Our Team

is bringing together senior and seasoned profiles
from large groups as well as researchers and entrepreneurs.

Roger Perié

Roger has over 30 years of experience both in big companies such as Cap Gemini and Saint Gobain and as an entrepreneur with the creation of 3 companies targeting different sectors such as astronomy, robotics/IA and space.
He has a dual background in computer science and electronics and is a graduate of the University of Paris-Dauphine.
He has a proven track record in managing complex project and in creating innovative companies. His passion for space, based on years of personal training, combined with his technical skills and passion for innovation, have enabled him to design technological solutions for the NewSpace sector.

Founder and CEO
Strategy

Nathalie Varenne-Meyer

Nathalie has over 30 years of experience in business management in international groups such as Bertelsman, Reader’s Digest Selection, QVC…
She is a new business developer with an international profile and has created profitable businesses and turned around ailing companies. She graduated from Toulouse Business School and Technische Universität Berlin in business management and recently completed an Executive Master in digital projects.
Currently she is CEO of Françoise Saget SA. Her passion for mentoring innovative start-ups led her to the SpaceDrone project. She decided to become a partner and accompany the founder in the long term.

Co-founder and COO Operations

Jean-Louis Oudar

Jean-Louis Oudar

Jean-Louis has over 30 years of experience in telecommunications research in renowned institutions or companies such as CNET, France Telecom, Orange and CNRS

He graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and has a PhD in Physics. Jean-Louis has acquired 15 years of experience in managing international research projects. He is currently working on laser communication for space environment. Passionate about space, he decided to support the SpaceDrone project and become an associate.

Partner Partnerships

François Emond

François is a National Education Associate Professor. He has a PhD in Physics, a Master’s Degree in physico-chemistry of Materials and a Bachelor’s Degree in optical precision instruments.

He is an expert in Astronomy and IA. He has a key role in the SpaceDrone team as a validator of the implemented solutions (dimensioning and space environment / orbital mechanics).

Algorithm and AI

Benjamin Payet

Benjamin has a 10 years experience in business development, logistics and sales. He graduated from the Montpellier Business School and the European School of Business Intelligence.

He has the experience of btob sales in an industrial and innovative context using IA.

Sales

Advisory board

Philippe Marchal

Former CTO at CNES Spacecraft Expert

Bruno Naulais

Bruno Naulais spent his entire career in the space industry, from Ericson in Sweden to Thales Alenia Space in Toulouse, F, followed by 32 years as staff at the European Space Agency (ESA), resident in The Netherlands. Bruno created also a start-up and a foundation.

At ESA, Bruno founded and managed the Network of the European Space Business Incubation Centers (ESA BICs), aiming at supporting the creation of start-ups using space systems and/or space technologies. Bruno was a member of the Management Board. The network consists today of 29 incubation and innovation centers spread over 80 cities across 22 European countries, and creates nowadays about 200 “space-connected” start-ups per year. The ESA BICs portfolio consists today in more than 1800 start-ups.

He was also the co-founder of the start-up ABN System, created as a vehicle to prepare, design and kick-off new projects in the aerospace business, using small satellites with the goals for product commercialization.

He successfully managed Telecommunications and Earth Observation projects in Thales Alenia Space, F, and at ESA in NL.

Bruno holds a Master of Science in Physics from Strasbourg University. He then graduated from the ‘Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées’ (ENSTA), an engineering school in Paris, and followed MBA courses in corporate finance.

Bruno has retired from ESA since Feb. 1, 2020; he is now ‘auto-entrepreneur’ to work on as a consultant in his fields of expertise, such as:

supporting countries in creating or developing a new space competitive ecosystem by fostering the creation of ‘space-connected’ start-ups through business innovation and incubation centres;
supporting and coaching entrepreneurs in creating a start-up, and later in scaling it up; - developing business plans;
advising on corporate development strategy including international growth using his network;
providing solution to technical issues met by companies, transferring for instance space technologies, …

In this context, Bruno has been hired in 2023 by SpaceSeed to work on a contract for ITRI, the national research centre of Taiwan.