Name: Future of French Tech Panel
Start: 2023-04-12T18:15:00+02:00
End: 2023-04-12T20:00:00+02:00
Location: HEC Paris

Future of French Tech Panel

HEC Paris - Entrepreneurship Center - Start'HEC

A panel discussion with Founders, VCs and leaders of the French Tech ecosystem.

HEC Paris

Get key insights from leaders of the French Tech ecosystem on the theme &quot;﻿The competitiveness of the French Tech ecosystem: opportunities and challenges&quot;.<h3>G﻿eneral information</h3>🚨 This event is open to all students (including from schools other than HEC), and the staff of HEC.🗓️ Wednesday April 12, 18:15📍 HEC Paris Campus, Amphi Bellon (Building S) 🥂﻿ There will be a cocktail reception at the end<h3>Presentation of the panelists</h3>C﻿edric OCédric O is a french politician who graduated from HEC Paris from the Grande Ecole Programme in 2006. He served as advisor to President Emmanuel Macron from 2017 to 2019, and was the appointed as Secretary of State in charge of digital 2019 to 2022. In 2018, he organized the first Tech for Good Summit, that hosted leading tech figures at the Elysée, such as Mark Zuckerberg and Satya Nadella. He is now an advisor to the European Space Agency (ESA).Pia d&#x27;IribarnePia d’Iribarne is Managing Partner of New Wave, a European early-stage venture capital firm co-founded with Jean de La Rochebrochard (Kima Ventures) and mostly funded by Xavier Niel. She graduated from HEC Paris and was previously VP of Accel, one of the world’s leading VC funds. She led successful investments such as Doctolib, Payfit and BeReal, and was named to Forbes&#x27; &quot;30 Under 30&quot; list in 2018.A﻿lexandre ProtAlexandre Prot is the co-founder and CEO of Qonto, a neobank for freelancers and SMEs and currently one of the biggest French unicorns. He graduated from HEC and started his career as a consultant at McKinsey before becoming an entrepreneur. When he founded his first company Smokio (acquired by a Fortune 500 company), he realized the struggle of having to deal with inefficient financial management tools as a business owner, which gave him and his co-founder the idea to built the tool they wish they had. Today, Qonto has raised over €600M and is valued at €4.4B.N﻿ing LiNing Li is a successful serial entrepreneur and HEC Paris graduate. During the Entrepreneurship Specialization in his last year of HEC, he co-founded Myfab, a home decor business that was sold to Kering within two years. He then founded Made.com, a leading European furniture brand, that raised over $136M in funding and was listed on the London Stock Exchange. Li subsequently launched Typology, a sustainable skincare company based in Paris, where he continues to be a leading voice in the European startup ecosystem.A﻿lice GrothAlice Groth is a VC Associate and part of the founding team of Sistafund. She graduated from X-HEC Entrepreneurs. SISTAFUND is a pan-European VC fund backing female founders &amp; gender-balanced teams. With a target of €100M, SISTAFUND I will be deployed from pre-seed to Series A, mainly in France and Europe, with some investments in the US.N﻿adja Bresous MehiganGraduated from HEC Paris in 2004, Nadja Bresous is a Partner at XAnge.vc, focusing on Impact Investing. She is dedicated to supporting innovation contributing to a better future, with a strong focus on Health, Food and environmental issues. She recently led a €22M funding round into Greenly, a French carbon accounting solution for climate conscious companies. For 20 years, XAnge has been a key venture capital fund in Europe with a portfolio that includes Lydia, Skello, Welcome to the Jungle and 360Learning.

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