Fondation de France UK Launch Reception

Hélène Duchêne, Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom, and Axelle Davezac, CEO of Fondation de France, are pleased to invite you to the launch reception of Fondation de France UK.

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21
JAN

Launch Reception

Come discover Fondation de France’s exciting new chapter in the UK. Fondation de France
UK will encourage generosity between the two nations through unique and innovative collaborative philanthropic projects, in all areas of public interest.

Who we are

British branch of Fondation de France, Fondation de France UK positions itself as a trusted intermediary and support for French organisations in their fundraising in the UK. Thanks to donations from British residents, it will facilitate collaborations of public interest between French and British institutions. As a local charity, Fondation de France UK aims to bring new expertise – contributing to broadening the scope of British philanthropy.

Governance

Board

Axelle DAVEZAC
Chairman
CEO Fondation de France
Frédéric THERET
Head of Development Fondation de France
Representant of the founder
Emmanuelle BURY
Qualified representative
Country Head BNP Paribas UK
Odile PREVOT
Secretary
Managing Partner OMLaw & Advisory
Jack BOWLES
President of the Support committee
Non-Executive Director
Benjamin VEDRENNE-CLOQUET
President of the Project committee
Entrepreneur and Investor
Neil HESLOP
Qualified representative
CEO Charities Aid Foundation

Project committee

The Project committee will be responsible for sourcing Franco-British unique and collaborative projects. It will also verifiy the eligibility of the projects supported and ensure that they are properly due-diligent.

Benjamin VEDRENNE-CLOQUET
President of the Project committee
Entrepreneur and Investor
Odile PREVOT
Managing Partner OMLaw & Advisory
Olivier NICOLAY
Non-Executive Director
Thibault DE FONTAUBERT
Managing Partner Gemini Capital LLP
Catherine BOND
Advisor
Nora ALMEIDA
Consultant

Support committee

The Support committee will contribute to the charity’s development in all its facets: fundraising, awareness-raising, events, networking, etc.

Jack BOWLES
President of the Support committee
Non-Executive Director
Emmanuelle BURY
Country Head BNP Paribas UK
Xavier QUATTROCCHI-OUBRADOUS
Entrepreneur
Nicolas PONSET
Founder Aleron Partners
Jean-Christophe NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
Founder and Managing Partner Leon Capital
Caroline BAULT
Managing Partner CounselRock Partners

They trust us

Fondation de France UK will support and finance innovative and unique Franco-British collaborative projects in all areas of public interest. Projects are selected and approved by the Project committee.

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Maison Française d’Oxford

Offering to the most deserving French PhD students the opportunity to take a one-year Master’s degree at Oxford University.

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Dispensaire Français, Société Française de Bienfaisance

Providing a dedicated social support for isolated French-speaking senior citizens in London through a network of volunteers and activity groups

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Conservatoire National de Musique et de Danse de Paris

Reviving talented students’ long-term mobility in the UK thanks to international mobility scholarships to prestigious British institutions.

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Comédie-Française Foundation

Improving access for English-speaking audiences to Comédie-Française performances through free surtitling glasses.

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Institut Imagine

Financing a research team led by Dr. Yanick Crow split between the Institut Imagine in Paris and the Institute of Genetics and Cancer at the University of Edinburgh, into Type 1 interferonopathies