Michel-Marie MAUDET

Michel-Marie MAUDET has led LINAGORA (https://www.linagora.com/) as its Managing Director and co-founder for almost 25 years. He is a pioneer in the world of the free software in France and Europe since thirty years.
                                                                                                                      
LINAGORA has become a leader in Open Source software provider and services in France, Vietnam, and Tunisia. It is also the leading private company investing in Open Source research and development. LINAGORA provides strong digital alternatives to big tech companies from America and Asia known as the Third Digital Way. 

In June 2023, he started the OpenLLM France (https://www.openllm-france.fr/)  community. This community brings together experts to share knowledge and work together on developing a French, sovereign, and truly Open Source LLM.  During the FOSDEM 2024, the OpenLLM France community has been changed to OpenLLM Europe in order to make possible the creation of digital commons in the field of Generative AI at European level by federating other national initiatives. 

In the AI area, we need Digital Bioversity : Michel-Marie and LINAGORA work on this challenge by continuing to support open standards and aiming for an open, ethical, and responsible digital future.