Governance

The Sustainable Leather Forum relies on a structured governance that guarantees the strategic coherence and sectoral relevance of the event.

Honorary President

Yves Morin

Steering Committee

As a strategic body of the Forum, the steering committee approves the editorial guidelines and ensures alignment with the European challenges of the leather industry.

It is composed of the following members:

- Christophe Dehard. President of the Alliance France Cuir and President of the French Federation of Leather and Hides

- Marc Brunel. Managing Director of the Alliance France Cuir

- Maud Rascle. General Manager of the Leather Technical Centre

- Thierry Poncet. Directors of Trades, Sustainable Development and Fashion Forecasting at the Leather Technical Center

- Lenaig Maneat. General Delegate of the French Federation of Leather and Hides

- Marie Hiriart. President of the French Federation of Tanning and Leather Dressing

- Sophie Hivert. General Delegate of the French Federation of Tanning and Leather Dressing

- Clémentine Colin-Richard. President of the French Footwear Federation

- Michelle Bonnet. General Delegate of the French Footwear Federation

- Arnaud Haefelin. President of the French Federation of Leather Goods, Travel Items, Hunting Saddlery, Leather Sheathing, Leather Bracelets

- Edgard Schaffhauser. General Delegate of the French Federation of Leather Goods, Travel Items, Hunting Saddlery, Leather Sheathing, Leather Bracelets

- Cécile Marzinski. General Delegate of the French Union of Distributors, Importers and Exporters of Footwear

Expert Committee

Composed of recognized professionals from across the value chain (luxury houses, tanneries, innovation, CSR, technical experts), the expert committee contributes to identifying major transformations in the sector and enriches the programming.