Yves Zieba is a multifaceted individual involved in various professional activities, primarily centered around artificial intelligence use cases and digital transformation acceleration.

Key Strengths :


Testimonials highlight an exceptionally rich professional profile, marked by a combination of interpersonal skills and strategic expertise:

Spirit of Innovation and Creativity

  • New Ideas and Perspectives: He is constantly on the lookout for new trends (Seb Dupuis, Claudia Brazzola) and demonstrates creativity and an ability to generate an impressive number of new ideas (Sebastien Dupuis, Sophie Rozier, Charles McElroy, Pascal Mischler, Arnaud Montcru, Barbara Chiodo).
  • Out-of-the-box thinking: He does not hesitate to take risks to promote innovative approaches (Carlos Gámez) and offer new perspectives (Sophie Rozier).
  • Entrepreneur and Initiator: He is described as an entrepreneur (Carmz Rubio-Torset, Nicolas Roux), a driving force (Reda Benkirane), who co-founds concrete projects such as the Pangloss Labs fablab (Carmz Rubio-Torset, Benjamin Krempel), and who knows how to transform ideas into concrete initiatives (Reda Benkirane).

Interpersonal and Leadership Qualities

  • Listening and Empathy: His ability to listen is highlighted as exceptional (Sophie Rozier, Gilles Ruffieux) and he demonstrates sensitivity, empathy and courtesy (Seb Dupuis, Olivier Colloud, Prodel Jean-Yves, Gaël Luisier, Beata Chytrackova).
  • Unifier and Motivator: He is an excellent unifier (Olivier Colloud) and facilitator (Olivier Colloud, Seb Dupuis, Barbara Chiodo), who inspires people (Carmz Rubio-Torset) and is an excellent manager (Juan Recaman, Gert H. P. de Boer). His positive energy and infectious enthusiasm are consistent (Gaël Luisier, Kallol Banerjee, Naema Amsahel, Gert H. P. de Boer, Pascal Mischler).
  • Coaching and Mentoring: He is a first-rate tutor and advisor (Beata Chytrackova, Nadine Bagué, Gilles Ruffieux) and an excellent mentor (Kallol Banerjee), capable of helping to identify weaknesses and strengths (Rodolphe Rabot).

Professional and Strategic Skills

  • Pragmatism and Results: He is pragmatic (Daniel Baillard, Alexandre Lamartiniere, Simone Gunzenhauser) and knows how to translate strategy into concrete actions (Charles McElroy, Reda Benkirane). He is focused on commercial objectives (Naema Amsahel) and customer satisfaction (customer-centricity, Jonathan Dault, Raquel Meylan, Martin Arentoft).
  • Expertise and Know-how: He is a serious professional (Mirko Manganello), committed and determined (Sara Brazendale) with a strong background in strategic marketing (Olivier Colloud) and detailed knowledge of his field (John Denton). He is particularly recognised in Universal Design (Prodel Jean-Yves) and innovation (Claudia Brazzola).
  • Operational skills: He demonstrates excellent skills in organisation (Marie Soohoo, Federico Cossu), project management (Barbara Chiodo, Arnaud Montcru), diplomacy (Claudio Canali) and multitasking (Jaime Bilbao de Bobadilla).

In summary, based on the testimonials (available on his LinkedIN profile), his strengths are numerous and varied, describing him as a very human leader, extremely creative, and effective in bringing complex projects to fruition.

  • Professional background: he is known for his roles in strategy, innovation, executive education and sustainability.

  • Hack Your Style:
  • A specialised brand aimed at sustainable fashion, design and luxury, part of his broader interest in creative and cultural industries, and sustainabe tourism and lifestyle.

  • He is the delegate and ambassador for ESCP alumni Swiss group since 2005 (over 2500 alumni)

  • Areas of expertise: His expertise spans several domains:
    • Sustainable Development Philosophy: He works on projects related to the Blue Economy, sustainable innovation, decarbonization, nature based solutions, ESG action plan and blockchain for a greener tomorrow to contribute to UN Global Goals and Paris Agreement.
    • Artificial Intelligence: AI and GenAI use cases, narrow AI; LLM, neural networks, training and finetuning models
    • Open Data, mutual data sharing, data minimisation and circular data,
    • Digital Transformation for businesses: Engages in training and facilitation for digital transformation, including topics like blockchain, IoT, sustainable IT,
    • VR Factories : combining VR, AR, eye-tracking and multiple AI technologies
    • LIDAR
    • Quantum Computing.
    • Innovation and entrepreneurship: Provides coaching and mentoring, particularly in strategic agility, business model innovation, value proposition and emerging startup ecosystems.
    • Sales excellence, go-to-market and business development
    • Digital Marketing, Personas, Ideal Customer Profile, Tactical Marketing Campaign
    • Business Models (Sustainable, Open, Circular)
    • Value Proposition Design and Product Market Fit

  • Location: His professional activities are based in Geneva, Switzerland, with main connections in France, in the European Union countries and associated countries as well as around the world.

  • He has developped an active participation in various local, national, bilateral, european and international networks, such as :
  • EISMEA EIC accelerator, as a business coach (2018-2025) and as short proposal evaluator since 2025.
  • URBACT Lead expert (since November 2025)
  • EIT Food acceleration network, as an evaluator
  • SOILL, as a mentor
  • BlueInvest I, II et III; as a certified coach for Blue Economy companies.
  • COST as an evaluator

His profile highlights his strategic roles in managing and guiding businesses towards sustainability, digital innovation, and creative industries, indicating a broad, interdisciplinary approach to his career.

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