Karen Amram is the Chair of the High Level Forum and she is currently Director for International foresight at the technology unit of CEA that comprises the LETI, LITEN, LIST Institutes and CEA Regional tech transfer platforms. She launched the HLF Connect in 2019, a series of interaction between HLF members on crucial questions of our time thus increasing collaboration within the HLF network. Karen has been employed at CEA for 26 years, from labs to headquarters, in various scientific and innovation programmes. After graduating with a Master degree in fluid mechanics from Aix-Marseille University, Karen obtained her PhD at Ecole Polytechnique, France.