Forward Data Conference
- Organizer
- Hymaïa, Modern Data Network (MDN) and Christophe Blefari
- Category
- Vendor & industry
- Website
- forward-data-conference.com
- Social
- X / Twitter · LinkedIn · YouTube
- Typical place
- Paris, France
- Topics
- Generative AIAnalytics engineeringData engineeringBI & analyticsMachine learningBusiness & leadershipGovernance & qualityWarehouse & lakehouse
One-day French data & AI practitioner conference in Paris (Cité Internationale Universitaire), run by the consultancy Hymaïa with the Modern Data Network community and data engineer/blogger Christophe Blefari (blef.fr). Branded 'FWDC' from 2026. First edition 2024 (the site calls 2024 'Edition 01' and 2026 the 3rd edition), although a June 2026 archive page also lists 2022 and 2023 placeholders ('archives en cours de migration'); no evidence of earlier editions was found. Social accounts are the conference's own. Not to be confused with FrenchWeb's online 'FORWARD' series (2020).
Activity by year
Sponsor companies per year
Distinct companies sponsoring any event that year.
- Partial or unverified list
3 of 3 years have a partial, unverified or missing sponsor list, so their bars undercount.
Speakers per year
Distinct people on stage at any event that year; same year axis as sponsors.
Events
| Dates | Event | Place | Format / status | Attendance | Sponsors | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2026 | Forward Data Conference 2026 | Paris, France | Announced | 650 | 8 | 43 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Forward Data Conference 2025 | Paris, France | — | 8 | 61 | |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Forward Data Conference 2024 | Paris, France | 300 | 8 | 40 |
Attendance over time
Reported attendance for 2 of 3 events; figures are as published by the organizer.
Most frequent speaker companies
Speaker appearances across all events, by the speaker's company.
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Sponsors over the years
Top 17 of 17 sponsoring companies, ranked by years sponsored. Each cell shows the highest tier that year; hover for the events.
- Platinum
- Gold
- Silver
- Bronze
- Startup