Pierre-Alexandre Bidard

Pierre-Alexandre Bidard has extensive experience in the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors, currently serving as Executive Vice President of Products and Services at Viaccess-Orca since October 2009. In this role, Bidard heads the sales partnerships team, overseeing the entire life cycle of relationships with external companies to enhance TV and video ecosystems. Prior positions at Viaccess-Orca include Vice President for Partnerships and Security Product Management, and Senior Product Manager, where Bidard focused on CAS/DRM product life cycle management for pay-TV operators in emerging markets. Additionally, Bidard co-leads the "Solutions for Content" Experts' Community at Orange and has held multiple roles at Orange from 1997 to 2009, including Head of TV Enablers and Skill Centers and Senior Project Manager for IPTV. Educational qualifications encompass a Master of Science in Digital Telecommunications Systems from Télécom Paris and a Maîtrise in Applied Physics from Pierre and Marie Curie University.