Speakers
Franck Paris
Director of the French Office in Taipei
Franck Paris
Director of the French Office in Taipei
Bio:
Born on 30 December 1976, Master’s Degree from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), Graduate of the National School of Public Administration (ENA), “Léopold Sédar Senghor” Class, 2004
Conseiller des Affaires Etrangères
- 2001-2002 : Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Southern Africa
- 2002-2004 : National School of Public Administration (ENA)
- 2002 (Internship) : French Embassy in Côte d’Ivoire
- 2004-2006 : Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Great Lakes Region Desk Officer
- 2006-2008 : Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Peacekeeping Operations in Africa Desk Officer
- 2008-2010 : Africa and Development. Permanent Representation of France to the European Union - Brussels (Belgium)
- 2010-2013 : Permanent Representation of France to the European Union – Military Issues/Defence Europe Desk Officer
- 2013-2017 : Adviser to the Defence Minister (Europe and Africa)
- Since 16 May 2017 : Africa Adviser to the President
-August 9, 2023 : Director of the French Office in Taipei
Sébastien Dauvé
CEO, CEA-Leti
Sébastien Dauvé
CEO, CEA-Leti
Bio:
Sébastien Dauvé was named CEO of CEA-Leti effective on July 1, 2021, after more than twenty years of experience in microelectronics technologies and their applications, including clean mobility, medicine of the future, cybersecurity, and power electronics.
Sébastien Dauvé started his career at the French Armament Electronics Center, where he worked on developing synthetic-aperture radar. In 2003, he joined CEA-Leti as an industrial transfer manager and supervised several joint research laboratories, in particular with the multinational Michelin.
In 2007, Sébastien Dauvé became a laboratory manager, then head of an R&D department in the area of sensors applied to the Internet of things and electric mobility. During this time, he supported the dissemination of new technologies in industry, including the automotive industry (Renault), aeronautics, national defense (SAFRAN), and microchips with the industry leader Intel. He played an active role in the creation of start-ups in application fields ranging from health to infrastructure security, leading to dozens of new jobs. In 2016, he became Director of the CEA-Leti Systems Division.
From sensors to wireless communication, Sébastien Dauvé has played an active role in the digital transformation, focused on coupling energy frugality and performance. He has made cross-disciplinary approaches central to innovation by harnessing the expertise of talented teams with diverse backgrounds. Their goal is to provide technological tools for meeting the major societal challenges of the future.
Sébastien Dauvé is a graduate of the French Ecole Polytechnique and the National Higher French Institute of Aeronautics and Space (ISAE-SUPAERO).
Michael Tchagaspanian
EVP Strategic Partnerships, CEA-Leti
Michael Tchagaspanian
EVP Strategic Partnerships, CEA-Leti
Martin Gallezot
Semiconductor Technologies Partnership Manager, CEA-Leti
Olivier Thomas
Deputy Head of the Integrated Circuit & System Division, CEA-List
Sylvie Joly
3D Integration and Packaging Partnership Manager, CEA-Leti
Sylvie Joly
3D Integration and Packaging Partnership Manager, CEA-Leti
BIO:
Sylvie Joly is currently working as 3D integration and packaging Partnerships Manager at CEA-Leti. Sylvie received M.Sc. in Microelectronics from ISEP "Institut Supérieur d'Electronique de Paris" in 1989. She completed her education with a Master in Marketing and Innovation at the Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM) in 2001. Prior to this position, she worked for more than 8 years as display business developer at CEA-Leti. In 2004 as Sr. Marketing Engineer in the CEA's Technology Transfer Department, she built a strong experience in setting up and managing technical marketing surveys. Before joining CEA, she spent 10 years in the industry as an R&D engineer, and 8 years as Sales engineer in several companies including Hewlett Packard and Ericsson.
Eléonore Hardy
Silicon Photonics Partnership Manager, CEA-Leti
Eléonore Hardy
Silicon Photonics Partnership Manager, CEA-Leti
Eleonore Hardy joined CEA-Leti in 2018 as a business developer in silicon photonics.She holds a Master's degree in Engineering and followed a MS in Management & Innovation. Eleonore has been working in the optics and photonics industry since 2005 and previously worked for Philips in the Netherlands and for Varioptic (a BU of Corning) in China.
During her career, Eleonore has been successful in creating long-term value in lasers in France, China and India for Quantel (Lumibird), and spectrometers in Europe and Asia for Resolution Spectra Systems. Eleonore is dedicated to developing new business opportunities in silicon photonics, especially in communications, sensing and high-performance computing.
Vygintas Jankus
MicroLED Partnership Manager, CEA-Leti
Vygintas Jankus
MicroLED Partnership Manager, CEA-Leti
Bio:
Vygintas Jankus completed his PhD (funded by Kodak) and a Postdoc at Durham University (UK), where he investigated materials for OLED displays.
From 2014 to 2020, he worked at a multinational company (Samsung-SDI / Novaled, Germany) as well as a startup (Cynora, Germany). He contributed to the development of OLED material products as well as their implementation within the production lines of major display manufacturers in South Korea and China.
In 2021, he obtained an Advanced Master’s in Technology Innovation Management at Toulouse Business School and joined CEA-Leti (France) as MicroLED and OLED Partnership Manager. He is focused on gathering all of the relevant players in order for innovative microLED and OLED technology to move towards commercialization in markets such as optical communications, VR/AR, smartwatches and smartphones.
