Michel Lutz

Meet Michel Lutz, the 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 TotalEnergies, whose leadership in data and AI transformation has earned him global recognition. A finalist for the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 and a celebrated author, Michel is a driving force behind a new data-driven culture.
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🏆 𝐀 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 & 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

Michel's strategic impact is underscored by a series of prestigious accolades. His work in leading TotalEnergies' ambitious move to the cloud and adopting a Lakehouse architecture earned him a finalist spot for the 2023 Databricks Data Visionary Award. He is also a celebrated author; his book, "𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬," won the 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 and was a finalist for the "Best IT Book of the Year." In 2013, he won the 𝐄𝐍𝐁𝐈𝐒 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞, with judges commending his work for showing "an excellent demonstration of the power of statistics."
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💡 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐈 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭

Beyond his leadership role, Michel is a dedicated communicator and educator. He co-authored a foundational data science book and even translated "The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book" into French, helping to make complex topics more accessible to a wider audience. He is also a well-known speaker at major industry events, discussing how data and AI can play a crucial role in the energy transition and improve efficiency.

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