Cedric Vidal is a Principal AI Advocate at Microsoft, specializing in Generative AI š¤, and the startup š and research š¬ ecosystems. He is dedicated to promoting AI in startups and facilitating the transition of research and startup products to the market.
Before his current role, Cedric spent 4 years as an Engineering Manager in the AI data labeling space for the self-driving š industry at Argo AI (now re-spawned as Latitude AI). He previously served as CTO at the fintech AI SaaS startup Quicksign, helping scale the company from early stage to enterprise adoption and later exiting as a shareholder. Earlier in his career, he spent a decade as a software engineering consultant for major fintech enterprises.