La French Touch Conference

speakers

US-BASED INNOVATORS, ENTREPRENEURS & VC

Christophe Garnier

Christophe Garnier

Managing Director - Spark Labs

French entrepreneur in the US for 17 years. Expertise in SaaS, Digital Media, E-Commerce, Mobile Tech & Ad Tech verticals between the US & Europe. Founder of Spark Labs & specialist in US expansion & cross borders development. Results-oriented with P&L responsibility and experience in setting business strategy, raise funds ($35M so far) scaling distribution, building/leading teams up to 200 people & ultimately driving business growth. Primarily focused on revenue generation through sales efforts, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, strategic M&A & licensing deals.

Board member/advisor in several early stage startups & frequent keynote speaker at FIT, NYU, AdTech, SMASH Summit, Social Media Week, Edison Awards.

• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 Finalist
• Forbes 2012 Most Promising Company Winner
• Top 5 Social Media Strategist of the Year 2011 by Social Media Week
• Ranked #4 for Leaders in Social Media Marketing & Commerce by Internet Retailer 2012
• Top 10 professional in Social Commerce IQ Report by 8th Bridge & Forrester in 2012
• Member at Summit Series
• Mentor at ERA (NYC start-ups accelerator)
• Member of the French American Entrepreneurs (FAE)