BERTRAND HONNER

Project Manager 01/2016-12/2016

Korea Research & Innovation Centre (KIC) – Europe

• In charge of European promotion of K-Startup Grand Challenge, Korea's largest accelerator programme for global start-ups
• Budget planning & management (+300K euros)
• Content creation (website, application page, ppt, social media, tech news articles) & development of promotional tools
• Building partnerships & expanding network in Europe
• Public speaking in major tech startup events
• Scouting, selection and audition of startups for the programme (planning and execution of pitch days)
• Follow-up and communication with start-ups/partners
• Data analysis & presentation (scouting)

Business Development Trainee 09/2014-12/2015

Korea Research and Innovation Centre (KIC) – Europe

• Expansion of European network (innovation centres, start-up accelerators, R&D institutes, …)
• Planned & successfully conducted 2 major events: Korea Innovation Day & Korea Tech Startup Day
• Policy & innovation research (thesis)
• Data analysis & interpretation

Project Manager - KIC-Europe 02/2016-12/2016

• Active on-ground promotion in 12 European cities (9 countries) in less than 3 months
• Planned and successfully conducted 2 offline & 5 online pitch days in 2 countries & less than 4 weeks
• +900 start-up applications received, out of which 29 selected (sent to Korea)
• +200 people met in person and added to KIC-Europe’s professional network
• 2 interns under my supervision
• Co-wrote and published “Europe’s Tech Big Four: KIC-Europe’s Guide to the Continent’s Top Startup Hubs”, specifically designed for stakeholders of the Korean startup ecosystem and distributed among Korean government entities

Team Leader - Housing Project India 07/2012-08/2012

• Built a school in a small village in Tamil Nadu
• Led a team of 9 volunteers

Master of International Business 2013-2015

and Management (cum laude)

ICHEC, Brussels, Belgium

• Minor in European Perspectives
• Master’s thesis: “Forward Together: The Efficiency of EU-Korea Research, Development & Innovation (RD&I) Cooperation”

International Exchange Program 2012-2013

(Erasmus)

Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Bachelor of Business Administration 2010-2013

(cum laude)

ICHEC, Brussels, Belgium