Blandine Chantepie-Kari
Blandine Chantepie-Kari
Program Manager
ENRICH in the USA &
Innovation Nest Global Advisor
Blandine Chantepie-Kari, an international strategist with 20 years of experience, public speaker, and grant writer specializes in international trade, Foreign Direct Investment attraction programs, and ecosystem building.
As Program Manager for ENRICH in the USA and Innovation (iNest) Global Advisor for Temple University's Office of the Vice President for Research, Blandine manages the EU-funded ENRICH program and the Go Global Incubator at the iNest. Previously with Temple University's Small Business Development Center (SBDC), she launched the first International Business Bootcamp (IB2) in March 2022, supported by Temple’s Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER).
She has led workshops in Cultural Mapping and Pitch Training for visiting Executive MBA students from the ICN Business School, Nancy, France, as part of their Learning Expedition, and the Project Management Graduate Students from the Sorbonne Nouvelle Université - Paris III and International Business Undergraduates from the University of Delaware's Lerner School of Business & Economics.
As a grant writer, Blandine has created and directed multiple government-funded transatlantic programs. As a public speaker, she coordinated and participated in various panels at international conferences, including SelectUSA Summit, BIO, SXSW, and NCURA, ASBDC, and IRI Annual Conferences.
Blandine earned a Master’s degree in Economics and International Business from the IÉSEG School of Management, Lille, France. She studied abroad at the University of Texas - El Paso, and Corvinus University in Budapest, Hungary. She is currently enrolled at the Sorbonne Nouvelle Université in Paris as a Masters Degree student pursing a Ph.D. Degree in European and International Studies, English-speaking World. She is a NASBITE Certified Global Business Professional and Growthwheel Certified Business Advisor.
Blandine is the Vice President and a Board Member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the French-American Chamber of Commerce (FACC), having previously served as Board Secretary for many years. She also leads the Business Trade Services / Services aux Entreprises for French companies interested in establishing a presence in the U.S. Additionally, she serves on the Board of Directors of ENRICH Global.
Blandine is the Elected Consular Councilor, representing French Citizens Living Abroad in the 6th District; DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, and WV.
ENRICH in the USA's mission is to provide collaboration, funding and commercialization support services to European - and from associated countries - researchers/entrepreneurs, startups, and tech SMEs in the USA, and soon in Canada, to maximize their chances to scale globally.
Temple University's Innovation Nest
Discovery Takes Flight at the Innovation Nest (iNest), Temple University’s home for the development of research-based innovations. The iNest features three integrated zones: 1) Innovate: Advancing New Discoveries, 2) Incubate: Accelerating startup growth, and 3) Collaborate: Connecting the iNest community to the surrounding entrepreneurial and investment ecosystem.