BIOGRAPHY

Isabelle Bébéar est Directrice des affaires internationales et européennes de Bpifrance depuis 2019. Son équipe développe les relations internationales de Bpifrance pour faire rayonner la banque et servir la croissance des entreprises françaises. Elle s’investit dans le monde pour servir l‘avenir.

A ce titre, Isabelle supervise les relations avec les institutions européennes et internationales et les partenariats avec les fonds souverains et les investisseurs de long terme. Elle accompagne les gouvernements étrangers dans le développement de leurs écosystèmes entrepreneuriaux. Elle a la responsabilité d'EuroQuity, la plateforme digitale de mise en relation des entreprises innovantes avec les opportunités d'affaires et les investisseurs internationaux. Elle gère également Averroès Africa, un fonds de fonds dédié à l'investissement dans les entreprises africaines.

Isabelle est par ailleurs administrateur de Proparco (groupe Agence Française de Développement) et membre de son comité d'audit et des risques. Elle est également vice-présidente du conseil d'administration de HDBI, la Banque hellénique de développement pour les investissements et membre du conseil d'administration d’Attijariwafa Bank Europe. Elle est administratrice du Forum international des fonds souverains (IFSWF) et co-préside le forum international des banques de développement, The Montreal Group.

Isabelle est Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite depuis 2014.

Bpifrance

Bpifrance est la banque publique de développement et le fonds souverain français, en charge du financement des entreprises, de l’amorçage jusqu’à la cotation en bourse. Avec un total bilan de 80 milliards d’euros et 50,3 milliards sous gestion, Bpifrance a injecté 63 milliards d’euros dans l’économie française en 2023. Son résultat net s’est élevé à 1,1 milliard d’euros. Elle est détenue à parité par l’Etat et la Caisse des Dépôts.

Pour plus d’informations : www.bpifrance.fr

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Mina Samaan is a General Partner at MMC Ventures and joined in 2017. He specialises in enterprise software, and has led deals such as Synthesia, Botguard, Red Sift, C TWO and SenseOn. Before joining MMC, Mina worked at Lazard, advising companies on equity capital markets and M&A transactions. He was previously an aerodynamics engineer for Williams Formula 1 team, working on race car design & development as well as control software and testing. At MMC, Mina leads enterprise software investments and has deep expertise in software infrastructure and AI-led businesses.

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His Excellency Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah is the President and CEO of Dubai Chambers, one of the largest economic development arms in Dubai. In his current role, he oversees the implementation of Dubai Chambers’ strategic initiatives and plans, which aim to improve the ease of doing business in Dubai, support businesses expanding globally, attract foreign companies and investment, and advance the digital economy.

In addition to his current role at Dubai Chambers, His Excellency serves as a member of the board at the Dubai Free Zones Council and Emirati Human Resources Development Council and is a member of the University of Dubai Board of Trustees and a member of the board of Union Coop.

Previously, he served as CEO of the Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection for Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism, where he was responsible for overseeing consumer protection, business protection, intellectual property protection, and commercial compliance.

His Excellency also held several other leadership positions at the Department of Economic Development, namely Deputy CEO of the Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection Sector, Deputy CEO of the Dubai Export Development Corporation, Executive Director of Corporate Quality and Excellence, and Deputy Director of the Information Technology Department at Dubai Land Department.

H.E. Lootah earned a bachelor’s degree in computer systems engineering from Arizona State University in the United States and an executive MBA in strategic management from the Higher Colleges of Technology in Dubai.

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Victor Riparbelli is the CEO and Co-founder of Synthesia, the world’s leading AI video communications platform for enterprises. More than 55,000 businesses, including half of the Fortune 100, use it to communicate efficiently and share knowledge at scale using AI avatars. Synthesia is headquartered in London and makes video creation, collaboration and sharing easy for everyone.

Victor has been involved in technology entrepreneurship for the past 10 years and co-founded Synthesia in 2017 together with prof. Matthias Niessner, prof. Lourdes Agapito, and Steffen Tjerrild. Combining technical, academic, and entrepreneurial excellence, Victor and his team are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible using AI, while striving to pioneer the field in an ethical and responsible way.