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Experts : Reindustrialization, the right direction?
12Dec

Experts : Reindustrialization, the right direction?

On Tuesday, December 12, Mathieu Plane, Deputy Director of the Analysis and Forecasting Department at OFCE, Philippe Manière, President of Vae

Social networks: how to speak out and avoid losing your job like Paddy Cosgrave
23Nov

Social networks: how to speak out and avoid losing your job like Paddy Cosgrave

On social networks, it's not always easy to find the right tone, or to know which topics to talk about.

Thomas Piketty and Philippe Manière: Argentina, the lessons of Javier Milei's election
21Nov

Thomas Piketty and Philippe Manière: Argentina, the lessons of Javier Milei's election

Economist Thomas Piketty and Vae Solis Communications founder Philippe Manière are today's debaters, on the theme:

Jean-Claude Mailly x Philippe Manière: Social Conference: how can we make work pay more?
17Oct

Jean-Claude Mailly x Philippe Manière: Social Conference: how can we make work pay more?

Our debate of the day: "Social Conference: how can we make work pay more?" With Jean-Claude Mailly, former General Secretary

And now ... Saturday, September 30!
30Sep

And now ... Saturday, September 30!

"Et Maintenant!" opens the debate and reviews the week's news. For this new issue, Steve

Julia Cagé x Philippe Manière: Is a newspaper a business like any other?
30Aug

Julia Cagé x Philippe Manière: Is a newspaper a business like any other?

Today's topic: "Is a newspaper a business like any other? Julia Cagé, economist, specialist in media economics. Philippe

Céline Clément-Petremann (Vae Solis): "It's in the interests of the justice system to show what it does and how it works.
20Jun

Céline Clément-Petremann (Vae Solis): "It's in the interests of the justice system to show what it does and how it works.

Vae Solis, one of France's long-standing players in legal crisis communications, has just acquired a new talent: Céline Clément-Petremann.

EVENING VISITORS
18Jun

EVENING VISITORS

Frédéric Taddeï and his guests debate the major issues of the 21st century in #VisiteursDuSoir.

Artificial intelligence: "In the United States, we are entering the first campaign of immediate and perpetual voter satisfaction".
18Jun

Artificial intelligence: "In the United States, we are entering the first campaign of immediate and perpetual voter satisfaction".

AI will feature prominently in the US presidential campaign in 2024, with fake videos produced by the opposing camp.

Philippe Manière: "Ransacked crops, we're uprooting civil peace!"
14Jun

Philippe Manière: "Ransacked crops, we're uprooting civil peace!"

TRIBUNE - In Pont-Saint-Martin, near Nantes, radical environmental activists ransacked experimental greenhouses for environmental purposes. Le

Experts: Financial crisis: are banks in danger?
28Mar

Experts: Financial crisis: are banks in danger?

Philippe Manière, President of Vae Solis Communications, Gilbert Cette, Professor of Economics at Neoma Business School and Jean-Pierre Petit, President, Cahiers

"In the name of the planet, the European Union risks depriving the poorest people of a roof over their heads".
23Mar

"In the name of the planet, the European Union risks depriving the poorest people of a roof over their heads".

On March 14, the European Parliament adopted a directive aimed at renovating 40 million buildings by 2030. The aim is to

Experts: Batteries, Volkswagen puts pressure on Europe
09Mar

Experts: Batteries, Volkswagen puts pressure on Europe

Philippe Manière, President of Vae Solis Communications, discussed with Patrick Artus (Natixis) and Christian Chavagneux (Alternatives Economiques) in the program

The closure of Vice France marks the end of the alternative web culture of the 2010s
07Mar

The closure of Vice France marks the end of the alternative web culture of the 2010s

For Anthony Gibert, consulting director, and Luca Pozzo, senior consultant, the closure of the French branch of the media company Vice, made famous by the

Three employees join the management committee
20Feb

Three employees join the management committee

Anthony Gibert, Jawad Khatib and Florian Ridard have been entrusted with missions dedicated to the accompaniment of managers, in the framework of

Les Informés: France at a standstill on pensions, Palmade affair and PSG in doubt
12Feb

Les Informés: France at a standstill on pensions, Palmade affair and PSG in doubt

Olivier de Lagarde and his team debate the news of Sunday February 12, 2023.

Global growth to be better than expected in 2023
31Jan

Global growth to be better than expected in 2023

Philippe Manière, President of Vae Solis Communications, talks with Ludovic Subran (Euler Hermes / Allianz) and Benjamin Coriat (University of Paris) about the

In 2023, communication must become preventive
23Jan

In 2023, communication must become preventive

Florian Ridard, consulting director, and Guillaume Gallix, senior consultant, gave an interview to Décideurs magazine on the challenge of

Europe's sovereignty - Westerners get more involved in the war in Ukraine
22Jan

Europe's sovereignty - Westerners get more involved in the war in Ukraine

Philippe Manière, President of Vae Solis Communications, returns with Sylvie Kauffmann (Le Monde), Christine Ockrent and Daniel Cohen (École Normale

Showing Benedict XVI's body is part of the Church's communication strategy on death
04Jan

Showing Benedict XVI's body is part of the Church's communication strategy on death

Anthony Gibert, consulting director, and Jean-Benoît Harel, consultant, publish an article in La Croix on the communications strategy of

CAC 40 bosses' communication at the heart of a generational battle
21Dec

CAC 40 bosses' communication at the heart of a generational battle

A new generation of ambitious people to advise leaders

GIS opts for Vae Solis Communications
07Dec

GIS opts for Vae Solis Communications

The Government Information Service (GIS) has selected Vae Solis Communications to provide strategic consulting and

Petrochymia 2022: GMIF outlines the future of a calmer industry dialogue
24Nov

Petrochymia 2022: GMIF outlines the future of a calmer industry dialogue

Is it possible to "co-construct" with citizens and elected representatives a horizon for the development of industry in France?

Les Experts : What is the outcome of the 8 billion euros of aid in 9 months to subsidize oil?
17Nov

Les Experts : What is the outcome of the 8 billion euros of aid in 9 months to subsidize oil?

 Philippe Manière, President of Vae Solis Communications, Jean-Hervé Lorenzi, member of the Cercle des Économistes, and Eric Chaney, economic advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Vae Solis.

For at least twenty-five years, France has behaved like a cicada
22Oct

For at least twenty-five years, France has behaved like a cicada

One cannot speak of "power" and "sovereignty" when one systematically makes the most important collective choices.

End of abundance: human ingenuity, unlike resources, has no limits 
17Sep

End of abundance: human ingenuity, unlike resources, has no limits 

The "finiteness" of resources, which we hear so much about, is neither new nor inescapable. But we must not

The Defense Council, a discreet decision-making tool turned communication weapon
01Sep

The Defense Council, a discreet decision-making tool turned communication weapon

After having set the pace during the pandemic, the forum is now being used to address the energy crisis. Anthony Gibert, consulting director,

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Change(s)... The word "change" has many meanings. Some are sudden and spectacular: the start of the war in Ukraine was one of the most dramatic.

Keynote Speakers: Pierre Louette and Nicolas Barré 

Pierre Louette, CEO of the Les Echos-Le Parisien group, and Nicolas Barré, Editorial Director of Les Echos, share their views on the transformation of the world's major newspapers.

How local news websites compete with the powerful regional press

They're called Actu Toulouse or Made in Marseille, and they're the symbol of an information revolution in regional France. Faced with a powerful regional press, local web sites, the minnows of the

The Sanna Marin affair: how can a politician be both exemplary and "real-life"?

It was one of the most spectacular media crises of 2022: in the middle of August, a private video was published of Finnish Prime Minister Sanna

Qatar: How do you communicate in a fast-changing society?

At the end of 2022, the hosting of the Football World Cup enabled Qatar to demonstrate that it was now a player to be reckoned with from a cultural point of view,

Filming everyday trials, a paradoxical remedy for show justice?

On Wednesday October 19, 2022, for the first time, the French public service broadcast daily trials. The unfiltered capture of courtroom life offers a unique

INTERVIEW MICHEL DIDIER - REXECODE

Thirty years of economic analysis: Michel Didier, Honorary Chair of Economics at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Special Advisor to Rexecode after more than three decades at the helm of the organization.

Between backlash and greenwashing, ESG in all its states

Between suspicions of "greenwashing" and accusations of "wokism", asset management companies are faced with contradictory injunctions and are seeking the right positioning for their ESG strategy. Investment in CSR has

Companies in difficulty: by 2023, communication must become preventive

The "tsunami" of business failures that many predicted would hit in 2021 did not happen in the end. But the macroeconomic situation has changed: widespread inflation, the impact

New digital platforms, new opportunities? 

Since 2020, Twitch and TikTok have been profoundly shaking up the social networking ecosystem. While half of humanity uses social networks on a daily basis

Interview 

3 questions to... Antonin Assié and Guillaume Benech, founders of Odace. Why did you set up Odace nearly 4 years ago? Our first

Tik-Tok, or the death of music

With videos limited to 20 seconds, and sometimes accelerated, Tik-Tok is shaking up young people's relationship with music. Not content with

Nicolas Baverez: "2022 will be remembered as the 'knot of history

Lawyer, essayist and historian, Nicolas Baverez looks back on a historic year, which was not just a "year of crisis", as he had called it.

Is communicating in an unstable world mission impossible?

Welcome to 2023, a world where crisis and instability have become the new normal! Where economic, political and societal dogmas

NGOs: the new queens of spin and communication planning?

Spin doctors, communicators, lobbyists, men of the shadows... there's no shortage of terms to describe those whose job it is to help their clients, whether public or private, to achieve their goals.

Guard's advisor

A look back at the career of a "little boy from Mollégès, at the foot of the Alpilles" who, after more than three years with Vae Solis, has become the company's communications advisor.

2023 : The end of easy money?

The war in Ukraine, rising interest rates, inflation and uncertainty seem to have signalled the end of the private equity euphoria in 2022. But the phases

Citizens' Conventions: listening to organized civil society for better lawmaking?

While the results of the 2020 Citizens' Climate Convention, criticized for its methodology and whose conclusions

Social networks: the new arenas of political communication.

As the hashtag #SaccageParis clearly shows, the presence of elected representatives on networks, with twitter in the lead, is both essential and essential.

Facing up to opponents of a real estate or urban planning project: communicate earlier and earlier, drawing on the methods of public debate  

Increasingly, companies are confronted with hostile stakeholders upstream of a real estate or small infrastructure project: local residents' associations, environmental groups, reluctant elected representatives, etc. Some companies are now taking inspiration from the methods established by the European Union to overcome these obstacles.

How to combat misinformation 

Interview with Gerald Bronner, sociologist, professor, novelist and chairman of the "Enlightenment in the Digital Age" commission Arnaud Dupui-castéres: Why is this mission to

Trust in the digital age

How does digital technology impact trust? This is the issue that the Institut Messinea wanted to explore in a collection entitled "Trust.

"If you understood what I said, then I misspoke..." 

Central banks face the challenge of credibility Central bank communication has established itself as a monetary policy tool in its own right. It has played a

Law firms: communication is no longer an option! 

For several years now, competition has been raging in the market for legal services, where lawyers, IT professionals and the general public are pitted against each other.

BFM has become a place of national communion! 

Arthur Dreyfuss, Chairman and CEO of Altice Media (BFM, BFM TV, RMC...), welcomes us, with his legendary kindness, to his office at the group's Campus in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Placement operations: what communication is needed to convince the government?

The last few months have been marked by a number of government interventions in the so-called "dossiers de Place", financial operations with high economic, political and media stakes that the whole of Paris loves to comment on over a good meal. Of course, the ingredients

Cyber risk, a risk like any other

In 2019, at least 9 out of 10 businesses were affected by a cyber attack or attempted attack. The cost

The risks of raison d'être: between values and calculation

Virtuous promises are not without legal and, above all, reputational risk. That's why it's preferable not to