SPEAKER’S PROFILE

Experienced Global Leader in Financial Services industry, Fintech, InsurtechHealthtech, Web1 born entrepreneur, Frank Desvignes is Founding Partnerat True Global Ventures 4+ & Follow-on Fund, a VC investor in late stageWeb3 & Blockchain companies run by serial entrepreneurs.Frank is also leading the Open Innovation activities of AXA Next, connectingthe global ecosystem of startups & Tech players to the Insurance world todesign innovative solutions and strategic business models. He won the TopEuropean prize for the Global Corporate startups stars for open innovation in2022.He joined AXA in 2012 to define and implement the company’s digitaltransformation strategy overseeing Global P&C and EMEA LATAM Region.Passionate about entrepreneurship and Innovation, he lived in China from2015 to 2018 where he created AXA Lab Asia in Shanghai to be closer to themost dynamic Tech & Fintech ecosystem.He was board member of the French Tech Shanghai to build strongrelationship and foster cooperation between Chinese and French startupsaround Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain.In 2018, he became Advisory Board Member of Talent Development (TDAB)Columbia University NY-USA.Prior to that, he co-established and led the Internet and Mobile Bankingplatform of BNP Paribas in France from 2000 to 2012. He was electedMarketing Man of the year in 2009.He started his career as Internet Entrepreneur in 1995 and sold his firstInternet business in 1999 and since doing Tech angel investments.