American by birth and French by adoption Kayla Roarke is a key figure in French digital entrepreneurship. For more than 9 years, Kayla has presented new innovations, industry trends, product launches and startup pitches.
American by birth and French by adoption Kayla Roark is a key figure in French tech entrepreneurship. Since 2010, Kayla has presented new innovations, industry trends, product launches and startup pitches.
After studying at the University of Washington, a remarkable stint at Techstars accelerator in Seattle where she helped raise $ 4.5M to grow startups, she launched Startup Exchanges, to help startups with their international expansion.
Kayla moved to Paris in 2012 and joined 50 Partners and became a key figure in the Paris tech ecosystem.
A great communicator, she then joined France Digitale as Managing Director, a position she held for three years before launching her own mobility startup and simultaneously pursuing a career as an emcee.
Fluent in both French and English, she has emceed events from all sizes and formats, from the NetExplo Innovation Forum at UNESCO to the unmissable France Digitale Day, or the 100% live online Hello Tomorrow Summit, and so much more.
Spoken Languages: English, French
