François Candelon

François Candelon is a managing director and senior partner at BCG, and global director of the BCG Henderson Institute.

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  • Attendees take pictures and interact with the Engineered Arts Ameca humanoid robot with artificial intelligence as it is demonstrated during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on January 5, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)Commentary

    A.I. could make your company more productive—but not if it makes your people less happy

    By François Candelon, Su Min Ha, and others
  • MIAMI, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 01: Matthew Hoerl of MoNA Gallery wears a VR headset as he speaks with attendees at their booth during the DCentral Miami Conference at the Miami Airport Convention Centre on December 01, 2021 in Miami, Florida. MoNA Gallery describes itself as seeding the open metaverse through the creation and use of unique 3D spaces. Organizers say this is the largest in-person combined NFT and DeFi conference in history. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Commentary

    Conquering the metaverse: 3 ways that businesses can find real customers in virtual worlds

    By François Candelon, Karen Lellouche Tordjman, and others
  • Business colleagues discussing over digital tablet at desk in officeCommentary

    A.I. won’t break your company’s culture—and it might even boost morale

    By François Candelon, Michael Chu, and others
  • A 2nd generation Google Nest Mini smart speaker casting a sinister shadow, to represent issues of privacy and security, taken on December 12, 2019. (Photo by Neil Godwin/Future Publishing via Getty Images)Commentary

    How companies can capitalize on the coming boom in ‘smart assistants’

    By François Candelon, Karen Lellouche Tordjman, and others
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    With A.I., business leaders must prioritize safety over speed

    By François Candelon and Theodoros Evgeniou
  • A worker observes operations in the soluble material processing area of the Puris pea protein processing facility in Dawson, Minnesota, U.S. on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Yellow pea is the fastest-growing source of protein for plant-based meat alternatives, a market thats expected to be worth $140 billion globally by 2029, up from $14 billion in 2019, according to data from food technology company Benson Hill and Barclays Plc. Photographer: Ben Brewer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCommentary

    Synthetic biology could help business save the planet

    By François Candelon, Matthieu Gombeaud, and others
  • CHANGSHA, CHINA – APRIL 09: A L4 autonomous driving bus, operated by Baidu’s Apollo autonomous driving system, runs at the National Intelligent Connected Vehicle (Changsha) Testing Zone on April 9, 2021 in Changsha, Hunan Province of China. (Photo by Yang Huafeng/China News Service via Getty Images)Commentary

    China’s business ‘ecosystems’ are helping it win the global A.I. race

    By François Candelon, Michael G. Jacobides, and others
  • HEFEI, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 15: A worker introduces a scan-reading artificial intelligence (AI) system at the headquarters of iFLYTEK on September 15, 2020 in Hefei, Anhui Province of China. The AI system has speeded up processing of CT scans in diagnosing COVID-19 cases. The system can analyze a patient’s CT scans within three seconds, alongside morphology, range and density of lesions. With more data feedback, the system is updated daily, growing more sensitive and accurate, developers stated. It is a joint initiative by Chinese AI firm iFlytek and Chinese Academy of Sciences. (Photo by Sun Zifa/China News Service via Getty Images)Commentary

    China’s response to COVID showed the world how to make the most of A.I.

    By François Candelon, Matthieu Gombeaud, and others
  • Technical staff members prepare one of the Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc engines of a Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner aircraft operated by All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) under maintenance in ANA’s hanger at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. ANA is scheduled to release earnings results on April 30. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCommentary

    At these companies, A.I. is already driving revenue growth

    By François Candelon and Georgie Stokol
  • DENVER, CO – APRIL 04: Kelsey Kuenstler, HopSkipDrive operations associate for Denver, right with gloves, fingerprints care driver Anthony Jones during an orientation class for the new HopSkipDrive, a ride service for kids at Enterprise Coworking April 04, 2018. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images)Commentary

    Designing for trust: Business lessons from an underdog ride-share startup

    By Marcos Aguiar, François Candelon, and others
  • 02 July 2019, Bavaria, Marktoberdorf: A journalist photographs the new Fendt 942 Vario at the annual press conference of tractor manufacturer AGCO/Fendt. Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa (Photo by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/picture alliance via Getty Images)Commentary

    How A.I.-powered companies dodged the worst damage from COVID

    By
  • A British Airways Boeing 777-236 aircraft flies over residential houses as it prepares to land at London Heathrow Airport in west London on February 5, 2021. – Britain confirmed Thursday it will introduce its new mandatory hotel quarantine rules for travellers returning from dozens of countries deemed at “high risk” from Covid-19 variants later this month. The policy, which will begin from February 15, will require all UK citizens and permanent residents returning from countries on its so-called travel ban list to self-isolate in a government approved facility for 10 days. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)Commentary

    How ‘data alchemy’ could help businesses make the most of A.I.

    By
  • CHENGDU, CHINA – AUGUST 4, 2020 – There are long lines of customers outside IFS’s luxury stores. Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China, August 4, 2020.- PHOTOGRAPH BY Costfoto / Barcroft Studios / Future Publishing (Photo credit should read Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)Commentary

    Your company needs a new China strategy in the ‘decoupling’ era

    By François Candelon, Akhil Puri, and others
  • European flag with board in front of dramatic sky.Commentary

    Europe is missing out on the A.I. revolution—but it isn’t too late to catch up

    By François Candelon and Rodolphe Charme di Carlo