Monaco Méditerranée Foundation
Serving Monaco’s image through culture
The main purpose of Monaco Méditerranée Foundation is to promote the image of the Principality of Monaco. It achieves this by organising cultural, social, sporting scientific and artistic cultural events. It assists, helps and supports any charities, foundations or other organisations in order to achieve its objective and promote the image of Monaco.
Monaco Méditerranée Foundation
Organiser of a series of much anticipated conferences in the Principality of Monaco
MMF is known due to the quality of its conferences. Since it was founded, it has successfully organised various conferences on the major issues of our day. And so, one after the other, acknowledged specialists come to the Principality of Monaco to share their authoritative opinions at the invitation of MMF.
MMF covers the travel and accommodation costs in the Principality of Monaco for the speakers, who are not paid for their lecture.
The Board of Directors:
- Ms Sandra Braggiotti, Chairwoman
- Ms Patricia Husson, Deputy Chairwoman
- Mr Roland Melan, Deputy Chairman
- Mr Bernard Pasquier, General secretary
- Mr Robert Chanas, Treasurer
- Mr Gian Luca Braggiotti
- Mr Patrice Pastor
- Mr François Rougaignon
- Mr Hervé Husson
- Ms Isabelle Bonnal
- Mr Pierre André Chiappori
- Ms Anne Eastwood
- Mr Henri Fissore
- Ms Virginie Cotta
- Ms Caroline Rougaignon-Vernin
The honorary members of the board :
- Mr Henry Rey
- Ms Agnès d’Alessandri
- Ms Patricia Rey
- H.E. Ms Yvette Lambin Berti
MMF keynote speakers have been:
From politics, the first guests were the French Prime Minister Raymond Barre, Ministers Bernard Kouchner, Renaud Dutreil, Robert Badinter, Jean François-Poncet, Hubert Védrine, Ségolène Royal; the European Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner; the ambassadors of France François Gouyette and Jean-François Girault who were respectively French ambassador to Libya and Iraq at the time; the former President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet the former President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Jacques de Larosière; the former Prime Ministers of Italy, Messers Giuliano Amato and Romano Prodi and the Former President of the French Republic Mr Valéry Giscard d’Estaing and Rachida Dati, the former Minister of Justice and current Mayor of the 7th district in Paris.
From the business world: Mr Thierry de Montbrial, Claude Bébéar, Yves-Thibault de Silguy, André Lévy Lang, Carlo De Benedetti.
Science has often been showcased thanks to Dr Frédéric Saldmann the oncologist David Khayat and Ms Alice Dautry, Managing Director of the Pasteur Institute.
His Eminence, Cardinal Paul Poupard has also been a guest, as have historians Sergio Romano and Eli Barnvi.
Academics such as Gilles Kepel, Danièle Hervieu-Léger, Marc Fumaroli and Ms Hélène Carrère d’Encausse of the Académie Française.
Mr Ernest Antoine Seillière, Former Chairman of MEDEF, Denis Kessler, Deputy Chairman of MEDEF and Chairman of the Scor Group, Mr Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa Italian economist, former Minister of Finance, and member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, Mr David de Rothschild and HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal from Saudi Arabia.
Around 4 conferences are held each year in the different establishments of Société des Bains de Mer. Entrance is free. Attendees include representatives from business and social spheres in the Principality, as well as students from Science Po Menton and the University. The highest government authorities regularly attend these prestigious events.
The activities of Monaco Méditerranée Foundation
Society & Economics
Every year, Monaco Méditerranée Foundation organises a series of political conferences. Below is a summary of the various subjects covered:
Lecture programme for 2024
February : Professor Alon CHEN, President of the Weizmann Institute of Science
March : Mr Haïm KORSIA, Chief Rabbi of France
May: Mrs. Catherine NAY, French journalist, editorialist, and political essayist
October : Mr. Governor Jacques de Larosière, Former Managing Director of the IMF, Honorary Governor of the Bank of France
Lecture programme for 2023
January : Professor Gilles Kepel, Professor at the Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) and director of the Middle East and Mediterranean Program at PSL, based at Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS)
March : Mr Juan Villalonga, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Green Hills Software, former Telefonica’s Chairman and CEO and McKinsey Partner.
June : General Jean-Louis Georgelin, Army General, Special Representative of the President of the Republic, President of the Public Establishment responsible for the conservation and restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.
October : Professor Andrea RICCARDI, Historian, founder of the Community of Sant’Egidio, former Minister of International Cooperation, President of the Dante Alighieri Society
November : Ambassador Kurt VOLKER, Former US Ambassador to NATO and Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, Board Member, American College of the Mediterranean and American University Kyiv and President, Alliance Strategic Advisors LLC.
December : Professor Gilles Kepel, Professor at the Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) and director of the Middle East and Mediterranean Program at PSL, based at Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS)
Lecture programme for 2022
June : H.E. Mr Jean-David Levitte, French Ambassador, Member of the Institute.
June : Professeor Alberto Melloni, Historian of Institutions and Religious Doctrines.
November : Mr Alan Friedman, American economics journalist and author.
Lecture programme for 2021
May : M. Denis Duverne, Chairman of AXA’s board of Administration, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Foundation for Medical Research and with Mister Bruno Canard Managing Director at the CNRS and Coronavirus expert
Octobrer : Professor Gilles Kepel, Professor at the Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) and director of the Middle East and Mediterranean Program at PSL, based at Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS)
Lecture programme for 2019
January: Mr Jacques de Larosière de Champfeu, former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Governor of the Banque de France (1987-1933)
March: Mr Thibault de Montbrial, Lawyer at the Paris Bar, Specialist in National Security
May: Mr Jean-Louis Bourlanges, member of the French National Assembly and former Chairman of the Committee on Civil Liberties of the European Parliament
June: Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, Governor Emeritus of the Banque de France from 1993 to 2003 and former President of the European Central Bank
September: Ms Ségolène Royal, former French government minister, Ambassador for International Negotiations for the Arctic and Antarctic Poles
November: Mr Julien Nocetti, associate Researcher at the French Institute of International Relations, Lecturer at the Schools of Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan
Lecture programme for 2018
January: Mr Jacques de Larosière de Champfeu, former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Governor of the Banque de France (1987-1933)
March: Mr Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, former President of the French Republic
April: Mr Thierry de Montbrial member of the Institut de France, Director of the French Institute of International Relations
June: Mr Jean-Marie Rouart, member of the Academie Française
September: Mr Thierry de Montbrial, member of the Institut de France, Director of the French Institute of International Relations
October: Mr David de Rothschild, Rothschild & Cie Banque
November: Mr Jean-François Copé, former government minister and Mayor of Meaux
Lecture programme for 2017
January: Mr François D’Orcival, Journalist and historian, Member of the Institut de France and Thierry de Montbrial, President of the IFRI (French Institute of International Relations)
February: Mr Antoine Sfeir, Journalist and Middle East Specialist
March: Mr Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, former President of the French Republic
April: Mr Thierry de Montbrial, member of the Institut de France, Director of the French Institute of International Relations
September: Mr Jean-Claude Casanova, member of the Institut de France, Editor, Director of ‘Commentaire’ magazine
October: Mr Thierry de Montbrial, member of the Institut de France, Director of the French Institute of International Relations
November:
Mr Enrico Letta, former Prime Minister of Italy, Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs – Sciences Po. Paris
The Rt Hon Mr Hubert Védrine, former Secretary General of the French Presidency, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1997/2002)
Lecture programme for 2016
January:
Mr Antoine Sfeir, French journalist and political scientist, Director of the Cahiers de l’Orient, President of the Institut Libre des Relations Internationales
The inaugural lecture of ‘The major challenges facing today’s word’ open to students from the Principality of Monaco (high schools and the International University of Monaco) and from Sciences Po Menton Méditerranée.
‘The major security challenges: emergence of new powers, regional destabilisation, arms races, terrorism, etc.’ by Mr Dominique David, Foreign Policy Editor, co-editor of the Ramses report.
February: His Eminent Beatitude Louis Raphaël Sako, Patriarch of Babylon, Head of the Chaldean Catholic Church
March:
Ms Elisabeth Guigou, former French Minister, President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly, President of the Anna Lindh Foundation.
Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, Governor emeritus of the Banque de France from 1993 to 2003 and former President of the European Central Bank
‘The major challenges facing today’s word’ series open to students from the Principality of Monaco (high schools and the International University of Monaco) and Sciences Po Menton Méditerranée.
‘The chaos in the Middle East: Current situation and prospects’ by Mr Denis Bauchard, Former Ambassador and Adviser to the President of the Arab World Institute.
April: Mr Thierry de Montbrial, member of the Institut de France, Director of the French Institute of International Relations
May:
‘The major challenges facing today’s word’ series open to students from the Principality of Monaco (high schools and the International University of Monaco) and Sciences Po Menton Méditerranée.
‘The Mediterranean: demographic situation and prospects’ by Mr Gérard-François Dumont, Professor at the University of Paris IV, Director of the magazine, ‘Populations et Avenir.’
June: The Rt Hon Mr Hubert Védrine, former Secretary General of the French Presidency, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1997/2002)
September: HE Mr Jean-David Levitte, former French Ambassador to Washington and to the – United Nations and former Diplomatic Adviser to President Nicolas Sarkozy
October: Mr Jacques de Larosière de Champfeu, former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Governor of the Banque de France (1987-1933)
November: Mr Odon Vallet, Professor at Sciences Po Paris – Journalist specialising in the Vatican and religion
Lecture programme for 2015
January:
Mr Thierry de Montbrial, member of the Institut de France, Director of the French Institute of International Relations
HE Mr Alexander Orlov, Russian Ambassador to France
February:
Mr Thierry de Montbrial. member of the Institut de France, Director of the French Institute of International Relations
The Rt Hon Mr Hubert Védrine, former Secretary General of the Presidency of the French Republic, former Minister of Foreign Affairs (1997/2002)
March: Professor Hossam Badrawi, Egyptian Politician, former Minister of the Egyptian Government
June:
Mr Mario Monti, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy
Mr Jean-Louis Beffa, Honorary Chairman of Saint-Gobain
September: Mr Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, Former President of the French Republic
October: Mr Jean Todt, President of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA)
November: His Eminence, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyon, Primate of the Gauls, President of the Association of Pontifical Missionary Societies
Lecture programme for 2014
January: His Eminence, Cardinal Paul Poupard, President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture and former President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue of the Holy See
February: Mr Jean Claude Trichet, Governor Emeritus of the Banque de France from 1993 to 2003 and former President of the European Central Bank
March: Mr Thierry de Montbrial, member of the Institut de France, Director of the French Institute of International Relations:
April: HE Mr François Gouyette, French Ambassador to Libya
May: HE Mr Jean-David Levitte, former French Ambassador to Washington and to the United Nations and former Diplomatic Adviser to President Nicolas Sarkozy
September:
Ms Laurence Parisot, President of IFOP, former President of MEDEF, the French employers’ union
Mr Yves-Thibault de Silguy, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of VINCI
October: Mr Jacques de Larosière de Champfeu, Honorary Governor of the Banque de France, Advisor to the Chairman of BNP Paribas
November: The Rt Hon Jean-François Mattéi, Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, Member of the National Academy of Medicine, Former French Minister of Health (2002-2004), Chairman of the French Red Cross (2004-2013)
Lecture programme for 2013
January: Mr Thierry de Montbrial member of the Institut de France, Director of the French Institute of International Relations
February: Mr Michel Pébereau, Honorary Chairman of BNP PARIBAS
March: HE Mr José Maurício Bustani, Brazilian Ambassador to France
April: Mr Pierre Gadonneix, Chairman of the World Energy Council
May: His Eminence, Cardinal Paul Poupard, President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture and former President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue of the Holy See.
June: Mr Miguel A. Moratinos, Spanish diplomat and politician from the PSOE. He was the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation He was a European Union Special Envoy to the Middle East for the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
September: Mr Denis Kessler, Chairman of the SCOR SE Group
October: Ms Hélène Carrère d’Encausse, Perpetual Secretary of the Académie Française
November: HE Ms Suzanne Wasum-Rainer, German Ambassador to France
Lecture programme for 2012
January: Mr Philippe Goulliaud, Editor-in-Chief and Head of the Political Department of Le Figaro
February: Mr Serge Telle, French Ambassador to the Union for the Mediterranean and Mr Hassan Ouarid, Professor of Political Science at the University of Rabat
March: Mr Alain Minc, Economist, Businessman
April: HE Mr Nasser Kamel, Egyptian Ambassador to France
May:
Mr Thierry de Montbrial, Member of the Institut de France, Director of the French Institute of International Relations:
Mr Giulio Tremonti, former Government Minister and Member of the Italian Parliament
June: Mr Ernest-Antoine Seillière, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Wendel Group, Former Chairman of the Medef and of the European Confederation of Industries
September: Mr Denis Kessler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the SCOR group
November: Mr Jean Claude Trichet, Governor of the Banque de France from 1993 to 2003 and President of the European Central Bank from 2003 to 2011
2011: A changing world
January: HE Mr Quan Kong, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to France (with the presence of Mr de Montbrial)
February: His Eminence the Cardinal Paul Poupard, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture and former President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue of the Holy See
March: Mr Thierry de Montbrial, member of the Institut de France, Director of the French Institute of International Relations:
April: HE Mr François Gouyette, French Ambassador to Libya
May: Mr Gabriel De Broglie, member of the Académie Française
September:
Mr James Wolfensohn, former President of the World Bank
HRH Prince El Hassan Bin Talal of Jordan
November: Ms Claudie Haigneré, President of the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in Paris
2010: The aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis
January: Ms Alice Dautry, Managing Director of the Pasteur Institute (with the presence of Mr. de Montbrial)
February: Mr Thierry de Montbrial, member of the Institut de France, Director of the French Institute of International Relations
March: Mr Michel Camdessus, former Managing Director of the IMF and former Governor of the Banque de France (with Mr de Montbrial in attendance)
April: Mr Marc Fumaroli, member of the Academie Française
May: Ms Rachida Dati, former French Government Minister, Member of the European Parliament, Mayor of the 7th district of Paris
June: Mr Ernest-Antoine Seillière, former President of MEDEF
October: Mr Jean François-Poncet, French Senator, Former Government Minister
November: Mr David de Rothschild, Rothschild & Cie Banque
2009: World views
January:
Mr Claude Bébéar, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of AXA
European Commissioner, Benita Ferrero-Waldner
February: Mr Antoine Bernheim, Chairman of Generali
March: HE Mr François Gouyette, French Ambassador to Libya
April: Dr Frédéric Saldmann
May:
Mr Giuliano Amato, former Prime Minister of Italy
Mr Romano Prodi, former Prime Minister of Italy
June: Mr Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, former President of the French Republic
September: Mr Yves-Thibault de Silguy, Chief Executive Officer of VINCI
October: HE Jean-François Girault, Minister Plenipotentiary and French Ambassador to Iraq
November: Professor David Khayat, Oncologist and former Chairman of the French Cancer Institute
2008: Politics and Religion
Inaugural Lecture on February 7 by His Eminence the Cardinal Paul Poupard, President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture and former President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue of the Holy See.
‘Religions, Cultures and Politics in Europe. The Future of a Legacy’
March: Mr Thierry de Montbrial, member of the Institut de France, Founder and Executive Chairman of the French Institute of International Relations: ‘Major International Political and Economic Trends’
May: Mr Sergio Romano, journalist, historian and former Italian ambassador
September: Mr Elie Barnavi, historian, former director of studies at the Institute of National Defence, former Israeli ambassador to France. Scientific Director of the Museum of Europe in Brussels
October: Ms Danièle Hervieu-Léger, President of EHESS (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales)
November: HRH the Prince El Hassan Bin Talal of Jordan
In 2008, Monaco Méditerranée Foundation organised two exceptional conferences with guests:
May: Mr Alain Le Roy, Ambassador of France in charge of the Union for the Mediterranean project
June: Mr Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, former President of the French Republic
2007/2008: Finance and Globalisation
March: Mr Raymond Barre, ‘Overview of Financial Globalisation’
May: Mr Carlo De Benedetti, ‘Financial globalisation. A question of governance’
September: Mr André Lévy Lang, ‘Banking and Globalisation’
November: Mr Jacques de Larosière de Champfeu, ‘Capital Flows: The Changing Dynamics of Global Financial Power’
December: An exceptional lecture by Mr Jean-François Girault, French Ambassador to Iraq, ‘The Iraqi crisis: Roots and paradoxes’
January 2008: Mr René Carron, ‘Globalisation: what are the challenges for a cooperative banking group?’
2006/2007 Europe in the face of the challenges of the 21st century
January: Mr Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, ‘The European Union: Political Union or Free Trade Area?’
February: Mr Bernard Kouchner, ‘France, Europe and globalisation’
April: Mr Gilles Kepel, ‘The Middle East crisis’
June: The Rt Hon Mr Hubert Védrine, ‘Europe facing the clash of civilisations’
October: Mr Ernest-Antoine Seillière ‘Europe’s place in global competition’
January 2007: Mr Thierry de Montbrial, ‘Is the European Union a global player?’
February 2007: Mr Jean François-Poncet, ‘The European Union: an economic giant but political dwarf?’
2005: The European Union in the face of globalisation
March: Mr Mario Monti, ‘The economic and political outlook for the 25 members of Europe’
May: Mr Robert Badinter, ‘Turkey and the European Union’
June: Mr Raymond Barre, ‘Prospects after the referendum on 29 May in France and in Europe’
September: Mr Renaud Dutreil, ‘Companies in the face of globalisation’
2004 What future for the European Union?
March: Mr Sergio Romano, ‘Europe and the United States after September 11th’
May: Mr Denis Kessler, ‘The world of risk in the Modern World’
June: Mr Raymond Barre, ‘EU-US relations: The euro and the dollar, a monetary couple’
October Ms Hélène Carrère d’Encausse, ‘Political Problems between Russia and Europe’
2003: A new World is emerging
February: Mr Thierry de Montbrial, ‘The World’s Political System: Players and regulation’
March: Mr Ernest-Antoine Seillière, ‘Business challenges in France’
May: Mr Giulio Andreotti, ‘Continuity and Changes in Foreign policy’
June: Mr Raymond Barre, ‘Uncertainty in the Post-Iraq world’
2002: Global Perspectives at the turn of the century
February: Economic Lecture by Mr Raymond Barre
