Sponsors of the French Pavilion

Accor is a world-leading augmented hospitality group offering unique experiences in 4,900 hotels and residences across 110 countries. The Group has been acquiring hospitality expertise for more than 50 years, resulting in an unrivalled portfolio of brands, from luxury to economy, supported by one of the most attractive loyalty programs in the world.

Beyond accommodation, Accor enables new ways to live, work, and play, by blending food and beverage with nightlife, wellbeing, and co-working. It also offers digital solutions that maximize distribution, optimize hotel operations and enhance the customer experience.

Accor is deeply committed to sustainable value creation and plays an active role in giving back to planet and community via its Planet 21 – Acting Here program and the Accor Solidarity endowment fund, which gives disadvantaged groups access to employment through professional training.

CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) is the government agency responsible for shaping France’s space policy and implementing it in Europe. Its task is to conceive and orbit satellites, invent the space systems of the future and nurture new services to aid us in our daily lives. Founded in 1961, it is the initiator of major space projects, launch vehicles and satellites, and the partner of choice for industry fuelling innovation.

A key player in energy transition, the EDF Group is an integrated electricity company, active in all areas of the business: generation, transmission, distribution, energy supply and trading, energy services. A global leader in low-carbon energies, the Group has developed a diversified generation mix based on nuclear power, hydropower, new renewable energies and thermal energy. The Group is involved in supplying energy and services to approximately 39.8 million customers, 29.7million of which are in France. It generated consolidated sales of €69 billion in 2018. EDF is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.

A.T. Kearney is now one of the international leaders in strategy consultancy. Since 1926, the men and women of our company, and the culture of excellence they share, have been at the service of the largest companies to improve their short-term results with a view to sustainable growth.

Since the creation of the first polo in 1933, LACOSTE has become a leading brand in fashion and lifestyle. Continuously reinventing itself so as to carry on combing legacy and modernity, sport and daily life, the LACOSTE style materializes through iconic, contemporary and urban collections that gain their inspiration from sport and French elegance. LACOSTE comes in a number of different ranges for the entire men, women and children’s wardrobe, providing a wide variety of items: clothes, leather goods, perfumes, shoes, eyewear, household linen, watches and underwear, all offering the brand’s famous knowhow. LACOSTE is an international group, established in 120 countries, throughout a network of 1200 shops. 

The Renault Group has been making cars since 1898 and is an international group with a presence in 134 countries. It now has over 180,000 employees all over the world. To meet the great technological challenges of the future and pursue its strategy of profitable growth, the group relies on its development internationally. It aims for complementarity between its five brands (Renault, Dacia, Renault Samsung Motors, Alpine and LADA), the electric vehicle and its unique alliance with Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors.

Akuo Energy is the major French independent producer of distributed renewable energy. Akuo Energy is present over the whole value chain: development, financing, construction and operation. With more than 350 members of staff to date, the group, whose headquarters are in Paris, is established in 18 countries in the world.

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise provides communications and infrastructure solutions to over 830,000 clients throughout the world in order to promote the collaboration of all actors in a digital world. At the centre of the digital transformation, mobility and new business models, the ALE group works to construct a solid basis for future innovation in business.

The AXA group is a world leader in insurance and investment management with 171,000 employees serving 105 million clients in 61 countries. AXA has been present in the Gulf for over 68 years and is one of the major players in the region. As a multisector company, AXA offers a wide range of services and tailor-made insurance products to individuals and businesses, covering car, home, health, pensions and savings.

Bureau Veritas is a world leader in the evaluation of compliance and certification. We are a trusted sponsor for our clients, offering services and developing innovative solutions to reduce risks, improve performance and promote sustainable development.

Pernod Ricard is the No.2 worldwide producer of wines and spirits with consolidated sales of €9,182 million in FY19. Created in 1975 by the merger of Ricard and Pernod, the Group has developed through organic growth and acquisitions: Seagram (2001), Allied Domecq (2005) and Vin&Sprit (2008). Pernod Ricard, which owns 16 of the Top 100 Spirits Brands, holds one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry, including: Absolut Vodka, Ricard pastis, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater gin, Malibu liqueur, Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes, as well Jacob’s Creek, Brancott Estate, Campo Viejo, and Kenwood wines.

Pernod Ricard’s brands are distributed across 160+ markets and by its own salesforce in 73 markets. The Group’s decentralised organisation empowers its 19,000 employees to be true on-the-ground ambassadors of its vision of “Créateurs de Convivialité.” As reaffirmed by the Group’s three-year strategic plan, “Transform and Accelerate,” deployed in 2018, Pernod Ricard’s strategy focuses on investing in long-term, profitable growth for all stakeholders.

The Group remains true to its three founding values: entrepreneurial spirit, mutual trust, and a strong sense of ethics. As illustrated by the 2030 roadmap supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), “We bring good times from a good place.” In recognition of Pernod Ricard’s strong commitment to sustainable development and responsible consumption, it has received a Gold rating from Ecovadis and is ranked No. 1 in the beverage sector in Vigeo Eiris. Pernod Ricard is also a United Nation’s Global Compact LEAD company.

Pernod Ricard is listed on Euronext (Ticker: RI; ISIN Code: FR0000120693) and is part of the CAC 40 index.

With 16 million journeys every day throughout the world, the RATP group is among the world leaders in urban transport. In Ile-de-France, the RATP has been operating one of the most concentrated multimodal networks in the world for over 70 years. Through its 61,000 colleagues, the RATP group designs, implements and operates mobility solutions and innovative services on a daily basis for a sustainable and more human city.

Schneider Electric is leading the digital transformation of energy management and automation in homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries.
The company is dedicated to making a world that is more electric, more connected from plant to plug, more distributed and more efficient. 
Schneider Electric creates connected technologies that will reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives. They power businesses, homes, and industries intelligently, effectively and efficiently.
Their connected products and software enable better, faster, more reliable management of buildings, industries and data centers. They deliver solutions that enable “Life Is On” - when Life is Energized, Efficient and Connected. Our solutions save energy consumption and reduce costs by 30-50%.
They are led by local talent and management expertise in the markets we serve, supported by continuous development and training, so they can be closer to the energy and technology demands of their customers.
They have become the reference in many of our markets, and they want to shape the agenda in new energy and future infrastructure in the rest of the Middle East and Africa region.

The public-service television channel ARTE acts as a showcase for the rich cultural diversity of Europe. Its purpose is « to conceive and produce television programmes which, in a broad sense, are cultural and international in character and conducive to promoting understanding and rapprochement among Europe’s nations ».

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France Médias Monde, the group in charge of French international broadcasting, comprises the news channels France 24 (in French, English, Arabic and Spanish), the international radio station RFI (in French and 16 other languages) and the Arabic-language radio station Monte Carlo Doualiya. From Paris, France Médias Monde broadcasts to the world in 18 languages. Its journalists and correspondents offer viewers, listeners and Internet users comprehensive coverage of world events, with a focus on cultural diversity and contrasting viewpoints via news bulletins, reports, magazines and debates. Every week, RFI, France 24 and Monte Carlo Doualiya attract around 176 million viewers and listeners and gather nearly 70 million followers on social media.

France Télévisions is France’s leading broadcaster with the largest viewing audience, reaching more than one in two French people every day thanks to a rich and diverse editorial offering. Including a package of 5 national channels with complementary offerings (France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5, France Ô), a regional and overseas network and a news offering on all media platforms, Franceinfo, France Télévisions has a presence on all types of programming and viewers have a real choice at all times.

JCDecaux is the largest outdoor advertising company in the world and is present today in over 80 countries playing a major role in transforming the urban universe.  In the era of smart cities, JCDecaux is in the position to become one of the major players by offering innovative solutions for more sustainable, welcoming and comfortable cities.

LEPETITJOURNAL.COM/DUBAI is the leading media outlet for French and the French speaking community of Dubaï.
The DUBAI edition deals with local (United Arab Emirates) and international news, informs about life in Dubai while portraying regularly the professional careers of some of its residents.

Exclusively written in French, Le Petit Journal has a daily newsletter distributed Sunday through Thursday.

« MEDIATRANSPORTS, the leading transport sector advertising agency in France, brings together MEDIAGARES, which sells advertising space in SNCF railway stations and on SNCF NETWORK's platforms, and METROBUS, which uses RATP advertising space and more than 50 public transportation networks across France. »

Radio France is currently a major cultural organization acknowledged for the quality of its programmes, the reputation of its musical formations, its involvement in many artistic events and its active support for artists.

With its 7 national and its 44 regional stations, 4 permanent musical formations and a unique location, the Maison de la radio, Radio France is the first French radio group with more than 15 million listeners every day and has a unique tool for producing and broadcasting music, culture and creation for all audiences.

With more than 90 million international visitors welcomed in 2018, overseas territories included, France broke a new record in terms of international tourist flows (+3% compared to 2017) and remains the world’s leading tourism destination. 
 At the inter-ministerial meeting on tourism in January 2018, the Prime Minister reiterated the government's objectives (100 million visitors to France in 2020 and revenue of €50 billion) and confirmed Atout France's role in its missions:  
 

• To renew what’s on offer for tourists and maintain its quality, through engineering and the funding for major tourism projects in the French regions; 
• To encourage the development and promotion of destination brands (and their businesses) on international markets. 

Since 1987, the French Business Council Dubai & Northern Emirates has striven to reinforce and promote economic relations between France and the UAE. The French Business Council is a member of the CCI France International network and now represents, with almost 800 members, the largest French and Francophile business community in the Middle East.

The pioneering think tank on the digital economy, IDATE DigiWorld, has anticipated and assisted all the major evolutions in telecommunications and digital for over 40 years. Recognised for its independence and the quality of its teams which include around forty analysts and consultants, it is involved in three lines of activity: Research, Consulting and Think tank.

Paris Ile-de-France Capitale Economique brings together the large groups and public institutions involved in the ‘Grand Paris’ project. The association mobilises the talents of the Grand Paris Makers to make the Capitale region into a model competitive and sustainable metropolis.

Sorbonne University is a world-class research university with the comprehensive range of arts, humanities, natural sciences, engineering and medicine. The University offers its 55,600 students the best educational opportunities for success, through mono-disciplinary, bi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary programs. With its three main faculties, it offers varied and original opportunities in education and research. Sorbonne University has more than 100 laboratories, with 3,400 professor-researchers and another 3,000 researcher partners from the major French research organizations. In addition to Nobel Prizes and other awards, the university has exceptional trans-disciplinary institutes and is the headquarters for the European Marine Biological Research Centre. The university's robust  innovation ecosystem offers end-to-end transfer capabilities, bringing research results into the market and an entrepreneurial mindset to students and staff.
The Sorbonne University Alliance brings together the National Museum of Natural History, the Compiègne University of Technology, INSEAD, the Paris Boulogne Billancourt Superior Pole and the CIEP. As a long-standing member of EUA, the LERU and UNICA, Sorbonne University is active in the development of European policy. The University's international co-operation in strategic partnerships enables its students, academics and researchers to increase their exchanges with the rest of the world.