Why
La FRENCH TECH düsseldorf?
Bringing together French innovation & German entrepreneurship
La French Tech Düsseldorf topics :
#AI
#Deeptech
#DigitalSupplyChain
#RetailTech
#CustomerExperience
#Innovation
#Greentech
#Entrepreneurship
#E-Commerce
#AI
#Deeptech
#DigitalSupplyChain
#RetailTech
#CustomerExperience
#Innovation
#Greentech
#Entrepreneurship
#E-Commerce
Düsseldorf has been historically a retail berth & Logistic hub
The Board members of La French Tech Düsseldorf are strongly invested in those verticals.
Our mission is to promote FrenchTech innovation into Düsseldorf Business Landscape & to generate value for the region, corporates and startups.
La French Tech Düsseldorf should contribute to promote Düsseldorf reputation by being international, digital & innovative.
La French Tech Düsseldorf is also here to help you as German Startup to scale up internationally to France.
Meet the board members
Valentine Dreyfuss
Co President & Founder
Valentine Dreyfuss leads as General Manager the startup Mercio, France’s leading SaaS software for retail pricing.
Mercio’s goal is to become the European leader in its sector, and the German market is its main development market.
Valentine travels throughout Germany, and in particular the NRW region, to meet with the major players in German distribution.
Adrien Serres
Co President & Founder
Adrien Serres is Country Manager Germany for Recommerce Group
CEO of Mobivent & Mobisales.
20 years of Experience in the Digital & Creative industries
In 2010, he created Wazapp, one of the first creative agency making mobile applications.
Company acquired by Tymate in 2019. Moved to Germany in 2020.
Cyril Catel
General Secretary
Cyril empower brands to converse authentically through the iAdvize platform. With over 15 years of expertise, he’s specialized in integrating digital channels such as Webchat, WhatsApp and Apple Messages seamlessly into your customer journey.
His current mission? Leveraging generative AI to deliver exceptional customer service at scale, while reducing costs.
Currently leading generative AI projects, his expertise can transform your brand’s conversational journey.
Katharina Gortat
Treasurer
With over five years of work experience in business consulting, customer relationship management, and multicultural team leadership, Katharina is a Senior Accelerator Manager at digihub – Digital Innovation Hub Düsseldorf/Rheinland GmbH, where she support startups and SMEs in developing and scaling their digital solutions.
Thierry Tiquant
Community Manager
Thierry has over 16 years experience in the international Online Marketing sector, bringing brands and online audiences closer together thanks to quality content. After working with Teads, a successful startup from the online advertising industry, he designed, grew and optimized Uniper’s Social Media strategy for 8 years.
Sebastian Sehr
Board Member
Sebastian Sehr has more than 20 years of experience in financial and insurance sector – 2 years of consultancy experience developing B2B2C products and solutions in APAC region and Europe – now scouting companies, technology, and opportunities that can transform ERGO and its clients.
Pélagie Mepin-Koebel
Board Member
Since June 2022, Pélagie Mepin-Koebel has been leading the expansion of the French startup Everysens in the German-speaking countries of the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) in her role as Country Director. Everysens is a software editor with solutions for industrial companies dedicated to the decarbonization of the value chain through the optimal use of rail transport.
Tobias Schlotter
Board Member
Tobias Schlotter leads Akeneo in more than 10 countries as General Manager Central & Eastern Europe from Düsseldorf, before taking responsibility for Akeneo’s partners in the Europe and PMO region as VP Channel & Alliances EMEA in October 2022. Tobias studied international business and management and gained more than 10 years of experience in the technology environment before joining Akeneo and its Product Experience Management (PXM) vision in 2015.
David Reich
Board Member
Senior IT Projects Consultant & Marketing Expert with over 15 years of experience at Business France, dedicated to fostering the growth of French tech companies in Germany and enhancing the Franco-German tech ecosystem! 🇫🇷🇩🇪
Throughout his tenure, David has provided strategic consulting services to tech and IT companies, primarily from France, encompassing sales, marketing, and project management. His role involves technology scouting for partners and key accounts, fostering strategic partnerships, and cultivating a growth mindset to drive innovation. 💼💡
Benjamin Lajimi
Board Member
As Trade Advisor Tech & Service at Business France, Benjamin’s role is to advise, connect and help French companies in Germany.
With two Master’s degrees, one in International Project Negotiation from the University of Montpellier, France, and the other in Intercultural Communication from the University of Giessen, Germany, Benjamin began his career as Sales Manager France at a German food tech company based in Cologne. For more than two years, he has held the position of International Development Manager at Business France Germany, where he supports technology companies in their development on the German market, both in terms of commercial development and soft landing.
Benjamin is a regular speaker at Fintech, Insurtech, and Greentech events, three sectors in which he specializes and for which he has developed a strong Franco-German network.
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