Young Leaders – Day One / Premier jour

10th July 2024
The Franco-British Council Young Leaders and Local Leaders seminar 2024 took place in London from 10th to 13th July 2024. For the first day of the Young Leaders and Local Leaders seminar 2024, the Franco-British Council organised a conference on “Artificial Intelligence and Information Warfare” at University College London in partnership with Inria and the

Conference on “Artificial Intelligence and Information Warfare” / Conférence sur “l’IA et Guerre de l’information”

10th July 2024
On 10th July 2024, the Franco-British Council organised a conference on “Artificial Intelligence and Information Warfare” at University College London in partnership with Inria and the Franco-British Data Society. Le Conseil franco-britannique, a organisé le 10 juillet 2024 une conférence sur “l’IA et Guerre de l’information” à University College London en collaboration avec Inria et

2024 Local Leaders announced / L’annonce de la cohorte des Local Leaders 2024

5th June 2024
The Local Leaders programme is dedicated to supporting the social mobility for young people in both countries. It brings talented individuals aged 20-30 from disadvantaged backgrounds who have demonstrated exceptional entrepreneurial qualities for the benefit of their communities. The Franco-British Council selected four new Local Leaders in 2024, bringing the network to 49 Local Leaders

Visit to RAF Brize Norton / Visite de la base militaire RAF à Brize Norton

30th May 2024
Today some of our Franco-British Young and Local Leaders visited the RAF base at Brize Norton to find out more about the Royal Air Force and defence cooperation.Aujourd’hui un groupe de Young et Local Leaders franco-britannique ont visité la base militaire Royal Air Force à Brize Norton pour en savoir plus sur la RAF et

2024 Young Leaders announced / L’annonce de la cohorte des Young Leaders 2024

30th May 2024
The Franco-British Council / Conseil Franco-Britannique has announced 20 new Young Leaders for 2024 in the seventh year of its Young Leaders programme. This new cohort joins an alumni network of 156 Young Leaders who share the goal of working together across their sectors to shape the future of the Franco-British relationship. Members of the

Young Leaders visit to Jersey / Visite de nos Young Leaders à Jersey

24th May 2024
Our Franco-British Young Leaders are visiting Jersey this week hosted by the Government of Jersey to look at the island’s relationships with the UK and France. It has been a fascinating visit. Nos Young Leaders franco-britanniques sont en visite à Jersey cette semaine, organisée par le gouvernement de Jersey, pour examiner les relations de l’île

Meeting with / Rencontre avec Deputy Ian Gorst

8th May 2024
Our chair in the UK, Lord Ricketts, met today with Deputy lan Gorst, Jersey’s Minister for External Relations and Financial Services, ahead of a visit to Jersey with our Young Leaders later this month Notre Président au Royaume-Uni, Lord Ricketts, a rencontré aujourd’hui Lan Gorst, ministre des Relations extérieures et des Services financiers de Jersey.

Young Leaders programme jury meeting / Réunion du jury de selection du programme Young Leaders

3rd May 2024
The jury for the Franco-British Young Leaders Programme met yesterday and was chaired by both ambassadors Dame Menna Rawlings DCMG and Hélène Duchêne. We will be announcing the new cohort very soon. Le jury de sélection du programme Young Leaders franco-britannique s’est réuni hier et était présidé par les deux Ambassadrices Hélène Duchêne et Dame

Visit to Scotland – Day three / Visite en Ecosse troisieme jour

8th December 2023
On day three, members of the Franco-British Council travelled to a vertical farm operated by Intelligent Growth Solutions at the James Hutton Institute in Invergowerie to find out more about recent developments with vertical farms and innovations in food production. Le troisième jour, une visite fut organisée à la ferme verticale d’Intelligent Growth Solutions au

Visit to Scotland – Day two / Visite en Ecosse deuxieme jour

7th December 2023
On day 2, the delegation was invited to the Scottish National library to find out more about the local history between France and Scotland – the Auld Alliance. They then visited the Scottish Parliament to attend First Minister’s Questions followed by a meeting with the First Minister of Scotland, The Rt Hon Humza Yousaf MSP,