Speakers at BOARD 2027

Jean-Dominique Senard is Chairman of Renault Group and former President of Michelin. Co-author of the Notat-Senard report behind France's PACTE law, he now chairs the supervisory board of the Fives Group.

Pierre-Antoine Vacheron has led Worldline, a European leader in payment services, since March 2025. He was previously CFO and then Deputy CEO at Ingenico, and a senior executive at Groupe BPCE.

James Caan CBE, founder and chairman of Hamilton Bradshaw, is a serial entrepreneur, investor and former BBC Dragons' Den panellist who has spent four decades backing businesses across professional services, buyouts, real estate and venture capital.

Jürgen Eckel is Head of Strategy and Innovation at Airbus Defence and Space, leading work across AI, software and innovation after 18 years building digital businesses at BCG and BCG X.

Mike Jatania is co-founder of Aurea Group and Chief Executive and Chairman of The Body Shop, renowned for acquiring, revitalising and scaling global beauty brands through strategic leadership and investment.

Tim began his career at Amazon, where he was one of the company's first 20 software developers. Over 25 years, he has played a pivotal role in Amazon's rapid expansion, leading teams of over 1,000 people during critical phases of the company's growth.

Olga Megorskaya is the Founder and CEO of Toloka, the data infrastructure layer for AI development. From research to enterprise deployment, Toloka turns AI potential into reliable performance through human judgment.

Steffan is Managing Director at a leading PE firm, Summit Partners. Today, he focuses on the technology sector in Europe.

Alexandre Mars is an entrepreneur and philanthropist. He founded blisce/, backing founders reshaping industries; EPIC Foundation, protecting children and youth worldwide; and INFINITE, helping underprivileged students access the world's top universities.

Fred de Gombert is co-founder and President of Akeneo, which he built from an open-source project into a global software leader with 400+ employees and nearly $200 million raised from international investors.

Roozbeh Charli is the CEO of Einride, leading its mission to decarbonise global road freight through electric and autonomous shipping technology. Previously CFO, Deputy CEO and COO, with prior experience as COO at Billhop.

Anne de Kerckhove is an experienced technology executive and board leader, chairing Eagle Eye, Moneyhub and Pebble Group and serving as Deputy Chair of Evoke, with extensive CEO and investment experience.

Ondrej Vlcek is a cybersecurity entrepreneur, founder and CEO of AISLE, and former CEO of Avast, where he helped build one of the world's largest cybersecurity companies, protecting 400 million users.

Maxime Aiach is co-founder and Chairman of Domia Group, the French personal-services group behind Acadomia, Shiva and Nos Aimés. He has spent more than three decades building businesses in education, home services and elder care.

Based in Paris, Caitlin is CEO of Zipline’s International Markets. She has spent her career building businesses in fintech, energy and autonomous logistics, and has built public-private partnerships and adapted technology and operating models across countries with different regulatory, commercial and institutional environments.

Asi Sharabi is the co-founder and CEO of Wonderbly Group, a house of personalised gift book brands that started as a side project and somehow became one of the most unusual and quietly revolutionary companies in publishing, which is now part of the Penguin Random House group.

Daan de Wever is co-founder and Group CEO of Dstny. As a technology entrepreneur, he speaks about leadership, focus and internationalisation, and the choices required to take companies from one stage of growth to the next.

Toby Southgate is the Group Global CEO of We Are Social, a global social agency with 1,200 people across four continents. With over 20 years in brand marketing, he has worked with Microsoft, Vodafone, Mastercard and L'Oréal.