Valens Frangez
Dr. sc.
Dr. sc.
Dr. sc.
Dr. sc.
Valens
Valens
Valens
Valens
Frangez
Frangez
Frangez
Frangez
Zurich, Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland
About Me
About Me
About Me
About Me
My expertise lies at the intersection of technology, strategic leadership, and law. With a doctorate in robotics and machine vision and experience in physical AI research and industry, I bring technical depth to strategy, innovation, and policy. My ongoing legal training in international business law and work at the European Commission extend this foundation to regulatory affairs, bridging technical, institutional and policy perspectives.
I am interested in how technological progress can serve society: how emerging technologies deliver public benefit, how businesses innovate within robust legal and institutional frameworks, and how Europe advances its technological capabilities while safeguarding fundamental rights. These challenges demand systems thinking, sound governance and strategic foresight.
Across industry, academia and European institutions, I connect strategic development, technology assessment, research and innovation policy, and organisational transformation. I bridge technology, policy and strategy, bringing diverse stakeholders together to shape concensus and change to translate ambitious ideas into lasting impact.
My expertise lies at the intersection of technology, strategic leadership, and law. With a doctorate in robotics and machine vision and experience in physical AI research and industry, I bring technical depth to strategy, innovation, and policy. My ongoing legal training in international business law and work at the European Commission extend this foundation to regulatory affairs, bridging technical, institutional and policy perspectives.
I am interested in how technological progress can serve society: how emerging technologies deliver public benefit, how businesses innovate within robust legal and institutional frameworks, and how Europe advances its technological capabilities while safeguarding fundamental rights. These challenges demand systems thinking, sound governance and strategic foresight.
Across industry, academia and European institutions, I connect strategic development, technology assessment, research and innovation policy, and organisational transformation. I bridge technology, policy and strategy, bringing diverse stakeholders together to shape concensus and change to translate ambitious ideas into lasting impact.
My expertise lies at the intersection of technology, strategic leadership, and law. With a doctorate in robotics and machine vision and experience in physical AI research and industry, I bring technical depth to strategy, innovation, and policy. My ongoing legal training in international business law and work at the European Commission extend this foundation to regulatory affairs, bridging technical, institutional and policy perspectives.
I am interested in how technological progress can serve society: how emerging technologies deliver public benefit, how businesses innovate within robust legal and institutional frameworks, and how Europe advances its technological capabilities while safeguarding fundamental rights. These challenges demand systems thinking, sound governance and strategic foresight.
Across industry, academia and European institutions, I connect strategic development, technology assessment, research and innovation policy, and organisational transformation. I bridge technology, policy and strategy, bringing diverse stakeholders together to shape concensus and change to translate ambitious ideas into lasting impact.
My expertise lies at the intersection of technology, strategic leadership, and law. With a doctorate in robotics and machine vision and experience in physical AI research and industry, I bring technical depth to strategy, innovation, and policy. My ongoing legal training in international business law and work at the European Commission extend this foundation to regulatory affairs, bridging technical, institutional and policy perspectives.
I am interested in how technological progress can serve society: how emerging technologies deliver public benefit, how businesses innovate within robust legal and institutional frameworks, and how Europe advances its technological capabilities while safeguarding fundamental rights. These challenges demand systems thinking, sound governance and strategic foresight.
Across industry, academia and European institutions, I connect strategic development, technology assessment, research and innovation policy, and organisational transformation. I bridge technology, policy and strategy, bringing diverse stakeholders together to shape concensus and change to translate ambitious ideas into lasting impact.




Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Professional Experience
My work to date spans industrial innovation, European research and innovation policy, and institutional leadership and organisational transformation. Across these domains, I shape strategic direction, assess emerging technologies and investment priorities, and build partnerships across industry, academia and public institutions.
My work to date spans industrial innovation, European research and innovation policy, and institutional leadership and organisational transformation. Across these domains, I shape strategic direction, assess emerging technologies and investment priorities, and build partnerships across industry, academia and public institutions.
My work to date spans industrial innovation, European research and innovation policy, and institutional leadership and organisational transformation. Across these domains, I shape strategic direction, assess emerging technologies and investment priorities, and build partnerships across industry, academia and public institutions.
My work to date spans industrial innovation, European research and innovation policy, and institutional leadership and organisational transformation. Across these domains, I shape strategic direction, assess emerging technologies and investment priorities, and build partnerships across industry, academia and public institutions.
Halter Group
Innovation and Product Manager
04/2023 โ Present
Zurich, CH
Leading Industry 4.0 initiatives in the fields of automation, robotics, AI, and sustainability as well as driving strategic partnerships, technical due diligence, and group-wide strategy.
Halter Group
Innovation and Product Manager
04/2023 โ Present
Zurich, CH
Leading Industry 4.0 initiatives in the fields of automation, robotics, AI, and sustainability as well as driving strategic partnerships, technical due diligence, and group-wide strategy.
Halter Group
Innovation and Product Manager
04/2023 โ Present
Zurich, CH
Leading Industry 4.0 initiatives in the fields of automation, robotics, AI, and sustainability as well as driving strategic partnerships, technical due diligence, and group-wide strategy.
European Commission
External Expert and Advisor
02/2026 โ Present
Brussels, BE
Providing strategic expertise on robotics, automation, and emerging technology to advance sustainable innovation โ R&D and programme evaluations (Horizon). Agencies: EISMEA, CINEA, HaDEA.
European Commission
External Expert and Advisor
02/2026 โ Present
Brussels, BE
Providing strategic expertise on robotics, automation, and emerging technology to advance sustainable innovation โ R&D and programme evaluations (Horizon). Agencies: EISMEA, CINEA, HaDEA.
European Commission
External Expert and Advisor
02/2026 โ Present
Brussels, BE
Providing strategic expertise on robotics, automation, and emerging technology to advance sustainable innovation โ R&D and programme evaluations (Horizon). Agencies: EISMEA, CINEA, HaDEA.
TEDxZurich
Executive Lead
11/2025 โ Present
Zurich, CH
Leads TEDxZurichโs strategic transformation, redefining its organisational model, building its leadership structure, and driving long-term development through partnerships and programme strategy.
TEDxZurich
Executive Lead
11/2025 โ Present
Zurich, CH
Leads TEDxZurichโs strategic transformation, redefining its organisational model, building its leadership structure, and driving long-term development through partnerships and programme strategy.
TEDxZurich
Executive Lead
11/2025 โ Present
Zurich, CH
Leads TEDxZurichโs strategic transformation, redefining its organisational model, building its leadership structure, and driving long-term development through partnerships and programme strategy.
The Future of Construction
Co-founder and Board Member
10/2022 โ Present
Zurich, CH
Co-founded an interdisciplinary event series, currently advising organising committees and guiding its long-term development across European universities (ETH Zรผrich, TUM, University of Valencia).
Future of Construction
Co-founder & Board Member
10/2022 โ Present
Zurich, CH
Co-founded an interdisciplinary event series, currently advising organising committees and guiding its long-term development across European universities (ETH Zรผrich, TUM, University of Valencia).
The Future of Construction
Co-founder and Board Member
10/2022 โ Present
Zurich, CH
Co-founded an interdisciplinary event series, currently advising organising committees and guiding its long-term development across European universities (ETH Zรผrich, TUM, University of Valencia).
ETH Zรผrich
Lecturer and Research Assistant
10/2018 โ 12/2022
Zurich, CH
Delivered applied R&D in digital fabrication, computer vision and metrology with industry partners including Axpo, ANYbotics and Stรคubli; supervised theses and taught university courses.
ETH Zรผrich
Lecturer & Research Assistant
10/2018 โ 12/2022
Zurich, CH
Delivered applied R&D in digital fabrication, computer vision and metrology with industry partners including Axpo, ANYbotics and Stรคubli; supervised theses and taught university courses.
ETH Zรผrich
Lecturer and Research Assistant
10/2018 โ 12/2022
Zurich, CH
Delivered applied R&D in digital fabrication, computer vision and metrology with industry partners including Axpo, ANYbotics and Stรคubli; supervised theses and taught university courses.
CERN
Undergraduate Research Fellow
09/2017-10/2017
Geneva, CH
Worked on various engineering methods of precise metrology, such as precise height transfer, deformation monitoring, and geodetic network establishment.
CERN
Undergraduate Research Fellow
09/2017-10/2017
Geneva, CH
Worked on various engineering methods of precise metrology, such as precise height transfer, deformation monitoring, and geodetic network establishment.
CERN
Undergraduate Research Fellow
09/2017-10/2017
Geneva, CH
Worked on various engineering methods of precise metrology, such as precise height transfer, deformation monitoring, and geodetic network establishment.
โ Halter Group
Innovation and Product Manager
04/2023 โ Present
โ European Commission
External Expert and Advisor
02/2026 โ Present
โ TEDxZurich
Executive Lead
11/2025 โ Present
โ The Future of Construction
Co-founder and Board Member
10/2022 โ Present
โ ETH Zรผrich
Lecturer and Research Assistant
10/2018 โ 12/2022
โ CERN
Undergraduate Research Fellow
11/2017
Academic
Background
Academic
Background
Academic
Background
International Business Law
LL.M. (Master of Laws)
2026 - 2028
University of Zรผrich, CH
EU internal market, competition, WTO, corporate, tax, and economic criminal law applied to technology-driven business.
International Business Law
LL.M. (Master of Laws)
2026 - 2028
University of Zรผrich, CH
EU internal market, competition, WTO, corporate, tax, and economic criminal law applied to technology-driven business.
International Business Law
LL.M. (Master of Laws)
2026 - 2028
University of Zรผrich, CH
EU internal market, competition, WTO, corporate, tax, and economic criminal law applied to technology-driven business.
3D Machine Vision for Robotics
Doctor of Sciences
2019 - 2022
ETH Zรผrich, CH
3D machine vision for robotics and digital fabrication, enabling reality capture and automated quality assessment.
3D Machine Vision for Robotics
Doctor of Sciences
2019 - 2022
ETH Zรผrich, CH
3D machine vision for robotics and digital fabrication, enabling reality capture and automated quality assessment.
3D Machine Vision for Robotics
Doctor of Sciences
2019 - 2022
ETH Zรผrich, CH
3D machine vision for robotics and digital fabrication, enabling reality capture and automated quality assessment.
Systems Thinking
Certificate of Advanced Studies
2023 - 2024
EPF Lausanne, CH
Technology management, systems thinking, value networks, and socio-environmental impact assessment across LCA and ESG frameworks.
Systems Thinking
Certificate of Advanced Studies
2023 - 2024
EPF Lausanne, CH
Technology management, systems thinking, value networks, and socio-environmental impact assessment across LCA and ESG frameworks.
Systems Thinking
Certificate of Advanced Studies
2023 - 2024
EPF Lausanne, CH
Technology management, systems thinking, value networks, and socio-environmental impact assessment across LCA and ESG frameworks.
Geomatics
Master of Science
2016 - 2018
ETH Zรผrich, CH
Precision measurement systems and industrial metrology applied to engineering across robotics, civil engineering, and architecture.
Geomatics
Master of Science
2016 - 2018
ETH Zรผrich, CH
Precision measurement systems and industrial metrology applied to engineering across robotics, civil engineering, and architecture.
Geomatics
Master of Science
2016 - 2018
Location
Precision measurement systems and industrial metrology applied to engineering across robotics, civil engineering, and architecture.
Geodesy and Geoinformatics
Bachelor of Science
2013 - 2016
University of Ljubljana, SI
Measuring, managing, and modeling spatial data and built infrastructure across the digital and physical environment.
Geodesy and Geoinformatics
Bachelor of Science
2013 - 2016
University of Ljubljana, SI
Measuring, managing, and modeling spatial data and built infrastructure across the digital and physical environment.
Geodesy and Geoinformatics
Bachelor of Science
2013 - 2016
University of Ljubljana, SI
Measuring, managing, and modeling spatial data and built infrastructure across the digital and physical environment.
Location
Academic
Background
Academic Background
International Business Law
LL.M. (Master of Laws)
2026 - 2028 University of Zรผrich, Switzerland
EU internal market, competition, WTO, corporate, tax, and economic criminal law applied to technology-driven business.
3D Machine Vision for Robotics
Doctor of Sciences
2019 - 2022 ETH Zรผrich, Switzerland
3D machine vision for robotics and digital fabrication, enabling reality capture and automated quality assessment.
Sustainable & Circular Economy
Certificate of Advanced Studies
2023 - 2024 EPF Lausanne, Switzerland
Technology management, systems thinking, value networks, and socio-environmental impact assessment across LCA and ESG frameworks.
Geomatics
Master of Sciences
2016 - 2018 ETH Zรผrich, Switzerland
Precision measurement systems and industrial metrology applied to engineering across robotics, civil engineering, and architecture.
Geodesy and Geoinformatics
Bachelor of Arts
2013 - 2016 University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Measuring, managing, and modeling spatial data and built infrastructure across the digital and physical environment.
International Business Law
LL.M. (Master of Laws)
2026 - 2028
University Zรผrich, Switzerland
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3D Machine Vision for Robotics
Doctor of Sciences
2019 - 2022
ETH Zรผrich, Switzerland
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Systems Thinking
Certificate of Advanced Studies
2023 - 2024
EPF Lausanne, Switzerland
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Geomatics
Master of Science
2016 - 2018
ETH Zรผrich, Switzerland
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Geodesy and Geoinformatics
Bachelor of Science
2013 - 2016
University Ljubljana, Slovenia
Further
Engagements
Further
Engagements
Further
Engagements
Further Engagements
Advisory Roles
Advisory Roles
Advisory Roles
Advisory Roles
Jury member at the St. Gallen Symposium (54th edition on "Shifting Global Powers"), committee lead at VTIS (chapter Switzerland), and executive committee member of a national innovation flagship at ETH Zรผrich (SWIRCULAR).
Jury member at the St. Gallen Symposium (54th edition on "Shifting Global Powers"), committee lead at VTIS (chapter Switzerland), and executive committee member of a national innovation flagship at ETH Zรผrich (SWIRCULAR).
Jury member at the St. Gallen Symposium (54th edition on "Shifting Global Powers"), committee lead at VTIS (chapter Switzerland), and executive committee member of a national innovation flagship at ETH Zรผrich (SWIRCULAR).
Jury member at the St. Gallen Symposium (54th edition on "Shifting Global Powers"), committee lead at VTIS (chapter Switzerland), and executive committee member of a national innovation flagship at ETH Zรผrich (SWIRCULAR).
Awards and Certifications
Awards and Certifications
Awards and Certifications
Doctoral scholar funded by SNSF/NCCR Digital Fabrication (2019โ2022), recipient of the Geosuisse Prize (2018) and GOM Education Award (2017), and ranked among the top 5% of Slovenian students nationally (2015).
Doctoral scholar funded by SNSF/NCCR Digital Fabrication (2019โ2022), recipient of the Geosuisse Prize (2018) and GOM Education Award (2017), and ranked among the top 5% of Slovenian students nationally (2015).
Doctoral scholar funded by SNSF/NCCR Digital Fabrication (2019โ2022), recipient of the Geosuisse Prize (2018) and GOM Education Award (2017), and ranked among the top 5% of Slovenian students nationally (2015).
Awards and Certifications
Doctoral scholar funded by SNSF/NCCR Digital Fabrication (2019โ2022), recipient of the Geosuisse Prize (2018) and GOM Education Award (2017), and ranked among the top 5% of Slovenian students nationally (2015).
Further Expert Roles
Further Expert Roles
Further Expert Roles
Further Expert Roles
Expert contributing to the work of a political group in the European Parliament and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB).
Expert contributing to the work of a political group in the European Parliament and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB).
Expert contributing to the work of a political group in the European Parliament and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB).
Expert contributing to the work of a political group in the European Parliament and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB).
Languages
Languages
Languages
Languages
Fluent in English and German, conversational in Spanish, and native in Slovenian.
Fluent in English and German, conversational in Spanish, and native in Slovenian.
Fluent in English and German, conversational in Spanish, and native in Slovenian.
Fluent in English and German, conversational in Spanish, and native in Slovenian.
Selected Work
Selected Work
Selected
Work
Selected Work
A selection of projects, initiatives and engagements spanning technology, strategy, organisational leadership and applied research. More information will be updated soon.
A selection of projects, initiatives and engagements spanning technology, strategy, organisational leadership and applied research. More information will be updated soon.
A selection of projects, initiatives and engagements spanning technology, strategy, organisational leadership and applied research. More information will be updated soon.
A selection of projects, initiatives and engagements spanning technology, strategy, organisational leadership and applied research. More information will be updated soon.

Process Automation & Robotics

Systemic Change & Transformation

Business Law & Strategy

Organisational Leadership

Applied Research

Editorial & Peer Review

Process Automation & Robotics
Process Automation & Robotics
Process Automation & Robotics

Systemic Change & Transformation
Systemic Change & Transformation
Systemic Change & Transformation

Business Law & Strategy
Business Law & Strategy
Business Law & Strategy

Organisational Leadership
Organisational Leadership
Organisational Leadership

Applied Research
Applied Research
Applied Research

Editorial & Peer Review
Editorial & Peer Review
Editorial & Peer Review
Valens Frangez