EDF Pulse special Award for Sport & Innovation Grand Jury

High performance athlete in canoe-kayak and member of the Team EDF , he has accumulated championship titles including Olympic champion (Rio 2016) and world champion (Bratislava 2011). He is also the founder of Duo Tonic, a company specialised in the distribution of sports gels and energy drinks, present in 20 countries.

As a member of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games organisation committee, he is in charge of athlete mobilisation. He is also double Olympic foil fencing champion (Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004), and he has worked, during and after his sports career, for the SNCF group in supporting start-ups and then as innovation manager of the Oui.sncf website.

Director of the French Football Federation (FFF) since 2013, she began her career at the French Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and continued in the telecommunications sector. She is also a member of the executive committee of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) and vice-world fencing champion (Budapest 1991).

After a career as a water polo coach, he was appointed national technical director of the French Swimming Federation (FFN) in 2017, where he develops projects for its five Olympic disciplines, in accordance with the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

As EDF’s CTO and R&D director since 2018, he manages EDF’s 3 research centers in France and 6 centers abroad (USA, China, Singapore, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy). Graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and Ponts et Chaussées, he started his career at the French Ministry of the Armed Forces before joining EDF.

He is a specialist in the world of energy. He has held various responsibilities in the field of purchasing and supply of fuels at Gaz de France. He joined EDF as Head of Strategy in 2015, and currently heads EDF Pulse Croissance, the Group's investment fund and incubator.

He has been EDF’s Director of Communications since 2014. Beforehand, he worked in a public relations agency and for the SFR group. He is a director of the EDF Foundation and a representative on the boards of the Union des marques (lit. Brand’s Union or UDM) and the Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité (lit. Advertising Regulatory Authority or ARPP). He is also part of several management boards for both companies and media.

President of the French Handisport Federation (FFH) since 2018, she is a former high performance swimmer, double Olympic champion (silver and bronze medalist in Seoul 1988), coach and club leader. She is also on the board of various French sports committees, including the Paris 2024 organisation committee and the Agence Nationale pour le Sport (lit. French Sports Agency).

As EDF’s Internal communication, Brand and Image Director since 2017, he manages the EDF Pulse Internal Awards, an initiative to reward and promote innovation among employees. He also manages the EDF and Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games partnership.