--- title: "References and Citations" source: https://olivier-gomez.com/references/ author: Olivier Gomez (OG) language: en updated: 18/10/2026 description: "Patents, rankings, press, podcasts and public profiles for Olivier Gomez (OG). Every entry links to a public, third-party source." --- # Professional record and citations Institutional affiliations, intellectual property and media record. Every entry links to a public, third-party source. Primary record Rankings Press and articles Podcasts, interviews and video Events and roles Public profiles and own channels Videos by others **Third-party records only.** Every entry on this page links to a public, third-party source. For the biography, identity and core facts, see the About page. [About Olivier Gomez](https://olivier-gomez.com/olivier-gomez/) 01 ## Primary record 8 entries, each with a public source ### US Patent US9959162B2 Granted 2018 Public patent record naming Olivier Gomez as an inventor of automated remote network issue resolution technology. [Google Patents](https://patents.google.com/patent/US9959162B2/en) ### US Patent 10,812,327: Event clusters Granted 2020 Second granted US patent naming Olivier Gomez as a co-inventor. [Justia](https://patents.justia.com/patent/10812327) ### Intelligent Automation Congress Official congress page listing Olivier Gomez on the Executive Committee, with IAC.AI. [Congress page](https://www.intelligentautomationcongress.org/about.php) ### Amazon: The A to Z of Generative AI Amazon listing naming Olivier Gomez as co-author, with Kieran Gilmurray. [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Generative-AI-Guide-Leveraging-Business/dp/B0D2QTCGT6) ### Goodreads: The A to Z of Generative AI Book page listing both co-authors. [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211225205-the-a-to-z-of-generative-ai) ### Audible author page Author page listing The A to Z of Generative AI. [Audible](https://www.audible.com/author/Olivier-Gomez/B0D322L1Z9) ### Goodreads author page Author Olivier Gomez, author of The A to Z of Generative AI. [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/24486177.Olivier_Gomez) ### WO 2016/018348 A1: Event clusters PCT application, 2016 International patent application naming Olivier Gomez as a co-inventor, same family as US 10,812,327. [Google Patents](https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2016018348A1/en) 02 ## Rankings 11 entries, each with a public source ### Thinkers360 Global IT Operations #1 (2025), #2 (2026) Top 50 global thought leaders and influencers on IT Operations. Ranked #1 in 2025 and #2 in 2026. [Ranking](https://www.thinkers360.com/top-50-global-thought-leaders-and-influencers-on-it-operations-2025/) ### Thinkers360 Global IT Leadership #11 (2025), #18 (2026) Top 50 global thought leaders and influencers on IT Leadership. Ranked #11 in 2025 and #18 in 2026. [Ranking](https://www.thinkers360.com/top-50-global-thought-leaders-and-influencers-on-it-leadership-2025/) ### Thinkers360 Global IT Strategy #20 (2025), #27 (2026) Top 50 global thought leaders and influencers on IT Strategy. Ranked #20 in 2025 and #27 in 2026. [Ranking](https://www.thinkers360.com/top-50-global-thought-leaders-and-influencers-on-it-strategy-2025/) ### Thinkers360 Global Robotics #12 (2024) Top 50 global thought leaders and influencers on Robotics, 2024. [Ranking](https://www.thinkers360.com/top-50-global-thought-leaders-and-influencers-on-robotics-2024/) ### Thinkers360 profile badges 6 topics Top 10 IT Operations, Top 25 IT Leadership, Top 25 Robotics, Top 50 IT Strategy, Top 100 AI, Top 100 Generative AI. [Profile](https://www.thinkers360.com/tl/oliviergomez) ### Favikon: Top 20 AI Experts in France #10 (2026) Ranked #10 among AI experts in France. [Ranking](https://www.favikon.com/blog/top-ai-experts-france) ### Favikon: top AI researchers and entrepreneurs on social media, France #10 (2026) French ranking by Favikon, February 2026. [Ranking](https://www.favikon.com/fr/blog/top-ai-researchers-entrepreneurs-social-media-france) ### Thinkers360: 50 books to read in 2025 Reading list, 2024 The A to Z of Generative AI listed among books by Thinkers360 thought leaders, 22/12/2024. [List](https://www.thinkers360.com/50-books-from-thinkers360-thought-leaders-you-should-read-in-2025/) ### Favikon: Top 20 AI Researchers and Entrepreneurs in France #10 (2026) Ranked #10 among AI researchers and entrepreneurs in France. [Ranking](https://www.favikon.com/blog/top-ai-researchers-entrepreneurs-social-media-france) ### The AI Journal: 14 people you need to follow in data List, 2023 Olivier Gomez listed as an AI and automation pioneer, 15/06/2023. [List](https://aijourn.com/14-people-you-need-to-follow-in-data/) ### Thinkers360 Top Voices EMEA 2025 Olivier Gomez (OG), IAC, listed among the Thinkers360 Top Voices for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 17/10/2025. [List](https://www.thinkers360.com/announcing-the-thinkers360-top-voices-emea-2025/) 03 ## Press and articles 19 entries, each with a public source ### Sifted 2025 Article on the Europe's AI Opportunity podcast series, naming Olivier Gomez, co-founder and CEO of IAC.AI. [Article](https://sifted.eu/articles/new-podcast-europes-ai-opportunity-brnd) ### Technology Magazine 2026 Article on Huawei's digital inclusion work, with Olivier Gomez of IAC.AI on the TECH Cares Forum panel. [Article](https://technologymagazine.com/news/how-huawei-surpassed-its-global-digital-inclusion-target) ### LAIYE press release 2022 LAIYE and IAC partnership for intelligent automation in EMEA, with a quote from Olivier Gomez, 19/01/2022. [Release](https://laiye.com/en/news/ai-leader-laiye-and-iac-join-forces-to-make-waves-in-emea-intelligent-automation-market) ### IT Europa 2022 News on the IAC and Laiye partnership in EMEA, quoting Olivier Gomez as co-founder and CEO of IAC, 19/01/2022. [Article](https://www.iteuropa.com/news/iac-and-laiye-team-strengthen-rpa-and-ia-emea) ### IoT Now 2022 The same partnership, with his quote, 20/01/2022. [Article](https://iot-now.com/2022/01/20/118463-ai-provider-laiye-and-iac-join-forces-in-emea-intelligent-automation-market/) ### PR Newswire 2022 Laiye launches a business results guarantee for intelligent automation, quoting Olivier Gomez of IAC, 04/04/2022. [Release](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/laiye-eliminates-intelligent-automation-risks-with-first-of-its-kind-business-results-guarantee-301516515.html) ### Digital Innovation magazine Feature, 2022 “IAC: A strictly results-driven approach”, a feature on IAC with Olivier Gomez, 06/06/2022. [Read](https://issuu.com/digital-innovation/docs/digitalinnovation_iac) ### BusinessMole 2024 Launch of The A to Z of Generative AI by Kieran Gilmurray and Olivier Gomez, with his quote, 02/06/2024. [Article](https://www.businessmole.com/groundbreaking-book-launched-to-guide-businesses-in-generative-ai-utilisation/) ### Times of AI 2024 Coverage of Huawei at GITEX Global 2024, including the interview with Olivier Gomez. [Article](https://www.timesofai.com/news/huawei-intelligent-digital-solutions-gitex/) ### Huawei at UNESCO's Digital Learning Week Press release, 2026 Huawei press release on the "Enhancing Digital Literacy in the AI Era" media roundtable and report launch, Paris, 09/09/2026. Olivier Gomez took part in the roundtable. [Release](https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2026/9/ai-literacy) ### Le Mauricien Interview, 2023 Independent press interview on Olivier Gomez and his view that the future of AI depends on the people behind it. [Article](https://www.lemauricien.com/actualites/societe/olivier-gomez-ceo-et-confondateur-diac-ai-lavenir-de-lintelligence-artificielle-depend-des-humains-qui-sont-derriere/607220/) ### Le Tech Observateur 2024 Regional media article on Olivier Gomez and his activity in the French-speaking AI and technology space. [Article](https://letechobservateur.sn/olivier-gomez-et-sil-etait-a-lintelligence-artificielle-ce-que-zinedine-zidane-etait-au-foot-ball/) ### Orals East Africa 2026 Regional article on 2026 field work in Kenya and local coverage. [Article](https://oralseastafrica.news/the-ai-french-tech-enthe-ai-french-techpreneur-olivier-gomez-og-found-in-shianda-villagetrepreneur-found-in-shianda-village/) ### Keenfolks Guest article, 2025 Guest article by Olivier Gomez on intelligent automation and the future of work with AI. [Article](https://www.thekeenfolks.com/ai-trends/olivier-gomez) ### Forbes España 2026 MWC 2026: the CEO of IAC.AI, Olivier Gomez, on a panel about Huawei's DigiTruck project (Europa Press story), 01/03/2026. In Spanish. [Article](https://forbes.es/economia/882282/yang-chaobin-huawei-subraya-que-el-avance-tecnologico-debe-beneficiar-a-todo-el-mundo/) ### Electronics Media 2026 GSMA Intelligence report with Huawei on the AI usage gap, quoting Olivier Gomez on his DigiTruck visit in Kenya, 15/09/2026. [Article](https://www.electronicsmedia.info/2026/09/15/ai-usage-gap/) ### Thinkers360 2025 Article on the AI singularity quoting Olivier Gomez, 17/08/2025. [Article](https://www.thinkers360.com/will-the-ai-singularity-drive-a-new-era-of-exponential-unpredictable-change/) ### Soroco: Partner Speak 2024 Partner page with a quote from Olivier Gomez, Co-Founder and CEO of IAC, 08/08/2024. [Page](https://soroco.com/partner-speak/iac/) ### The AI Journal 2023 Article on automation and productivity quoting Olivier Gomez, 26/10/2023. [Article](https://aijourn.com/79-of-people-using-automation-tools-claim-to-be-more-productive/) 04 ## Podcasts, interviews and video 13 entries, each with a public source ### Sifted Studio Podcast, 2025 Europe's AI Opportunity, episode 2: building AI startups for the enterprise era, recorded at VivaTech 2025. [Episode](https://siftedstudio.buzzsprout.com/2501948/episodes/17363080-europe-s-ai-opportunity-episode-2-building-ai-startups-for-the-enterprise-era) ### Huawei Enterprise, MWC 2026 Video Leading AI DC Innovation, with Michael Qiu of Huawei. [Video](https://e.huawei.com/en/videos/campaign/accelerate-industrial-intelligence/79257232de424ded86ae98b536016a0a) ### Smart Cherrys Thoughts Podcast, 2025 Conversation with Olivier Gomez, co-founder and CEO of IAC.AI, hosted by Sai Charan Paloju. [Listen](https://smartcherrysthoughts.com/smart-cherrys-thoughts-podcast-sai-charan-paloju/chatting-with-olivier-gomez-og-co-founder-and-ceo-at-iac-al-from-france/) ### The Only Constant Podcast, 2024 Kieran Gilmurray and Olivier Gomez on AI technologies and their impact on business and society. [Listen](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/kieran-gilmurray-olivier-gomez-ai-technologies-and/id1718531331?i=1000661152319) ### The Digital Transformation Playbook Podcast, 2024 Kieran Gilmurray with Lasse Rindom and Olivier Gomez: what is the only constant, 05/07/2024. [Listen](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1QCS47Y7GGQrczgt5UTKaG) ### AI Revolution, with Kieran Gilmurray Video Business and society impact of AI, on Kieran Gilmurray's YouTube channel. [Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__kurGrdhCQ) ### AI, Data and Analytics Network Interview Agentic AI is here: are you leading the charge or lagging behind? [Interview](https://www.aidataanalytics.network/events-agentic-ai-summit/downloads/agentic-ai-is-here-are-you-leading-the-charge-or-lagging-behind) ### HFS Research: Unfiltered Stories Videocast, 2023 Structuring win-win automation engagements to drive real business outcomes. Olivier Gomez with Alex Teteris of IWG, hosted by Saurabh Gupta of HFS Research, 04/01/2023. [Watch](https://www.hfsresearch.com/videocasts/unfiltered-stories-structuring-win-win-automation-engagements-to-drive-real-business-outcomes/) ### SaugaTalks Podcast, 2023 Intelligent automation for delivering outcomes with high ROI, hosted by Irene Lyakovetsky. [Listen](https://irenelyakovetsky.substack.com/p/intelligent-automation-for-delivering-4e7) ### What's the BUZZ? AI in Business Podcast, 2022 Intelligent automation, with host Andreas Welsch. [Listen](https://podcast.intelligence-briefing.com/2103439/episodes/11969269-intelligent-automation-guest-olivier-gomez) ### Cloud Wars: Back @ IT Podcast, 2021 Harnessing RPA and AI to Improve Time To Value with Olivier Gomez. Episode by Aaron Back, published 30/06/2021. [Listen](https://cloudwars.com/automation/harnessing-rpa-and-ai-to-improve-time-to-value-with-olivier-gomez) ### Intelligent Automation Congress Video interview What re-imagining intelligent automation means for Olivier Gomez, co-founder and CEO of IAC.AI. [Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHaaI70vOnM) ### Soroco: Discover Before You Automate Webinar On-demand fireside chat with Olivier Gomez, CEO and Co-Founder of IAC, and Chris Duddridge of Soroco. [Watch](https://soroco.com/knowledge-hub/on-demand-webinars/discover-before-you-automate/) 05 ## Events and roles 13 entries, each with a public source ### 5th International Intelligent Automation Congress, Milan 2022 Co-led the intelligent automation workshop with Ian Barkin and Vincenzo Marchica. [Congress page](https://www.intelligentautomationcongress.org/5-international-intelligent-automation-congress/) ### AI Summit Barcelona 2026 Ambassador Organisers' announcement naming Olivier Gomez among the 2026 ambassadors, 14/09/2026. [Post](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/image-carousel-ugcPost-7505234676232507392-OT3p/) ### Huawei TECH Cares Forum, MWC Barcelona 2026 Speaker Event page for the forum where Olivier Gomez spoke. [Event](https://www.huawei.com/en/sustainability/the-latest/events/tech-cares-forum-2026) ### VivaTech 2026 Ambassador Official VivaTech ambassador, 10th edition, Paris, 17-20/06/2026. Confirmed by the organisers by email; no public page. ### RAISE Summit 2026 Ambassador Official RAISE ambassador, Paris, 08-09/07/2026. Confirmed by the organisers by email; no public page. ### 42 Antananarivo Talk, 2025 Invited talk with students, Madagascar, October 2025. [Post](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/oliviergomez_ai-leadership-education-activity-7388922513122017280-ugOI/) ### RAISE Summit 2025 Attendee Paris, 08-09/07/2025. [Post](https://x.com/Olivier__OG/status/1930867744951472547) ### Middle East Economic and PPP Forum 2024 Speaker Dubai, February 2024 (Corporate World Intelligence). [Post](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/oliviergomez_cwi-meeppp2024-corporateworldintelligence-activity-7165646307989176320-Pv0s) ### Corporate World Intelligence, Kuala Lumpur Speaker, 2024 Global Digital HR Transformation, and Global General Counsel and Board Secretary Transformation conferences, 5 to 7 March 2024. Proof: his own event photos; no public page found. ### BDO IT Consulting conference Speaker, 2023 "Automation and AI Horizons", Mauritius, October 2023. [Interview](https://www.lemauricien.com/actualites/societe/olivier-gomez-ceo-et-confondateur-diac-ai-lavenir-de-lintelligence-artificielle-depend-des-humains-qui-sont-derriere/607220/) ### VivaTech 2023 Moderator Two fire chats, Paris, June 2023: with Scott Crowder (IBM Quantum) on the roadmap to useful quantum computing, and with Siddhartha Chatterjee (Club Med) on AI and new technologies for business. Proof: his own event photos and Siddhartha Chatterjee's LinkedIn post; no public event page found. ### Intelligent Automation Congress: Wall of Fame Roles Olivier Gomez, Co-Founder and CEO of IAC, listed for the 5th edition in Milan and the 6th in Barcelona. [Wall of Fame](https://www.intelligentautomationcongress.org/wall-of-fame.php) ### Pointee Board advisor Pointee lists Olivier Gomez among its board members and advisors. [Company page](https://pointee.com/company) 06 ## Public profiles and own channels 8 entries, each with a public source ### Forbes Technology Council Former member Profile on Forbes Councils. [Profile](https://councils.forbes.com/profile/Olivier-Gomez-Global-Automation-AI-Leader-IAC-ai/6387672a-4f97-4ed4-971b-68396ead6931) ### Gartner Peer Community Ambassador profile. [Profile](https://www.gartner.com/peer-community/profile/olivier-gomez) ### Thinkers360 Thought leader profile with rankings, badges and published work. [Profile](https://www.thinkers360.com/tl/oliviergomez) ### Justia Patent Registry Inventor page listing granted US patents. [Registry](https://patents.justia.com/inventor/olivier-gomez) ### LinkedIn LinkedIn Top Voice. Main channel for posts, articles and the newsletter. [Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviergomez/) ### LinkedIn: digital literacy roundtable Post by Olivier Gomez on AI literacy and digital inclusion after the roundtable, 11/09/2026. [Post](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/oliviergomez_ailiteracy-digitalinclusion-ai-ugcPost-7504072026572103680-89IJ/) ### Substack: Kenya field analysis Self-published field report by Olivier Gomez on digital infrastructure and inclusion in East Africa. [Report](https://oliviergomez.substack.com/p/i-went-to-kenya-to-see-if-digital) ### OG Approved newsletter OG Approved AI and Tech News on Substack and Beehiiv, plus the LinkedIn newsletter. [Read](https://oliviergomez.substack.com/) 07 ## Videos by others 30 entries, each with a public source ### Huawei Network: IP TALK 2026 Olivier Gomez, CEO of IAC.AI, with Wang Hui of Huawei on networks that never sleep, 26/08/2026. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dxI9op8IkU) ### #TimTalk with Timothy Hughes 2025 Human + AI: the future of work, with Olivier Gomez, 23/09/2025. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHiMjXxTIoE) ### ManpowerGroup and Experis: AI panel at VivaTech 2025 Panel with Nebius and Olivier Gomez, Founder and CEO of IAC.AI, 23/06/2025. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWZHA-bxxqs) ### Huawei at MWC Barcelona 2025 2025 Future-proof data storage, with Olivier Gomez, Co-Founder and CEO of IAC.ai, 13/03/2025. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEfgH3H9jqw) ### Huawei at GITEX GLOBAL 2024: Chao Liu 2024 Chao Liu of Huawei and Olivier Gomez, CEO of IAC.ai, on manufacturing's digital transformation, 24/10/2024. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_Ek6f3C_n0) ### Huawei at GITEX GLOBAL 2024: Denver Zhang 2024 Interview of Denver Zhang, Huawei, by Olivier Gomez, CEO of IAC.ai, 21/10/2024. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA9Bhba7Pq4) ### Soroco: Olivier Gomez, Co-Founder and CEO, IAC 2024 Interview published by Soroco, 24/07/2024. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCOQmRMuIYg) ### SIA 2024: IA et l'entrepreneuriat 2024 Panel 5 with Olivier Gomez, President and Co-Founder of IAC.AI, 05/06/2024. In French. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdOHQtD-Pb4) ### SIA 2024: Comprendre l'automatisation en IA 2024 Panel 12 with Olivier Gomez, President and Co-Founder of IAC.AI, 06/06/2024. In French. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_yHPQ0-cg8) ### Le Tech Observateur: portrait 2024 Video portrait of Olivier Gomez, expert in AI and automation, 07/06/2024. In French. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxJuNFIM76A) ### Soroco Illuminate London 2024 2024 IAC's Olivier Gomez on insights and takeaways from the event, 24/05/2024. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SFCXsv2C4M) ### Pointee: most important IT trends for CIOs 2024 Olivier Gomez x Pointee, 09/05/2024. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEEEfKnU2FA) ### Pointee: the state of RPA today 2024 Olivier Gomez x Pointee, 09/05/2024. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsSx_OkjX18) ### Pointee: biggest challenges of CIOs in 2024 2024 Olivier Gomez x Pointee, 29/04/2024. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymIJzJa-3lw) ### IRPA AI: The Digital Leader Show 2024 How should CIOs measure automation and AI success, with Olivier Gomez, 17/04/2024. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3aXa8ucvoM) ### Transform NOW podcast, episode 176 Video Intelligent automation outcomes as a service: Brad Hairston with Olivier Gomez (OG), Co-Founder and CEO. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDaW2SJcdGk) ### Pointee: OG on the automation operations market 2023 Olivier Gomez (OG) on maintaining automation at scale, 18/05/2023. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA2DYgQwSvc) ### IRPA AI: taking stock of the intelligent automation market 2023 Olivier Gomez and Daniel Goodstein on how the market evolved, 01/05/2023. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMSKuIvw79I) ### DocDigitizer: Automation Notes 2022 Outcome as a service for RPA service providers, with Olivier Gomez of Intelligent Automation Company, 13/09/2022. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLo1I_8AHmk) ### Kieran Gilmurray: digital transformation and intelligent automation unpicked 2022 Conversation with Olivier Gomez (OG) of IAC.ai, 28/07/2022. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccW9-bMIyQw) ### Kieran Gilmurray: outcome-based models 2022 Olivier Gomez on outcome-based models in intelligent automation, 09/05/2022. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=551LGN5OtIQ) ### Content AI Show 2022 Olivier Gomez, CEO and Co-Founder of IAC, on AI and automation, 06/05/2022. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybF0kWLOboU) ### What's the BUZZ? Live stream 2022 Intelligent automation, special guest Olivier Gomez, Intelligence Briefing, 21/04/2022. The video of the podcast listed above. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbweeZB44jA) ### The Third Thursday: how to measure intelligent automation success 2021 Olivier Gomez with the Third Thursday crew, 23/12/2021. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZlpSUSluOw) ### The Third Thursday: the wheel of intelligent automation 2021 Panel with Pascal Bornet, Ian Barkin, Olivier Gomez and others, 17/12/2021. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-91JXi-tt8) ### The Third Thursday: outcome-driven lens for digital transformation 2021 Olivier Gomez, Co-Founder and CEO, 28/10/2021. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu5l3ZgvGys) ### The Third Thursday: include people at every stage 2021 Olivier Gomez on people in transformation, 28/10/2021. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUCTVWWhTDI) ### Naviant: rethinking the phases of intelligent automation 2021 Olivier Gomez on approaches to the discovery phase, 13/07/2021. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPE0Pyyra9U) ### ChoiceWORX: getting real about ROI 2021 Episode 3, Frank Casale with Olivier Gomez, 26/03/2021. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbx2Hrt3gog) ### ChoiceWORX: top-down vs grassroots RPA 2021 Episode 2, Frank Casale with Olivier Gomez, 16/03/2021. [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHc9KgPnTIU)