Agathe Acchiardo is a global expert in innovation and foresight, focusing on the future of health. She has worked for almost a decade in the pharmaceutical industry, in Belgium, Singapore, and Russia, before changing career paths to discover the world of trends & foresight in a trend agency in London. In 2018, she founded her own innovation and strategic foresight consultancy, ThinkNext, to bring foresight methods to the health sector.. As the CEO of Think Next, she leads projects with large multinational companies such as AstraZeneca, Roche or Alcon. She is also a mentor for health start-ups, and a recognized international speaker at health conferences and foresight events. She holds an MBA from a leading French business school, a MA in Philosophy, and a M.Phil. in Organizational Sociology.