Leadership — Entente Cordiale Day

Leadership

Celebrating Our Past · Transforming Our Future

Who we are

A Global, Multidisciplinary Leadership Team

Entente Cordiale Day is a student-led Franco–British initiative bringing together students from leading universities in France and the United Kingdom to conceive, organise, and represent joint academic and cultural initiatives.

The Leadership Team is supported by a network of Division Members across the university network, who contribute to the work of the initiative and represent it within their respective institutions.

Strategic guidance and oversight are provided by a Supervisory Board and an International Advisory Board, composed of senior figures from law, finance, academia, public institutions, and international affairs. These bodies advise on strategic direction and institutional positioning.

Global Presidency

Clara Chevalier

Global President

Sciences Po & The University of Hong Kong — Economics

Founding & Executive Direction

Founding Leadership & Executive Direction

Yves Djimi

Co-Founder, Entente Cordiale Day

Chair, Alumni Supervisory Board
Solicitor, Senior Courts of England & Wales
Admitted to the Paris Court of Appeal

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Jean-Marc

Executive Director (CEO)

Entente Cordiale Day

Nom de famille à confirmer

Regional Presidency

Presidents

Zian Vigny

President, France

École Polytechnique — Physics

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Brandon Tay

President, UK

University of Oxford — Psychology & Philosophy

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Jaden Zhu

President, USA

Columbia University — Politics & Government

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Vice-Presidents

Vice-Presidents

Joy Wang

Senior Vice-President of Communications

UK — King's College London — Political Economy

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Shiori Nakatani

Vice-President of Partnerships

UK — University of Oxford — PPE

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Oscar Quispe

Vice-President

EPITA & École Polytechnique — Cybersecurity

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RB

Rayan Baffoun

Vice-President of IT (Global)

HC

Haris Chaudhry

Vice-President, France & GFLDay Challenge MBA

Student Executive Council

Division Leads

RZ

Rachel Zhang

Vice-President of Partnerships (UK)

University College London — Economics

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Doublon avec Shiori — à trancher

Honourary Leadership

Honourary Leadership

Marquis de Breteuil

Co-Founder & Honorary President

Lawyer, Fellow of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques
Former Administrator of the Palace of Versailles (2012–2015)

Marquis of Salisbury

Co-Founder & Honorary President

Banker, former Leader of the House of Lords (1994–1997)

Governance

Supervisory Board

Antoine Hillion

Institutional Communications Advisor

Partner at Havas Group

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Susan Walton

Think Tank & Philanthropy Advisor

Global Risk & Resilience Advisor, Partner at Frost Consulting
Founder & Chair, American Friends of the Royal Hospital Chelsea

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Max Buechner

Defence Advisor

Investor, Fund Manager — CEO, Speer Group

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Didier Chaudet

Geopolitical Advisor

Independent Consultant — Geopolitics of the Persian-speaking world & South Asia

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Camille Foley

Logistics Advisor

Former Business Manager in Investment Banking

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Marie-Hélène Blattmann-Lenoir

University Affairs Advisor

Franck Debane

Technological Advisor

Entrepreneur — CEO, Forward Partners

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Adel Baba-Aissa

Strategy Advisor

Investment Director, Acumen & Meridiam
Solicitor of England & Wales — Attorney-at-Law, New York

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Charlotte Simunek

Senior Project & Programme Manager

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Governance

International Advisory Board

Durdana Ansari OBE

Entrepreneur & Public Speaker

Producer, BBC World Services
Honorary Captain, British Royal Navy

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Stephen Clarke

Writer & Journalist

Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

Salaheddine Mezouar

Entrepreneur

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Morocco (2013–2017)

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Vicente Garcia

Entrepreneur, Founder & Managing Director

Summit + Stage Advisory
Advisor to the Atlantic Council (2021–2025)

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JW

James Wilcox

Head of Private Offices, Floreat

30+ years advising international private clients
Trustee, St Paul's Cathedral | Development Board, Woolf Institute

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Photo manquante

Host Partners

Host Partners

L'Hôtel des Invalides

General Gravêthe

Royal Hospital Chelsea

General Bradshaw

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Get involved

Join the Team

We work with a cross-institutional team of students who take responsibility for delivering Entente Cordiale Day across its different divisions. If you're interested in gaining practical experience in a fast-moving, international academic environment, please register your interest via the form below.