Bernard Despres

Bernard Despres has extensive experience in managing international teams and projects across various countries, including France and Poland. They held leadership roles at major telecommunications companies, including Director for Strategy and Planning at Orange Polska from 2009 to 2012, and Vice-President Core Network, Automation, Security, and E2E Services at Orange Innovation Networks, where they lead R&D activities for 5G and network automation. From 2014 to 2021, they served as Vice-President Europe Country Support, overseeing strategic reviews and transformation programs across the European region. Bernard earned an engineering degree from the Institut supérieur d'Electronique de Paris and completed the Orange Key Leadership Programme at INSEAD in 2018.