Innovation board

Innovation board
The Innovation board is composed of representatives of the different types of local actors involved activities related to valorisation and technology transfer.


Members of the Innovation Board 
 

Philippe Wieczorek : Director of the MIAI Institute

Manel Boumegoura : Director, Emergence Division at SATT Linksium.  In charge of the innovation board.

Philippe Broun : Head of Partnerships and Innovation Rhône-Alpes at INRIA. 

Anne Bavazzano : Innovation Manager of the MIAI Institute

Emeline Langlois : Project Manager of the MIAI Institute

Henri-Marc Michaud : CEO INPG Entreprise SA

Sylvie Blanco : Senior full-tenured professor and Executive Director of Innovation at Grenoble Business School (Grenoble École de Management, GEM)

Sylvain Colomb : CEA-Leti Startup Program Manager

Christophe Poyet : Innovation program manager at SATT Linksium

Pedro Olivas : Operational Director  of the student entrepreneurship hub (Pépite oZer)

Alexandre Benoit : Vice-President of USMB in charge of valorisation and contractual relations with companies, Full Professor on computer science, image and signal understanding, machine (deep) learning at Université Savoie Mont Blanc

Richard Thibeaudeau : Business Developer Electronics and Digital Sectors - PUI / FITInnovE

Nourddine Azzaoui : Head of the Master's in Applied Mathematics and Statistics & university lecturer

The strategic areas of work and a few examples of actions taken to contribute to them:

1. Identification of Transfer-Potential Projects:
  • Identification of research results with potential for value creation
  • Detection of all transfer opportunities through meetings with MIAI chair holders
2. Dissemination and Awareness of AI:
  • Organization and broadcasting of webinars in partnership with Minalogic: “AI Perspectives”
  • Creation and facilitation of a Club for partner companies
3. Research Valorization:
  • Daily technology and know-how transfer with our private partners
  • MIAI startup labeling program
  • Promotional videos for labeled startups
4. Development and Monitoring of Industrial Partnerships:
  • AI support program including qualification of requests from industries/organizations
  • Connecting with academic partners and monitoring collaborations
Published on  October 30, 2023
Updated on December 9, 2025