Transition players
Act & Inspire
One Provence’s aim is to reveal and network the actors of transitions, who are taking concrete action on major economic, social and environmental transitions. Through their respective commitments, federated by their attachment to the Aix Marseille Provence region, they “collectively” represent a renewed image that asserts its past, reveals its present and projects itself into the future.
They make Aix-Marseille Provence shine
Alain Chouraqui
Alain Chouraqui
Chairman / Fondation du Camp des Milles
Alain is Emeritus Research Director at the CNRS and Chairman of the Fondation du Camp des Milles – Mémoire et Éducation, which he founded with the support of Simone Veil, Serge Klarsfeld and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel. He has led a number of international scientific networks on democratic issues and has always worked to bring together research and major societal challenges throughout the knowledge chain.
These actions are essential if memories are to coexist rather than compete.
Alex Caizergues
Alex Caizergues
Co-founder - Managing Director / Syroco
Alex Caizergues is a French kitesurfer, a 4-time kitesurfing speed champion, the first man to break the 100 km/h barrier on the water and the holder of 6 world speed records. He still holds the world kitesurfing speed record of 107.3 km/h set in 2017 in southern France (Salin-de-Giraud 13).
In 2019, Alex co-founded Syroco, a climate tech startup that supports the energy transition in maritime transport. It provides fleet operators with a solution for assessing and improving the efficiency and impact of their vessels. Syroco's software platform creates a digital twin of each ship using physical modelling, data and artificial intelligence. Based on the most accurate weather and ocean information, the platform uses multi-objective weather routing to optimise the route and provide the crew with real-time optimisation of the journey, reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions.
Béatrice Desgranges
Béatrice Desgranges
General Manager / Marsatac festival
Founder and director of the Marsatac festival in 1999, Béatrice is also head of the Orane association, which produces it. She is the captain of the ship. For over 25 years, she has been putting all her energy and enthusiasm into the event. She is our driving force: her resilience, unfailing determination and exacting standards have made Marsatac what it is. On the front line when it comes to financing, relations with institutions and production, Béatrice sets the course and charts the way forward.
She is committed to sustainable development, social responsibility ("Marsatac Durable et Solidaire" policy for social responsibility in organisations) and gender equality (special creation of the Safer scheme for French festivals – a scheme to prevent and combat sexist and sexual violence).
Brahim Timricht
Brahim Timricht
Director / Le Grand Bleu
Today, the Le Grand Bleu Marseille association, founded on 18 May 2000 by Brahim Timricht, is celebrating 25 years of existence and its unwavering commitment to facilitating access to water sports and preserving the marine environment. As a not-for-profit association (under the French Act of 1901), our mission is to promote aquatic and water sports activities for all, regardless of age, social background or physical condition.
A remarkable initiative that is making swimming accessible to hundreds of children thanks to the unshakeable commitment of Le Grand Bleu.
Bruno Ely
Bruno Ely
Managing Director - Exhibition curator
Born in 1956, Bruno Ely is head curator of local heritage and Director of the Musée Granet in Aix-en-Provence, his home town, which he knows well and to which he is particularly attached. In January 2008, he was appointed Director of the Musée Granet, which had been his career goal. He has curated numerous exhibitions (more than 150 in his 45-year career), including those devoted to Cézanne (in collaboration with Denis Coutagne, his predecessor at the Musée Granet). These events have been milestones in the cultural history of Aix, with record attendance figures for 'Cézanne en Provence' (450,000 visitors) and 'Picasso Cézanne' (371,000). To his credit, he created an extension to the museum in the former Chapel of the Penitents, Granet XXème, to house the remarkable collection of Swiss artist Jean Planque.
Among his many activities, his attention to the public is a daily priority, so that he can offer the best possible welcome to all those who come to the museum (for example, by obtaining the Disabled Tourism Label) and reach out to other visitors. His career has been marked by fruitful encounters in primary and secondary schools, universities, community centres, hospitals and prisons.
Camille Lhomme
Camille Lhomme
F&B entrepreneur / La Maison de Famille
Born in Marseille, Camille spent her childhood in Cassis and then in Aix-en-Provence. A graduate of Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, she began her career with the Four Seasons luxury hotel group. Since 2012, she has been a hotel and restaurant entrepreneur in La Ciotat.
Since 2024, she has been a director of the LES CIOTADENNES group (115 participants), a network of women entrepreneurs from La Ciotat, a land of talent that is too often underestimated and is finally rising from its ashes to live out its most beautiful transition!
Catherine Monghal
Catherine Monghal
Customer Experience & Training Consultant / "Femmes de Sport #jesuislegitime"
After completing a Master's degree in Sports Management and meeting with a number of experts in the sector, Catherine is now devoting herself to the development of women's sport, to amplify and accelerate it, by demonstrating its full value and impact, both economically and socially.
"I had the honour of carrying the Olympic flame in Aix-en-Provence on 12 May 2024 and I'm determined to promote and showcase Provence in terms of sport, in synergy with other economic sectors, from all areas of industry and services".
Céline Rommevaux
Céline Rommevaux
Research Scientist / CNRS - UMR7294 MIO Marseille
Céline is a scientist specialising in geophysics. Since 2017, she has been pursuing her research within the Environmental Microbiology and Bioprocesses (MEB) team at the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO, Marseille)
Céline dives to 1700 metres in search of tomorrow's fuels.
Chloé Zaied
Chloé Zaied
President / EPHYRA (boat + H2 station ecosystem)
Chloé Zaied, a sailor by training, is the founder of HYNOVA, the first French shipyard dedicated to hydrogen-powered boats, and co-founder and President of EPHYRA, a sustainable ecosystem for commercial yachting with zero-emission boats and hydrogen stations, with the ambition of helping decarbonise the maritime and port sector. In 2016, I became more specifically interested in iron-rich mats, their development around iron-oxidising bacteria, and their interactions with the other micro-organisms that make them up. Since 2017, I have been pursuing my research within the Environmental Microbiology and Bioprocesses (MEB) team at the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO, Marseille).
She wants to be part of a revolution that is essential to life: the ecological transition. It has one objective: "to meet our present needs while enabling future generations to meet theirs".
Clément Higgins
Clément Higgins
Co-founder / Bricoleurs de Douceurs
After earning a Master's degree in Business Law and following several experiences in boutique and restaurant pastry-making, Clément set up a catering-pastry-making laboratory, "Bricoleurs de Douceurs", with Aurélie Pauletto in April 2014.
They are particularly focused on product sourcing: "no strawberries in December, because that's not in line with our values".
Commandant Marion
Commandant Marion
Escadrille de Formation au Commandement n°3 / École de l'Air et de l'Espace
Major Marion joined the ranks of the French Air Force in 2010. An officer specializing in crew operations support, she served in a fighter squadron and then on the operational staff in Lyon. Originally from Var, she returned to her native Provence in 2022 when she was assigned to the Ecole de l'Air et de l'Espace. Today, at the age of 35, her role is to supervise cadets before they are assigned to a unit.
"I think it's essential for the air and space professions to be gender-balanced, to reflect the wealth of talents and skills of those who choose this career path. It's in line with an evolution in society to which I'm happy to contribute".
Cyriaque Crosnier Mangeat
Cyriaque Crosnier Mangeat
President and co-founder / AGROSEMENS
In 2002, together with one of his brothers, Judicaël, he set up "La Semence au Cœur du Monde" – an independent seed company exclusively specialising in organic seeds.
He is heavily committed to the development of productive organic farming that respects the earth and its people.
Alain Chouraqui
Alain Chouraqui
Chairman / Fondation du Camp des Milles
Alain is Emeritus Research Director at the CNRS and Chairman of the Fondation du Camp des Milles – Mémoire et Éducation, which he founded with the support of Simone Veil, Serge Klarsfeld and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel. He has led a number of international scientific networks on democratic issues and has always worked to bring together research and major societal challenges throughout the knowledge chain.
These actions are essential if memories are to coexist rather than compete.
Alex Caizergues
Alex Caizergues
Co-founder - Managing Director / Syroco
Alex Caizergues is a French kitesurfer, a 4-time kitesurfing speed champion, the first man to break the 100 km/h barrier on the water and the holder of 6 world speed records. He still holds the world kitesurfing speed record of 107.3 km/h set in 2017 in southern France (Salin-de-Giraud 13).
In 2019, Alex co-founded Syroco, a climate tech startup that supports the energy transition in maritime transport. It provides fleet operators with a solution for assessing and improving the efficiency and impact of their vessels. Syroco's software platform creates a digital twin of each ship using physical modelling, data and artificial intelligence. Based on the most accurate weather and ocean information, the platform uses multi-objective weather routing to optimise the route and provide the crew with real-time optimisation of the journey, reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions.
Béatrice Desgranges
Béatrice Desgranges
General Manager / Marsatac festival
Founder and director of the Marsatac festival in 1999, Béatrice is also head of the Orane association, which produces it. She is the captain of the ship. For over 25 years, she has been putting all her energy and enthusiasm into the event. She is our driving force: her resilience, unfailing determination and exacting standards have made Marsatac what it is. On the front line when it comes to financing, relations with institutions and production, Béatrice sets the course and charts the way forward.
She is committed to sustainable development, social responsibility ("Marsatac Durable et Solidaire" policy for social responsibility in organisations) and gender equality (special creation of the Safer scheme for French festivals – a scheme to prevent and combat sexist and sexual violence).
Brahim Timricht
Brahim Timricht
Director / Le Grand Bleu
Today, the Le Grand Bleu Marseille association, founded on 18 May 2000 by Brahim Timricht, is celebrating 25 years of existence and its unwavering commitment to facilitating access to water sports and preserving the marine environment. As a not-for-profit association (under the French Act of 1901), our mission is to promote aquatic and water sports activities for all, regardless of age, social background or physical condition.
A remarkable initiative that is making swimming accessible to hundreds of children thanks to the unshakeable commitment of Le Grand Bleu.
Bruno Ely
Bruno Ely
Managing Director - Exhibition curator
Born in 1956, Bruno Ely is head curator of local heritage and Director of the Musée Granet in Aix-en-Provence, his home town, which he knows well and to which he is particularly attached. In January 2008, he was appointed Director of the Musée Granet, which had been his career goal. He has curated numerous exhibitions (more than 150 in his 45-year career), including those devoted to Cézanne (in collaboration with Denis Coutagne, his predecessor at the Musée Granet). These events have been milestones in the cultural history of Aix, with record attendance figures for 'Cézanne en Provence' (450,000 visitors) and 'Picasso Cézanne' (371,000). To his credit, he created an extension to the museum in the former Chapel of the Penitents, Granet XXème, to house the remarkable collection of Swiss artist Jean Planque.
Among his many activities, his attention to the public is a daily priority, so that he can offer the best possible welcome to all those who come to the museum (for example, by obtaining the Disabled Tourism Label) and reach out to other visitors. His career has been marked by fruitful encounters in primary and secondary schools, universities, community centres, hospitals and prisons.
Camille Lhomme
Camille Lhomme
F&B entrepreneur / La Maison de Famille
Born in Marseille, Camille spent her childhood in Cassis and then in Aix-en-Provence. A graduate of Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, she began her career with the Four Seasons luxury hotel group. Since 2012, she has been a hotel and restaurant entrepreneur in La Ciotat.
Since 2024, she has been a director of the LES CIOTADENNES group (115 participants), a network of women entrepreneurs from La Ciotat, a land of talent that is too often underestimated and is finally rising from its ashes to live out its most beautiful transition!
Catherine Monghal
Catherine Monghal
Customer Experience & Training Consultant / "Femmes de Sport #jesuislegitime"
After completing a Master's degree in Sports Management and meeting with a number of experts in the sector, Catherine is now devoting herself to the development of women's sport, to amplify and accelerate it, by demonstrating its full value and impact, both economically and socially.
"I had the honour of carrying the Olympic flame in Aix-en-Provence on 12 May 2024 and I'm determined to promote and showcase Provence in terms of sport, in synergy with other economic sectors, from all areas of industry and services".
Céline Rommevaux
Céline Rommevaux
Research Scientist / CNRS - UMR7294 MIO Marseille
Céline is a scientist specialising in geophysics. Since 2017, she has been pursuing her research within the Environmental Microbiology and Bioprocesses (MEB) team at the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO, Marseille)
Céline dives to 1700 metres in search of tomorrow's fuels.
Chloé Zaied
Chloé Zaied
President / EPHYRA (boat + H2 station ecosystem)
Chloé Zaied, a sailor by training, is the founder of HYNOVA, the first French shipyard dedicated to hydrogen-powered boats, and co-founder and President of EPHYRA, a sustainable ecosystem for commercial yachting with zero-emission boats and hydrogen stations, with the ambition of helping decarbonise the maritime and port sector. In 2016, I became more specifically interested in iron-rich mats, their development around iron-oxidising bacteria, and their interactions with the other micro-organisms that make them up. Since 2017, I have been pursuing my research within the Environmental Microbiology and Bioprocesses (MEB) team at the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO, Marseille).
She wants to be part of a revolution that is essential to life: the ecological transition. It has one objective: "to meet our present needs while enabling future generations to meet theirs".
Clément Higgins
Clément Higgins
Co-founder / Bricoleurs de Douceurs
After earning a Master's degree in Business Law and following several experiences in boutique and restaurant pastry-making, Clément set up a catering-pastry-making laboratory, "Bricoleurs de Douceurs", with Aurélie Pauletto in April 2014.
They are particularly focused on product sourcing: "no strawberries in December, because that's not in line with our values".
Commandant Marion
Commandant Marion
Escadrille de Formation au Commandement n°3 / École de l'Air et de l'Espace
Major Marion joined the ranks of the French Air Force in 2010. An officer specializing in crew operations support, she served in a fighter squadron and then on the operational staff in Lyon. Originally from Var, she returned to her native Provence in 2022 when she was assigned to the Ecole de l'Air et de l'Espace. Today, at the age of 35, her role is to supervise cadets before they are assigned to a unit.
"I think it's essential for the air and space professions to be gender-balanced, to reflect the wealth of talents and skills of those who choose this career path. It's in line with an evolution in society to which I'm happy to contribute".
Cyriaque Crosnier Mangeat
Cyriaque Crosnier Mangeat
President and co-founder / AGROSEMENS
In 2002, together with one of his brothers, Judicaël, he set up "La Semence au Cœur du Monde" – an independent seed company exclusively specialising in organic seeds.
He is heavily committed to the development of productive organic farming that respects the earth and its people.
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Acting and inspiring change
Les acteurs du changement is a communication network – each of its members is likely to be called upon by “One Provence” to answer questions from national and international journalists, to speak at a “One Provence” Academy event, to testify at professional meetings, or to appear on communication media (web and print).
With their respective areas of expertise, they act asambassadors of know-how, and share the desire to share it with as many people as possible.
Commitment
It’s a motley network of personalities with varying degrees of exposure, but all committed to transforming the region and the world.
Multidisciplinarity
Made up of equal numbers of men and women, this network brings together those who embody the region’s sectors of excellence, represent its cultural image, energize its gastronomy and illustrate its sporting values.
Attachment & impact
Managers, entrepreneurs, craftspeople, researchers, artists, sportsmen and women, social players, young or experienced, they express their attachment to the region, share a sense of community, sometimes play the role of “go-between” and are committed to transforming the region and changing its image.
Collectif vivant
The network of change agents will be renewed over time. It’s not a fixed circle, but a living network, in touch with current events and changes in the region.
Manifesto
