Speaker

Christophe Arnaud is the CEO of Blue Systems, the Bolloré Smart Mobility Division. He is responsible for the development of Mobility and Infrastructure as a Service (MAAS & IAAS) solutions for cities around the world. In addition to that, he is the President of Blue Solutions smart charging and shared mobility operations in the UK and US since 2014.

In this role, Christophe developed and launched in Los Angeles the first in the world mobility platform that enables cities to monitor and regulate micro-mobility within their city limits.

He is also in charge of the company’s two US-based carsharing services, including BlueLA that provides low-income neighborhoods of Los Angeles with clean and affordable transportation options.

In London, Christophe has led the ground-breaking initiative focusing of deployment of a charging infrastructure and a single platform for all types of users of electric vehicles (individuals, private and public fleets – including London Metropolitan police and Electric Black Cabs). The service aggregates real time information from over 1200 charging stations and processes over 300,000 charging and parking sessions a year.

Previously, Christophe worked for IER (2007-2014) which is another division within the Bolloré Group, which designs and sells solutions to manage the flow of passengers and baggage in airports and railway stations.

Christophe began his career in the automotive industry as a product manager at Valeo and then joined Faurecia as a sales manager in the “Automotive Seating” division.

He graduated from Ecole Centrale Paris engineering school and SKEMA Business School.

Christophe enjoys mountaineering activities and has climbed several peaks over 5000 m of altitude. He also practices paragliding, cycling and running.