Céline spent over 15 years’ in international high tech sector working for Fortune 500 companies. She has acquired a strong experience at defining and implementing strategies with a strong focus on subsidiaries set-up.

Céline has been supporting innovation across luxury industry for many years; she focused on building a strong ecosystem around initiatives such as Fashion & Technology Lab, Fashion Capital Partners, Decoded Fashion Paris, Luxury & Digital book and Luxury Forward conference. She also co-manages Cuir Invest since 2019.

Geoffroy spent more than 10 years in financial & entrepreneurial environments. He started his career in the M&A department of US investment bank Merrill Lynch. He spent 4 years in China as a consultant and an entrepreneur before joining Fred & Farid Group in China.

Back to France in 2013, he heads Fred & Farid Digital Investment Fund, an early stage investment fund dedicated to AdTech, Media & Mobile. He also co-manages Cuir Invest since 2019.

As one of the world’s leading and largest graduate business schools, INSEAD offers participants a truly global educational experience. With campuses in Europe (France), Asia (Singapore) and Middle East (Abu Dhabi), INSEAD’s business education and research spans three continents. Its 145 renowned faculty members from 40 countries inspire more than 1,400 students in its degree and PhD programmes. In addition, more than 11,000 executives participate in INSEAD’s executive education programmes each year.

INSEAD’s MBA programme is ranked #1 by the Financial Times in 2016 and 2017.

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Auriga has been supporting software and life sciences entrepreneurs for more than 20 years, returning world-class performances.

Management company focusing on growth and innovation with €400 million under management,  Auriga has completed more than 50 IPO and M&A since its creation in 1998.