Thrilled to be at @aiDotEngineer (AIE) Paris 🇫🇷, the first AIE edition outside the US 🇺🇸, hosted at STATION F and organised with Koyeb. It was inspiring to hear the origin story from AI Engineer co-founder Benjamin Dunphy. His vision of creating a global movement, not just an event, has clearly come to life. Partnering with Koyeb, an AI infrastructure company and one of Station F's top startups, was a brilliant move to ensure a high-signal, high-quality experience. As Yann Leger, @gokoyeb’s CEO, highlighted, with 70% of attendees coming from outside France, this truly feels like a global gathering. Also, a welcome note came from Marwan Elfitesse, Head of Startup Programs at @joinstationf. He perfectly set the stage, reminding us that STATION F is a major AI hub, being the birthplace of alumni like @huggingface and home to the event's key organisers, Koyeb. The keynote from @swyx​ (Shawn Wang), AIE co-founder, on the state of AI Engineering was a fantastic deep dive. He painted a clear picture of the future: we're in the midst of an "epic infrastructure buildout," and the next decade will be defined by building AI agents with memory, planning, trust, and orchestration. His breakdown of the emerging "LMOS" (LLM Operating System) and the open debates around evals vs. vibes, context engineering, and the need for fast agents gave us so much to think about. Rounding out the evening, Lélio Renard Lavaud from @MistralAI AI offered a powerful perspective on enterprise adoption. He emphasised that overcoming challenges like data silos and observability is key, as well as governance, speed, and education. His talk was a great reminder that success isn't just about powerful models, but about building a robust "flywheel" to build, deploy, observe, and improve AI systems in the real world. On a personal note, I met @marlene_zw again, the last time was #Pycon Nigeria in 2019. One of the earliest pioneers of African AI communities, and still inspiring today. It was wonderful reconnecting with her and so many other brilliant people here. Huge congrats to the AI Engineer and Koyeb teams for bringing this community together. Looking forward to Day 2! If you’re here, say hi! I’d love to swap notes 😃 #AIEngineer #AIEParis #LLM #StationF #Koyeb #MistralAI #AI #Agents #AIInfrastructure #Community