Founder of the Trocadero Forum Institute, she is previously the founder of the Trocadero Forum, a new forum founded around Sustainable Development, Diplomacy & Leadership and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Ellen speaks English, French, German and Italian.
Welcome to the Institute of Sustainable Leadership & Diplomacy
The COVID pandemic has taught us the importance of continuing our work and of resiliency. And the Trocadéro Forum Institute was born in this challenging time, and only possible, thanks to supportive, dedicated and invested friends and colleagues.
Our program is a two-year program post Bac +3 , taught in English by renowned professors from 12 different countries, who will bring their experience, expertise and their regional perspective into the classroom .
Inscriptions will soon be open for the Fall Semester.
Stay tuned!
Our Progams
Sustainable Leadership & Diplomacy
Here is the link to the website : https://trocaderoforum-institute.org/
The Founding Partners
Ellen WASYLINA
Founder of the Trocadéro Forum, former president and founder of the International Geostrategic Maritime Observatory (IGMO), former Director of Environment & Sustainable Development of a French city.
Possessing a B.A. in International Relations and two Masters degrees in Strategy and Défense policies and another in Conflict Resolution, she is the author of numerous publications and books in English and French, a long-time TV commentator, a public speaker and lecturer in Parisian business schools and more recently a podcast producer since 2020, of Mediterranean Sustainability Partners, with an audience in 82 countries , on 5 continents in English and French . was the president and founder of International Geostrategic Maritime Observatory (IGMO), senior expert to EUROPEAID, former director of Environment of a French city, adjunct professor, speaker, media commentator and author of several publications and books in both English and French.
Carole GRIMAUD
Carole Grimaud est spécialiste de la Russie, enseignante en géopolitique de la Russie à l’Université Paul Valéry de Montpellier et chercheure en sciences de l’information et de la communication à l’Université d’Aix-Marseille (IMSIC). Rattachée au programme doctoral de défense et sécurité intérieure, ses travaux portent sur la cognition à travers la perception et l’interprétation des informations liées à la Russie. A Genève, Carole Grimaud est vice présidente de l’Observatoire Géostratégique de Genève, et fondatrice du Center for Russia and Eastern Europe Research (CREER) qu’elle a fondé en 2017.
Marie-Hélène HIRTZ
Marie-Hélène Hirtz, enseignante, consultante RH, coach et psychopraticienne, a travaillé en entreprise, association, université et en free-lance. Au cours de sa carrière, elle a accompagné des publics variés de tous âges et origines. Après plusieurs déménagements en France, elle a vécu 9 ans à Shanghai, où elle a d’abord présidé une association en collaboration avec le Consulat général de France puis créé une entreprise dédiée à promouvoir la culture française et à aider les jeunes Chinois dans leur mobilité. Diplômée en psychologie, sciences de l’éducation et ressources humaines, elle se passionne pour l’accompagnement des personnes, les aidant à révéler leur potentiel et à s’épanouir.
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