Mireille Helou and Adam Sterling talked about ways Orange will remain innovation-driven in the future.

Mireille Helou, chief executive of Orange Silicon Valley, a US-based subsidiary of France-headquartered telecommunications company Orange, was interviewed by Adam Sterling, executive director of University of California, Berkeley’s Centre for Law and Business.

Sterling opened by asking Helou how her experience in Africa had influenced her stint in Silicon Valley. Helou said that Orange had put their expertise at the disposal of Africa-based portfolio companies to look at synergies and help them understand country-specific regulations.

With local teams in each…