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 2025, bringing the network to 53 Local Leaders

The Franco-British Council / Conseil franco-britannique has announced 23 new Young Leaders for 2025 in the eighth year of its Young Leaders programme. This new cohort joins an alumni network of 176 Young Leaders who share the goal of working together across their sectors to shape the future of the Franco-British relationship. Members of the

The Franco-British Council and the Government of Jersey are delighted to announce a new five-year partnership for the period 2025-2030 as part of working together to enhance Franco-British cooperation. The Government of Jersey will participate in all activities of the Franco-British Council including Energy, Climate Change and Sustainability, Defence, Science and Society, and with a

The jury for the Franco-British Young Leaders Programme 2025 met today 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 2025 s’est réuni aujourd’hui. Il était présidé par les deux Ambassadrices Hélène Duchêne

On day 2, a breakfast and a presentation was hosted by the Communauté Urbaine de Dunkerque in their new building ÉcosystèmeD on the territorial industrial decarbonisation strategy and their DKarbonation project, in partnership with the Grand Port Maritime de Dunkerque and local industrialists. Le deuxieme jour, notre délégation fut conviee a une petit-déjeuner et une

This week, the Franco-British Council visited Dunkirk as part of our work on energy, climate change and sustainability. We are grateful to the Communauté Urbaine de Dunkerque for their help in organising this visit and to EDF Gravelines and ArcelorMittal for hosting us. On day one, our chair in France, Hervé Mariton, chaired a roundtable

On 6th February the Franco-British Young Leaders met with British Ambassador, Dame Menna Rawlings DCMG, and the Minister for Digital and AI, Feryal Clark MP. Le 6 février, les Young Leaders franco-britanniques ont eu l’honneur de rencontrer l’Ambassadrice britannique Dame Menna Rawlings DCMG et la ministre du numérique et de l’IA Feryal Clark.

On 5th February 2025, the Franco-British Council and Inria hosted a conference “AI from above, AI from below” in partnership with l’Institut George Pompidou and the Franco-British Data Society at the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty in Paris. This conference was organised ahead of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit being hosted

On 1st October the Franco-British Young and Local Leaders were hosted at the OECD by Amélie de Montchalin, Ambassador of France, and Natacha Alexander, Ambassador of the UK, representing the two countries at the OECD, to discuss the work of the organisation and multilateral diplomacy. Le 1 Octobre les Young et Local Leaders franco-britanniques ont

On 26th September our Young Leaders and Local Leaders attended a dinner hosted by British Ambassador to France Dame Menna Rawling DCMG CVO to mark 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale. Le 26 septembre, nos Young Leaders et Local Leaders ont été conviés à un dîner organisé par l’Ambassadrice britannique en France, Dame Menna Rawling