Falling Walls Falling Walls Science Summit 2021

Breaking the Wall to European Tech Sovereignty

André Loesekrug-Pietri

Science and Innovation Management

The nominating institution CNRS on the breakthrough:

JEDI seeks to bring Europe in a leadership position in breakthrough technologies. It is powered by 3.900 leaders of Europe’s deeptech ecosystem in 25 countries. JEDI is launching GrandChallenges to push the frontiers of innovation with a radical method based on excellence, speed, highest expectations & bold risk-taking. Driven by humanistic values, it uses a purpose-driven approach to solve major societal issues in environment, healthcare, digital, education, space and oceans through innovation.

Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Bio-Tech, Circular Economy, Climate change, Covid-19, Digital Health, Digitalisation, Education, Energy, Engineering, Environment & Nature, Food & Agriculture, Foresight, Future / Green Cities, Global Cooperation, Green Tech, Hydrogen, Med-Tech, Mobile Health, Mobility & Transportation, Ocean pollution, Quantum Technologies, Renewable energies, Robotic, Science Communication, Science Policy, Space & the Universe, Trust in Science, Disruptive Innovation

André Loesekrug-Pietri

Joint European Disruptive Initiative

André Loesekrug-Pietri, held leadership positions in private equity, government, industry and as an entrepreneur. Starting as assistant to the CEO of Aerospatiale-Airbus, he then spent 15 years in private equity and venture capital. In 2017, he became Special Advisor to the French Minister of Defence, responsible in particular for technology and innovation. He is the Director of the Joint European Disruptive Initiative (JEDI), the European Darpa. Graduate from HEC and from Harvard Kennedy School, he attended Sup-Aero aerospace engineering school. Nominated Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, he is a private pilot and Colonel with the French Air Force People’s Reserve @andrepietri and @eurojedi

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