Leading Innovation: Research, IP & the Future of Telecom #49 with Lyse Brillouet

In this episode of IP Stories, we sit down with Lyse Brillouet, Executive Vice-President of Research at Orange, to explore her multidisciplinary journey across business, technology, innovation, and intellectual property. Lyse shares how leadership and people management have shaped her career, and why she sees IP not just as protection, but as an enabler of innovation. She discusses Orange’s evolving approach to research, the role of standards and SEPs, the complexity of emerging technologies like AI and quantum, and how collaboration with startups, universities, and industry partners can thrive when IP is understood as a flexible, empowering tool.