Nathalie Collignon

Nathalie Collignon currently serves as the Directrice Innovation at Orano, a position held since March 2011, where responsibilities include driving incremental and breakthrough innovation, fostering a culture of innovation within the organization, and promoting open innovation collaborations with other industries. Prior to this role, Nathalie launched the AREVA Innovation PME initiative to enhance collaborative innovation with French SMEs and worked as the Head of AREVA Innovation PME & Open Innovation. Nathalie's career also includes managing R&D external partnerships at AREVA and leading projects related to carbon-based materials recycling and renewable technologies. Earlier experience includes serving as the Energy & Environment Program Manager at the Agence de l'Innovation Industrielle and various managerial roles at Pall Corporation, focusing on coordinating equipment installations in industrial settings. Nathalie holds an engineering degree in Materials and Organic Chemistry from ENSCT - ENSIA and completed preparatory classes in physics and chemistry at Lycée Montaigne.