Keynote · Tech for Industry Show 4.0

    Engineering Operating System

    Discipline as a driver of performance.

    The keynote by Stéphane Dicostanzo & Valentin Houssin, adapted into a page you can skim in minutes. How the discipline of an Engineering Operating System turns scattered engineering into operational performance.

    40-min video + deck 24 June 2026 Stand V13
    Koddex · Keynote

    Engineering Operating System

    Discipline as a driver of performance.

    Koddex

    Speakers

    Stéphane Dicostanzo, Founder & CEO, ex-Exotec, Koddex

    Stéphane Dicostanzo

    Founder & CEO, ex-Exotec

    Architected Exotec's internal software solutions, then founded Koddex to give every hardware team an Engineering Operating System.

    Valentin Houssin, Product & Customer Success, Koddex

    Valentin Houssin

    Product & Customer Success

    Turns the Koddex method into the playbook engineering teams run day to day, from data model to live baselines.

    Speaking at
    TECHFOR
    INDUSTRY
    SHOW4.0
    SMART MANUFACTURING · AI · SUPPLY CHAIN

    What the keynote covers

    Nine ideas, from systemic coupling to connected AI

    1. 01
      Systemic coupling

      One product. Thousands of live dependencies.

    2. 02
      Fragmentation

      Between your tools, the data leaks out.

    3. 03
      The thesis

      Discipline isn't a constraint. It's the infrastructure of performance.

    4. 04
      Architecture

      The three layers of an Engineering OS.

    5. 05
      Method

      Build your operating system in four moves.

    6. 06
      Semantic links

      Structure is written with semantic links.

    7. 07
      Executable OS

      The structure verifies itself on every entry.

    8. 08
      Governance

      Your organization, versioned like software.

    9. 09
      Artificial intelligence

      AI is only smart if your knowledge is connected.

    A return that's both human and financial

    The numbers Stéphane & Valentin put on the table.

    −50%

    alignment meetings

    −30%

    cost of non-quality

    3 wk

    onboarding, not 3 months

    10 min

    quality audit, not 3 weeks

    They Support Us

    Backed by leading investors and institutions who believe in the future of engineering.

    Breega logo, Koddex supporter
    EuraTechnologies logo, Koddex supporter
    Bpifrance logo, Koddex supporter
    Co-funded by the European Union logo, Koddex supporter

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    See the method running

    The keynote is the theory. Koddex is the runtime: a typed engineering graph, MCP-native AI agents, formal reviews and live baselines that turn discipline into operational performance.