Céline Acharian, new General Manager of La Fabrique de la Cité

As the director of communications at the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology (Inria) between 2006 and 2017, she has been at the forefront of the digital transformation of French society, working closely with researchers in digital science and at the core of innovation ecosystems.

Céline Acharian will open the third edition of the “Rencontres des villes moyennes” (FR), on the importance of medium-sized towns in reindustrialisation. On 28 and 29 September in Saint-Dizier, the “Rencontres des villes moyennes” will bring together a hundred or so elected representatives, experts and public and private decision-makers in the presence of Caroline Cayeux, Minister for Local Authorities, and Amelie Oudéa-Castéra, Minister for Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games.