Drawing on solid scientific foundations (MSc) in both Engineering sciences and Science and Technology Studies, Lauriane Gorce is dedicated to exploring how innovations (what’s new) can bring true progress to human beings and to our planet (what’s better). She has worked in Europe, in Asia and in Northern America, opening one “black box” after another, in diverse sectors (applied physics and image processing; ai fairness evaluation; innovation public policies and sustainable development; circular economy and public infrastructure; technological start-ups and business strategy; risk management and interculturalism). Her strength is to connect: exact sciences with human sciences, the big picture with attention to details, abstract concepts with concrete applications. At Open North, she has brought her enthusiasm to data governance and data trusts projects, demonstrating her ability to learn fast, manage an ambitious program, dive deep into content and popularize complex concepts.