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Based in Silicon Valley, Orsay Consulting advise corporate clients and startups on the future of mobility and autotech. ➠ Focus: transformation of the mobility ecosystem and autotech, i.e., electrification, autonomous & assisted driving, connected services, SDV, shared and new modes as well as adjacent domains➠ Services: market insight, startup and tech scouting, corporate development and strategy, executive briefings / workshops, CES guided tours, partnerships, startup advisory as well as and public keynotes and recruitment➠ Differentiators: 30+ year experience in mobility, strong network in Silicon Valley's and Europe's mobility ecosystems, e.g. startups, corporates, VCs / CVCs, emerging OEMs and tech giants ➠ Repository of over 4000 companies across the global mobility space, incl. >90% startups➠ Monthly newsletter on the Mobility Revolution since 2016 > OrsayConsulting.net/articles-en➠ Landscape of the overall autonomous driving ecosystem > orsayconsulting.net/mobility-resources-en➠ More at OrsayConsulting.net

Villeneuve-D’Ascq, Hauts-De-France, Fr

Mobivia is an independent, family-run group with over 50 years of experience in motoring services in Europe, and around ten brands (Norauto, Midas, ATU, Auto5, etc). Mobivia's companies provide local support to private and professional customers, offering them useful, accessible, innovative and sustainable products and services.www.mobivia.com/en/

San Francisco, California, Us

Powering electric mobility with unified data insightsParen is all about connecting the dots, giving automakers, charge point operators, and government entities the data they need to build an infrastructure so intuitive and reliable it's almost invisible. Acting as a neutral platform, Paren aggregates, enriches, and serves the most comprehensive data on the essential aspects of EV charging.https://www.paren.app

Helsinki, Southern Finland, Fi

Making driving safer & more enjoyable With Augmented Reality. Basemark help show the right content, at the right time and right place in the driver’s Field of View, ensuring that drivers get the critical information they need while driving, without taking their eyes off the road. Basemark developed new ground-breaking AR features for BMW vehicles. These features are improving the driving experience, comfort & safety of many drivers on public roads since 2021.www.basemark.com

Kontrol has developed Kontrol Hub, a collaborative compliance platform which is continuously updated with the latest regulations. It leverages specifically trained AI models to extract requirements from various regulatory and legal sources. Kontrol also offers Kopilot, a verification and validation module which enables virtual homologation for regulations dealing with functional or non-functional requirements.www.kontrol.tech

San Jose, California, Us

UltraSense sells innovative touch experience solutions powering touch interfaces in modern automotive interiors et exteriors, leveraging ultrasound tech, haptic feedback and integrated lighting. The Silicon Valley-based company has developed solid-state UI controlers that work through the widest range of materials, including glass, plastic, metal, wood, and leather.https://ultrasensesys.com

Reims, Fr

Present in Europe and N. America, Urban Radar has a clear goal: merge sectorial and technology expertise to offer the leading data analytics and visualization solutions for smart city stakeholders, providing city managers and mobility operators with clear mobility data insights.www.urbanradar.io

Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

Scalable air quality data platform, mapping the world's pollution using millions of automotive air quality sensors, so everyone can breathe better, whether inside or outside vehicles.www.airlib.co

Guildford, England, Gb

Mentoring startups in the Mobility vertical of Plug and Play, the world's largest technology accelerator, located in Silicon Valley.

Self-diagnostic and predictive maintenance platform for connected cars, blending automotive NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness) science with AI. (Closed down)

In-vehicle Scene Understanding solutions leveraging advanced sensor fusion AI (vision, radar, thermal) to provide real-time in-cabin data analytics.www.eyeris.ai

Munich, Germany, De

Collaborate on automotive and mobility projects.

Zaventem, Belgium, Be

EFQM is the global leader in the deployment of business excellence. EFQM helps organisations in over 50 countries reach and sustain a superior level of overall performance, operating directly and via licensed partners in 34 countries. It is governed by an international board of C-suite executives. ➠ Opened offices in Dubai and Milan with local recruitment. ➠ Widened product portfolio to better address market needs➠ Revamped on-line presence with visible impact on customer satisfaction. ➠ Led governance transformation to increase stakeholder representation.

Various consulting projects in rail and automotive sectors, focusing on global growth.

Saint-Ouen, Fr

Corporate and regional strategies for complete perimeter (7b€); Management of 3 year strategic plan from inception to deployment monitoring; Product strategy for signaling, services and turnkey/infrastructure activities; Business development for high speed rail in N America.➠ Led new China strategy and actively participated in its implementation.➠ Served on the Strategy Committee of UNIFE, the European association of rail equipment and service providers from 2008 to 2010.

Saint-Ouen, Fr

Strategic planning, strategic marketing (market analysis, business intelligence, value analysis ...) for the whole perimeter (7b€).➠ Developed plan and convinced the Executive Committee to raise order budget by 30% (+2b€), level achieved the next 2 years.➠ Created a full fledged marketing department, a first within for Alstom Transport.

Paris, Paris, Fr

Management of Renault's global product portfolio of light commercial vehicles, i.e. 5b€ of sales, #1 brand in Europe. Active member of Renault-Nissan Product Planning "Cross Company Team". Team of 8 product planners. Quarterly reviews with Renault's Executive Committee.➠ Led the replacement of 2 major products (Kangoo and Master), resulting in 20% higher volume vs outgoing models and stronger European market leadership. ➠ Increased global market coverage with 2 innovative concepts.

Paris, Île-De-France, Fr

Global development of the footprint of this 1.5b€ business; negotiation of industrial JVs. Led negotiation from scratch of 5 JV projects in India, S. Africa, Turkey, etc, reporting regularly to Group CEO Noël Goutard. Concluded a JV agreement in S. Africa to supply to Volkswagen.

Paris, Île-De-France, Fr

Management of a $120m / 200 employee plant with both manufacturing and assembly.➠ Led 2 industrial transfers (incl one transatlantic) with zero customer return.

Paris, Île-De-France, Fr

Responsible for Mercedes-Benz' and BMW's N. American business, i.e. $350m of sales and program management; Multinational project teams; Sales and engineering activities in the US, Germany and France; negotiations held in English and German. Massively improved profitability with drastic cost cutting, redesign and intense price negotiation.

Vélizy-Villacoublay, Île-De-France, Fr

Management of Peugeot's export business to Japan, S Korea, Australia and N Zealand; P&L responsibility with annual sales of 60m€.

Farmington, Ct, Us

Interned in the Corporate Strategy dept while attending Ross Business School's MBA program (University of Michigan). Worked on a number of projects relating to international development, partnerships and M&A.

Vélizy-Villacoublay, Île-De-France, Fr

Technical competitive analysis; in-service product evaluation; initiation and management of research programs with universities and institutions.

Vélizy-Villacoublay, Île-De-France, Fr

Mba, General Management

Masters, Mechanical Engineering