Scholar of
ecosystems,
builder of bridges.
I build the Galaxie OSE — the science-backed infrastructure that makes entrepreneurial ecosystems visible, connected and actionable. I designed and built the platforms behind it: ose.africa, expert.ose.africa, connect.ose.africa, eers.adalia.ac.ma, adalia.ac.ma and noesislexlab.com. Data science, network algorithms, predictive modelling, cybersecurity, complex-platform engineering. PhD Sorbonne, eMBA HEC.
Repenser les écosystèmes entrepreneuriaux
A practical framework for territorial actors and policymakers, drawing on a decade of fieldwork across Morocco, Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Published by EMS, 2026.
Like a Diamond: New facets of EE structure through an RBV perspective
With L. Rouabeh & D. Chabaud, AOM Proceedings.
Opening entrepreneurial ecosystem black boxes
With Stam, Theodoraki, Bosma & Chabaud, Small Business Economics.
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems as Meta-Organizations: Bridging Governance Architecture and Resource Orchestration
Sole-authored paper published in the Journal of Business Venturing Insights (Elsevier). A meta-organisational lens to decode ecosystem governance.
OSE Atlas — 60,695 actors across 117 countries
Continental-scale, peer-reviewed, longitudinal. 904,413 network observations across 30 countries. Audretsch, Sarasvathy, Stam, Chabaud and Krueger on the Scientific Council. Free atlas at expert.ose.africa.
EERS — Milano 2026 at LIUC
Travelling international research school for entrepreneurial ecosystems. 340+ papers reviewed, 28 countries. Permanent board: Stam, Bosma, Chabaud, Theodoraki, Guéneau.
Research
Peer-reviewed work on ecosystem structure, networks, and resource flows in low-income contexts.
View publications →Platform engineering
Complex platforms end-to-end: data science, network algorithms, predictive models, cybersecurity. From spec to production.
See what I have built →Policy advisory
Evidence-based advice for governments, ministries, IFIs and ecosystem stakeholders.
Talk policy →Keynotes & teaching
Talks and doctoral supervision on ecosystems, AI for development, African entrepreneurship and management research.
Topics & venues →OSE in Africa — The Observatory
The observatory I built — visible, connected, actionable ecosystems, with science.
ADALIA Institute — The Academy
L'Académie d'OSE in Africa — training the builders of entrepreneurial ecosystems.
EERS — Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research School
The travelling international research school I co-founded — and whose platform I built.
A live, opinionated log of what is on my desk — inspired by Derek Sivers’ /now page convention.
JBV Insights — Meta-Organizations paper is out
Sole-authored: “Entrepreneurial Ecosystems as Meta-Organizations: Bridging Governance Architecture and Resource Orchestration.” Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 2026 (DOI 10.1016/j.jbvi.2026.e00639).
Closing in on Configurational Theory of EE Value Chains
Second round of revisions on the M@n@gement submission. Network structure × resource complementarities × MENA data. Targeting acceptance Q3.
OSE Connect — onboarding 500+ B2B partners
Phase G lead-gen pages deployed. Now scaling outreach to ministries and IFIs across Africa and MENA. Open for warm intros.
“What started as an idea in an online break-out room during Covid-19 with Grégory Guéneau… we are now moving towards the 7th edition of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research School (EERS). This time in Milano!”
“A rare bridge between rigorous management science and the operational realities of African entrepreneurial ecosystems.”
“ADALIA, the business school that wants to shake up the Jeune Afrique ranking.”
Beyond the
office.
Ecosystems are made by people, not by CVs. So a few things, off-record, that shape how I think and travel.