Video interview
DeepSeek ébranle la Silicon Valley
Radio-Canada · Zone économie
What DeepSeek’s efficiency and lower development costs could mean for the AI industry. A studio interview with Radio-Canada.
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that move ideas forward.
Interviews, talks and public conversations about building companies, the practical impact of AI and the choices ahead of us.
48:03Video interview
Building Element AI—and what comes next
Video Analytics 101 · Florian Matusek
A long-form conversation about founding Element AI, working with Yoshua Bengio, and the opportunities and responsibilities ahead for AI.
Interviews & conversations
A closer look at the ideas.
From building Element AI to the choices shaping AI today. Full conversations, television interviews and short perspectives—in English and French.
Video conversation
Public trust, privacy and COVID Alert
Amber Mac
A 2020 conversation with Amber Mac and then-prime minister Justin Trudeau about Canada’s COVID Alert app and the questions behind public adoption.
Video interview
The human side of digital transformation
Portulans Institute · Bruno Lanvin
An extended discussion of enterprise AI adoption, organizational change and learning through the pandemic.
Podcast recording
What’s new at Canada’s biggest AI startup?
Ask AI
An Element AI conversation about enterprise adoption, ethics, privacy and the role of government.
Video interview
Putting AI to work
GIC Insights
A short interview on implementing AI, with companion clips on building capabilities and adoption in smaller companies.
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More ways into the conversation.
Founder conversation
La Création de Element AI — Startupfest Version Français 2017
Startupfest
The creation of Element AI, discussed on stage at Startupfest.
Conference conversation
Rocket growth: AI
Web Summit
A Web Summit discussion of growth and building an AI company.
Video interview
Entrevue : Jean-François Gagné (Migrations)
Musée d'art de Joliette (YouTube)
Art meets AI: the collaboration with artist Mat Chivers behind Migrations.
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2026
La Presse (Dialogue / Opinions)
“Mais papa, toutes mes amies sont là-dessus” — co-signed opinion
Co-signatory · Press & writing
2025-05-05
Sustainable Supply Chain podcast
Rethinking Supply Chain Planning: AI, Risk, and Sustainability with JF Gagné
Interviewee · Interviews & podcasts
2025-01-27
Radio-Canada · Zone économie
DeepSeek ébranle la Silicon Valley
Interviewee · Video interview · Français · 7:44
2023-12-05
House of Commons — INDU meeting 101
Bill C-27 / AIDA — parliamentary testimony
Witness · Public service
2023-07-18
Video Analytics 101 · Florian Matusek
Building Element AI—and what comes next
Interviewee · Video interview · English · 48:03
2021-03-30
The Next Stage — Web Summit
The next rising tide of innovation with Ryan Holmes
Speaker · Conferences & talks
2021-11-12
Global Partnership on AI
GPAI Annual Summit — Innovation & Commercialization
Working-group co-chair · Conferences & talks
2020-12-04
CanadianSME Small Business Podcast
Entrepreneurship during challenging times
Interviewee · Interviews & podcasts
2020-12-03
YEP — HEC Montréal / Marc Jeanne-Julien
Entre-preneurs — interview with Jean-François Gagné
Interviewee · Interviews & podcasts
2020-11-18
Listen 2020-10-23
Portulans Institute · Bruno Lanvin
The human side of digital transformation
Interviewee · Video interview · English · 48:24
2020-10-15
Office of the Governor General of Canada
GGconversations — Artificial Intelligence: What it is and isn’t
Speaker · Conferences & talks
2020-10-09
Amber Mac
Public trust, privacy and COVID Alert
Interviewee · COVID Alert Advisory Council co-chair · Video conversation · English · 15:38
2020-07-20
Drake Star Partners
Global AI Report — Q&A with Jean-François Gagné
Interviewee · Interviews & podcasts
2020-01-06
LG / CES, Las Vegas
Levels of AI Experience — LG CES presentation
Guest presenter with LG’s I. P. Park · Conferences & talks
2020
EIT Digital / European Institute of Innovation and Technology
Makers & Shapers — Artificial Intelligence
Interviewee · Interviews & podcasts
2020
ServiceNow newsroom; TechCrunch
ServiceNow announces the acquisition of Element AI
Featured or quoted · Press & writing
2020
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Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain
A Conversation with President Barack Obama
Host and interviewer · Conferences & talks
2019-11-06
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Fast Company
Most Creative People in Business: Jean-François Gagné
Profiled / honouree · Profile · English
2019
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BNN Bloomberg
“It’s a long game”: building and financing Element AI
Interviewee · Interviews & podcasts
2018-12-06
Government of Canada / G7, Montréal
G7 Multistakeholder Conference on AI — Setting the Stage
Moderator · Conferences & talks
2018-12
Musée d'art de Joliette (YouTube)
Entrevue : Jean-François Gagné (Migrations)
Interviewee · Video interview · Français
2018-11
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Gouvernement du Québec (YouTube / Facebook)
On a parlé d’intelligence artificielle à C2 Montréal
Interviewee · Interviews & podcasts
2018-04-30 to 2018-05-03
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Yonhap News Agency / Kim Han-joo
Interview on South Korea’s AI market
Interviewee · Interviews & podcasts
2017-11
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VentureBeat
VentureBeat interview after Element AI’s funding round
Interviewee · Interviews & podcasts
2017-07
Startupfest
La Création de Element AI — Startupfest Version Français 2017
Speaker · Founder conversation · Français
2017
La Presse
Jean-François Gagné: leader en intelligence artificielle à 36 ans
Profiled / honouree · Profile · French
2017
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The Wall Street Journal; TechCrunch
Element AI raises US$102 million
Featured or quoted · Press & writing
2017
The Globe and Mail
Element AI closes landmark US$102-million financing
Featured or quoted · Press & writing
2017
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