Director, CEA-Leti

Emerging technologies and architectures for future communication networks... more info

11:25 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
CEA, Weebit Nano

Coby Hanoch

CEA, Weebit Nano

Non-volatile memories for the AI ERA... more info

 

11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
President of AI Computing Division, Preferred Networks

Takahiro Ogura

President of AI Computing Division, Preferred Networks

Memory bandwidth is all you need... more info

More on our other speakers coming soon !

12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Lunch, Exhibitions & Networking

  • Latest Demos: Discover more than 30 live demos and network with potential partners.
  • Startups Corner: Don’t miss out on the startups corner to learn about the latest tech offers.
  • Business Meetings: Book meetings with experts to discuss your innovation project.
  • Partners Corner: Explore partners’ booth showcasing their technologies.

Bonus: Attendees will receive the conference proceedings after the event