3 April 2024

10:55 – 12:30

Amphi 4

Jérémie Nestel

Jérémie Nestel, with over twenty-five years’ experience in local authorities, specializes in the implementation of digital and ecological transformation projects, with an impact on business development. He was director of SILICON BANLIEUE for the Agglomération d’Argenteuil. He was project manager for the Salon de l’Innovation en Villes Médianes between France and Quebec for three years for the Nevers conurbation, and set up a gas pedal in the Communauté d’Agglomération de Béthune Bruay in France, with the CCI and the Hauts de France Region, around the REV 3 scheme, specializing in ecological transition and business capitalization. He also contributed to the creation of the Corridor Économique de la Transition Énergétique between the Quebec investment fund C3E and the Hauts de France Region. He is currently International Business Development Officer in Canada for Chochoy Conseil.

Debate: How do you finance business development?

Financing start-ups is relatively complex. Generally speaking, funds are available for research and development. There are also traditional venture capitalists willing to support companies as they grow or expand. What happens in between? Where marketing is often regarded as the Valley of Death? It’s a time-consuming period for generating the first productions, organizing promotion and seeking out contracts. It’s also a time when you have to deal with all the red tape involved in certification and homologation, as well as the many and varied facets of sales and after-sales service. How can we support our start-ups through this Valley?