Conference Keynote Speakers and Panelists

Frédéric NLEMVO

professor of entrepreneurship and head of department Strategy & Entrepreneurship at NEOMA

Frédéric NLEMVO is professor of entrepreneurship and head of department Strategy & Entrepreneurship at NEOMA Business School. Previously, he worked for University of Liège (Belgium) and HEC Lausanne (Switzerland) and was visiting professor in various institutions in China, Europe and North Africa. His current research focuses on corporate growth, international entrepreneurship and and regional entrepreneurial ecosystems. He published in different French and international journals.

His expertise was used in many areas including, inter alia, as former expert for the EU Commission on business angels, former member of a ministerial cabinet in Belgium (Higher education and research), expert in in various initiatives (White Paper, etc.) on strengthening entrepreneurial culture and innovation in France, external expert for Québec Research Fund from 2011 to 2014 and the International organisation of la Francophonie (IOF). In addition to management experience in the industry, he also consulted for (and mentored) several startups and business incubators.