Alain Lavoie has been working in the language understanding field for more than 25 years developing tools, algorithms and products based on automatic natural language processing (NLP) and modern machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) techniques that allow his clients to transform simple information into useful data that can be easily used. In 2019, he co-founded the startup LexRock AI. It is a "spin off" of existing activities, talents and technologies within the Irosoft company. It draws on more than 25 years of experience, expertise and intellectual property, mainly in the legal world. LexRock AI is dedicated exclusively to the development and commercialization of artificial intelligence and language understanding products for various industries such as the financial and insurance sectors, law firms and legal departments, and the cyber security industry.Alain has been very involved in the ICT ecosystem in Quebec for nearly 20 years. He is mainly known for defending the interests of small and medium-sized information technology companies while promoting the ICT field. He is also involved as a speaker in order to raise awareness and democratize artificial intelligence.