First edition of the Circle of Subversives
Dear guests,
It was with great joy and a deep sense of inspiration that we welcomed you that day for the first edition of the Circle of Subversives, a new network dedicated to women leaders from all sectors.
The brilliant idea that gave rise to this circle came from Gisèle, an extraordinary woman whose vision and boldness laid the foundations for this innovative movement.
It is often when we dare to step aside, when we choose not to conform to pre-established expectations, that true revolutions are born. It is in this spirit that the Circle of Subversives was created, with the aim of sharing the powerful stories of women who have forged their own paths, challenged norms, and expressed their freedom and feminism in unconventional ways.
Here, we celebrate the art of sororiy, where each story becomes a source of inspiration for others.
Participant testimonials
« Being subversive can start with proudly displaying our name, our uniqueness, and our values as sisters 👯♀️ or cousins, all focused on subversion, sisterhood, and serendipity! Thank you all four of you for the magic of the circle ⭕️ and the sphere, because we women are round, even if we are not in spheres at the moment, but I really like the idea of federated energies and circles that sometimes allow penetration and sometimes don’t!!! Thank you to all the sponsors of this event for the spirit of authenticity and the inspiring testimonials!!! Thank you Isabelle Rome, Claudine Monteil, Fabienne Arata-Camps, Chiara Corazza, and all the participants. I have no doubt that we will see each other again soon to take a step aside or even turn the tables, who knows? »
« Thank you, Gisele Szczyglak and Denise Christmann, for this wonderful initiative. It was a unique and intense day, rich in sharing with exceptional women. Thank you to each and every one of them. Thank you to all the participants for these wonderful encounters!»
« Thank you all again, I loved talking with each and every one of you. I look forward to seeing you again very soon. »
The Program for this first edition
Saturday, February 3, 2024
10h
Breakfast reception
10h30 – 12h30
Journeys of exceptional women
(interviews with mentors & discussions with the audience)
12h30 – 14h
Breakfast buffet
14h – 15h30
Anchoring your posture and playing with your energies
15h30 – 16h
Coffee break
16h – 17h30
Create your own magical bestiary
17h30
Champagne & cocktail + Surprise
Honorary Speakers
Our participants met our mentors!
Fabienne Arata-Camps
Country Manager of LinkedIn France
A graduate of SKEMA Business School, she began her career as a business engineer at IBM France in 1989. Since 2023, she has been an ambassador for Who’s Who in France.
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She subsequently served as Managing Director of Anelia and Managing Director France of Columbus IT, then Managing Director of the Experis IT and FuturSkill brands at ManpowerGroup. She is also an independent member of the board of directors of Fimalac.
Chiara Corazza
President, ESCP Affiliate Professor
Was appointed by the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, as the French representative of the private sector within the G20 Business Women Leader Taskforce Empower.
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She is also a member of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council. A member of the ESCP International Advisory Board since March 2023, Chiara Corazza is also an affiliate professor at this prestigious international business school.
From 2017 to 2021, she served as Executive Director of the Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society. She was its special representative to the G7 and G20, the world’s leading platform for promoting women’s voices and vision to build a more inclusive world.
Isabelle Lonvis-Rome
Former Minister for Gender Equality, Diversity, and Equal Opportunities
Former Minister Delegate for Gender Equality, Diversity, and Equal Opportunities from May 2022 to July 2023, Isabelle Lonvis-Rome was a senior civil servant responsible for gender equality at the Ministry of Justice.
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At 23, she was France’s youngest judge, having held all positions as a criminal judge, presided over criminal courts, and is now First President of the Court of Appeal of Versailles. Isabelle Lonvis-Rome has been involved in community work in Lyon, helping drug addicts and refugees, and working with a cultural association in prisons.
In 2003, she founded Femmes de libertés, an association for women in the Oise region, which she chaired for 12 years. She has just published « La fin de l’impunité » with Editions Stock and has written several books: Vous êtes naïve madame le juge (2012), Dans une prison de femmes, une juge en immersion (In a Women’s Prison, A Judge Undercover) (2014), Plaidoyer pour un droit à l’espoir (A Plea for the Right to Hope) (2018) published by Editions Enrick B, and Liberté, égalité, survie (Freedom, Equality, Survival) (2020, published by Stock). She co-edited, with Eric Martinent, the book Emprise et violences au sein du couple (Control and Violence within Couples) published by Dalloz in 2021.
Claudine Monteil
Advisor to the French National Commission for UNESCO
After spending her youth living in three countries—France, the United States, and Russia—during the Cold War, Claudine Monteil pursued a career in diplomacy. She is president of Femmes Monde.
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She is also a writer and historian who has been committed to women’s rights since 1970, working alongside Simone de Beauvoir and Gisèle Halimi. She is the author of a dozen books on Simone de Beauvoir (Editions Calmann-Lévy) and Marie Curie and her daughters (Editions Calmann-Levy), all of which have been translated into several languages.
She has published articles in Le Monde and other magazines, poems, and a detective novel about her scientific family. Her first biography on Eve Curie (Editions Odile Jacob) was a finalist for the Simone Veil Prize.
Photo gallery – First edition of the Circle of Subversives
