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Event Details

Participate to the pitch contest of the French companies who will showcase their innovations to the Saudi-French experts. During this session, 35 candidates will present their solutions to the juries. At the end, only 25 companies will be choosen to join the Booster Vision 2030 Program.

Agenda

April 17, 2025

Pitch Contest

9:00 AM - 9:25 AM
Welcome drinks
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Opening remarks
Amina SAMBOU (Head of International Acceleration Programs at Business France)
Amina SAMBOU
Alice WODA (Head of International Relations at La French Tech)
Alice WODA
Charles Rodwell (Member of the French Parliament at Assemblรฉe Nationale)
Charles Rodwell
Etienne SAVIN (Head of Booster and Immersion Program at Business France KSA)
Etienne SAVIN
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
1st Pitch Session
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM
Break
10:35 AM - 12:05 PM
2nd Pitch Session
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM
Break
12:10 PM - 1:40 PM
3rd Pitch Session

Juries

Afnan A. ABABTAIN (Innovation & Entrepreneurship Director of Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia (MISA))

Afnan A. ABABTAIN

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Director of Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia (MISA)

Mohammad ALDAHLEH (Partner at Devoteam)

Mohammad ALDAHLEH

Partner at Devoteam

Abdulrahman BASAQR (Lead, Startup Incubation Entrepreneurship Center, Innovation Ecosystem at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST))

Abdulrahman BASAQR

Lead, Startup Incubation Entrepreneurship Center, Innovation Ecosystem at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Elie DACCACHE (Country Director KSA of Sofrecom (Orange))

Elie DACCACHE

Country Director KSA of Sofrecom (Orange)

David GUINHUT (Head of International Development at HSBC)

David GUINHUT

Head of International Development at HSBC

Abdullah HARBI (Lead at Saudi Accelerated Innovation Lab at Aramco)

Abdullah HARBI

Lead at Saudi Accelerated Innovation Lab at Aramco

Arnaud MALEZIEUX (Head of Sustainability Corporate Banking France at HSBC)

Arnaud MALEZIEUX

Head of Sustainability Corporate Banking France at HSBC

Abdo MHANNA (Strategic Relationship Manager at AstroLabs)

Abdo MHANNA

Strategic Relationship Manager at AstroLabs

Hussam Muhieddine (Senior Manager - Entrepreneur In Residence at INSKIP)

Hussam Muhieddine

Senior Manager - Entrepreneur In Residence at INSKIP

Ibrahim NEYAZ (CEO of National Technology Development Program)

Ibrahim NEYAZ

CEO of National Technology Development Program

Charles Rodwell (Member of the French Parliament at Assemblรฉe Nationale)

Charles Rodwell

Member of the French Parliament at Assemblรฉe Nationale

Amina SAMBOU (Head of International Acceleration Programs at Business France)

Amina SAMBOU

Head of International Acceleration Programs at Business France

Etienne SAVIN (Head of Booster and Immersion Program at Business France KSA)

Etienne SAVIN

Head of Booster and Immersion Program at Business France KSA

Emon SHAKOOR (CEO of Blossom Accelerator)

Emon SHAKOOR

CEO of Blossom Accelerator

Alice WODA (Head of International Relations at La French Tech)

Alice WODA

Head of International Relations at La French Tech

Sponsors and Partners

Venue

Venue

Business France HQ
77 Boulevard Saint-Jacques
Paris, Île-de-France, France

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For additional event or venue information, please send an email to etienne.savin@businessfrance.fr

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