Summary
Fabien Papleux is a seasoned technology executive and founder with three decades of industry experience and a 12-year focused track record in innovation, cloud, AI, robotics and IoT. As a global leader in Accenture’s Innovation group and a former AWS senior solution architect, he blends hands-on architecture and product incubation with C‑level advisory work for large clients and institutions, including NATO and major hospitality and finance players. He has co-founded innovation studios, led global IoT engineering practices, patented an IoT rapid-prototyping platform, and authored influential studies on humanoid and service robotics. Equally comfortable shaping technical reference architectures and launching business programs, he coined the “Responsible Architecture” framework to operationalize ethical AI and technology choices. Now also founding The Hearts & Colors Company, he is quietly steering work at the intersection of technology and human well-being, pairing deep technical breadth with a mission-driven pivot.
12 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Graduate (Bachelor equivalent in Belgium), Graduate (Bachelor equivalent in Belgium) at EPFC - Free University of Brussels - Belgium
College Jean XXIII
French