Artefact’s Florent Bernard Named a Top Leisure and Hospitality Consultant and Leader of 2026

Recognition highlights Bernard’s leadership in advancing data, generative AI, and agentic transformation across travel, tourism, and transportation

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 1, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Artefact, the AI-native company that combines engineering-grade delivery with consulting-level thinking to deliver measurable business results, today announced that Florent Bernard, Managing Partner and Global Lead of Artefact’s Travel, Tourism & Transportation Practice, has been named to The Top Leisure and Hospitality Consultants and Leaders of 2026, by The Consulting Report.

The recognition comes at a pivotal moment for the sector. Travel and tourism is expected to contribute $12 trillion to the global economy in 2026, representing nearly 10% of worldwide GDP, while operators across hospitality, aviation, transport, and entertainment face growing pressure to improve customer experience, modernize operations, and create more value from data and AI.

Since joining Artefact in September 2022, Bernard has led large-scale data and business transformation initiatives for global travel, tourism, and transportation organizations. He serves as a trusted advisor to industry leaders, including Accor, VINCI Airports, Groupe Barrière, Air France, and SNCF, helping them redefine data strategies and deploy cutting-edge generative and agentic AI solutions across their operations.

“Travel and hospitality organizations have an extraordinary opportunity to use AI to improve efficiency and also to redesign how they understand, serve, and retain customers,” said Florent Bernard, Managing Partner and Global Lead, Travel, Tourism & Transportation Practice, Artefact. “This recognition reflects the work of our clients and teams who are turning data and AI into real operational and customer impact across one of the world’s most dynamic industries.”

Bernard brings a distinctive blend of strategic and technical expertise to his work. He holds an engineering degree from ETH Zürich and an MBA from INSEAD, and previously worked in McKinsey & Company’s Digital Practice and as an entrepreneur in the construction sector.

At Artefact, Bernard helps travel and hospitality leaders move beyond AI pilots toward enterprise-wide transformation. His work spans data strategy, customer personalization, operational intelligence, generative AI, agentic workflow design, and the governance required to scale AI responsibly.

Bernard also represented Artefact at Viva Technology 2026, leading sessions on advanced AI and its implications for business transformation.

Bernard was recognized alongside leaders from PwC, Deloitte, Capgemini, EY, Accenture, Slalom, Teneo, McKinsey & Company, and Egon Zehnder.

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About Florent Bernard
Florent Bernard is a Managing Partner at Artefact and Global Lead of the firm’s Travel, Tourism & Transportation Practice. He advises global industry leaders on data strategy, generative AI, agentic AI, and large-scale business transformation. His experience spans strategy consulting, entrepreneurship, cloud and data transformation, and AI implementation.

About Artefact
Artefact is the AI-native company that fuses engineering-grade delivery and consulting-level thinking for proven high-impact results. The team specializes in accelerating data & AI transformation and marketing to drive tangible business outcomes across the entire enterprise value chain. From strategy to design to implementation, Artefact delivers end-to-end, industry-specific data and AI solutions at scale.

Artefact combines full strategy-to-deployment ownership with AI-native engineering and a proven focus on measurable ROI. Its ecosystem credentials include 750+ Gemini Enterprise-certified specialists, selection for the Gemini Enterprise Transformation Program, and Google Cloud AI Partner of the Year for EMEA for two consecutive years, alongside Databricks Tier 1, Anthropic, OpenAI Advanced, Google Premier partner status, and Starburst’s 2026 Emerging Partner of the Year recognition.

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