Meet the visionary leaders driving SHAPE’s venture creation, innovation, and startup success globally.
Julien Lenne is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience across Asia, Africa, the United States, and Europe. He has successfully raised €10M in funding, generated €35M in revenue, and expanded his operations to 60 countries across 4 continents. His extensive network includes connections with government officials, Fortune 500 companies, and high-net-worth individuals (top 1%). Julien has sourced over 3,000 products and developed a proprietary algorithm. He has founded five companies spanning technology, biotech, and futurism. His areas of expertise include strategy, creation, international development, outsourcing and optimization, and venture capital. Julien is particularly passionate about futurism, science, and art.
He holds degrees in biology and genetics, along with a Master of Science in Management from EM Lyon.
Managed 30M$ real estate portoflio – Director of Programme: Common Purpose is active in over 22 countries with its Leadership programme. Founding Curator: TEDx, 6 billion views of talks published. Founding partner of Count Us In, a climate action platform that aims to engage 1 billion participants and has over 100 partners from all sectors. Advisor to United Nations Live, working with the creative industries to transform mindsets on a global scale. – Advisor to Extreme Hangout, a youth climate engagement platform with over 1 billion views per year. Member: Royal Society of Edinburgh. Co-founder: Power of Youth. Ambassador: The Prince’s Business Trust
Winner of the Business Man of the Year award at the Asian Business Awards.
Expert in Business & Digital Transformation with 25+ years’ experience in digital, CRM, data/AI, and innovation. Led multimillion-dollar programs and teams of 100+. MBA ESSEC, Master Ecole Polytechnique, award-winning leader, bilingual (English/French), with global experience across Europe, the U.S., Middle East, and Africa.
Digital leader in luxury, retail, and tech insurance, with a track record of driving growth for international brands and building successful startups through to exit.
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