Gadz gathering took place in San Francisco on September 25th at the residence of the Consul General of France

On September 25th, the Gadz’Arts community of the San Francisco Bay Area gathered at the residence of the Consul General of France in San Francisco.

This exceptional event attracted 60 guests, including Gadz’Arts alumni, students, and family members. It was a wonderful opportunity for alumni to meet newly arrived parcours US students studying at UC Berkeley and Stanford.

The evening began with Paul Salvaire, Deputy Consul General, welcoming the guests and presenting some of the activities offered by the consulate to French engineers living in the Bay Area. The audience then heard from Xavier Wartelle (Li 82), AFAM CEO, who spoke about the history of AFAM and its importance for the Arts et Métiers community. Next, Nicolas Horde (Ai 214) shared information about the programs and events organized by AFAM.

Marc Amblard (Cl 84), mobility expert, delivered a presentation on key innovation trends in mobility. Afterward, guests enjoyed a networking session.

We warmly thank Consul General Florian Cardinaux for hosting us, as well as the French Consulate team present at the event: Paul Salvaire, Deputy Consul General; Délphine Sève, Consul and Deputy Consul General’s assistant as well as Mounia Elnatour, Press Attachée; Rouksana Simjee, Villa Albertine Director; Marceau Juin, Flore, Loïse, and Thaddée.

Finally, many thanks to the AFAM volunteers who made this evening possible:

Nicolas Horde (Ai 214); Jean Pommier (An 183), AFAM CFO, and Agnès Pommier; Vincent Schmitt (Ch 182); Aurore Prévot (Li 198) and Jean Prévot (Ch 198)

and many others.

Looking forward to enjoying other community gatherings in the SF region.

Marc Amblard (Cl 1184), Xavier Wartelle (Li 182), Nicolas Horde (Ai 214) and Vincent Schmitt (Ch 182) before the event

at the event

Paul Salvaire, delivering the speech to the Gadz'Arts community

Vincent Schmitt offering to Paul Salvaire a commemorative gift from the Gadz'Arts community

Eric Benhamou (Ai 172), Atlal Boudir and Julien Rineau (An 220)

A&M students Maxime Pangrazzi (Ch 223), Marie Imad (Ch 223), Jean Duthoit (Ch 223), Loris Emanuelli, Mateo Milenkoski (Ch 223)

Niema El Bouri (Li 216), Olivier Delerm (Li 187), Maureen and Marc Amblard, Mattia Pelissou (Li 216)

Aude Phay and Yarith Phay (Bo 191), François Thery (Li 196), Jean-Marc Ludwig (Ai 189) and Vincent Schmitt

Yarith Phay, Mattia Pelissou, Soazig Kaam (Bo 209), Olivier Causse (Li 207), Jean Pommier (An 183)

Claude Leglise (An 174) and Xavier Wartelle ( Li 82)

Olivier Brzozowski (An 195), Marc and Maureen Amblard