Stéphan-Eloïse Gras

BIO

Advocate of African techs & Open Innovation, Stéphan-Eloïse Gras was the coordinator for digital cooperation and prospective at the Institut français (French Foreign Affairs Ministry) where she developed from 2011 to 2014 “Digital Africa”, a forum for digital industries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Postdoctoral researcher at the Digital Humanism Chair (Humanum) of Sorbonne-Universités in Paris, she is interested in digital cultures, literacies and their globalization. She is the founder and CEO of L’Oreille, a global innovation Lab which support institutions, major corporations and start-ups in the realization of international digital innovation projects, R & D. She co-founded Africa 4 Tech : a 72 hours open innovation bootcamp where Young African Innovators, experts, scientists and corporates worked together to think, design & share impactful tech solutions in a frugal, agile and collaborative way