The Entente Cordiale Summit conference is deeply committed to bringing together the finest specialists year after year. It was only natural, then, to turn to Benoît Pélopidas, the founder of the Nuclear Knowledges programme, when addressing the nuclear question between Russia and Europe.
Nuclear Knowledges refuses any research funding that could lead to conflicts of interest and has received five international academic awards. Pélopidas is paving the way for free and informed French research on nuclear issues.
A Member of Parliament and a man of conviction, Frédéric Petit is deeply committed to the Ukrainian cause, making him one of the most important voices on this issue in France. We are particularly honoured to welcome him as a speaker at the annual Entente Cordiale conference on 7 April.
His deep knowledge of Central Europe and the Balkans gives him a unique perspective on Russian-European dynamics and the hybrid threats weighing on the continent today.
Attendees of the Entente Cordiale Summit conference will have the chance this year to hear Nicole Grajewski, one of the finest specialists of her generation on Iran and Russo-Iranian relations.
Assistant Professor at the Centre de recherches internationales (CERI, Sciences Po) and non-resident fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, she brings a rare depth of insight into the strategic dynamics reshaping global balances today.
The conference remains, like the Entente Cordiale Summit itself, a Franco-British project. It is therefore a great honour to welcome Justin Crump, one of the most important voices in Britain on international and security affairs.
Founder and CEO of Sibylline, a leading strategic intelligence and global risk management consultancy, Justin Crump embodies the Franco-British spirit that lies at the very heart of the Entente Cordiale Day.
Serious analysis of conflicts like Afghanistan and Ukraine is only possible thanks to the specialists, academics and journalists who go into the field to bring information back to the public. Margaux Benn is one of those indispensable figures.
Senior reporter at Le Figaro, she has helped build a deeper understanding of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. Her work on the subject was awarded the Prix Albert-Londres, the most prestigious distinction in French-language journalism.