French entrepreneur, co-CEO of Dawex, Laurent Lafaye has a recognized track record in the field of the data economy and regularly speaks to decision-makers about the creation of data ecosystems and data spaces, and the challenges of data circulation, from data trading to developing data hubs and data marketplaces.

Co-founded in 2015 by Laurent Lafaye and Fabrice Tocco, Dawex is the leader in Data Exchange solutions to distribute or share data products, with trust, for any business case, in compliance with data regulations. Dawex technology enables organizations to create data ecosystems and data spaces to address economic, environmental and decarbonation challenges. In 2020, Dawex was awarded Tech Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, joined the Global Future Council on Data Policy and spoke at Davos in 2022 about creating trust in data exchanges. Dawex is also the initiator of an international standardization program on Trusted Data Transaction.