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The 20th anniversary edition
March 14 & 15, 2025
at UNESCO / Ministère de la Santé / Mediawan • Paris
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Speakers & Moderators

François FERON

François FERON

Professor of Neurosciences at Aix-Marseille University, President of the TranceScience Research Institute

An agronomic engineer by training, François Féron established and co-directed a consulting firm focused on environmental and landscape issues. He later worked at a chamber of agriculture before becoming a journalist at Libération, where he headed the European Affairs department. In 1990, he resumed his studies in biology and earned a PhD in neuroscience in 1995. After spending seven years in Australia, he was appointed professor at the Faculty of Medicine at Aix-Marseille University, where he conducted research in a CNRS laboratory on stem cells and autism. He presides over the International Research Institute on Cognitive Trance.
In parallel, he co-founded the startup OORAY, which aims to regenerate soils by producing biostimulants derived from the freshwater fern Azolla and its symbiotic cyanobacterium Anabaena. He is the co-author of an encyclopedia on Europe (La Découverte), a popular science book (Du fer dans les épinards et autres idées reçues, Le Seuil), and a three-hour documentary on the history of European integration (Arte).

Speaks on the theme

Trance in the 21st century: reconnecting with your inner self

François FERON , Professor of Neurosciences at Aix-Marseille University, President of the TranceScience Research Institute

Corine SOMBRUN , Writer and Co-founder of the TranceScience Research Institute

Moderation: Cyrielle HARIEL, Impact journalist, author, and speaker

La maison de l'UNESCO, 125 avenue Suffren, 75007 Paris – Salle IX
Friday, March 14 – 17:00 - 18:30