lodie is an ecosystem enabler and angel investor, passionate about aerospace and space. She supported the creation of the first aerospace industrial cluster in the UAE in the early 2000s. After 15 years enabling industrial partnerships for aerospace leaders (Airbus and Thales) in Middle East and Africa, she joined the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit, a joint initiative by the United Arab Emirates Government and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, to promote the future of industry in alignment with the SDGs. She contributed to the launch of the aerospace and new space start up ecosystem in the UAE and backs several entrepreneurs from the vertical through Alidade Ventures. She is volunteering for French Tech, as President of the UAE community.