Industry 5.0: what we learned from our latest roundtable with industry experts?

The session opened with Olivier Fontanille (Associate Partner, Wavestone) presenting the key insights from this new edition, now Franco-German, offering a cross-border view of industrial dynamics in Europe.
This 10th edition highlights an industry in transformation, seeking a balance between performance, sustainability, and human well-being.

Key Insights from the Barometer:

• 67% of companies now integrate environmental considerations into their digital transformation projects.
• 74% place people (safety, skills, and reducing operational strain) at the heart of their initiatives.
• Artificial Intelligence is increasingly a key performance driver, while raising new challenges around industrialization.
• Moving from POC to full-scale deployment remains a central challenge, where data quality and interoperability are critical success factors.

Expert roundtable: decoding Industry 5.0 trends

The event also featured a roundtable with industry experts:

• Anne-Delphine Beaulieu, Digital Transformation and CSR Director, LISI Group LISI
• Octave Lapeyronie, Co-founder, Fabriq
• Hervé de Malliard, CEO, Maison MGA
• Thomas Wagner, Group CIO, Lynxeo
• Jean-François Hénon, Co-founder, Optimistik

Moderated by Corentin Hattier (Senior Consultant, Wavestone), the discussion explored major Industry 5.0 trends: integrating human and environmental dimensions, accelerating AI adoption, and scaling digital solutions.

All participants emphasized the same principle: tomorrow’s industry will rely on a sustainable partnership between data, technology, and people.