With more than ten years of expertise in entrepreneurship, Stéphane Boukris has a track record of successfully creating businesses in the digital sector. In addition, he has held managing director positions at several Dalenys (Natixis) companies. He is a well-known authority on viral marketing and innovation.
Stéphane was a co-founder of AMETIX, a consultancy business with 450 people that Docapost (Groupe La Poste) purchased in 2017. Stéphane started a brand-new, thrilling enterprise in 2019 with Excelsior, an IT firm (talents, events, contents). In addition to being a partner at SIDE Capital, he is a board member and co-founder of L’Express Ventures (Altice), an early-stage fund, since 2012. In 2008, BFM named him “business person of the year.” In 2010, he was the recipient of the FEVAD innovation award for cofounding the startup “2HeuresAvant.”
In 2013, “Robin Des Bois” became the top musical in France thanks to Stéphane’s production. He studied in California and has a BA from ESSEC and a Master’s from ESCP.
About French Tech Dubai Abu Dhabi
Representatives of French IT businesses working in the UAE elected Stéphane Boukris to lead the newly formed “French Tech Dubai – Abu Dhabi” steering committee. Partners in the campaign include “Team France Export” and Business France.
The new French Tech Dubai – Abu Dhabi initiative will give special attention to green technology and artificial intelligence. Activities will be planned to encourage partnerships and communication between French tech firms and tech players operating in the UAE and other GCC countries. Using the energy and potential this area offers, French Tech Dubai – Abu Dhabi seeks to be a driver of innovation and growth for French businesses.
France wants to rank among the top nations in the world for investors, talent, and start-ups. In order to accomplish this goal, French policies seek to foster the growth of elite technology firms that can address significant societal issues. In order to fortify our technological sovereignty and expedite the ecosystem’s opening to all talents and territories, it enhances the diffusion of French Tech solutions throughout the French economic fabric. This makes French Tech a catalyst for everyone’s economic and professional integration. French Tech has the top spot in the European ecosystem hierarchy for ecological change.
