๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐น: ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ป๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป, ๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ (video & djset)
An early fan analyzes the hidden message of the helmeted duo as AI invades our lives.
A two-hour conference that can be enjoyed like a documentary
By retracing the path of the legendary electronic duo through their lyrics, music, video clips, and their entire career, I draw parallels between the way these pioneers embraced technological advancements and the choices we are now facing ourselves.
Through its narration and staging, the presentation has a profound impact on the audience, evoking a range of emotions from excitement and laughter to tears in mere moments.
By touching us at the deepest level, in a clever mix of humor, pop culture, innovation trend hunt and everyday experience, the conference provokes ethical awareness and confronts us with our responsibility as individuals towards what the future holds, whether weโre designers, techies, products or simply human beings.
A dazzling success
After its resounding success in Paris as the closing act of the UX Conf 2023, in front of an audience of 600 people, the presentation has been booked for numerous events and continues to captivate the community (with 6 performances, reaching a total of over 1500 attendees).
Conference X DJSet
The conference has been followed by a unique DJ set:
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Iโve been lucky enough to enjoy a career filled with a wide variety of professions and this unlikely career path which allows me to connects the dots between roles such as director, strategic planner, creative director, UX designer, andโฆ DJ.
Reflecting my diverse and varied professional life, the event blurs the lines between genres. And, as the creator of this conference, whose richness mirrors my professional career, I invite you to a creative approach that combines speaking engagements with a DJ set.
Watch the video
The video (French audio, English captions) can be enjoyed like a documentary โ it lasts โ๏ธ2 hours โ but according to audience feedback โit goes by too fastโ. The conference was enriched over time: the original version lasted 45 minutes, the extended version 1 hour 30 and the ultimate version 2 hours.
Listen to the Dj Set
Enjoy a 3-hour mix, 100% Daft Punk, to dance and revisit the impact left by the helmeted duo, from their influences to their successors, spanning across all the styles that have influenced their music, from hip hop to electro, funk, rock, pop, and disco.
Enjoy it, humans.
With love.
