The European Alliance for Technology Development (Alliance Tech) is a think tank and expert network that promotes the emergence of transformative technologies across sustainable geo-innovation zones. It provides a co-creation framework and business assistance to innovators, investors, private and public sector organisations, academia and R&D centers across and beyond the European continent.
Alliance Tech is a non-profit registered in France.
FROM TECH INNOVATION TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION
Some emerging markets are home to vast talent pools and reserves of entrepreneurial energy. A variety of innovative solutions originate from there, from edtech, to fintech, healthcare, sometimes using such advanced technologies as artificial intelligence, blockchain, or cybersecurity.
Alliance Tech designs or promotes programs to support the emergence of innovation in these countries – aiming to stimulate their sustainable economic and social transformation while delivering global competitiveness.
- Startup mentorship and acceleration: Alliance Tech and its partners help startups integrate to the global market through acceleration programs and individualized mentorship support. These programs are designed with institutions from the countries of origin and destination to make startup development beneficial to all.
- International partnerships: Alliance Tech and its partners help private and public players build partnerships and co-design forward-looking development strategies – through education programs, academic and research programs, industrial alliances, ecosystem integration, etc.
FOCUS AREAS & APPROACH
Through the rich background of its founders, advisors and partners, Alliance Tech’s key areas of expertise include Digital Health, Fashion Tech, Food Tech, Industrial Tech, Digital Commerce and Fintech, as well as blockchain and Web3, among others, in a sustainable perspective.
Alliance Tech designs and promotes Integration Programs. This strategic approach to developing innovation ecosystems focuses on industries that are significant for a country’s economy – aiming to stimulate their technological transformation while delivering both local growth and global competitiveness. From customer data analysis, to product creation, to manufacturing, to retail, Integration Programs address entire industrial verticals with a view to integrating emerging value chains in the global economy.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Adrien Henni
Executive President
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Startup entrepreneur, mentor and investor (Western & Eastern Europe, Central Asia, USA); VC analyst and advisor; co-founder of International Digital News, a news and research agency dedicated to tech innovation in Eastern Europe; speaker & columnist.
Konstantine Karczmarski
Research & Innovation
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International innovation management and investment professional since 1991. Based in Warsaw.
Jean du Boisdulier
Entrepreneurship
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Dr. Alex Kosik
Operations
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Serial tech entrepreneur and angel investor; full-cycle venture and corporate innovation experience; managing investments and portfolios of life sciences, IT, fintech and medical device sectors totaling over $60m in annual revenues. Based in Washington.
Natalia Kova
Executive coaching
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Based in Paris, Natalia Kova is a certified CEO advisor, mentor, and entrepreneur. She specialises in elevating startups and other SMBs to quickly become premium and scalable.
Board Of Advisors
Ronan Bardet
Barcelona
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Co-founder and CEO of international retail tech startup accelerator EGI.
Moncef Belguichi
Paris
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Eli David
Around the world
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Founder of global startup ecosystem analytics company StartupBlink.
Arjay Dineros
Manila
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Arjay Dineros has developed a multi-disciplinary expertise in disaster resilience and environmental management. He has worked on programs for a variety of development agencies and international institutions.
Dmitry Demidenko
Around the world
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A lawyer and venture capitalist operating in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine France and beyond. First VP at the French-Russian Chamber of Commerce (CCIFR).
Patrick Duvaut
Paris
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Director of Innovation at Institut Mines-Télécom, France’s leading engineering and management graduate school network.
Saadat Kadyrova
Baku & Moscow
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International media executive. Azerbaijan advisor.
Andrey Kolodyuk
Kyiv
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Anton Kulichkin
Belarus
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Christian Le Maitre
Bucharest
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Ron Ribitzky, MD
Boston
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Physician, digital health thought leader and entrepreneur. Extensive cross-functional experience with global brands and organizations, startups and academia across the world.
Ray Solone
USA
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Global go-to-market executive driving cross-functional ecosystem enablement to accelerate revenue growth. Strategy engagement across start-ups and MNCs including Intel, Care Innovations, Microsoft, Walmart Health.
Charles Swain
London
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Director at Structura Ventures
Boris Tawakkoli
Germany
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Venture, innovation and science between Eastern and Western Europe. Founder of MosFirst, board member of CFA Society Russia, member of SAP CIS Innovation Council.
Arnaud Touati
Paris
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Founder of Paris-based law firm Hashtag Avocats. Accompanies tech deals with an international dimension.
David Waroquier
Luxembourg
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Partner at Mangrove Capital Partners
PUBLICATIONS
ESG vs Impact Investment. Bad and Good or Just Two Different Worlds?
You have probably noticed that the words “ESG” and “impact” are used by somewhat different people and sometimes those who represent the impact are fierce critics of the ESG-ers. Meanwhile, there seems to be no contradiction as these two concepts belong to two very different domains. “ESG” is a corporate word, while “impact” belongs to the entrepreneurial mindset. ESG is about improvement, impact is about bringing, sometimes radical, change
Armenia’s Deep Tech Dream
Geography has not been very kind to Armenia. Stuck in the Caucasus Mountains between Eastern Europe and West Asia, this country has scarce natural resources and no access to seas. It is not crossed by international trade routes, and many of its borders are closed due to conflicts with some of its neighbors. Yet, brilliant intellectual traditions, top-notch scientific research, and technological achievements have also come to fruition in Armenia
Central Asia: A New Frontier on the Global Tech Map
A dozen time zones away from the United States; about 5,000 km from London or Tokyo; neighboring with Russia, Iran, Afghanistan and China — to many, Central Asia may seem like one of the most remote places to do business with. Yet three decades after emerging from the ruins of the USSR, some countries in the region are eager to assert themselves on the global tech map — and the transformations they are now witnessing could put them on the right track.
IN ALLIANCE TECH’S PROJECT PORTFOLIO
Supporting Ukrainian startups
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Alliance Tech designs and supports projects to integrate Ukrainian startups into EU ecosystems. A pilot project involves Ukrainian association UVCA and Euratechnologies, one of Europe’s largest tech hubs in Lille, France, and other partners.
A tech future for Tajikistan
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Alliance Tech is offering its expertise and networking support to setup IT education and startup development programs in Tajikistan.
Quick Apps Initiative
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Hosted by the OW2 open source community, the Quick App Initiative is a multidisciplinary forum aiming at exploring vertical applications and transversal activities where Quick Apps have the potential to be part of a solution. Alliance Tech supports this community’s initiatives in the fields of sustainability and education..
DietGenius
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Born in Almaty, Kazakhstan, this startup has developed a next-gen diet app. Alliance Tech and its partners helped them develop internationally.
Smart Urban Technologies
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M.Aero
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Alliance Tech mentors have helped this US startup with Russian roots explore international development opportunities, and design winning commercial and financial strategies.