Meeting with Antony Mahé, member of the Panel of Experts of the FEDE

Antony Mahé, Doctor of Sociology, is Director of Studies at Eranos. Discover his current research and work. What is your professional news? I am working at Eranos on a project to write a book that will be published in early 2021. It is an international survey on the social construction of women's self-confidence, carried out in 11 countries and financed by L'Oréal. I am also carrying out several parallel studies on the issue of care, concern and vulnerability of companies, which allows us to rethink the question of commitment (beyond the normative framework of Corporate Social Responsibility), trust and managerial figures (Perrier-Jouët, Axa Prévention, Pierre Fabre, L'Oréal). Finally, in connection with La Poste, my main work focuses on the digital economy and the theme of the attention economy, the rare [lire plus]

Meeting with Antony Mahé, member of the Panel of Experts of the FEDE2023-02-23T15:26:51+01:00

Bertrand Pavlik: A valuable reinforcement for the FEDE’s panel of experts

Lawyer, Councillor of the 6th arrondissement of Paris for nearly 20 years, columnist on Sud Radio, lecturer at the University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, Bertand Pavlik was also seven times French Champion of American Football. He shares his eclecticism with the FEDE. What is your background? I have two postgraduate degrees in law (in 1989, University of Paris Nanterre and in 1990, University of Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne) and the CAPA (Certificat d'Aptitude à la Profession d'Avocat). I am also a graduate of the ESCP (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris 1992). What is your current position? I am a lawyer at the Paris Bar. I chose to practice this profession because I feel empathy for people and also to participate in the smooth running of society. I work in [lire plus]

Bertrand Pavlik: A valuable reinforcement for the FEDE’s panel of experts2023-02-23T15:26:51+01:00

Frédéric Vincent: “I chose the novel to speak about the change of times”

Doctor in sociology, psychoanalyst, Frédéric Vincent has just published a book entitled "Geek theory".  In this novel peopled with sexy coldplayers, frustrated gamers, and people who conceive existence as an online game, the author, a member of the FEDE's panel of experts, delivers a real socio-psychoanalytical chronicle of the present time. Meeting with the author. What is your background? Doctor of Sociology from the University of Paris Descartes, I am a psychoanalyst and currently President of the Association of European psychoanalysts. I am also a researcher at the Centre d'études sur l'actuel et le contemporain (CEAQ). What is the purpose of your research? I work on contemporary heroism as it appears in movies and video games. Thus, from a socio-philosophical approach, I explore the myths that are found in films [lire plus]

Frédéric Vincent: “I chose the novel to speak about the change of times”2024-01-26T14:44:20+01:00

Stéphane Hugon: he wants to enable companies to better understand and take part in society

Stéphane Hugon, sociologist and business leader, has one objective: he wants to enable companies to better understand and take part in society. Meeting with this new member of the Panel of Experts of the FEDE. What is your background? After a master's degree in communication (University of Avignon), I decided, following a meeting with Professor Maffesoli, who is also a member of the Academic Council of the FEDE to do a postgraduate degree in sociology. This one ended with a thesis presentation at the University of Paris Descartes. The object of my research was the imaginary of the digital world. What are the highlights of your current professional life? Co-founder and director of Eranos, a company that studies and advises companies, I am also a teacher at the ENSCI (national [lire plus]

Stéphane Hugon: he wants to enable companies to better understand and take part in society2023-02-23T15:26:52+01:00

AN INTERVIEW WITH YLLJET ALICKA

Ylljet Alicka was kind enough to answer our questions following the release of his latest novel (La valse du bonheur). What was the trigger for writing this novel? An article in the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera in 2002. It was about an Albanian family that had sought refuge in the Italian embassy in Tirana. I built my novel around their story, which is closely connected with the events that were sending shockwaves through Albania at the time. Through the story I express my views and feelings on themes such as courage, dignity and human cowardice. Can you give us an overview of the plot? In anticipation (though they do not know it) of the ‘future consequences’ of the fall of the Berlin Wall, six Albanian citizens seek refuge in [lire plus]

AN INTERVIEW WITH YLLJET ALICKA2023-02-23T15:26:53+01:00

Christian Castelli: ‘I was struck by the warm and friendly atmosphere of the recent FEDE General Assembly.’

Christian Castelli is Chairman, Director-General and Founder of C2 Consulting Group, part of which is specialised in education. He talks to us about his career and explains why he joined the FEDE. What did you study? I have a master’s in economics (Aix-en-Provence University, 1983) and a diploma in neurolinguistic programming (1993). I have also completed a course at the HEC: ‘Managing a Company Branch, Profit Centre or SME ’ (HEC Paris, 2005). What have been the highlights of your career? At the beginning of my career I was lucky enough to be hired to manage various profit centres for a multinational company (Total). I did that for over 10 years and gained an enormous amount of professional rigour – as you would expect from such a company; it was [lire plus]

Christian Castelli: ‘I was struck by the warm and friendly atmosphere of the recent FEDE General Assembly.’2023-02-23T15:26:54+01:00

A NEW EXPERT AT THE FEDE

Eric Dumartin, a human resources expert and education and training professional, has recently joined the FEDE’s Panel of Experts What did you study? I’ve studied in a number of business schools. I have a master’s in human resources management from the Institut Supérieur de Gestion, Paris (2004), a human resources management diploma from INSEEC Business School (1985) and a certificate awarded by Roosevelt University, Chicago (1984). Would have been the highlights of your career? I have many years’ experience in human resources management. I began in 1999 as Human Resources Director at BancTec (a company specialising in financial transactions and payment methods processing), before taking up the same role at Affinion Group - Webloyalty (a direct marketing firm) from 2000 to 2014. I also worked for a year at LINKBYNET [lire plus]

A NEW EXPERT AT THE FEDE2023-02-23T15:26:55+01:00

François Schweitzer: an ambassador for French luxury in the Middle East

François Schweitzer works in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), where he is in charge of luxury brand marketing in the Middle East. He has recently joined the FEDE’s Panel of Experts, bringing with him bags of global perspective. What did you study? From 1990 to 1993 I studied communications and culture within the EAC (Economics, Art and Culture) Group, which was managed at the time by Claude Vivier le Got, now Chairwoman of the Federation for EDucation in Europe. I was lucky to benefit from a brilliant, varied programme, during which I began to build a professional network thanks to my teachers and lecturers. What have been the highlights of your career? I joined the Chaloub Group nearly 20 years ago. I’ve worked here in the past as both Sales Manager [lire plus]

François Schweitzer: an ambassador for French luxury in the Middle East2023-02-23T15:26:55+01:00

Democracy in danger – humanism to the rescue!

Jean-Michel Quillardet (PhD in literature), a well-known lawyer and long-term member of the FEDE’s Academic Council, has just published his latest work at Editions Dervy. Pour un humanisme universel : Force, beauté et sagesse de la république laïque [Universal Humanism: the Strength, Beauty and Wisdom of the Secular Republic] is both profound and accessible, arguing that humanism is as relevant today as it ever was. For the author, 21st-century humanism means inscribing ourselves in a history and an intellectual heritage and, on the basis of these traditions, contributing to the development of a social project. In an increasingly dehumanised world in which mass crimes are committed before our very eyes, the humanist project – a form of optimism based on faith in humankind’s natural capacities – is as pressing as ever. 21st-century [lire plus]

Democracy in danger – humanism to the rescue!2023-02-23T15:26:56+01:00

Solenn Thomas: ‘Companies can and must reconcile human and economic concerns.’

Solenn Thomas is a managerial staff recruitment consultant at Alexander Hughes. Her job? To headhunt exceptional, high-potential professionals. She is also founder of the Eklore Festival, which brought together 1000 innovative entrepreneurs at the Paris City Hall last year.      What did you study and what have been the highlights of your career? I’m a graduate of the Ecole de commerce de Clermont (2004). I also have a bachelor’s in philosophy (Aix-en-Provence, 2003). I’m currently a member of the course committee for the professional master’s in philosophy (Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne University). And since 2006 I’ve been a recruitment consultant at Alexander Hughes, specialising in headhunting strategic French and European managerial staff. So you’re active both in France and abroad? Yes. I help large corporations recruit experts and strategists – particularly exceptional, [lire plus]

Solenn Thomas: ‘Companies can and must reconcile human and economic concerns.’2023-02-23T15:26:58+01:00
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