Applied Innovation Institute
Paris de l'Etraz, PhD, is an experienced academic and business leader currently serving as the Managing Director of the Venture Lab at IE Business School since January 2009, where responsibilities include teaching Entrepreneurship and overseeing international activities. Additionally, Paris holds roles as a Professor of Entrepreneurship, Associate Dean of Blended Programs at the Applied Innovation Institute, and Chairman at Applied Innovation Institute. Paris also serves as a Visiting Professor at KEIO Graduate School of Media Design and President & CEO of Amazing Lab, a boutique start-up investment fund. Past experiences include a partnership at MOSHIQA, directorship at Swissrisk, consultancy roles, and senior positions at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and UBS Investment Bank, primarily in M&A. Paris holds a PhD from Esade and a BA/MA in Computer Science from Boston University.
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Applied Innovation Institute
The Applied Innovation Institute, a non-profit organisation founded in 2009 with roots in Silicon Valley, brings together global leaders in industries, governments, and academic organizations to help each transform to address competition, disruption, and innovation through education, consulting, and partnerships. Corporations such as Applied Materials, Coca Cola, Nissan, Tencent, Yahoo, and Zain trust the Institute to drive innovation across functional and geographical boundaries. The Institute focuses on Aviation, Banking, Logistics and Transportation, Oil & Gas, and Smart Cities. New areas of research include Alternative Food and Insurance. With faculty from the top universities around the world, the Applied Innovation Institute has been at the forefront of horizon scanning and technology disruption. www.appliedinnovationinstitute.org