Cyril Benoit dirige la banque d’investissement B&A Investment Bankers qu’il a fondée en 2011. B&A intervient sur des opérations internationales, en particulier entre la France et la Chine.

De 2007 à 2010, Cyril Benoit a été Principal de Perella Weinberg Partners à Londres. De 2003 à 2007, il a occupé plusieurs postes exécutifs chez Unibail-Rodamco dont Directeur des investissements et financier du pôle commerces, Directeur du développement corporate et membre du Comité stratégique du groupe.

Auparavant, Cyril Benoit a travaillé à la Direction du trésor et  a contribué à la création de l’Agence des Participations de l’Etat. Il a également été, de 2000 à 2002, conseiller au cabinet du Ministre de l’économie, des finances et de l’industrie (Laurent Fabius). Avant 2000, Cyril Benoit a notamment travaillé à Washington D.C. auprès de Tom Lantos, Représentant de la Californie et Chairman de la Commission des Affaires Etrangères du Congrès américain, ainsi qu’au cabinet du président de l’Assemblée Nationale.

Cyril Benoit a fondé en 1995 le think-tank « Vouloir la République » dont il est Président. Il a également été Président du Conseil de surveillance de l’Institut Aspen France de 2013 à 2015, et l’un des créateurs de la Fondation Reconnue d’Utilité Publique France-Israël en 2006.

Ancien élève de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Cyril Benoit est diplômé de l’Université de Paris-IV Sorbonne en philosophie.

Sébastien Billioud est professeur d’études chinoises et directeur de l’UFR des Langues et Civilisations de l’Asie Orientale de l’Université Paris-Diderot. A partir d’une approche interdisciplinaire en anthropologie et en histoire intellectuelle, son travail analyse les destins modernes et contemporains du confucianisme dans les domaines les plus variés comme philosophie, éducation, religion et rituels, pratiques sociales, politique.

Il est notamment l’auteur de Thinking Through Confucian Modernity et, avec Joël Thoraval, de The Sage and the People, The Confucian Revival in China. La version française de ce livre (Le Sage et le peuple) a reçu le prix Bernheim 2015 d’histoire des religions de l’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres.

Avant d’être élu professeur, Sébastien Billioud a été successivement chercheur invité dans le département de philosophie chinoise de l’Académie des Sciences Sociales de Chine, à Pékin, chercheur et rédacteur en chef de la revue Perspectives chinoises au Centre d’Etudes Français sur la Chine Contemporaine de Hong Kong et maître de conférences à l’Université Paris-Diderot.

Sébastien Billioud est diplômé d’HEC (1993), titulaire d’une maîtrise de droit (Paris 2, 1992), d’un doctorat en études de l’Extrême-Orient (Paris 7, 2004) et d’une habilitation à diriger les recherches (INALCO, 2012).

Edouard COURTIAL

Member of Parliament for Oise department

Edouard Courtial was born in 1973, went to school in Clermont and Compiègne but grew up in Agnetz, a town in which his father was the mayor since 1989.

He studied economics and management at Paris-Dauphine University and obtained a master degree at ESSEC business school. Between 1999 and 2001 he worked as a financial auditor for Ernst & Young and Cap Gemini as strategy consultant.

By 2002, he decided to serve his fellow citizens and run for constituency in the 7th district of Oise Department where he is deeply rooted. At the age of 28, he has been elected at the French National Assembly, and was the youngest member of parliament in France. The next year, after his father passed away, he followed his career and became Mayor of Agnetz city in 2003 where he has been re-elected in 2007.

Later on, in 2012 he has been re-elected against the President of the Regional Council and former Mayor of the biggest town of the district, Clermont.

After he won the Oise Department Council Presidency in 2015, he had to step down from his Mayor position to comply with the new French law.

Former Secretary of State in charge of French nationals abroad, between 2011 and 2012, he is still member of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the French National Assembly and chairs Estonia, Colombia and Lithuania Friendship groups.

Deeply committed to his political family, Edouard Courtial has been in charge of local federations of his party and is currently political advisor of former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy.

Coralie Dubost is a lawyer with degrees in private European law, and European law and international human rights. 

Her years of professional experience in strategic consulting, decision-making support and team management during project implementation have honed her ability to understand the challenges facing the business world, from small and medium-sized companies to multinationals.  

Coralie Dubost has published several articles on non-discrimination in European and international law, and the social responsibility of companies.

Clémence Guerrand est née à Avignon en 1982. Influencée par son grand-père pianiste, elle commence à jouer du piano dès l’âge de quatre ans. L’année suivante, elle entre au conservatoire d’Avignon. Elle y obtient deux premiers prix, de piano et de musique de chambre, avant de rejoindre le conservatoire de Marseille en cycle de perfectionnement. Encadrée par le soliste international et pédagogue Bernard d’Ascoli, elle entame alors plusieurs tournées de concerts à l’étranger. Sa formation se poursuit à l’Ecole normale de Musique de Paris en cycle de concertiste auprès de Bruno Rigutto et Mickaël Wladowski.

En 2016, constatant qu’il n’existe qu’un très faible nombre de femmes chefs d’orchestre, elle décide de créer un concours visant à promouvoir de jeunes talents chefs d’orchestre au féminin. Elle choisit de baptiser son projet MAWOMA (Music And WOmen MAestra).

Mme Irène Hors est consultante indépendante, experte de la Chine et de la gouvernance mondiale. Elle travaille actuellement comme Présidente du comité de pilotage de la France China Foundation.

L’émergence de la Chine dans le système économique mondial a été un des axes directeurs des 23 années de carrière qu’Irène Hors a menées au sein de l’OCDE. Elle a représenté cette organisation à Pékin pendant 6 ans, de 2007 à 2013, période pendant laquelle elle a soutenu le dialogue des pays membres avec la Chine sur les instruments de l’OCDE. Elle a aussi travaillé pendant deux ans comme Conseillère du Secrétaire géneral de la China Development Research Foundation, une agence du Centre de recherche sur le dévelopment du Conseil des affaires de l’État chinois. En tant que responsable de la stratégie de collaboration avec la Chine, mais aussi l’Inde, le Brésil et l’Amérique latine, Mme Hors a facilité la candidature du Brésil à l’OCDE et a contribué à renforcer la coopération avec l’Inde. Elle aussi occupé diverses fonctions autour de la question de l’État et des infrastructures, notamment jusqu’en juillet 2019, celle de Directrice adjointe du Département de la gouvernance publique.

Irène Hors est également Senior Fellow à MERICS (Mercator Institute for China Studies).

Mme Hors est diplômée de l’École Polytechnique et de l’École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Ingénieur), et de l’École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (Diplôme d’Études Approfondies en économie des institutions). Elle a été nommée Yale World Fellow en 2005. De nationalité française, elle parle français, anglais, chinois et espagnol.

Maxime de Guillenchmidt is a corporate lawyer in Paris. He holds degrees from the University College London, the Sorbonne and Paris Descartes University. For many years, he practiced at Latham & Watkins and Winston & Strawn, where he was head of the Chinese Desk in Paris. As member of Lawasia and the International Bar Association (IBA) anti-corruption committee, he regularly represents Chinese companies as part of their investments and litigations in Europe. Since first admitted to the Bar, he has been involved in pro bono activities such as working as an administrator and counsel of the aid association Compter sur demain for disadvantaged children, which does work in Asia, Africa, South America and France.

Arnaud FAVRY

Directeur des initiatives stratégiques pour l’Asie Pacifique, bioMérieux

Arnaud FAVRY graduated from the Paris Institute of Political sciences (Sciences Po Paris) where he holds a bachelor degree in political sciences and a master’s degree in public affairs (MPA). He also holds a bachelor degree in Chinese language and civilization from the National Institute of Oriental Studies in Paris (INALCO). He worked as political advisor in the cabinet of the French Minister of Health & Sports (2008-2010) then Minister of Social Affairs (2010-2011). He later became business development manager of Institut Mérieux in China (the mother group of five healthcare companies) and regional director of Mérieux Développement for China – private equity fund of the group. In 2012, he co-founded the Marco Polo Institute, a think tank aiming at identifying innovative public policies and corporate practices in China. In May 2016, he completed the MBA of Harvard Business School.

Marc FRAPPIER

Managing Director, Eurazeo Capital

Marc Frappier joined the Eurazeo investment team in 2006. At Eurazeo, he participated in the investment or in the oversight of Accor/Edenred, APCOA, Elis, Foncia and Rexel investments.

He began his career in 1996 as a financial auditor with Deloitte & Touche in Paris and New York. From 1999 to 2006, he worked for The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Paris and Singapore, where he participated in numerous strategy and operational effectiveness assignments in the industrial goods and services sector, energy, as well as the media and telecommunication sector.

Marc Frappier graduated from EMN (Ingénieur Civil des Mines).

Bruno BOUYGUES

Before graduating in 2002 from INSEAD with an MBA, Bruno attended Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, where in 1999, he obtained an MSc.

Included in his work experience are: 3 years in the Mergers & Acquisitions department of Merrill Lynch in London, a position within the Corporate Finance department of Société Générale in New York, 2 years of Management Consulting at Oliver Wyman in France, and 9 years as the CEO of GYS, an industrial group, headquartered in France.

With 500 employees in five countries (France, UK, Germany, India & China), GYS engineers and manufactures welding equipment, automotive battery chargers, and automotive
collision repair equipment. The group is positioned as one of the world’s technological leaders in its fields.

Aside from his professional endeavors, Bruno is a member of the YPO network and sits on the board of the UIMM (Union of Metallurgies Industries) Mayenne. Bruno is married to Heyoung Lee Bouygues, a talented business woman who has created Lee Bouygues Partners, a consulting company dedicated to helping companies in operational difficulties.

Marion Bertagna a plus de 15 ans d’expérience dans l’industrie culturelle. Elle a travaillé au sein d’institutions ou d’entreprises de renom, que ce soit dans le privé ou le public, à Pékin, Paris, New York ou Shanghai. Elle a été successivement manager de la galerie CourtYard à Pékin, commissaire associée de l’exposition “Alors, la Chine ?” au Centre Pompidou à Paris, Directrice internationale du marketing et de la communication pour l’agence d’architecture Arte-Charpentier à Paris et Shanghai, experte en art contemporain chinois à Sotheby’s à New York et attachée culturelle au Consulat général de France à Shanghai.

En 2014, Marion a fondé MB Projects, une agence leader en stratégie et management culturels en Chine dont elle est présidente. Marion parle couramment français, anglais et mandarin.

Louis Houdart is a multi-entrepreneur who has lived in China for 20 years, first in Beijing, then in Shenzhen, and now between Shanghai and Shenzhen.

Today he is the CEO of Creative Capital China Group, a leading branding and design agency that he founded in 2012, with offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Jakarta and New York. Most of Creative Capital’s clients or partners are large Chinese consumer groups.

Following the merger of Creative Capital and Altavia Asia in 2019, in addition to his current role, Louis became Altavia Asia Chief Strategy Officer, co-overseeing the group offices in Asia. Previously, Louis founded a flower retail chain business and sold it in China.

Louis is an MBA graduate of the Columbia Business School and the London Business School. He holds a Master’s degree from SDA Bocconi in Milan.

Louis is also a French Foreign Trade Advisor in China and is the former VP of the French Chamber of Commerce in China.

He is impassioned by the Chinese contemporary art scene and an investor in numerous fashion start-ups.

Louis speaks Mandarin Chinese.

Jack Lo currently serves as the founding partner of ForCapital Investment co. ltd, director of Tongfang Technovator(Shanghai) co. ltd, director of Fair Long (Shanghai) International Engineering Technology co. ltd, director of 55 the group hotel management co. ltd, director of Sino-Benefit Insurance Brokers co. ltd, director of Huatan (Chongqing) New Material co. ltd, managing director of Lifemark cultural & creative co. ltd(preparatory), sponsor of JiaRong Industrial Investment Fund(preparatory), director of DaShi YuanLi Energy co. ltd(preparatory), Chinese Deputy Representative of San Fransisco-Shanghai Sister City Commission

Included in his work experience are: special assistant to the CEO of Morgan Stanley Huaxin Fund Management co. ltd, director of Cedarlake Capital Investment co. ltd, and positions in Morgan Stanley and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

Jack Lo obtained a double degree in political science and economics in Penn State University.

Bertrand REGNIER

Partner, Ernst & Young

Bertrand Régnier, EY (formerly Ernst & Young) Partner, has been leading the EY French Business Center for Greater China since 2008.

Bertrand started his career with EY in France in 1998. Starting in 2003, he has built significant international experience while working in the USA (EY Miami and EY New York offices) and in Australia (EY Sydney).

After 8 years of living and working in Greater China, Bertrand is very familiar with the international business environment and specific needs of French and European subsidiaries in the region. Moreover, he has been recognized for his international experience and skills, being appointed as a French Trade Commissioner (ie “Conseiller du Commerce Exterieur”) by decree of the French Prime Minister in 2011.

Bertrand holds a French CPA (ie Diplôme d’Expertise Comptable) and a Master in Management from the Toulouse Business School as well as a Master in Tax from Paris IX Dauphine University.

YAN Lan est diplômée de l’Université des langues étrangères de Pékin, l’Université de Pékin et l’Institut universitaire de hautes études internationales à Genève. Elle est avocat française. En 1991, elle a rejoint le cabinet d’avocats Gide Loyrette Nouel, et est devenu associée en 1997. En 1998, elle a commencé à diriger le bureau de représentation à Pékin. En 2011, elle a été nommée Directrice générale de la banque d’investissement Great China de Lazard à Pékin.

YAN Lan est aussi arbitre de la Commission d’arbitrage économique et commercial international de Chine, Conseiller du Commerce Extérieur de la France, administratrice indépendante de la China Merchants Bank, vice-présidente du Forum des femmes dans l’économie et la société (Asie), présidente du Comité consultatif pour la Fête de la Musique International de Pékin et présidente de la “CHINA HERITAGE SOCIETY”. Le 1er novembre 2012, l’Ambassadeur de France en Chine lui a remis l’insigne de Chevalier de l’Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.

YAN Lan est Conseiller spécial à la France China Foundation.

Allen GUO 郭春龙

Founding Partner, 2048 Capital

Allen Guo is a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He is founding partner of 2048 capital investing in Internet and Deep Tech: AI, Blockchain, IOT and Healthcare. .

Still a PhD student in UC Berkeley, Allen founded Baihe.com, which later became the largest online matching making service in China. He also founded Yobo.com, a personalized mobile music platform, which he sold to China Mobile. Allen has regular contact with France and is currently developing a new investment vehicle to connect France and China’s booming tech and capital market, with a focus in AI.

Allen Guo received BS degree from Tsinghua University with highest honour, and was a PhD candidate at UC Berkeley’s EECS department when he started his entrepreneurial career. He was Mayfield Fellow and Hitachi Fellow at Haas School of Business.

Howard Hao KWOK 郭豪

President, YunGao Group; Deputy General Manager, Westin Xi’an

Howard Kwok is the President of YunGao Group, a real estate developer with projects in Shanghai, Xi’an and Lhasa. He is also Deputy General Manager at The Westin Xi’an, an investment of YunGao.

Howard is the owner of three Chateaux in Saint-Emilion and Pomerol.

He began his career as a financial analyst at Morgan Stanley’s in New York. He then became a consultant for McKinsey & Company in China.

Howard has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School in Boston, U.S.A., as well as a diploma in French Cuisine from the Cordon Bleu in Paris, France.

Howard is a native of Hong Kong and is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, English and French.

FANG Yi 方毅

Fang Yi, founder and CEO of GeTui (Merit Interactive, Stock Ticker: 300766), B.S. from Chu Kochen Honors College, and M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from Zhejiang University.

As a serial entrepreneur since 2005, Fang founded GeTui in 2010. GeTui, a leading data intelligence company in China, is the first data intelligence company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Pioneering in third-party push notification services, GeTui gave rise to an ecosystem that connects hundreds of thousands of developers and apps in China.

With Fang’s leadership and a commitment to create “Tech for Daily Life,” GeTui has conducted in-depth exploration in the big data industry and has served diverse industries including mobile internet, brand marketing, financial technology, smart cities and tourism, and public affairs.

Fang was the recipient of the first prize of the “China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition” organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and was selected into China’s national “Ten Thousand Talent Program” for tech entrepreneurship and leadership. He was also reported on the front page of New York Times as China’s emerging tech entrepreneur on the same day that Alibaba was listed on NYSE in 2014. In 2016, Fang Yi was invited to the 63th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and delivered a keynote speech about GeTui’s breakthrough exploration in data intelligence.

Fang believes in the era of intelligence, data are the key to break new ground, expedite tech innovation, and transform everyday life. In the never-ending journey to data intelligence, Fang and his teams are committed to go above and beyond.

Jiang Qiong’er, fondatrice de SHANG XIA, est une designer de renommée internationale. Grâce à ses années d’études en Europe, elle apporte une approche cosmopolite et ses créations reflètent une expérience biculturelle. Respectueuse de la tradition, elle puise son inspiration dans de multiples sources, ce qui se traduit dans la diversité de ses œuvres, dont de nombreuses pièces se trouvent déjà dans les plus grands musées du monde.

En 2009, elle crée la marque de l’art de vivre contemporain SHANG XIA, et prend les fonctions de PDG et directrice artistique. Jiang Qiong Er  et SHANG XIA s’engagent à promouvoir l’artisanat ancestral chinois sur la scène internationale. Le design contemporain se confond avec les métiers traditionnels afin de faire naître un mélange d’Orient et d’Occident et créer le nouveau style de vie du 21ème siècle. Les créations ont reçu de nombreux prix de design et de reconnaissance au niveau national et international, avec des œuvres collectées par des musées de renommée mondiale tels que le British Museum, le musée Guimet et le musée des Arts Décoratifs.

En 2011, Forbes nomme Jiang Qiong Er parmi les 25 Chinois les plus influents dans la catégorie mode et art de vivre. En 2013, elle reçoit l’insigne de Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, en reconnaissance de sa contribution aux échanges culturels entre la Chine et la France. En 2014, le portrait de Jiang Qiong Er figure parmi les 50 personnalités de la manifestation « 50 Ans 50 Personnes » organisée dans le cadre du Cinquantenaire des Relations Franco-Chinoises. Et en 2016, Jiang a été décorée « Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite ».