Secours Expo’s experts are referents in their field and have accepted to join us to represent all professionals from emergency rescue and prevention. Their differences clearly show the organization team’s will to federate people and to offer them a place to debate.
Pascal Cassan
LCL Lionel André
Conseiller technique montagne
DGGN – DOE – SDEF
Following a master’s degree in private law and a post-graduate diploma (DESS) in “law and security strategies”, and after 8 years as second-in-command of a departmental gendarmerie company in mainland France, Lieutenant-Colonel André continued his career as commander of the high-mountain gendarmerie platoon in Corsica.
After returning to mainland France as a company commander, Lieutenant-Colonel André will continue his career as a chargé de mission with the reserves command (CRG) until 2020. Today, he is mountain technical advisor to the DGGN.
Gilles Barsacq
President
French council of civil protection (CNPC)
After an initial career as an officer in the French Air Force, Gilles Barsacq was appointed Administrator General of the French Ministry of the Interior. Since 2020, he has been Chairman of the Conseil National de la Protection Civile.
He has a 30-year career in the prefectoral corps, alternating between positions in central and local government, including several posts at the DDSC (chief of staff and deputy director, in particular for the French Ministry of the Interior).
Dr Sébastien Beaume
Adviser of the Education Commission
French society for disaster medicine (SFMC)
Sébastien Beaume is a former SSA military doctor with experience in the Forces, in OPEX, in the HIA emergency service and in pre-hospital emergency at the BMPM.
He is a member of the SFMC’s teaching commission, the SFMU’s SSE commission, coordinator of the teaching of disaster medicine and a lecturer at ENSOSP.
Colonel Laurent Chavillon
Departmental Director
French firefighting federation (FNSPF)
Julien Fischer
Officer in charge of purchasing
French ministry of internal affairs
Julien Fischer is in charge of “civil security” purchasing strategy at the French Ministry of the Interior and Overseas Territories.After more than 15 years in various fire and rescue services in operational roles, he specializes in strategy and business intelligence. In 2017, he co-founded the Atraksis association, which aims to contribute to the transformation of fire and rescue services.
Dr Patrick Hertgen
Vice-president
French firefighting federation (FNSPF)
Dr Patrick Hertgen is Chief Medical Officer of the Service départemental d’incendie et de secours du Nord (SDIS 59) and health and medical advisor to the interministerial staff of the Nord defense and security zone. He is also Vice-President of the Fédération nationale des sapeurs-pompiers de France (FNSPF), in charge of life-saving and health and medical services. A graduate in emergency, disaster and aerospace medicine, he worked for 17 years at the Paris Fire Brigade (BSPP), notably as head of medical coordination and litigation. He holds a master’s degree in public law, and is an expert in emergency medicine for the Douai Appeal and Administrative Appeal Courts.
Frank Pilorget
National administrator
French association for nurses in the fire brigade (ANISP)
Franck Pilorget is a health executive and nurse anesthetist. He is based in the emergency department of the Caux Vallée de Seine hospital in Lillebonne (76). He is also a volunteer Captain Nurse with the SDIS de Seine-Maritime (76) and national administrator of the Association Nationale des Infirmiers de Sapeurs-Pompiers (ANISP).
Dr Didier Pourret
Medical consultant
French department of civil defense and emergency preparedness (DGSCGC)
Pr Bertrand Prunet
Associate professor of Val de Grâce
Army health service (SSA)
A military anesthesiologist and resuscitator, Chief Medical Officer Prunet works in military hospitals and on overseas operations. He has been an associate professor at Val-de-Grâce since 2018. A former Chief Medical Officer of the Paris Fire Brigade, he is currently Head of the Emergency Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit at the Laveran Armed Forces Training Hospital in Marseille.
Thibault Reffay
Co-fondateur
Atraksis
Thibaut Reffay has been a fire officer for 5 years. After two experiences as deputy and then head of a rescue center at the Seine-et-Marne Departmental Fire and Rescue Service, he is now in charge of innovation at the Yvelines Departmental Fire and Rescue Service. He co-founded the Atraksis association in 2017, which aims to contribute to the transformation of rescue services by focusing more specifically on the issues of profile diversity and innovation.
Olivier Richefou
President
French conference of firefighting and relief services (CNSIS)
Olivier Richefou has been President of the Conseil Départemental de la Mayenne since 2014, and President of the Service Départemental d’Incendie et de Secours (SDIS) de la Mayenne since the same date. He has been elected Chairman of the Conférence Nationale des Services d’Incendie et de Secours (CNSIS) since 2015, and will be re-elected in 2021. He is co-author of the book “Sapeurs-Pompiers: un engagement quotidien” with Grégory Allione. President of the FNSPF.
Benjamin Serfati
Director in charge of purchasing, R&D and general resources
French society for sea rescue (SNSM)
Benjamin Serfati is passionate about the marine world and safety/security. Since 2008, he has been working daily to develop and design operational equipment for professionals, and to create derivative products for the SNSM – Société nationale de sauvetage en mer. He is currently Director of Purchasing, R&D and General Resources.
Dr Erik de Soir
Founder
European association of firefighters psychologists
Currently scientific collaborator at the University of Liège and director of a center of expertise in trauma and grief therapy, Erik de Soir holds a doctorate in psychology and social and military sciences. With the Institut Royal Supérieur de Défense (Brussels), he was manager of scientific and technological research for the Ministry of Defense, and was also a firefighter psychologist in the North Limburg intervention zone. He is the founder of the European Association of Fire Brigade Psychology.
Florent Vallée
Emergency director and relief operations
French Red Cross
Florent Vallée is Director of Emergency and Relief Operations at the French Red Cross. He joined the salaried teams in 2001, where he supported the territories in their development and the implementation of major relief operations. Since then, he has been in charge of the Planning and Operations Department and Deputy Director of Covid Operations.
Lieutenant-colonel William MIALON
Outlook and innovation department
France’s national gendarmerie (DGGN)
Dr Alain Baert
Chairperson of the prehospital section
European society for emergency medicine
A hospital practitioner at Rennes University Hospital, Dr. Baert was in charge of the Rennes Poison Control Center for 25 years, specializing in collective industrial and environmental toxic risks, as well as the chemical aspect of CBRN risks. As a volunteer firefighter for 15 years, he supervised chemical risk training courses at all levels. For many years, he has been the federal physician for the Fédération Française de Sauvetage et de Secourisme (French Rescue and First Aid Federation), where he chairs the Federation’s largest association. He currently works as a forensic pathologist at Rennes University Hospital, a specialty he has been practicing since 2000.
Prof. Pierre Carli
President
French council for hospital emergency (CNUH)
Pierre Carli is head of the anesthesia-intensive care department at Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, and medical director of the Samu de Paris since 1998. He has also been President of the Conseil national de l’urgence hospitalière (CNUH) since 2009, as well as President of the Conseil français de réanimation cardio-pulmonaire (CFRC), Vice-President of “SAMU – Urgences de France” and the French representative of the EMS Leadership Network.
Dr Arnaud Depil-Duval
President of the innovation board
French society for emergency medicine (SFMU
Arnaud Depil Duval is a doctor specializing in emergency medicine. He is an assistant physician in the emergency department of the Paris Saint Joseph Hospital, and was head of several SMUR and emergency departments for 15 years. He is Medical Director for Digital Markets and Strategy at the Digital Medical Hub. He is Chairman of the Innovation Board of the French Society of Emergency Medicine, and a reserve officer in the French Armed Forces Health Service.
Dr Yannick Gottwalles
Head of Emergency Department
Civil Hospitals of Colmar
Yannick GOTTWALLES has an atypical background, having trained as a cardiologist as well as an emergency physician and resuscitator, and is now Head of the Department in a 50,000-strong annual primary care unit. With a diploma in Disaster Medicine and a D.U.I. in CBRN, his hobbyhorses are the interpretation of electrocardiograms by all, and life-saving training for the general public.
Dr Charles Hudelo
Chairman of the Medical Committee
Société nationale de sauvetage en mer (SNSM)
A cardiologist by profession, Dr Charles Hudelo chairs the medical committee of the French National Sea Rescue Society (SNSM) and is a member of the French Society of Maritime Medicine (SFMM).
Pr Abdo Khoury
Past-Président
European society for emergency medicine
Abdo Khoury is Professor of Emergency Medicine at Besançon University Hospital and outgoing President of the European Society of Emergency Medicine (EUSEM). He holds a degree in Disaster Medicine from the University of Paris, as well as a European Master’s in Disaster Medicine from the University of Piedmont Oriental, Italy and the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. He is Medical Director of the Medical Simulation Center at the Université de Franche-Comté.
Dr Hugues Lefort
Emergency doctor
Army health service (SSA)
Dr Lefort is an SSA emergency physician. After serving in the Forces, the BSPP and as head of the emergency department at military hospitals in Metz and Marseille, he continued his clinical activities in the pre-hospital (SMUR and SDIS13) and hospital sectors, coordinating continuing professional development at HIA Laveran. He is a member of the RIS2Q commission of the SFMU, the scientific commission of the SFFPC and co-author of the book “patient partenaire, patient expert” (Ed. Vuibert).
Dr Agnès Ricard-Hibon
Past-president
French society for emergency medicine (SFMU)
Agnès Ricard-Hibon is an anesthesiologist-resuscitator and has a doctorate in emergency and disaster medicine. She has been head of the SAMU-SMUR 95 department at the René Dubos Hospital and Service d’Urgence-SMUR since 2013.
She was also President of the French Society of Emergency Medicine from 2017 to 2020 and President of the SFMU Scientific Commission for 3 years. She is currently spokeswoman for the SFMU and a municipal health councillor in Val d’Oise.
Pr Karim Tazarourte
President
French society for emergency medicine (SFMU)
Karim Tazarourte has been head of SAMU 69 since 2014 and president of the French Society of Emergency Medicine since 2020.
With 20 years’ experience of practice and research into the management of life-threatening emergencies in intensive care and SAMU, he is also a university professor and associate researcher at the University of Nanterre.
Patrick Youx
Founder
Assistance ambulance
Ludovic Arnaud
Founder
Culture Prev
After a career as a firefighter, Ludovic Arnaud embarked on entrepreneurship in 2015 and founded Culture Prev, a professional risk prevention training organization. He is also the administrator of a large community of prevention training professionals, comprising almost 7,000 members, which facilitates peer-to-peer exchanges and networking.
Roger Berry
Risk prevention manager
Transport Network of Electricty (RTE)
A first-aid rescuer since 1997, SST trainer since 2001 and trainer of trainers since 2018, Roger Berry is the prevention officer for central functions within RTE’s Health, Safety and Quality of Life at Work Department. Since 2012, he has been responsible for coordinating RTE’s SST trainers.
Jean-Luc Buccino
President
French union of first-aid and rescue professionals (UNASS)
Julien Couchouron
Industry & Cleantech director
Business France
Julien Couchouron has been helping companies expand internationally for nearly 8 years, and has held various positions within the public export support system (notably in Canada and Denmark).
Since 2018, he has held the position of Security & Defense referent at Business France, in charge of defining the export strategy for the security industry.
Since 2022, he has headed the Industry & Cleantech department of the Expertise Sectorielle division.
Jean-Claude Delgènes
President
Technologia
François Vernoux
President
“Risk management” club (École des Mines)
A fervent promoter of dashboard-based operational management, training and
WEI JI, General François Vernoux has 45 years of military and industrial experience.
industrial experience. A former permanent member of the COGIC management team, he is the author of several guides:
“Sauvegarde communale”, “Résilience opérationnelle”, “cheffer”, he assists municipalities and companies. He chairs the “Gestion de crise” club of Ingénieurs des Écoles des Mines.
Patrick Chavada
President
French association of first-aid instructors (ANIMS)
President of the Association nationale des instructeurs et moniteurs de secourisme and deputy secretary of the Conseil national de protection civile, Patrick Chavada has been a professional firefighter since 1986. He is also a member of the SUAP national technical and educational commission, and the prevention and risk education commission of the French national fire department federation.
Laurent Facon
Director of the Training Institute for Paramedics (Île de France)
Croix-Rouge française
Christian Poutriquet
Risk prevention manager
French federation for rescue and first aid (FFSS)
Retired Lieutenant-Colonel SPV, Christian Poutriquet is currently Vice-President of the French Federation of Rescue and First Aid, as well as Chairman of the Training Commission. He is in charge of writing training guidelines and is a member of the DGSCGC working group on the BNSSA.
He is also President of FFSS Committee 35 and Director of the Emerald Coast First Aid Association in Dinard.
Franck Majorel
1st vice-president Federation of French first-aid workers
White Cross
A French Croix Blanche first-aider since 2002, Franck Majorel has been a trainer and CEAF instructor, and has taken part in national training courses. Having held various positions on the Federation’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee, he is currently 1st Vice-President in charge of administration, finance and communications.
He is also President of the Comité Départemental des Secouristes Français Croix Blanche des Côtes d’Armor. A member of SDIS 22, he is responsible for first aid within the Union Départementale des Sapeurs-Pompiers des Côtes d’Armor.
Philippe Testa
Risk prevention and health manage
French Red Cross
Philippe Testa has been head of the Health Department of the French Red Cross DDUOS since 2016. A health executive with a Master 2 in organization from the CNAM, he has cooperated on various projects with the DGHOS. He coordinates the French Red Cross National Health Unit and collaborates with various bodies and organizations (CNPC, FICR, Ministries…) on monitoring, foresight and innovation work.
Dr Jan-Cedric Hansen
A remplir
A remplir
Dr Éric Revue
Chairperson of the prehospital section
European society for emergency medicine (EUSEM)
Dr Eric Revue specializes in emergency and disaster medicine. He is currently head of the Lariboisiere emergency and SMUR service, and is an active member of EUSEM as head of the prehospital service and board member. He is also a member of the SFMU Scientific Committee.
Stéphane Thébault
Assistant director of strategy, international affairs and resources
French department of civil defense and emergency preparedness
Administrateur civil hors classe, Stéphane Thebault was appointed Deputy Director of Strategy, International Affairs and Resources at the DGSCGC in March 2020.
Stéphane Thebault was previously Head of the Interior and Government Action Office at the Budget Directorate of the French Ministry of Public Action and Accounts. He holds a doctorate in public law from the University of Paris-I Panthéon-Sorbonne, and was a lecturer in public law at the University of Burgundy from 2008 to 2013.
Hervé Roy
President
Secouristes Sans Frontières
Hervé Roy is an emergency physician with 30 years’ experience at the SAMU de Dijon, 15 of which as manager, where he was heavily involved in managing the first two COVID waves. He then became medical director of the Bourgogne Franche Comté Emergency Network. He is President of the NGO Secouristes Sans Frontières Médical Team and a member of the HEMS scientific committee of the Fondation de l’Académie de Médecine.
Éric Zipper
Président
Corps mondial de secours
Eric Zipper is a French business leader, who leads an associative life dedicated mainly to rescue, alongside his professional life.
A speleologist and rescue worker, he has participated in and led rescue operations in Thailand after the 2004 tsunami, in Haiti in 2010, in the Philippines in 2013, in Nepal in April 2015, in the Var in 2020 and in Ukraine in 2022.
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