4 02 PARIS 2 Thierry Reboul Sophie Lorant Brand, Creativity and Engagement International Relations Director Executive Director aks aks ©Rudy W ©Rudy W A graduate from the Paris Institute of Political Studies and a A graduate from the Paris Institute of Political Studies, Sophie Lorant former Head of Advertising at Air France, Thierry Reboul founded started out in humanitarian aid and then worked as a journalist for TF1 the events company Ubi Bene in 2000. and France Télévisions before setting up an audiovisual production Under his direction, Ubi Bene became one of the most creative company. In 2007 she became the parliamentary advisor to Fadela and innovative companies of its kind, organising a number of Amara, the then Secretary of State for Urban Policies. She then spectacular events, including the projection of the image of joined the London 2012 Organising Committee of the Olympic and French basketball player Tony Parker jersey on the Statue of Paralympic Games as the Continental manager for the National Olympic Liberty and a Perrier-sponsored zipline off the Eiffel Tower. Committees of Africa. After London 2012, she became the Head of NOC Thierry Reboul also designed a number of events for the Paris Services at the Baku 2015 European Games Operation Committee in 2024 Bid Committee, such as the installation of a floating Azerbaijan. athletics track on the Seine. Sophie Lorant joined the Paris 2024 Bid Committee as International He was then appointed Brand, Creativity and Engagement Relations Director, and, following the success of the French bid, took Executive Director for the Organising Committee for the Paris up the same position with the Organising Committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Today she is in charge of NOC NPC relations and services, Protocol, Olympic and Paralympic family services, language services and International cooperation. Lambis Konstantinidis Director of Planning and Coordination, IOC/IPC Relations and IKM Anthony Piqueras Director of Venues and Infrastructures aks ©Rudy W aks A graduate in international relations from the Paris Institute of ©Rudy W Political Studies, Grinnell College and the School of Advanced Studies – Johns Hopkins University, Lambis Konstantinidis began An engineering graduate from the ESTP Paris, France’s leading school his career as the head of relations with African and French- of civil engineering, Anthony Piqueras embarked on his career at speaking countries for the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. management consultancy firm Algoé, where he helped organise the 2007 He then worked as an organiser/consultant for the Turin 2006, America’s Cup and the French pavilion at Expo Shanghai 2010. He then Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010, London 2012 and Sochi 2014 moved to Keneo (now MKTG Paris), a sports marketing agency specialising Olympic and Paralympic Games, offering his expertise in in the provision of support services to the organisers of sports events, international relations and athletes services. From 2013 to 2015, where he was responsible for France’s bid to host the 2019 Women’s S he was Director of International Relations for the Toronto 2015 Football World Cup, and the Swiss bid to host the 2020 Winter Youth E Pan American and Parapan American Games before joining the Olympic Games in Lausanne. Initially a technical consultant to the Paris M Paris 2024 bid as its Head of Sport and Paralympic Integration. 2024 bid, he was appointed its Technical Director in 2015. A N G In 2015 the Governing Board of the International Paralympic Anthony Piqueras was then appointed Director of Venues and E Committee (IPC) appointed him a member of the Paralympic Infrastructures for the Organising Committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic P 4 O Games Committee. and Paralympic Games. 2 Lambis Konstantinidis is the Director of Planning and 0 S 2 Coordination, IOC/IPC Relations and the International I Knowledge Management (IKM) Programme for the Organising R A Committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. P 50