Global talent investor

EF Alumni

Benoit Illy

CEO, Fairbrics

Founded:

Cofounder:

Tawfiq Nasr Allah

Interests / background:

Chemical manufacturing, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology

Location:

Cohort:

Benoit Illy has taken multiple projects from the lab to large scale industrial success over the at Saint-Gobain and Safran – managing teams of 15 people and budgets of $3M across Europe and the US.

He holds an award winning PhD from Imperial College London with 16 articles and 2 patents.

Company:

Fairbrics

Fairbrics provide carbon negative fabrics for the fashion industry

Mehdi Adjaoue

Machine learning expert, deployed autonomous museum guides as an undergraduate

Jean-Baptiste Morlot

PhD in machine learning applied to genetics, pioneer in deep learning to decode sequencing data

Jonathan Baptista

Experienced in managing international teams with an MSc in complex systems simulation

Shubhadeep Roychowdhury

Software developer and machine learning engineer, published author on data science

Maëliza Seymour

Experience as an IT project manager at global banks, machine learning graduate

Aditya Nayak

CTO, Plantik Biosciences

Structural and molecular biologist, leader in field of Ambient Temperature Sensing in plants

Ying Shao

CEO, Plantik Biosciences

Experience in company building, leading business development, strategy and marketing

Tawfiq Nasr Allah

Developed breakthrough methods for converting CO2 into chemicals

Alexandra Boussommier

Biomedical engineer, using AI to tackle infertility

Tawfiq Nasr Allah

Developed breakthrough methods for converting CO2 into chemicals

Dr Stefan Glatzel

CTO, CheMastery

Experience in building software and hardware technologies

Dr Anna Andreou

CEO, CheMastery

Chemical methodologist with deep understanding of workflow in chemical manufacturing

CJ Cassar

PhD with a focus on building augmented and virtual reality tools for engineers

Chris Whitehead

Former systems engineer and technology specialist, experience in B2B sales

Christos Ellinas

CTO, Nodes and Links

Award-winning researched in Complex Systems

Greg Lawton

CEO, Nodes & Links

Astrophysicist with experience managing defence programmes and in BAE systems

Yassir Al-Refaie

MSc in IC Design, youngest department head in former company's history

Tawfiq Nasr Allah

Developed breakthrough methods for converting CO2 into chemicals

Dennis Xenos

Expert in optimisation and data analytics for industrial applications.

Jamie Potter

Mathematics and statistics expert

Vasileios Katranidis

PhD in Digital Manufacturing, developed first predictive software tool for thermal spray coatings

Nagmanjunath Shivakumar

CEO, PakkaProfile

Deep understanding of talent acquisition

Dr. Mohammad H. D.A. Farahani

Entrepreneurial scientist, PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Pramod Ghadge

CEO, Unbox Robotics

Master's in Industrial & Systems Engineering from NUS

Shahid Memon

CTO, Unbox Robotics

MSc in Autonomous Robotics Engineering, experienced in AI and robotics

Leopold Spenncer

MSc Industrial Engineering, expert in cement and concrete industries

Robert Meyer

PhD in Machine Learning

Theo Saville

Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineer, background in metals 3D printing

Chris Emery

Engineer programming since age 12, expert in 3D graphics and high-performance computing

Dr Mohammad Tavakkoli

PhD in Chemical Engineering, researched into advanced materials

Adam Boujida

Experience in risk management in aviation, F&B and manufacturing industries