AFAM would like to invite you to our second event of the ser ies 'Gadz stories'.
\nThis event will be dedicated to the aerospace industry.
\n\nOur speaker:
\nHugo Wagn er (Bo 211)
\nBased in San Francisco\, Hugo leads strategic technolo
gy partnerships efforts for Airbus in North America\, with a strong focus
on sustainable aviation and commercial space. His mission is to find and e
xplore early collaboration opportunities with providers of potentially dis
ruptive technologies and to manage Research &\; Technology programs in
coordination with strategic partners such as universities\, federal resear
ch centers\, startups\, and multi-national companies.
Prior
to Airbus\, Hugo led the telecommunications company Orange into the heart
of the Silicon Valley aerospace ecosystem to conduct assessments of early
technology concepts\, generate partnerships and develop strategic pilot p
rojects with a focus on high-performance satellite networks. Hugo advised
Orange Digital Ventures and Orange M&\;A on deals in the space-satellit
e connectivity sector and adjacent domains.
Before joining Oran
ge\, Hugo led technical due diligence efforts on various highly innovative
topics for renowned visionary entrepreneur Peter H. Diamandis and consult
ed for Planetary Resources\, a small satellite startup\, on hyperspectral
imaging technology applied to precision agriculture. Aside from being an A
rts &\; Métiers alum\, Hugo holds graduate degrees from the University
of California\, Berkeley (M.S.\, Mechanical Engineering) - where he worked
on combustion and robotics projects for NASA - and the International Spac
e University - where he worked on the theory and use cases of open innovat
ion in space. He served as volunteer STEAM Director of the San Francisco s
ection of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics\, is an a
ctive member of the TED community\, and member of the Explorers Club of Ne
w York City.
To r egister to the event\, please click here
\n \nFor more information please
AFAM would like to invite you to our second event of the series 'Gadz stories'.
\nThis event will be dedicated to the aerospace industry.
\n\nOur speaker:< /p>\n
Hugo Wagner (Bo 211)
\nBased in San Francisco\, Hugo leads s
trategic technology partnerships efforts for Airbus in North America\, wit
h a strong focus on sustainable aviation and commercial space. His mission
is to find and explore early collaboration opportunities with providers o
f potentially disruptive technologies and to manage Research &\; Techno
logy programs in coordination with strategic partners such as universities
\, federal research centers\, startups\, and multi-national companies.
Prior to Airbus\, Hugo led the telecommunications company Oran
ge into the heart of the Silicon Valley aerospace ecosystem to conduct ass
essments of early technology concepts\, generate partnerships and develop
strategic pilot projects with a focus on high-performance satellite networ
ks. Hugo advised Orange Digital Ventures and Orange M&\;A on deals in t
he space-satellite connectivity sector and adjacent domains.
Be
fore joining Orange\, Hugo led technical due diligence efforts on various
highly innovative topics for renowned visionary entrepreneur Peter H. Diam
andis and consulted for Planetary Resources\, a small satellite startup\,
on hyperspectral imaging technology applied to precision agriculture. Asid
e from being an Arts &\; Métiers alum\, Hugo holds graduate degrees fro
m the University of California\, Berkeley (M.S.\, Mechanical Engineering)
- where he worked on combustion and robotics projects for NASA - and the I
nternational Space University - where he worked on the theory and use case
s of open innovation in space. He served as volunteer STEAM Director of th
e San Francisco section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astro
nautics\, is an active member of the TED community\, and member of the Exp
lorers Club of New York City.
To register to the event\, please click here
\n\nFor more information please