Patrice Prez

Patrice PREZ has extensive experience in technology transfer, entrepreneurship, and innovation, currently serving as Head of Ecosystem Development for SMEs and Mid-Caps at Inria since September 2005. In this role, Patrice PREZ coordinates startup ventures and supports tech transfer officers while also being the Inria correspondent at La French Tech and Chief Entrepreneurial Officer for the DG. TL startup entrepreneurship program. Previous positions include Head of Corporate Tech Development and Innovation Department, Head of the Tech Transfer Office at the Sophia Antipolis-Méditerranée Research Center, and roles in various companies such as co-founding LEKTON and serving as a Senior Consultant at ARISEM. Patrice PREZ's academic credentials include a PhD in Cognitive Science from Université Paris-Saclay and two Master's degrees in Artificial Intelligence and Political Economics from Aix-Marseille University.