Innoopolis Core Team
Jean-Luc Scherer
Founder & CEO
INDUSTRY THOUGHT LEADER WITH 20+ YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE MOBILE INDUSTRY, JEAN-LUC SCHERER IS A DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATION SPECIALIST . HE IS REGULARLY FEATURED IN INNOVATION AND TECH MAGAZINE, PART OF MULTIPLE INNOVATION JURIES AND IS ALSO AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE UAE STARTUP ECO-SYSTEM. HE REGULARLY BLOGS ON TOPICS LIKE INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, IOT, BIGDATA, BLOCKCHAIN AND AI AND HAS TODAY MORE THAN 80K FOLLOWERS ON LINKEDIN. JEAN-LUC IS THE FOUNDER OF INNOOPOLIS, A DIGITAL INNOVATION FACTORY. INNOOPOLIS HELPS ENTERPRISES AND CORPORATES TO GET MORE OUT OF THEIR INNOVATION INITIATIVES AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION JOURNEYS.
Christophe Pinot
Co-Founder & Operating Partner
Christophe is a Business consultant with over 20 years of experience and tracking records in implementing and delivering performance and supply chain business solutions in competitive environments. With a unique background encompassing strong academic training, entrepreneurial skills and practical business experience, Christophe has consistent track records which spans across several industries including agribusiness, wholesale, retail, information technology services and management consulting. His assignments allowed him to gain professional and live experiences in several countries in Europe, Middle East and Africa. He is experienced in implementing new real time systems and technology, processes and procedures in medium-large private and government organizations
Claire Vincent
Design Thinking Practitioner
Cross cultural sensitive leader, with global mindset which was shaped by the exposure cultivated living & traveling in Europe, MENA, America and the GCC. Industry thought leader with 15+ years Sales Experience in the Automotive industry, Claire has a solid track record in business transformation with strong focus on Innovation, sales strategy, market launch and change management in intercultural environments.
Passionate about innovation, Claire became a certified SERVICE DESIGN THINKING Facilitator a few years back and founded her first consultancy in Berlin advising starts ups and corporates. For more than 3 years, she trains in GCC to help corporate to innovate and grow their businesses with the Human Centered approach.
She has been designing and delivering Design Thinking trainings and Design sprints for RTA, most of the Banks in UAE and. She developed a specific innovation/design thinking programs for Tawteen & the Emirati Ministry of Human Resources as well as the Executive Council of Dubai.
Marta A. Tomovska
Business Advisor
MARTA ARSOVSKA TOMOVSKA is a former Government Minister for ICT and C-level executive in the IT and telecommunications. She is a board member of a UN framework organization World Summit Awards, and frequent panelist and speaker on the most prestigious ICT conferences worldwide on topics such as digital transformation and innovation strategies. Certified by the UN’s International Telecommunication Union for building national digital innovation ecosystems, she is currently advising governments, organizations and corporations on digital transformation and innovation.