Robin Rivaton

Robin Rivaton is CEO of Stonal, a 130-person proptech company building the data infrastructure layer for European real estate, and co-founder of Vibiscus, a deeptech start-up developing next-generation acoustic absorption technology for buildings and data centres. He serves as independent board member at CDC Habitat, Socotec, and Société Générale's real estate business unit. An analyst of how technology and AI reshape the world economy, he has written a weekly column for L'Express since 2020, authored eight books on economic and technological transformation, and served as digital and AI adviser to MEDEF, France's principal employers' federation. His most recent book, Why China Will Run the 21st Century, addresses China's dominance in manufacturing, materials, and applied technology as a defining force in the next phase of global competition.