Othmane Bennis is an entrepreneur, growth hacker, and tech-savvy individual who is passionate about innovation and the impact of knowledge and data on established orders. After spending five years in China, Bennis moved to the innovation arm of Euler Hermes in Paris, where he heads the Digital Agency team that works on reshaping credit insurance and trade finance. Bennis has over ten years of experience in corporate and startup environments, working in finance, business development, consulting, and innovation in different industries across three continents. Bennis has also built and led XNode's innovation capabilities, established the first-of-a-kind open innovation platform in Shanghai, accelerated startup growth, facilitated corporate/startup collaboration, and planted some lean/agile seeds in corporate lands.

Bennis holds a bachelor's degree in Business from ESLSCA and a master's degree in Competitive Intelligence and Strategy from Economic Warfare School (Ecole de Guerre Economique). Some of the areas of his expertise and experience include corporate & open innovation, strategy, finance, growth hack, venture building, entrepreneurship, lean methodologies, leadership, competitive intelligence, influence, geoeconomics, machine learning, data science & mining, and pattern recognition.

Bennis is married and has three children who help him shed light on education challenges, creativity, critical thinking, responsibility, and accountability. He is passionate about leveraging innovation and technology for good, serving and gathering people for the best. You can connect with Bennis on Twitter, Wechat, and Skype @othmane1x.