Expert Network

The voices shaping deep tech investment

THEY JOINED INPHO

At the INPHO® Venture Summit, world-renowned founders, investors and industry leaders come together to explore where to invest next in deep tech. Our speakers bring unique insights into emerging technologies, investment trends and transformative business models.

Below are some of the confirmed speakers and contributors who have participated and shaped the conversation at past editions and are expected to contribute to the 2026 program.

Leadership & Key Figures

The leadership and key figures featured in the INPHO Expert Network represent influential decision-makers in the deep tech ecosystem. These innovation leaders bring strategic vision, investment expertise and industry experience across technology-driven sectors. Their perspectives help shape the future of deep tech, venture capital and global innovation trends.

George ugras

Chairman of the INPHO Venture Summit
Managing Director, AV8 Ventures

Eric Benhamou

Founder & General Partner, Benhamou Global Ventures

François Tison

General Partner, 360 Capital

Gianluca Dettori

General Partner, Primo Ventures

Industry & Corporate leaders

Industry and corporate leaders play a key role in transforming deep tech innovation into real-world applications. Their experience in scaling technologies, managing operations and building strategic partnerships provides valuable insight into how emerging technologies can create impact across industries and global markets.

Hind Beaujon

Chief Sales Officer, Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology

Gemma Garriga

Director, Applied AI, Google

Nicolas Leterrier

Customers, Innovation and One Labs Global Vp, Schneider Electric

Rob Hays

CEO & President, Atom Computing

Peter Lukassen

Circular Economy Manager, Robert Bosch GmbH

Guillaume Tremblay

Head of Innovation, Westinghouse

Xavier Datin

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, i2S

Investors & Venture capital

Investors and venture capital experts within the INPHO network contribute essential knowledge on funding strategies, market dynamics and startup growth. Their expertise helps identify high-potential deep tech companies and supports their development from early-stage innovation to international expansion.

Dieter Kraft

General Manager, Trumpf Venture

Mathieu Costes

Partner, Airbus Ventures

Christian Reitberger

Partner, Matterwave Ventures

T.M. Ravi

Managing Director & Founder, The Hive

Aymerik Renard

General Partner, Hardware Club Venture Capital

Chris Wade

Partner, Isomer Capital

Lars Boehnisch

Investment Manager, Evonik Venture Capital

Boris Dorin

Partner, First Imagine!

Geoffroy Dubus

Partner, Demeter

Jérôme de Bontin

Partner, Capricorn Investment Group

Klaus Kummermehr

Non Executive Director, SNGLR Capital

Marek Kotelnicki

Managing Partner, Vigo Ventures

Alfred Lam

Partner, Chrysalix Venture Capital

Patrick Lord

Senior Partner, Truffle Ventures

Faran Nouri

General Partner and Executive Vice President, America’s Frontier Fund

Jan Westerhues

Investment Partner, Robert Bosch Venture Capital

Igor Ryapin

Head of Research, First Imagine!

Wojtek Smolinski

Managing Partner & CEO, Vigo Ventures

Juri Stricker

Managing Director, Signature Ventures

Eileen Tanghal

Founding & Managing Director, Black Opal Ventures

Remy De Tonnac

Partner, ETF Partners

Kamesh Raghavendra

Chief Product Officer, The Hive

Innovation & Research Experts

Innovation and research experts bring scientific expertise and technological insight into the INPHO ecosystem. Their work focuses on emerging technologies, research-driven innovation and the translation of scientific breakthroughs into scalable business opportunities within the deep tech landscape.

Iñaki Gutiérrez-Ibarluzea

Head of Knowledge Management and Evaluation, BIOEF

Tina Andrea

Foresight Manager, Freudenberg Technology Innovation