As a non-profit organization, backed since its creation by the French ministry of culture and communication and more than thirty partners, the Forum d’Avignon relies on active governance, made up of public and private decision makers, creators and journalists, which efficiently contribute to relay and consolidate the positive values of the Forum.
The Board as of February 12th 2015
Hervé DIGNE
President of the Forum d’Avignon and Chairman of Cofiloisirs
Axel GANZ
Vice-President of the Forum d’Avignon, Publisher-Head of AG Communication, Member of the Board Gruner+Jahr
Alain SUSSFELD
Vice-president of the Forum d'Avignon, CEO, UGC France
Emmanuel HOOG
Treasurer of the Forum d’Avignon, President of AFP (Agence France-Presse)
Christine ALBANEL
Former French Minister of Culture and Communication, Executive Vice-President, Communication, Philanthropy, Content Strategy, Orange
Jean-Jacques ANNAUD
Film Director
Patricia BARBIZET
CEO, Artemis and Vice-Chairman of the Board, Kering and CEO of Christie’s
Laurent BENZONI
University Professor
Emmanuel CHAIN
Producer and President, Elephant & Cie
Renaud DONNEDIEU DE VABRES
Former French Minister of Culture and Communication
Olivier DULAC
Head of External Relations Group Communications, Chairman of Atelier BNP Paribas
Isabelle GIORDANO
General Director, UniFrance Films
Alain KOUCK
CEO of Editis Holding
Pierre LESCURE
Chairman of the Cannes Film Festival and Journalist
Véronique MORALI
CEO, Webedia & Fimalac Développement
Catherine MORIN-DESAILLY
President of the Commission for Culture, Education and Communication of the Senate
Marc MOSSÉ
Director of Legal and Public Affairs, Microsoft France
Pascal ROGARD
Managing Director, SACD (Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques)
Jean-Noël TRONC
CEO, Sacem
Nicolas SEYDOUX
Honorary Chairman of the Forum d’Avignon and Chairman of Gaumont
The question of ownership of personal data is at the heart of this year’s Forum d’Avignon.
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Culture, territories and Powers - The spirit of Atlas
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Cultural behavior and personal data
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Update of the first report published in 2010.
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L'Atelier BNP Paribas: Big Data: Big Culture?
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The age of curation : From abundance to discovery
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How does sharing data contribute to improving the way we experience our day-to-day lives in the city?
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Instantaneity, hyper-choice, innovation.
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How harmony can triumph over cacophony.
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Creators, producers, distributors Who really has overall control ?
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Create, share and protect.
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After the Big data revolution comes a second centered upon Open data and sharing
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Generation #hashtag : a new wave of content in the age of digital natives
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The imperative of moving towards business-model hybridisation
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