Thank you to the members of the Jurys and the Advisory Board who shared their expertise
and time to select the FABA 2022 laureates.
Jury deliberations took place over the course of one week early April.
Find out who the winners are on May 19th, at the FABA ceremony!
and time to select the FABA 2022 laureates.
Jury deliberations took place over the course of one week early April.
Find out who the winners are on May 19th, at the FABA ceremony!
ADVISory board members 2022
Olivier Azancot, Owner, Café Bastille
Eric Buatois, General Partner, BGV
Philippe Cases, CEO, Topio Networks / Spoke / ReadWrite Labs
Thomas Célérier, Client Partner Senior Director HCL, Epam System
John Compisi, Co-founder and Lead Writer, BitesFlightsandSights.com
Amy de Rouvray, VP of the Board of Directors, FACCSF
Anne-Flore Goldsberry, Chief of Staff, Global Demand and Field Marketing, VMware
Céline Goudy, CEO & Co-Founder, Goudy’s French Cuisine
François Gros, Executive Vice President, H&A Barrel Management
Jean Hoefliger, Winemaking & Business Consultant, JH Wine Consulting
Delphine Magnier, Co-founder, Les COOK’ettes
Andreas Sjostrom, VP and Director of Applied Innnovation Exhange, Capgemini
Chloé Soroquere, Business, Marketing, Brand & Social Media Strategist, VeraVista Solution
Matthieu Soulé, Head of BNP Paribas C.Lab Americas, BNP Paribas
Ludovic Ulrich, Principal PM | Clipchamp, Microsoft
Gaëlle Vialle, Head of Operations for Content, BD and Partnerships, Twitch
Eric Buatois, General Partner, BGV
Philippe Cases, CEO, Topio Networks / Spoke / ReadWrite Labs
Thomas Célérier, Client Partner Senior Director HCL, Epam System
John Compisi, Co-founder and Lead Writer, BitesFlightsandSights.com
Amy de Rouvray, VP of the Board of Directors, FACCSF
Anne-Flore Goldsberry, Chief of Staff, Global Demand and Field Marketing, VMware
Céline Goudy, CEO & Co-Founder, Goudy’s French Cuisine
François Gros, Executive Vice President, H&A Barrel Management
Jean Hoefliger, Winemaking & Business Consultant, JH Wine Consulting
Delphine Magnier, Co-founder, Les COOK’ettes
Andreas Sjostrom, VP and Director of Applied Innnovation Exhange, Capgemini
Chloé Soroquere, Business, Marketing, Brand & Social Media Strategist, VeraVista Solution
Matthieu Soulé, Head of BNP Paribas C.Lab Americas, BNP Paribas
Ludovic Ulrich, Principal PM | Clipchamp, Microsoft
Gaëlle Vialle, Head of Operations for Content, BD and Partnerships, Twitch
jury MEMBERS 2022
Tech Under $50M in revenue or funding
Karine Allouche, Vice President, Cloud Area Leaders & Cloud Insight, NepApp
John Banner, CEO, Widr Pay & Commandant (RC) Garde Républicaine
Brittany Bir, Senior Program Manager, AppExchange Operations, Salesforce
Gary Brandeleer, Senior Director of Product Management, Emerging Tech and Products, Salesforce
Gilles Fontaine, Editor in Chief, Challenges
François Laugier, Partner, Ropers Majeski
Reza Malekzadeh, General Partner, Partech
Ludovic Ulrich, Principal PM | Clipchamp, Microsoft
Richard Zolezzi, Chief Legal Officer & Co-Founder, Odaseva
Tech Over $50M in revenue or funding
Daniel Amzallag, COO, Ivalua Group, CEO, Ivalua Inc
Jean-Baptiste Bordes, Attaché for Science and Technology, Consulate General of France in San Francisco
Gary Brandeleer, Senior Director of Product Management, Emerging Tech and Products , Salesforce
Olivier Delerm, CEO, A6 Group
Sidharth Kapila, Vice President | Americas TMT / Tech MU, Capgemini
Guillaume Lardeux, COO Digital & AI, Genesys
Florence Tison, Head of Industry & Technology Practice North America, Business France
Shruti Tournatory, Partner & Head of Business Development, Sapphire Ventures
Ludovic Ulrich, Principal PM | Clipchamp, Microsoft
Life Sciences
Nathalie Auber, Partner & CFO, Sofinnova
Xavier Avat, Sr. Vice President Global Corporate Strategy and New Initiatives, Edwards Lifesciences
Thomas Célérier, Client Partner, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Epam
Christophe Degois, Vice President of Business Development, Dantari
Yamina Hakem, CEO & Founder, GlobalReach BI
Myriam Hong Tuan Ha, Associate Director Market access strategy, Zogenix / UCB
Simona Zompì, MD, PhD Director, Cell Therapy, Sangamo Therapeutics
Sustainability
Elie W. Asmar, CEO , Interpro Inc. & Educator , UCB and USF
Arnaud Auger, Deputy Head of BNP Paribas C.Lab Americas (Innovation lab), BNP Paribas
Eric Brisson, Board Member, Sustainable Ocean Alliance
Christine Hoefliger, Partner, SheppardMullin
Félix Lamolinerie, CEO, Verallia USA
Bill Lesieur, Director, Innovation, Capgemini
Radia Oumer, Head of Sales Strategy, Managing Director Corporate & Commercial Banking Group, Bank of the West
Julien Sauvageon, Vice President Operations, Shaw Bakers
Chloe Soroquere, Business, Marketing, Brand & Social Media Strategist, VeraVista Solutions
Paige Wilson, Chief Operating Officer, Acubed, an Airbus Innovation Center
Smart Cities & Mobility
Marc Amblard, Managing Director, Orsay Consulting
Pierre Gourdain, Senior Managing Director, US, Canada, FlixBus
Laurent Hautefeuille, Head of Business Development and Strategy, Uber Freight
Tanguy Hubert, Senior Technical Leader, Distributed Energy Resources, EPRI
Martin Klam, Economic Counselor , Embassy of France in the United States – antenna of San Francisco
Julien Pestourie, VP, EDF Inc., Director, EDF Innovation Lab
Gabriel Sidhom, CEO, Orange Silicon Valley
Matthieu Soulé, Head of BNP Paribas C.Lab Americas, BNP Paribas
Albert Yuen, Director of Engineering, Advanced AI, Stellantis
Food Industry
Francois Gros, Executive Vice President, H&A Barrel Management
Debora Ferrand, Founder and CEO, Mademoiselle Colette, Inc
Anjuli Manche, International Business Development Analyst, Plug&Play
Sébastien Pfeiffer, Managing Director, Beacon Grand
Maxime Pouvreau, Founder and Chairman , Petit Pot
Mario Rimet, President & General Manager, LF Market
Wine Industry
Frédéric Boelen, VP Business Development, Handwritten Wines & Jessup Cellars, Founder, La Cave
Lisa Brown, Senior Brand Manager LVE & Imports, Boisset Collection
Clément Calleja, Regional Manager, Champagne Billecart Salmon
John Compisi, Co-founder and Lead Writer, BitesFlightsandSights.com
Stephane de Meurville, General Manager, Domaine Chandon
Guillaume de Pracomtal, Director North America, Taransaud
François Gros, Executive Vice President, H&A Barrel Management
Jean Hoefliger, Winemaker, JH Wineconsulting.Inc
Mélanie Thomas, Sales & Business Development, Janson Capsules
Louis Zandvliet, Executive Vice President, Ameridia
Promotion of French Culture
Gabrielle Durana, Founder, President & Executive Director, EFBA
Michelle Edelman, Founder, TINT Gallery
François Gros, Executive Vice President, H&A Barrel Management
Isabelle Marcus, Founder & CEO, Columbus Consulting Group / International Services for Artists
Patrick Patterson, Specialty Commercial Director, SVB Private Bank
Anne-Sophie Seret, Founder, Oui Parent
Ludovic Ulrich, Principal PM | Clipchamp, Microsoft
Sylvie Walter, Founder, Esprit San Francisco
Personality of the year
All jury members, of all categories, voted for the laureate of this category.
Karine Allouche, Vice President, Cloud Area Leaders & Cloud Insight, NepApp
John Banner, CEO, Widr Pay & Commandant (RC) Garde Républicaine
Brittany Bir, Senior Program Manager, AppExchange Operations, Salesforce
Gary Brandeleer, Senior Director of Product Management, Emerging Tech and Products, Salesforce
Gilles Fontaine, Editor in Chief, Challenges
François Laugier, Partner, Ropers Majeski
Reza Malekzadeh, General Partner, Partech
Ludovic Ulrich, Principal PM | Clipchamp, Microsoft
Richard Zolezzi, Chief Legal Officer & Co-Founder, Odaseva
Tech Over $50M in revenue or funding
Daniel Amzallag, COO, Ivalua Group, CEO, Ivalua Inc
Jean-Baptiste Bordes, Attaché for Science and Technology, Consulate General of France in San Francisco
Gary Brandeleer, Senior Director of Product Management, Emerging Tech and Products , Salesforce
Olivier Delerm, CEO, A6 Group
Sidharth Kapila, Vice President | Americas TMT / Tech MU, Capgemini
Guillaume Lardeux, COO Digital & AI, Genesys
Florence Tison, Head of Industry & Technology Practice North America, Business France
Shruti Tournatory, Partner & Head of Business Development, Sapphire Ventures
Ludovic Ulrich, Principal PM | Clipchamp, Microsoft
Life Sciences
Nathalie Auber, Partner & CFO, Sofinnova
Xavier Avat, Sr. Vice President Global Corporate Strategy and New Initiatives, Edwards Lifesciences
Thomas Célérier, Client Partner, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Epam
Christophe Degois, Vice President of Business Development, Dantari
Yamina Hakem, CEO & Founder, GlobalReach BI
Myriam Hong Tuan Ha, Associate Director Market access strategy, Zogenix / UCB
Simona Zompì, MD, PhD Director, Cell Therapy, Sangamo Therapeutics
Sustainability
Elie W. Asmar, CEO , Interpro Inc. & Educator , UCB and USF
Arnaud Auger, Deputy Head of BNP Paribas C.Lab Americas (Innovation lab), BNP Paribas
Eric Brisson, Board Member, Sustainable Ocean Alliance
Christine Hoefliger, Partner, SheppardMullin
Félix Lamolinerie, CEO, Verallia USA
Bill Lesieur, Director, Innovation, Capgemini
Radia Oumer, Head of Sales Strategy, Managing Director Corporate & Commercial Banking Group, Bank of the West
Julien Sauvageon, Vice President Operations, Shaw Bakers
Chloe Soroquere, Business, Marketing, Brand & Social Media Strategist, VeraVista Solutions
Paige Wilson, Chief Operating Officer, Acubed, an Airbus Innovation Center
Smart Cities & Mobility
Marc Amblard, Managing Director, Orsay Consulting
Pierre Gourdain, Senior Managing Director, US, Canada, FlixBus
Laurent Hautefeuille, Head of Business Development and Strategy, Uber Freight
Tanguy Hubert, Senior Technical Leader, Distributed Energy Resources, EPRI
Martin Klam, Economic Counselor , Embassy of France in the United States – antenna of San Francisco
Julien Pestourie, VP, EDF Inc., Director, EDF Innovation Lab
Gabriel Sidhom, CEO, Orange Silicon Valley
Matthieu Soulé, Head of BNP Paribas C.Lab Americas, BNP Paribas
Albert Yuen, Director of Engineering, Advanced AI, Stellantis
Food Industry
Francois Gros, Executive Vice President, H&A Barrel Management
Debora Ferrand, Founder and CEO, Mademoiselle Colette, Inc
Anjuli Manche, International Business Development Analyst, Plug&Play
Sébastien Pfeiffer, Managing Director, Beacon Grand
Maxime Pouvreau, Founder and Chairman , Petit Pot
Mario Rimet, President & General Manager, LF Market
Wine Industry
Frédéric Boelen, VP Business Development, Handwritten Wines & Jessup Cellars, Founder, La Cave
Lisa Brown, Senior Brand Manager LVE & Imports, Boisset Collection
Clément Calleja, Regional Manager, Champagne Billecart Salmon
John Compisi, Co-founder and Lead Writer, BitesFlightsandSights.com
Stephane de Meurville, General Manager, Domaine Chandon
Guillaume de Pracomtal, Director North America, Taransaud
François Gros, Executive Vice President, H&A Barrel Management
Jean Hoefliger, Winemaker, JH Wineconsulting.Inc
Mélanie Thomas, Sales & Business Development, Janson Capsules
Louis Zandvliet, Executive Vice President, Ameridia
Promotion of French Culture
Gabrielle Durana, Founder, President & Executive Director, EFBA
Michelle Edelman, Founder, TINT Gallery
François Gros, Executive Vice President, H&A Barrel Management
Isabelle Marcus, Founder & CEO, Columbus Consulting Group / International Services for Artists
Patrick Patterson, Specialty Commercial Director, SVB Private Bank
Anne-Sophie Seret, Founder, Oui Parent
Ludovic Ulrich, Principal PM | Clipchamp, Microsoft
Sylvie Walter, Founder, Esprit San Francisco
Personality of the year
All jury members, of all categories, voted for the laureate of this category.
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