The Crans Montana Forum, the origins of which date back to June 1986, truly took off in June 1990, in the wake of the fall of communism in Europe.
Honorary Presidency
Executive Presidency
Strategic vision
CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Mrs. Irina Bokova
President
Director General of UNESCO (2009–2017)
SCIENTIFIC BOARD
Pfr. Daniel Warner
President
AFRICAN & ATLANTIC AFFAIRS
Mr. Luis Filipe Tavares
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Cape Verde (2016–2021)
AFRICAN WOMEN’S FORUM
Mrs. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
President of Mauritius (2015–2018)
Ambassador of the WDA World Diplomatic Academy
NORTH-SOUTH COOPERATION
Mr. Jean-Marie Bockel
Former MP, Senator & Vice-Minister for Trade, International Cooperation, Francophonie, Defence then Veterans (France)
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Mr. Alain Le Roy
Ambassadeur de France
Secretary General, Service européen pour l’action extérieure (2015–2016)
Dep. Secretary General of United Nations (2008–2011)
MARITIME AFFAIRS
Mr. Hervé Deiss
Chief Editor
Ports & Corridors
GOODWILL AMBASSADOR
Mr. Fayçal Doukkali
Goodwill Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
Mr. Christoph Hoffmeister
Partner
Marigny Capital
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS
Mrs. Emanuela C. Del Re
Dep. Head, Foreign Affairs, FORZA ITALIA
EU Special Representative for the Sahel (2021–2024)
Dep. Minister, Foreign Affairs, Italy (2018–2021)
BIOTECHNOLOGY & ENERGY AFFAIRS
Mr. Karim Vissandjee
Founder & President French India Growth Execution Fund
Founder of Campus Biotech
ITALY-ARAB ECONOMIC COOP.
Mr. Pietro Paolo Rampino
Chairman
Joint Italian Arab Chamber of Commerce
Among the founding fathers
Boutros Boutros - Ghali
Secretary General of the United Nations
HSH Prince Anton von und zu Liechtenstein
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz
President of the Swiss Confederation
Flavio Cotti
President of the Swiss Confederation
Alain Decaux
Minister for Francophonie (France)
Jean Lecanuet
Minister of Justice (France)
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence
Richard Holbrooke
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Special Representative of President Clinton
Jacques Kosciusko-Morizet
Ambassador of France
Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations
Janez Drnovšek
Prime Minister then President of Slovenia
Bronisław Geremek
Co-founder of Solidarność and Foreign Minister of Poland
Petre Roman
1st democratic Prime Minister of Romania