Thank you to the members of the jurys and the advisory board who shared their expertise
and time to select the FABA 2026 laureates.
Jury deliberations took place over the course of one week early April.
Find out who the winners are on May 27th, at the FABA ceremony!
and time to select the FABA 2026 laureates.
Jury deliberations took place over the course of one week early April.
Find out who the winners are on May 27th, at the FABA ceremony!
ADVISory board members 2026
Clement Anthonioz Blanc, Business Development & Infra Partnerships, Meta Superintelligence Labs
Eric Buatois, General Partner, BGV
François Cottin, CEO, Augura
Marylene Delbourg Delphis, Serial Technology CEO, Board Member and Advisor
Laura Fontaine, Senior Winemaker, J Vineyards & Winery
Jean Hoefliger, Winemaking and Business Consultant at JH Wine Consulting Inc.
Eric Lallart, CEO, Petit Pot
Elisa de Martel, CFO, Self-employed
Adrien Pascal, Economic Councellor for the West Coast, Head of San Francisco’s Economic Office, Consulate General of France in San Francisco
Romain Serman, Director, Bpifrance USA
Matthieu Soulé, Partner, Head of C.Lab, Cathay Innovation
Dominique Vincenti, Board Member, Loft Orbital
Eric Buatois, General Partner, BGV
François Cottin, CEO, Augura
Marylene Delbourg Delphis, Serial Technology CEO, Board Member and Advisor
Laura Fontaine, Senior Winemaker, J Vineyards & Winery
Jean Hoefliger, Winemaking and Business Consultant at JH Wine Consulting Inc.
Eric Lallart, CEO, Petit Pot
Elisa de Martel, CFO, Self-employed
Adrien Pascal, Economic Councellor for the West Coast, Head of San Francisco’s Economic Office, Consulate General of France in San Francisco
Romain Serman, Director, Bpifrance USA
Matthieu Soulé, Partner, Head of C.Lab, Cathay Innovation
Dominique Vincenti, Board Member, Loft Orbital
jury MEMBERS 2026
Startup of the year - San Francisco
John Banner, Founder & CEO, Respaid
Anouck Champsaur, EIR, Energy Transition Ventures
Kevin Colas, Managing General Partner, Snatched Ventures
Nicolas El Baze, Senior Advisor, Partech
Elsa Jungman, Founder & CEO, HelloBiome
Stephanie Mosqueda, Senior Program Manager, SAP
Augustin Sayer, General Partner, Ovni Capital
Thierry Schang, Executive in Residence, Plug and Play Tech Center
Startup of the year - Los Angeles
Mazen Aoun, Commercial Banking, Digital Tech & Communication, Citi
Isabelle Bart, Founder, Impact Innovator
Christophe Boyac, Managing Director, Oberon Securities
Norik Elchebegian, Sales Director – Transportation & Mobility, Dassault Systemes
Fred Plais, Co-founder & CEO, Upsun
Arie Shen, Founder, Madas Inc.
Yohan Stern, Chairman and CEO of Key Performance Group
Jonathan Tran, Chief Business Officer, Lenet
Fred Volhuer, Special Advisor to the CEO, Atlas V
Luke Wong, Head of Lab, Verizon Innovation Lab
Tech Award
Miguel Castro, Head of AI solutions, Americas region, STMicroelectronics
Olivier Delerm, CEO, A6 Group
Moussa Gherbi, Senior Sales Director, Planisware
Paul Klimos, Special Counsel, Sheppard
François Lopitaux, SVP Product Management, Thoughtspot
Laurent Le Gourrierec, Managing Director, Kerroch Advisory
Jonathan Tran, Chief Business Officer, Lenet
Ludovic Ulrich, Principal PM, Clipchamp & AI Video, Copilot & Office Product Group, Microsoft
Supply Chain Award
Thibault Boiron, Director, Supply Chain Decarbonization, Reset Carbon Ltd
Christophe Cammareri, SVP Supply Chain Operations, K18
Claude Dardant, Chief Operating Officer, Autajon Packaging Thoro
Lucie Gouanelle, Group VP Finance and Operations, Scality
Laurent Hautefeuille, Chief Operating Officer, Bedrock Robotics
Christine Hourcade Hoefliger, Partner, Sheppard
Fabien Rastouil, Founder & Chief Product Officer, Reebelo
Romain Serman, Director, Bpifrance USA
Matthieu Soulé, Partner, Head of C.lab, Cathay Innovation
Dominique Roddier, CEO, Ocergy
Healthcare Award
Arnaud Auger, Director, Cathay Innovation
Hugues Gervais, VP Global Marketing Cardiology, Abbott
Sebastien Marque, CEO, Horiana Corp
Elodie Podgorski, VITEK REVEAL Senior Program Director, bioMerieux
Thomas Ybert, Co-founder & CSO, DNA Script
Victoria Wu, Director of Clinical Development Engineering, Moon Surgical
Corporate Transformation Award
Clarisse Comte, Partner, Massat Consulting Group
Herves Gross, VP R&D CCUS North America, TotalEnergies
Julien Pestourie, SVP EDF power solutions North America, Director of Innovation Lab
Alexandre Plattard, Group Customer VP, New Entrants, Stellantis CBU VP, Forvia
Cristel de Rouvray, former ESI CEO and Board Member
Christophe Tardieu, President West Division, Airgas
Emilie Viasnoff, GM, Keysight
Dominique Vincenti, Board Member, Loft Orbital
Paige Wilson, Chief Development Officer, Acubed, an Airbus Innovation Center
Food Award
Sebastien Bonduelle, Head of Commercial Foodservice Division, Bonduelle Americas
Florence Caraco, Owner & CEO, UDV Group
Nicolas Geant, Co-founder & VP of Strategic Partnerships, Alvéole
Eric Lallart, CEO, Petit Pot
Germain Michel, Co-founder & Owner, Amelie Wine Bar & Bistro
Ludovic Sabot, General Manager USA, Watt
Manon Servouse, Co-founder & CMO, Sarmentine
Benoit Vialle, Owner, Maison Benoit
Sarah Zidane, Office Coordinator, Jade Fiducial
Wine Personality with Positive Impact Award
Frederick Boelen, General Founder, La Cave
Lisa Brown, Director of Communications, Maisons, Marques & Domaines
Stephane de Meurville, General Manager, Chandon
Constance Dumont, Sales Manager, Vinovae
Julien Issenmann, Chief Financial Officer, Joseph Phelps Vineyards
Alexandre Remy, Chief Marketing Officer, Atlas Vineyard Management
François Vignaud, Director, Dalla Valley Vineyards
John Banner, Founder & CEO, Respaid
Anouck Champsaur, EIR, Energy Transition Ventures
Kevin Colas, Managing General Partner, Snatched Ventures
Nicolas El Baze, Senior Advisor, Partech
Elsa Jungman, Founder & CEO, HelloBiome
Stephanie Mosqueda, Senior Program Manager, SAP
Augustin Sayer, General Partner, Ovni Capital
Thierry Schang, Executive in Residence, Plug and Play Tech Center
Startup of the year - Los Angeles
Mazen Aoun, Commercial Banking, Digital Tech & Communication, Citi
Isabelle Bart, Founder, Impact Innovator
Christophe Boyac, Managing Director, Oberon Securities
Norik Elchebegian, Sales Director – Transportation & Mobility, Dassault Systemes
Fred Plais, Co-founder & CEO, Upsun
Arie Shen, Founder, Madas Inc.
Yohan Stern, Chairman and CEO of Key Performance Group
Jonathan Tran, Chief Business Officer, Lenet
Fred Volhuer, Special Advisor to the CEO, Atlas V
Luke Wong, Head of Lab, Verizon Innovation Lab
Tech Award
Miguel Castro, Head of AI solutions, Americas region, STMicroelectronics
Olivier Delerm, CEO, A6 Group
Moussa Gherbi, Senior Sales Director, Planisware
Paul Klimos, Special Counsel, Sheppard
François Lopitaux, SVP Product Management, Thoughtspot
Laurent Le Gourrierec, Managing Director, Kerroch Advisory
Jonathan Tran, Chief Business Officer, Lenet
Ludovic Ulrich, Principal PM, Clipchamp & AI Video, Copilot & Office Product Group, Microsoft
Supply Chain Award
Thibault Boiron, Director, Supply Chain Decarbonization, Reset Carbon Ltd
Christophe Cammareri, SVP Supply Chain Operations, K18
Claude Dardant, Chief Operating Officer, Autajon Packaging Thoro
Lucie Gouanelle, Group VP Finance and Operations, Scality
Laurent Hautefeuille, Chief Operating Officer, Bedrock Robotics
Christine Hourcade Hoefliger, Partner, Sheppard
Fabien Rastouil, Founder & Chief Product Officer, Reebelo
Romain Serman, Director, Bpifrance USA
Matthieu Soulé, Partner, Head of C.lab, Cathay Innovation
Dominique Roddier, CEO, Ocergy
Healthcare Award
Arnaud Auger, Director, Cathay Innovation
Hugues Gervais, VP Global Marketing Cardiology, Abbott
Sebastien Marque, CEO, Horiana Corp
Elodie Podgorski, VITEK REVEAL Senior Program Director, bioMerieux
Thomas Ybert, Co-founder & CSO, DNA Script
Victoria Wu, Director of Clinical Development Engineering, Moon Surgical
Corporate Transformation Award
Clarisse Comte, Partner, Massat Consulting Group
Herves Gross, VP R&D CCUS North America, TotalEnergies
Julien Pestourie, SVP EDF power solutions North America, Director of Innovation Lab
Alexandre Plattard, Group Customer VP, New Entrants, Stellantis CBU VP, Forvia
Cristel de Rouvray, former ESI CEO and Board Member
Christophe Tardieu, President West Division, Airgas
Emilie Viasnoff, GM, Keysight
Dominique Vincenti, Board Member, Loft Orbital
Paige Wilson, Chief Development Officer, Acubed, an Airbus Innovation Center
Food Award
Sebastien Bonduelle, Head of Commercial Foodservice Division, Bonduelle Americas
Florence Caraco, Owner & CEO, UDV Group
Nicolas Geant, Co-founder & VP of Strategic Partnerships, Alvéole
Eric Lallart, CEO, Petit Pot
Germain Michel, Co-founder & Owner, Amelie Wine Bar & Bistro
Ludovic Sabot, General Manager USA, Watt
Manon Servouse, Co-founder & CMO, Sarmentine
Benoit Vialle, Owner, Maison Benoit
Sarah Zidane, Office Coordinator, Jade Fiducial
Wine Personality with Positive Impact Award
Frederick Boelen, General Founder, La Cave
Lisa Brown, Director of Communications, Maisons, Marques & Domaines
Stephane de Meurville, General Manager, Chandon
Constance Dumont, Sales Manager, Vinovae
Julien Issenmann, Chief Financial Officer, Joseph Phelps Vineyards
Alexandre Remy, Chief Marketing Officer, Atlas Vineyard Management
François Vignaud, Director, Dalla Valley Vineyards
