Co-founder of Bleu Reflet, a DeepTech startup based at Station F, Mikaël is a French multi-entrepreneur and strategy consultant with over 10 years’ experience in technology, customer experience and growth strategy. At the intersection of innovation and execution, he helps organisations navigate disruption and gain insight into their future, scale operations and unlock growth through emerging technologies – particularly XR, AI and DeepTech.
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Jordane RICHTER
A 2010 graduate of the Rouen Business School (now NEOMA Business School), Jordane Richter began his career abroad, gaining valuable experience in English-speaking Canada and Germany. In 2014, he returned to France to lead the New Media department of an audiovisual production company, a role he held for three years. Driven by innovation and entrepreneurship, he later co-founded Gate Zero, a startup focused on creating and hosting virtual reality escape games. During this venture, he met Bertrand Piquard, now the CEO of LS GROUP. In 2018, Jordane joined LS GROUP as a project manager before establishing and structuring the marketing department. Thanks to his expertise and strategic vision, he quickly rose through the ranks, becoming Chief Sales Officer and joining the Executive Committee in early 2021, while continuing to oversee the marketing division.
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Raphael HADDAD
Thirteen years’ experience in immersive technologies for Culture, Arts, Games, Education and Advertising. My expertise in this emerging field and the cross-disciplinary nature of my position enable me to manage and produce a wide variety of exclusive projects. I believe in passion, creativity and knowledge to give meaning to innovation.
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David BARDOS
Highly skilled creative technologist with 17 years of experience, VR visionaire and serial entrepreneur. In 2015, David founded Antiloop, an award-winning international creative-tech studio that developed cutting edge projects for global companies such as Audi, BMW, Ikea, HBO, Toyota,Lexus, Google, Volkswagen, and Netflix. Antiloop develops international projects in Spain, UK, USA, México, Germany and Belgium.
In 2016, David also co-founded the VR startup ArqVR, a pioneering solution to present architectural projects in VR, that led him to the creation of Univrse. David was a lecturer at Kingston University (London) and participates in different courses of UPF Barcelona School of Management.
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Lauren HERBERT
With over 10 years of experience in the tech industry, Lauren Herbert has been working in the XR industry for the past 3 years. As Marketing & Communication Director at Synergiz, she focuses on showcasing client use cases and demonstrating how immersive technologies can transform and improve the way we work and learn. She also works on behalf of Synergiz and its software suite, Harbor, partnering with key hardware manufacturers to deliver the most comprehensive and tailored solutions to clients.
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Alexandru Gh. POPESCU
Alexandru is a seasoned expert in crafting innovative solutions that converge XR hardware, software, and platform technologies to drive business value across diverse industries and verticals. As a Sr. Solutions Architect at Meta’s Reality Labs division in London, he works closely with product teams and partners ecosystems to design scalable and secure solutions that tackle complex challenges and unlock new opportunities for clients.
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Sébastien BRUSSET
Eyewear designer, specialized in innovation since more than 25 years, convinced that the next eyewear era will be smart.
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Kanchan RAY
Kanchan Ray is the Chief Technology Officer at Nagarro, driving innovation and technology strategy for global enterprises. With 30 years of experience in technology, he shapes cutting-edge solutions for the future. With expertise in AI, cloud, XR, and digital transformation, he helps teams to build scalable and intelligent systems. A thought leader in the tech industry, Kanchan actively contributes to the community through mentorship, writing, and speaking engagements. He is committed to fostering a culture of continuous learning and experimentation, ensuring Nagarro stays ahead in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
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Amélie BORDIN
Amélie Bordin, a digital imaging and IT engineer (graduate of the École Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Rennes (ESIR)), joined the Synergiz R&D team in 2023 to work on the ready-to-use software suite, Harbor. A multiplatform developer specialized in Mixed Reality, she designs immersive experiences tailored to users’ needs. Amélie was also part of the team in charge of migrating Guides to Harbor, contributing to the evolution and optimization of Synergiz’s software ecosystem.
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Glenn AVEZOUX
Glenn is co-founder and CTO of Chat3D, a startup specializing in generative AI solutions for 3D, dedicated to the video game and animation industries. A general engineer with a specialization in Software and Machine Learning, he has been working for several years on generative AI technologies applied to 3D modeling. Through Chat3D, he is pursuing this approach by developing intuitive, high-performance tools for artists, simplifying the creative process and pushing back the limits of digital production.
