Speaker Bio
Philippe Baudrier has dedicated his entire career to launching and commercializing high-tech products across various global markets. He began in Singapore with Thomson Asia before moving to France to work for Philips, where he was instrumental in selling the first widescreen products. Following numerous successes, he joined Microsoft during the launch of the Xbox program, overseeing key French retail accounts.
Leveraging his gaming expertise, he transitioned to Nokia Mobile Phones to lead the Gaming business unit. He later moved to New York to head Nokia's U.S. field sales department. After three exciting and challenging years, he returned to France as Nokia’s General Manager, tasked with restructuring the organization ahead of Microsoft's acquisition.
Philippe then brought his extensive telecommunications experience to Eutelsat, shortly after the launch of the first High Throughput Satellites (HTS) over Europe. Over the past 11 years at Eutelsat, he has successfully expanded B2B, B2C, and B2G sales across Europe, Russia, and Africa. Since 2020, he has served as General Manager of Konnect Africa and VP of Sales for the Connectivity Business Line, responsible for implementing and developing both GEO and LEO satellite solutions through OneWeb's constellations.