We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2024 French-Australian Excellence Awards!
With a record number of high-quality nominations and votes, we have more finalists than ever, including ties in some categories following the Public and Jury votes. After a long deliberation from the jury, several categories have more than three diverse finalists this year.
Congratulations to all finalists!
Thank you and well done to all our nominees whose impressive contributions have received outstanding recognition by the French-Australian community.
Discover the finalists and cast your votes for the winners following this link: https://www.lcanews.com/french-australian-excellence-awards-the-2024-finalists/
What’s next?
The final round of Public Voting is now open until midnight AEDT on 15 November 2024. This final vote will be key in determining the Award winners before the Jury makes their final decision.
The winners will be announced at the prestigious Awards Ceremony on 27 November 2024 at the French Embassy in Canberra.
Best of luck to all our finalists!
Thank our 2024 Jury
- Adrian Williams, Accor, COO PME-Pacific
(Sponsor of the Culinary & Gastronomy category); - Jerome Laxale MP, France-Australia Friendship Parliamentary Group, Co-Chair, Member for Bennelong;
- Lorraine Nicolas, La French Tech, National Project Manager
(Sponsor of the Tech Startup category); - Martine Joly, Bilateral Solutions, Founder & Managing Director
(Sponsor of the Entrepreneurship category); - Maxime Farrenq, Ponant, General Manager Operations APAC
(Sponsor of the Research & Innovation category); - Melanie Chamaux, Servier, General Manager ANZ
(Sponsor of the Health & Wellbeing category); - Michelle Royer, Le Courrier Australien Friends Inc., President & Department University of Sydney, Chair;
- Myriam Boisbouvier-Wylie, French-Australian Cultural Exchange Foundation (FACEF), Chair;
- Pascal Dupond, Alstom, Managing Director ANZ
(Sponsor of the Solidarity, Community & Volunteerism category); - Philippe Vincent, Menard, Managing Director Oceania
(Sponsor of the Diversity, Inclusion & Gender Equality category); - Rik De Buyserie, Engie, CEO ANZ
(Sponsor of the Environmental & Sustainability category); - Romain Gravigny, Decathlon, CEO Australia
(Sponsor of the Sport category); - Sebastien Bureau, Renault, BDM
(Sponsor of the Design, Fashion & Styling category); - Yves Hernot, Mécène, Patron of the Arts, Académicien FRSN
(Sponsor of the Arts, Culture, Entertainment & Events category); and - Zoe McKenzie MP, France-Australia Friendship Parliamentary Group, Co-Chair, Member for Flinders
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