Executive Director
Neurotech Network
Jennifer French is the Founder and Executive Direcotr of Neurotech Network, a nonprofit organization. She is also the Senior Contributing Editor of Neurotech Reports, a market intelligence firm for the neurotechnology industry. Jennifer has been featured in several media outlets and is an accomplished writer and speaker addressing organizations such as the National Academy of Sciences, the World Science Festival, TEDx Talks. French has helped launch successful divisions is such organizations as Bombardier Capital and PC Connection, as well as several nonprofit organizations and patient engagement programs. French holds a Bachelor’s degree in Aviation Science and an MBA. She serves on several advisory boards including the IEEE Neuroethics Initiative, NINDS Common Data Elements, Brown Institute for Brain Science and the American Bionics Project. As a result of a snowboarding accident, French lives with tetraplegia due to a spinal cord injury. She is an early user of an implanted neuroprosthesis for paralysis and the Vice President of the North American SCI Consortium. She is the author of On My Feet Again (Neurotech Press, 2013) and is co-author of Bionic Pioneers (Neurotech Press, 2014).
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
11:10 AM – 12:25 PM ET