Remi ZANDA is a partner at Industries Consult Plus (IC+) a consultancy specializing in international business development, assisting industrial and high-tech companies to develop their businesses in Europe, the USA and China. Remi has over 20 years of international experience, mainly in the US where he lived for 10 years after graduating in France. Prior to joining IC+, Remi worked at the industrial group ABB between 1999 and 2007. At ABB, Remi first held the position of Business Unit Manager South Europe within the Service Division (centre of excellence industrial productivity improvement based in Brussels) followed by the position of Business Development Manager within the Robotics Division in France (centre of excellence Press Automation based in Barcelona). Previously, Remi was the International Business Development Manager for a French document management company, Artesys International from 1997 to 1999. During his ten years in the USA, Remi held various positions, including Project Engineer, Chief Software Architect and Project Manager, working in the fields of CAD/CAM and train simulation. Remi holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and a Master in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, both earned at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, as well as a mechanical engineering degree earned at INSA, Lyon, France.