Celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Fulbright France - French Embassy in Washington D.C. - June 2, 2023
Thank you to the public who attended our conferences on AI and to the panelists who moderated them, to Mr. Laurent Bili - Ambassador of France to the United States for receiving us, to M. Matthieu Peyraud for his opening remarks and presence, to the representatives of the US State Department & US Embassy Paris and to our Fulbright France Alumni for coming to the French Embassy in Washington D.C. on Friday June 2 for this exceptional day of celebrations of the 75th anniversary of our Franco-American Commission!
Event schedule:
1. Opening remarks by Mr. Matthieu Peyraud, Director of Influence Diplomacy at the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs
2. Roundtable #1 : “AI & Perceptions of images and sounds”
Panel:
- Adrienne Fairhall, Alumna Fulbright France 2021-22
- Roderick Coover, Current Fulbright France grantee
- Pierre Zandrowiczn, Film Director
Moderator: Adam Vidiksis, Temple University
3. Roundtable #2 : “A I& Democracy”
Panel:
- Anne-Elisabeth Courrier, Visiting Fellow at Emory University
- Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center
- James Katz, Alumus Fulbright Italy
Moderator: John Hudson, Washington Post
4. Projection of Roderick Coover's film, current Fulbright France grantee
5. Speech by Mr. Laurent Bili, Ambassador of France to the United States
6. Speech by Ms Lee Satterfield, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) - U.S. Department of State
7. Presentation of the Arnaud Roujou de Boubée 2023 Award to Fabien Enger, French Fulbright France grantee, by Ms Martine Roussel, Executive Director of Fulbright France
8. Keynote speech of Ms Mildred Garcia, President of the AASCU & alumna Fulbright France 2017-18
9. Meeting with the three winners of our February 2023 social media contest to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Fulbright France (Ben Topa, Kristen Popham & Saajan Patel) to whom we gave their gifts
10. Cocktail
