Richard Attias

Richard Attias
Attias in 2011
Born (1959-11-19) 19 November 1959 (age 65)
Fes, Morocco
OccupationBusinessman
Spouse
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(m. 2008)​

Richard Attias (born 19 November 1959) is a Moroccan[1] events producer, founder and former chairman of PublicisLive and currently the executive chairman of Richard Attias and Associates. He is also the founder of The New York Forum and the co-founder of the Clinton Global Initiative and the Nobel Laureates Conference. From 1995 to 2008, he was the Executive Producer of the Davos Forum.

Background

Attias was born into a Moroccan Jewish family in the imperial city of Fes. He graduated as a civil engineer from the Institut national des sciences appliquées de Toulouse, and got a master in Mathematics and Physics from the Paris University. He began his career as a sales executive at IBM France and in 1986 became the general manager of Econocom France and Econocom Japan, a computer leasing company.[1]

During the 1990s, Attias founded an Event Management Company and produced various global events including the Zurich Insurances, Egypt Economic Development Conference for the Egyptian Government,[2] IBM, conventions and Boris Yeltsin's visit to France.[1]

Attias sold part of his company to Publicis in 1998 and founded a company which produced events for various clients including IBM, l'Oreal, Unilever, BT, Avaya, Lenovo, EDF, Sanofi-Aventis, and different governments.

Attias was named chairman of the board of Publicis Dialog which combined the operations of Publicis Events and a range of marketing services. In 2004, Attias moved to New York and became chairman of Publicis Events Worldwide.

Attias was the chairman the Advisory Board of the Center on Capitalism and Society from 2009 to 2010.[citation needed]

In 2009, Attias founded Richard Attias and Associates, a strategic consulting firm, where he works as Executive chairman.[3] In December 2013, WPP, the global marketing services company, has taken a 30% stake in RA&A.[4] In January 2019, WPP sold the stake back to the RA&A shareholders.[5]

Since October 2013, Attias is a member of the 4Afrika Advisory Council, an external board of advisers tasked with guiding strategic investments undertaken by the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative.[6]

The New York Forum

In 2010, he founded The New York Forum,[7][8] an annual meeting to promote economic leadership and the New York Forum AFRICA in 2012. The first New York Forum AFRICA took place in Libreville, Gabon, from 8 to 10 June.[9][10]

The fourth edition of The New York Forum has been held at the NY Public Library on 21 September 2014. The two main topics of discussions were 'Is technology killing jobs?' and 'What will be the economic impact of climate change?'.[11] On 19 May 2020, the New York Forum Institute hosted its first virtual roundtable, “Resilient World: An African call for a New World Order,” with five African Presidents.[12]

Doha GOALS Forum

Main article: Doha GOALS

In 2012, he launched the Doha GOALS Forum, a gathering of sport's leaders, which purpose is to use sports as a development tool.[13]

Other programs

In 2008, Attias was named special advisor to the Emirate of Dubai to provide a comprehensive strategy to make the city a destination for major conferences, and cultural and sporting events.[14]

From 5 to 7 February 2014, the first edition of the Build Africa Forum took place in Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo). Organized by RA&A under the High Patronage of Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo, it is the premier international business & investment forum focused on infrastructure in Africa.[15]

RA&A organized the XVth Francophonie Summit, the biennal meeting of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). The event was held in Dakar, Senegal in 2014, with approximately 3000 participants.[16] For the first time, the summit was concluded by an economic forum on 1–2 December.[17] During this event, many political leaders, and CEO proposed to reinforce the links between this community, such as Macky Sall, Alain Juppé, or Thierry Breton.[18]

In 2015, he organised the Egypt Economic Development Conference.[19]

Other activities

  • Microsoft, Member of the 4Afrika Advisory Council (since 2013)[20]

Personal life

In 2008, Attias married the former First Lady of France, Cecilia Ciganer-Albeniz.[1] He has lived in France, Switzerland, Japan, Dubai and New York.[21]

Attias also currently serves as vice president for the Cecilia Attias Foundation for Women,[22] which supports non-profit organizations dedicated to promoting women's well-being and equality worldwide.

Attias completed his studies in civil engineering at the Institut national des sciences appliquées de Toulouse, and earned a master's degree in mathematics and physics from the University of Paris.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Média, Prisma (6 March 2008). "Richard Attias - Gala". Gala (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  2. ^ "CNBC News". CNBC. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Richard Attias & Associates Profile".
  4. ^ "WPP buys 30% stake in Davos firm Richard Attias & Associates". the Guardian. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. ^ "WPP offloads stake in strategic consultancy Richard Attias & Associates". The Drum. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. ^ "CNB Africa".
  7. ^ "Gotham's New Davos Man". Observer. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Richard Attias lance le "New York Forum"". Le Figaro (in French). 24 January 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  9. ^ Nsehe, Mfonobong. "The New York Forum Comes To Africa". Forbes. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  10. ^ "African Brains". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  11. ^ magazine, Le Point (20 September 2014). "New York Forum, acte IV". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Uhuru joins African leaders in offering solutions for global post-Covid-19 economic recovery". The Star. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  13. ^ "2012-11 Doha GOALS Forum – International Sports Marketing Chair". International-sports-marketing-chair.essec.edu. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  14. ^ Dubai Event Management Corporation appoints Richard Attias as Chief Executive Officer, Ameinfo.com, 6 May 2008
  15. ^ Diawara, Malick (12 February 2014). "Richard Attias : les clés de la nouvelle Afrique". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  16. ^ "RTL".
  17. ^ "Les Echos". 17 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Guineelive".
  19. ^ "Sharm el-Sheikh rumbles with grand promises of the international elite". The Guardian. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  20. ^ Microsoft forms 4Afrika Advisory Council Microsoft, press release of 9 October 2013.
  21. ^ Média, Prisma (21 March 2008). "Cécilia et Richard Attias - Gala". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  22. ^ "Cecilia Attias, Sarkozy's Ex-Wife, Hosts NY Gala For Women's Foundation (PHOTOS)". HuffPost. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  23. ^ "Richard Attias " J'aurais aussi bien pu faire archi "". Les Echos (in French). 22 August 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

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