Julien Fredonie

Julien Fredonie has a diverse work experience in the fields of strategic partnerships, corporate venturing, and innovation. Julien has worked as the Head of Strategic Partnerships and Corporate Venturing Europe & Africa at Honda Innovations, where they were responsible for forging partnerships and promoting innovation. Julien has also held the position of Board Observer at INERATEC, where they observed and provided insights on board activities. At Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH, Julien served as the Head of strategic venture partnerships for Europe & Africa, contributing to the development of strategic partnerships. Julien has also worked as an evaluator and mentor for mobility startups at the European Startup Prize. Additionally, Julien has had roles such as Global Challenge curator at Hello Tomorrow Non-profit and Mentor for AI startup programs at Rockstart. Prior to these roles, they were involved in growth enablement for AI startups at Infosys and served as the COO for Direct Marketing activities at Dalenys (Acquired by Natixis). Julien was also the co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Tinkuy, a digital for ESG startup supported by the United Nations. Lastly, Julien has worked as the e-business Director at MixCommerce, a leading European company in e-business delegation activities for premium brands.

Julien Fredonie completed an Executive Education program specializing in Venture Capital at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business in 2021. In the same year, they also pursued Sustainable Business Strategy at Harvard Business School Online. In 2022, they enrolled in a program on Climate change for VCs at Terra.do. Prior to these programs, Julien obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Digital from Devinci Executive Education in 2002 and a Master's degree in International trade from Paris School of Business in 1998. Julien also holds certifications in Venture Capital Executive Program from UC Berkeley Executive Education and Landing the value of corporate venturing (LVCV) from Global Corporate Venturing.