Valérie BOURGOIN (CNC)

Valérie Bourgoin joined the CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée) as Head of New Technologies. She then looked after the animation sector as part of the audiovisual directorship. In 2006, she moved into video games, digital creation and new media, and her department is currently attached to the audiovisual and digital creation directorship. She has also been a regular jury member and taken part in conferences at animation events.

Catalina BRICENO (Fonds des médias Canada)

Catalina Briceño is Director of Industry and Market Trends at Canada Media Fund (CMF). She previously worked at Salambo Productions, on the multiplatform project Têtes à claques.
In 2008, she received the prix Séville de la Relève from the Association of Women in Film, Television, and New Media (WIFTNM).

Patrick EVENO (CITIA)

Patrick Eveno was an actor, director and company manager for 10 years before teaming up with Jacques-Rémy Girerd to create Folimage in 1987.

For the next 16 years he worked with major channels around Europe like France 3, Canal+, Canal J, ZDF, Rai, RTBF, TSR, SVT, YLE, NRK, BBC, ITV etc.

He is a part of the Syndicate of French animation producers (SPFA), a consultant for Cartoon, Procirep and CNC and currently CEO at CITIA.

Bruno FELIX (Submarine Channel)

Bruno Felix is Executive Director of Submarine, one of the leading transmedia production companies in the Netherlands, that is trying to push the boundaries of visual culture with projects that exploit new forms of storytelling, such as the animated documentary My Second Life or the transmedia experience Collapsus. He has also worked with renowned directors such as Douglas Gayeton, Tommy Pallotta and Peter Greenaway.

Olivier HENRIOT (Ubisoft)

Olivier Henriot started out at Ubisoft as a script writer in January 2002, working on all the narrative-driven projects there. He is currently their Scriptwriting Expert, and looks after all the narrative aspects in Ubisoft's games and transmedia products from pitch to dialogue continuity, voice recording and creating strong characters.
He is a member of the piloting committee of the SNAC-BD, and is a published graphic novel writer under the pen name of Henscher (published by Casterman and Le Lombard).

Christophe JANKOVIC (Prima Linea Productions)

Christophe Jankovic created Primea Linea Productions in 1995 with Valérie Schermann. The company has since produced many animation films, commercials and commissioned films.
He has co-produced the following films with Valérie Schermann:

• Loulou et autres loups, 2003, animated feature by Grégoire Solotareff, Serge Elissalde and Fromental,
• McGuire, Caillou, Chalet, Petit-Roulet.
• U, 2006, animated feature by Grégoire Solotareff and Serge Elissalde.
• Fear(s) of the Dark, 2007, a collective animated feature.
• The Man with the Blue Gordini, 2009, animated short by Jean-Christophe Lie.
• Zarafa, to be released in 2012, animated feature by Rémi Bezançon and Jean-Christophe Lie.

He is also co-publishing, with Albin Michel, the e-book The Fairy Herbarium by Benjamin Lacombe, 2011.

Frédéric JOSUE (Havas Media France)

Frédéric Josué is an expert in communication strategies for alternative media associating creation and new technologies. He is Marketing Director at Havas Media France and Executive Advisor to the Chairman and CEO, Dominique Delport.
He was also Head of News at Canal+ and created the Emmy award-winning programme about urban culture, C.U.L.T.

Baptiste MANIN (Allokids - Allofamille.fr)

Baptiste Manin created Allokids, specialised in leisure and entertainment for children and the family, in 2009 and launched the website giving information for children's activities, allofamille.fr, in 2010. One year later, allofamille.fr is the 5^th most visited Children's site (Médiamétrie Netrating, children's category – excluding e-commerce). He is also developing the concept of a kid's online holiday camp for 7 to 12 year-olds, Kawi Park. Kawipark.com sera will be launched on open Beta in December 2011 and the series shown on France 3 in early 2012.

Gilbert OUELLETTE (Groupe Évolumédia Inc.)

Recognized as one of the leading experts in the field of interactive media in Quebec (Canada), Gilbert Ouellette has, for more than 20 years now, always kept abreast of the latest industrial development and business trends in the world of communications and media.

His practice over the past years has allowed him to assert his analytical skills and understanding of the issues surrounding evolution, within his own companies as well as other associations and organizations.

Philippe REYNAERT (Wallimage)

Philippe Reynaert has a passion for the 7^th Art and has been Director of Wallimage, the regional audiovisual investment fund, created by the Walloon region since 2001. Presenter of film programmes on the RTBF in the 80s, this “Man with the White Glasses” is now part of the Director's board of the Belgian public channel and is also President of Cine-Regio, the European audiovisual investment fund.

Alaw ROBERTS (Studio Little Lamb Media)

Alaw Roberts is one of the founders of Little Lamb Media, a creative production company based in Cardiff. The company is currently in development on a variety of children’s animated series as well as a number of music and light entertainment shows.

Valérie SCHERMANN (Prima Linea Productions)

Founder and Director of the Prima Linea companies (1988), Valérie Schermann created Prima Linea Productions with Christophe Jankovic in 1995, and has co-produced the following films with him:

• Loulou et autres loups, 2003, animated feature by Grégoire Solotareff, Serge Elissalde and Fromental,
• McGuire, Caillou, Chalet, Petit-Roulet.
• U, 2006, animated feature by Grégoire Solotareff and Serge Elissalde.
• Fear(s) of the Dark, 2007, a collective animated feature.
• The Man with the Blue Gordini, 2009, animated short by Jean-Christophe Lie.
• Zarafa, to be released in 2012, animated feature by Rémi Bezançon and Jean-Christophe Lie.

She is also co-publishing, with Albin Michel, the e-book The Fairy Herbarium by Benjamin Lacombe, 2011.

Marc TESSIER (Vidéo Futur Entertainment Group)

Marc Tessier is chairman of Vidéo Futur Entertainment Group SA. From 1999 to 2005 he served as chairman of France Télévisions. In February 2007 he submitted a report on "the press and the digital challenge" to the French Ministry of Culture and Communications. This report investigates the situation of the press as it deals with the digital boom.