Olivia Blanchard

OLIVIA BLANCHARD, an innovation enthusiast from France was born on the island of Martinique and has been based in Slovakia for over three years. She is the founder of Alizé Advisory, offering expertise in startup growth, business development, innovation ecosystems, and public speaking. Olivia is also a project officer at the University of Economics in Bratislava and a PhD student at the Faculty of Commerce. With extensive leadership experience, Olivia has served as Managing Director of Health Venture Lab, a non-profit incubating healthcare startups, and as a research fellow at the think tank GLOBSEC. Dedicated to empowering the next generation of innovators through a
holistic approach, she holds a master’s degree in International Strategies & Diplomacy from ISIT Paris. A polyglot and liaison interpreter, she spent nearly a decade on the boards of the Bringing Europeans Together Association France and BETA Europe. Olivia is also a passionate yogi and a seasoned cook.