Meet the daphnipolitans

Co-founder and COO of Boost.rs, a startup aimed at democratizing talent management by helping individuals and companies to assess their skills. Boost.rs’ skills profiler powers applications in Talent Management, Internal Mobility, Learning & Development, and Recruitment (visit us at www.boost.rs). I previously held global responsibilities at the Corporate Innovation department of Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT). Prior to that, I led the CWT Travel Management Institute for five years, a think tank dedicated to business travel, and spent four years in strategy consulting and private equity at L.E.K. Consulting. I am an investor and advisor in several startups such as Agricool, Beekast, Bnbsitter, Costockage.fr, Fox Intelligence, Holberton School, Intercloud, Librinova, Limonetik, Meetrip/Cariboo, Metafora Biosystems, Scality, Sculpteo, Seedtag, Switch Collective, Teads, Tech’4’Team, Vide Dressing and Visiblee. Specialties: mentoring, strategy, consulting, client relations, business development, innovation, entrepreneurship, private equity, venture capital, startups.

- Deputy CEO: managing partner in asset management, strategy definition and implementation (marketing, sales, processes, risk management, fund management, etc) - Chief Investment Officer Alternatives & Global Credit: €10bn AUM at the peak; responsible for P&L, risk, operations, product development, business units strategy and operations - Professional Investor on Corporate Assets for 13 years: AUM growth €150mln to €3bn, 7,5% net annualized return over the period 2002-2013 - Independent Board Member In my various positions, and especially as a business leader, I demonstrated my ability to have a vision, share it and obtain support to implement it. As an Investor and a CIO, I stand out as a stress resilient decision maker, solving rapidly complex situations. I particularly like to create/ develop and grow businesses, dealing with associated challenges: culture, recruiting, positioning, marketing, customer knowledge, innovation, new business models etc Areas of expertise: - Investment / investment solutions: equities/credit/alternatives/ private equity/ private debt/fintech - Liquid Alternatives - Strategic thinking / business plan elaboration and implementation - Managing for value: p&l, cash flows, process optimizations, etc - Negotiation: contracts, partnerships, all types of deals/ situations - Organic and external growth - Specific sector knowledge: financial services, energy - New areas of business development - digital and fintech impact (started in 2000 within the LabMorgan)

With 20 years of unparalleled experience gained at the heart of leading stock exchanges in the US and Europe, I have decided to set up Aldebaran Global Advisors, a strategic advisory firm dedicated to helping entrepreneurs, executives and VCs in making informed decisions on capital markets strategy. Working with C-level executives at both private and listed companies, I have seen an increased need for insightful advice on listing and post-listing strategy. During my tenure at Euronext N.V. and the New York Stock Exchange, I was involved in over 90 listings from 15 countries on 7 listing venues.

Experienced Investor with a demonstrated history of working in the internet industry. Skilled in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Digital Strategy, E-commerce, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Partnerships. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a MS focused in Entrepreuneurship from HEC School of Management.

Senior Executive in Digital Media, Entertainment and E-Commerce. Business Angel and Board Member. Advisor and Mentor to Startups & Entrepreneurs. Anne is currently CEO at Iron Group and Iron Capital. She sits on the board of 7digital and 888.com. She mentors start-ups and is an active business angel.