Mr Yann Rousselot-Pailley
Innovation and Emerging Technologies Lead
KPMG Middle East
Author and Researcher, Yann Rousselot-Pailley is a distinguished executive specializing in innovation management, technology strategy, and R&D efficiency. Renowned for his systemic approach to aligning groundbreaking ideas with structured adoption pathways, Yann bridges academia, research, industry, and public policy. His career spans global leadership roles in multinational organizations and innovation ecosystems, where he has championed measurable outcomes across financial, strategic, and societal metrics. He is deeply versed in ISO 56000, the OECD Innovation and R&D Standards, as weel as GInI principles, using these standards to craft scalable, impactful innovation processes. Yann combines portfolio thinking with his expertise in AI to drive results-oriented innovation, emphasizing adoption and value realization. He is widely recognized for fostering cross-sector collaborations that connect research to real-world applications. With an innovation management experience spanning from Canada to Vietnam, and from France to Saudi Arabia , Yann continues to be a thought leader in shaping the future of innovation on a global scale.
