Meet the CEO

Targeted sessions for insightful information

                              

A monthly opportunity for Start-ups, Entrepreneurs and SMEs to connect with a CEO of a large company.

  • Six companies are directly selected by the CEO according to their relevance and connection with business needs or interests.
  • A win-win session where CEOs connect directly with experts and innovative small companies across various sectors and functions to share their experience, advice and contacts.

Previous participants: Pascal Lambert,  Societe Generale |Damien Dhellemmes, Schneider Electric | Julien Esch, Dragages |Pierre Cheyron, Engie | Jean Drouffe, AXA |Kevin Chow, Thales |Hugues Ricour, Ubisoft | Patrick Pennamen, Naval Group |Denis Bonhomme, Total | See Wee Goh, Atos |Eric Festy, Hermès | Johnpaul Dimech, Sodexo | Joris Dierckx, BNP Paribas Pascal De Petrini, Danone  Wouter Van Wersch, GE | Nils Swolkien, Decathlon | Jean-Philippe Buisson, EDF Cyril Dumon, Bolloré Logistics Mollie Jean de Dieu,  Longchamp | Cedric Retailleau, Pernod Ricard | Adrien GROSSO, Christian Dior | Stephane COURQUIN, CMA CGM | Jerome Roux, STMICROELECTRONICS | Henri NEJADE, BRENNTAG | Thomas BAUDLOT, ENGIE | Franck LOMBARD, DRAGAGES | Charlotte JOZAN, CHANEL | Sanjeev KUMAR, NATIXIS | Valerie Patuel, SAFRAN | Jean-François Trebillod, ADEN- AKILA | Sylvie Gleises, AXA XL Singapore | Lakshmanan Venkateswaran, GEODIS | Karine Alquier-Caro, LEGRAND | Stephan Veyret, DECATHLON | Mickael Leroy, RICHEMONT | O'Niel Dissanayake, SOCOMEC | Yoon Young Kim, Schneider Electric | Abel Ariza, SODEXO | Haissam Chraiteh, SANOFI | Henri Pottier, RATP Dev | Julia Tan, Crédit Industriel et Commercial (CIC) | Yann Maixandeau, ALSTOM | Laurent Boidevezi Moët Henessy 

 

For the next sessions, please check the upcoming events.

Previous Meet The CEO Sessions

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Meet the CEO #45 – SAVENCIA

A warm thank you to Joris Bernard, Managing Director Southern Asia at Savencia, for meeting with six entrepreneurs in one-on-one sessions, exchanging...

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Meet the CEO #44 – Moët Hennessy

A warm thank you to Laurent Boidevezi, President Asia Pacific, Global Travel Retail & Private Sales at at Moët Hennessy, for meeting with six...

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Meet the CEO #43 – ALSTOM

A warm thank you to Yann Maixandeau, Managing Director, Singapore & Malaysia Cluster at Alstom, for meeting with six entrepreneurs in one-on-one...

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Meet the CEO #41 – RATP Dev

A warm thank you to Henri Pottier, CEO Asia Pacific at RATP Dev for meeting with six entrepreneurs in one-on-one sessions, exchanging with them best...

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Meet the CEO #40 - SANOFI

A warm thank you to Haissam Chraiteh, Head of Foundation - General Medicines Asia Eurasia, Country lead Singapore at SANOFI, for meeting with six...

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Meet the CEO #39 - REMY COINTREAU

A warm thank you to Tyrel Ball, Managing Director, North Asia, South-East Asia & Pacific at REMY COINTREAU, who was our CEO of the month. During this...

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Meet the CEO #38 - SODEXO

A warm thank you to Abel Ariza, Managing Director Singapore & Malaysia at Sodexo, who was our CEO of the month  During this session, Abel met with...

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Meet the CEO #37 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

Many thanks to Yoon Young Kim, Cluster President, Singapore, Malaysia, and Brunei at Schneider Electric who was our CEO of the month. During this...

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Meet the CEO #36 SOCOMEC

A warm thank you to O'Niel DISSANAYAKE, CEO Asia Pacific Socomec Group, who was our CEO of the month. During our MEET THE CEO session, O'Niel met...

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Meet the CEO #35 RICHEMONT

A warm thank you to Mickael LEROY, CEO South Asia & Oceania Richemont, who was our CEO of the month. During our MEET THE CEO session, Mickael met...

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Meet The CEO #34 DECATHLON

A warm thank you to Stephan Veyret, CEO Decathlon Singapore, who was our CEO of the month. During our MEET THE CEO session, Stephan met with six...

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Meet the CEO #33 LEGRAND

A warm thank you to Karine Alquier-Caro, Vice President LEGRAND, SEA who was our CEO of the month, and to Mr. Sebastien de Bazin, Country Manager...

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Meet The CEO #32 GEODIS

A warm thank you to Lakshmanan Venkateswaran, Regional Managing Director GEODIS SEA, who was our CEO of the month. During our MEET THE CEO session,...

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Meet The CEO #31 AXA SINGAPORE

A warm thank you to Sylvie Gleises, Country Manager AXA XL Singapore and Gilles Fromageot, Regional Manager Asia AXA XL, who were our CEOs of the...

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Meet The CEO #30 ADEN-AKILA

A warm thanks to Jean-François Trebillod, Asean General Manager ADEN Group, Head of Development AKILA Asia, who was our CEO of the month. During our...

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Meet The CEO #29 SAFRAN

A warm thanks to Valerie Patuel, Managing Director, Safran Helicopter Engines Asia CEO &Country General Delegate, Safran Singapore who was our CEO of...

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Meet The CEO #28 NATIXIS

Thank you Sanjeev Kumar, Senior Country Manager, Singapore Head of South East & South Asia at NATIXIS, for leading our March 2022 session of Meet The...

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Meet The CEO #27 CHANEL

Thank you Charlotte Jozan, Managing Director at Chanel Singapore & SEA, for leading our January 2022 session of Meet The CEO. Charlotte met with 6...

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Meet The CEO #26 DRAGAGES SINGAPORE

Thank you Franck LOMBARD, Managing Director at Dragages Singapore, for leading our November 2021 session of Meet The CEO. Franck met with 6 start-ups...

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Meet The CEO #25 ENGIE

Thank you Thomas BAUDLOT, Chief Executive Officer at ENGIE Southeast Asia, for leading our September 2021 session of Meet The CEO. Thomas met with 6...

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Meet The CEO #24 BRENNTAG

The French Chamber of Commerce organised the 24th edition of MEET THE CEO on Apr 7 2021 with Henri NEJADE, CEO & President EMEA & APAC Board Member at...

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Meet The CEO #23 - STMICROELECTRONICS

The French Chamber of Commerce organised the 23rd edition of MEET THE CEO on Mar 26 2021 with Jerome Roux, Executive Vice President, Head of Sales &...

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Meet The CEO #22 - CMA CGM

The French Chamber of Commerce organised the 22nd edition of MEET THE CEO on Feb 5 2021 with Stephane COURQUIN, CEO at CMA CGM APAC. Based on a  100%...

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Meet The CEO #21 - CHRISTIAN DIOR

The French Chamber of Commerce organised the 21st edition of MEET THE CEO on Dec 4 2020 with Adrien GROSSO, General Manager South East Asia & India at...

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Meet The CEO #20 - PERNOD RICARD

The French Chamber of Commerce organised the 20th edition of MEET THE CEO on Nov 10 2020 with Cedric RETAILLEAU, Managing Director Singapore,...

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Meet The CEO #19 - Longchamp

Our 19th edition of Meet The CEO was with Mollie Jean de Dieu, General Manager of Longchamp Singapore and Malaysia.  She met representatives of...

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Meet The CEO #18 - Bollore Logistics

We held our first online Meet The CEO (18th session) with Cyril Dumon, CEO at Bolloré Logistics Asia Pacific. He met representatives of startups &...

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Meet The CEO #17 - EDF

Our 1 to 1 business matching meetings are still on (albeit with careful measures in place). At our 17th Meet The CEO session yesterday...

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Meet The CEO #16 - Decathlon

In this edition, we had the pleasure of Nils Swolkien, Managing Director at Decathlon Singapore, who met and discussed with 6 selected companies:  ...

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Meet the CEO #15 - GE

In this edition, Wouter Van Wersch, President and CEO of GE Asia Pacific, met with 6 startups and SMEs selected according to business relevance. Great...

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Meet THE CEO#14 – Danone

Thank you Pascal De Petrini, Chairman Asia of Danone for this insightful Meet The CEO session yesterday! We also want to thank the representatives of...

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Meet THE CEO#13 – BNP Paribas

Thank you Joris Dierckx, Head for Southeast Asia and CEO of BNP Paribas Singapore for an engaging Meet The CEO session yesterday! Congratulations to...

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Meet THE CEO#12 – Sodexo

26 June 2019 - Meet the CEO is an initiative of the French Chamber in Singapore that seeks to provide opportunities for start-ups & entrepreneurs and...

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Meet the CEO #11: Hermès

27 May 2019 – Meet the CEO is an initiative of the French Chamber in Singapore that seeks to provide opportunities for start-ups & entrepreneurs and...

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Meet the CEO #10: Atos

27 Mar 2019 – Meet the CEO is a new initiative of the French Chamber in Singapore that seeks to provide opportunities for start-ups & entrepreneurs...

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Meet the CEO #9: Total

27 Feb 2019 – Meet the CEO is a new initiative of the French Chamber in Singapore that seeks to provide opportunities for start-ups & entrepreneurs...

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