Parsa Farsi is the Co-Founder and CTO of Faculties.ai, where he leads the development of cutting-edge AI tools that help university professors transform their teaching methods. With over six years of experience building enterprise-grade AI systems, he previously spearheaded global AI initiatives at AXA, impacting operations in over 50 countries and supporting thousands of employees.

• Beyond his corporate achievements, Parsa has deep roots in both the startup and education ecosystems. As an advisor to several startups based at innovation campuses—including Station F, Europe’s largest startup campus—he has helped early-stage ventures navigate the complex intersection of technology and business. In parallel, he has cultivated a strong presence in the education sector, working with various institutions as a university lecturer, private tutor, and educational consultant.
• A graduate of Sorbonne University in Artificial Intelligence and INSEAD in Business Foundations, Parsa combines technical excellence with strategic insight. He is passionate about ethical AI, intelligent automation, and building scalable, transparent systems that bridge the gap between academia, startups, and real-world application.

André Pitié is the Co-Founder and CEO of Faculties.ai, an edtech platform empowering university professors to reinvent teaching with AI. A serial entrepreneur and marketing expert with over 20 years of experience, André founded France’s first social network in 2000 and led its successful exit to a NASDAQ-listed company. He has since held leadership roles in startups and scale-ups across Europe, taught innovation marketing at HEC Paris, and advised deep tech startups through Creative Destruction Lab. Passionate about education, AI, and product-market fit, he now focuses on building tools that help educators harness AI with creativity, purpose, and impact.