Thank you to the members of the Jurys and the Advisory Board who shared their expertise
and time to select the FABA 2023 laureates.
Jury deliberations took place over the course of one week early April.
Find out who the winners are on June 1st, at the FABA ceremony!
and time to select the FABA 2023 laureates.
Jury deliberations took place over the course of one week early April.
Find out who the winners are on June 1st, at the FABA ceremony!
ADVISory board members 2023
Lisa Brown, Senior Brand Manager LVE & Imports, Boisset Collection
Eric Buatois, General Partner, BGV
Thomas Célérier, Client Partner, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Epam System
Nicolas Delaroque, Owner & Chef, Maison Nico
Tiffany Eicholz, Sales Director, Tonnellerie Berger & Fils
Amy de Rouvray, Co-President of the Board of Directors, FACCSF
Jean Hoefliger, Winemaking & Business Consultant, JH Wine Consulting
Martin Klam, Economic Counselor, Embassy of France in the United States – antenna of San Francisco
Mathieu Kohlmeyer, Founder & CEO, La Tourangelle
Anita Melikian, Patent Agent, Surrozen
Sophie Pallas, Enologist- US Market Manager, Onafis
Andreas Sjostrom, VP and Director of Applied Innnovation Exhange, Capgemini
Chloé Soroquere, Business, Marketing, Brand & Social Media Strategist, VeraVista Solution
Matthieu Soulé, Head of BNP Paribas C.Lab Americas, BNP Paribas
Ludovic Ulrich, Principal PM | Clipchamp & Video | Office Media Group, Microsoft
Louis Zandvliet, CEO, Sarmentine
Eric Buatois, General Partner, BGV
Thomas Célérier, Client Partner, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Epam System
Nicolas Delaroque, Owner & Chef, Maison Nico
Tiffany Eicholz, Sales Director, Tonnellerie Berger & Fils
Amy de Rouvray, Co-President of the Board of Directors, FACCSF
Jean Hoefliger, Winemaking & Business Consultant, JH Wine Consulting
Martin Klam, Economic Counselor, Embassy of France in the United States – antenna of San Francisco
Mathieu Kohlmeyer, Founder & CEO, La Tourangelle
Anita Melikian, Patent Agent, Surrozen
Sophie Pallas, Enologist- US Market Manager, Onafis
Andreas Sjostrom, VP and Director of Applied Innnovation Exhange, Capgemini
Chloé Soroquere, Business, Marketing, Brand & Social Media Strategist, VeraVista Solution
Matthieu Soulé, Head of BNP Paribas C.Lab Americas, BNP Paribas
Ludovic Ulrich, Principal PM | Clipchamp & Video | Office Media Group, Microsoft
Louis Zandvliet, CEO, Sarmentine
jury MEMBERS 2023
Startup of the year
Pierre Betouin, Senior Vice President Product Management, Datadog
Brittany Bir, Senior Program Manager, AppExchange Partner Strategic Initiatives, Salesforce
Pascal Brochier, Partner, CEO Coaching International
Eric Buatois, General Partner, BGV
Thomas d’Halluin, Managing Partner, Airbus Ventures
Carlos Diaz, Co-founder & General Partner, Diaspora Ventures
Nicolas El Baze, General Partner, Partech
Farzin Shadpour, Managing Director, San Francisco Ventures
Arpan Soparkar, Green IT/Smart Cities, Orange Silicon Valley
Heloise Pajot, Digital Innovation Lead, EDF Innovation Lab
Ludovic Ulrich, Principal PM | Clipchamp & Video | Office Media Group, Microsoft
Tech Under $50M in revenue or funding
Romain Brante, Managing Director, Bank of the West
Olivier Delerm, CEO, A6 Group
Philippe Cases, CEO, Topio Networks
Corine Grillet, CEO & Co-Founder, Alygne Inc.
Eugenie Rives, Managing Director, Early-Stage Moonshots, X
Gaëlle Vialle, Head of Operations & Enablement, Twitch
Antoine Villata, CEO, Planisware North America
Richard Zolezzi, Chief Legal Officer & Co-Founder, Odaseva
Tech Over $50M in revenue or funding
Vincent-Gaël Baudet, Partner, Bridgepoint
Thierry Cruanes, Co-founder, Snowflake
Laurent Lefouet, Chief Customer Officer, Aera Technology
Laurence Mechali, SVP Professional Services, Ivalua
Jerome Prieur, CEO & Co-Founder, Aurea Technology
Shruti Tournatory, Partner & Head of Business Development, Sapphire Ventures
Michel Tricot, Co-Founder & CEO, Airbyte
Pierre-Damien Vaujour, Co-Founder & CEO, Loft Orbital Solutions Inc.
Women in leadership
Lilas Baketa, Managing Principal, LNB Acounting
George-Axelle Broussillon Matschinga, VP of Diversity & Inclusion, Sephora
Patrick Consorti, Board Member, Alliance Française Silicon Valley
Anne-Flore Goldsberry, CMO, ChiefOutsiders
Christine Hourcade-Hoefliger, Partner, SheppardMullin
Catherine Lewi, Board Member and Advisor
Stefan Madjarov, Investment Specialist, JP Morgan
Isabelle Marcus, CEO, Columbus Law Group
Jean-Claude Viollier, Executive Vice President - Head of North America West Region, Capgemini
Healthcare Life Sciences
Nathalie Auber, Partner & CFO, Sofinnova
Xavier Avat, Chief Business Officer, Capricor Therapeutics
Sylvaine Cases, Chief Business officer, Lynx Biosciences, Inc.
Thomas Célérier, Client Partner, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Epam
Alexandre Droulers, VP Clinical Operations, Sword Health
Hugues Gervais, Divisional Vice President, Abbott Structural Heart
Lisiena Hysenaj, Ph.D, Lead Scientist , Parvus Therapeutics
Myriam Hong Tuan Ha, Director Market access - Ultra-rare diseases, UCB
Anita Melikian, Patent Agent, Surrozen
Sustainability
Guillaume Becle, Vice President Corporate Finance, Sun Power
Sebastien Boyer, Co-Founder & Chairman of the board, FarmWise
Lucie Gouanelle Gardette, Group Finance and Operations, Scality
Christine Hourcade-Hoefliger, Partner, SheppardMullin
Chloe Soroquere, Business, Marketing, Brand & Social Media Strategist, VeraVista Solutions
Matthieu Soule, Head of BNP Paribas C.Lab Americas, BNP Paribas
Maud Texier, Director of Clean Energy and Carbon Development, Climate Operations, Google
Gregoire Viasnoff, Business Incubation VP, SE Ventures
Wine Industry - Personality of the year
Kevin Andre, Sales Director North America, Diam Bouchage
Chloe Asseo, General Manager, L‘Aventure
Frédérick Boelen, VP Business Development, Handwritten Wines & Jessup Cellars, Founder, La Cave
Stephane de Meurville, General Manager, Domaine Chandon
Guillaume de Pracomtal, President, Taransaud North America
Bastien Lucas, Winemaker, BL Winemaking
Alexandre Remy, Managing Partner - Winemaker, Atlas Wine Co.
Mélanie Thomas, Managing Director USA, Janson by Ramondin
Food Company
Fleur Anderson, Business Owner & Chef, My French Cuisine
Jean-Yves Charon, Co-Founder & Pastry Chef, Galaxy Desserts
Delphine Magnier, Co-founder, Les COOK’ettes
Germain Michel, Owner, Amelie Wine Bar
Ingrid Sarlandie, COO & Co-Owner, Bonjour BakeHouse
Manon Servouse, Head of Marketing, Climax Foods
Louis Zandvliet, CEO, Sarmentine
Pierre Betouin, Senior Vice President Product Management, Datadog
Brittany Bir, Senior Program Manager, AppExchange Partner Strategic Initiatives, Salesforce
Pascal Brochier, Partner, CEO Coaching International
Eric Buatois, General Partner, BGV
Thomas d’Halluin, Managing Partner, Airbus Ventures
Carlos Diaz, Co-founder & General Partner, Diaspora Ventures
Nicolas El Baze, General Partner, Partech
Farzin Shadpour, Managing Director, San Francisco Ventures
Arpan Soparkar, Green IT/Smart Cities, Orange Silicon Valley
Heloise Pajot, Digital Innovation Lead, EDF Innovation Lab
Ludovic Ulrich, Principal PM | Clipchamp & Video | Office Media Group, Microsoft
Tech Under $50M in revenue or funding
Romain Brante, Managing Director, Bank of the West
Olivier Delerm, CEO, A6 Group
Philippe Cases, CEO, Topio Networks
Corine Grillet, CEO & Co-Founder, Alygne Inc.
Eugenie Rives, Managing Director, Early-Stage Moonshots, X
Gaëlle Vialle, Head of Operations & Enablement, Twitch
Antoine Villata, CEO, Planisware North America
Richard Zolezzi, Chief Legal Officer & Co-Founder, Odaseva
Tech Over $50M in revenue or funding
Vincent-Gaël Baudet, Partner, Bridgepoint
Thierry Cruanes, Co-founder, Snowflake
Laurent Lefouet, Chief Customer Officer, Aera Technology
Laurence Mechali, SVP Professional Services, Ivalua
Jerome Prieur, CEO & Co-Founder, Aurea Technology
Shruti Tournatory, Partner & Head of Business Development, Sapphire Ventures
Michel Tricot, Co-Founder & CEO, Airbyte
Pierre-Damien Vaujour, Co-Founder & CEO, Loft Orbital Solutions Inc.
Women in leadership
Lilas Baketa, Managing Principal, LNB Acounting
George-Axelle Broussillon Matschinga, VP of Diversity & Inclusion, Sephora
Patrick Consorti, Board Member, Alliance Française Silicon Valley
Anne-Flore Goldsberry, CMO, ChiefOutsiders
Christine Hourcade-Hoefliger, Partner, SheppardMullin
Catherine Lewi, Board Member and Advisor
Stefan Madjarov, Investment Specialist, JP Morgan
Isabelle Marcus, CEO, Columbus Law Group
Jean-Claude Viollier, Executive Vice President - Head of North America West Region, Capgemini
Healthcare Life Sciences
Nathalie Auber, Partner & CFO, Sofinnova
Xavier Avat, Chief Business Officer, Capricor Therapeutics
Sylvaine Cases, Chief Business officer, Lynx Biosciences, Inc.
Thomas Célérier, Client Partner, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Epam
Alexandre Droulers, VP Clinical Operations, Sword Health
Hugues Gervais, Divisional Vice President, Abbott Structural Heart
Lisiena Hysenaj, Ph.D, Lead Scientist , Parvus Therapeutics
Myriam Hong Tuan Ha, Director Market access - Ultra-rare diseases, UCB
Anita Melikian, Patent Agent, Surrozen
Sustainability
Guillaume Becle, Vice President Corporate Finance, Sun Power
Sebastien Boyer, Co-Founder & Chairman of the board, FarmWise
Lucie Gouanelle Gardette, Group Finance and Operations, Scality
Christine Hourcade-Hoefliger, Partner, SheppardMullin
Chloe Soroquere, Business, Marketing, Brand & Social Media Strategist, VeraVista Solutions
Matthieu Soule, Head of BNP Paribas C.Lab Americas, BNP Paribas
Maud Texier, Director of Clean Energy and Carbon Development, Climate Operations, Google
Gregoire Viasnoff, Business Incubation VP, SE Ventures
Wine Industry - Personality of the year
Kevin Andre, Sales Director North America, Diam Bouchage
Chloe Asseo, General Manager, L‘Aventure
Frédérick Boelen, VP Business Development, Handwritten Wines & Jessup Cellars, Founder, La Cave
Stephane de Meurville, General Manager, Domaine Chandon
Guillaume de Pracomtal, President, Taransaud North America
Bastien Lucas, Winemaker, BL Winemaking
Alexandre Remy, Managing Partner - Winemaker, Atlas Wine Co.
Mélanie Thomas, Managing Director USA, Janson by Ramondin
Food Company
Fleur Anderson, Business Owner & Chef, My French Cuisine
Jean-Yves Charon, Co-Founder & Pastry Chef, Galaxy Desserts
Delphine Magnier, Co-founder, Les COOK’ettes
Germain Michel, Owner, Amelie Wine Bar
Ingrid Sarlandie, COO & Co-Owner, Bonjour BakeHouse
Manon Servouse, Head of Marketing, Climax Foods
Louis Zandvliet, CEO, Sarmentine
