Philippe BLANCHARD

I am part of a high-level team in charge of Dubai Expo 2020.

I defined the editorial strategy for the Bid dossier and set business intelligence activities.

Am currently working on the use of ICTs in Expo and some Theme development projects.

Manage and supervise around 100 IOC staff both at HQ in Switzerland and overseas offices (UK, Greece, Italy, China, Canada and Singapore).
Strategy:
• Oversee the development and implementation of the IOC strategies for information management, multimedia and Communications services. Business and knowledge development : relations with the Academic and expert communities.

Marketing and Business development:
• Supervise the development of services for media, top sponsors and broadcasters, including identification and generation of new revenue sources.
• Exercise oversight over the Olympic websites and design the digital strategy for platforms and services;
Knowledge management:
• Oversee the overall knowledge management of the IOC, including the development of strategy and specific products; Multicultural management;
• Creation of the Olympic Studies Center and a think tank (Olympic studies network) for identifying solutions to the Olympic family development issues.
Budget and HR:
• Oversee an annual budget of $ 17 million for the IOC and London Business unit.

Main achievements
• Generated new revenues ($20 Millions) by designing new business models.
• Increased the Communications productivity and service delivery. Creation of audio-visual content for international communication purposes. Training materials and transcultural training.
• Championed the knowledge and Legacy management (Brand, multimedia) in the IOC and put the organization ahead of the curve in this area;
• Supervised the branding efforts of the IOC, including the development of state-of-the-art multimedia asset programme (CHF 30 million project).
• Oversaw the successful staging of high profile events, including the Premiere of Grenoble 1968 “13 jours en France” (Claude Lelouch) in Cannes Festival in 2008…

Entreprises et Cites is a pro-active think tank for the French Employers' Union, MEDEF. They are specialised in innovative, multi-stakeholder project for sustainable economic development.

Director of development
• Strategy: definition of the strategic and technological framework for Clustering and Business intelligence activities.
• Founder and General Manager of the consulting branch for innovation, knowledge and digital services. Secretary General of professional clusters.
• Budget and operations: Communications and marketing campaign, media monitoring, financial projections and capacity planning, definition and implementation of key performance indicators.

Main achievements
• Created and managed a consulting and training facility. Entreprises & Cités has become the first professional conference and learning center for the French and Belgium Euroregion (20'000 persons per annuum).
• Member of the Parliamentary Mission “Global competitiveness”. Member of the scientific council of University of Lille: ITC research laboratory (digital strategies, internet and collaborative work)
• Initiated the international development: chaired the “Cercle Entreprises” for the European Commission-DG XIII; Led EU funded projects on information and communication technologies (digital collaboration, internet, e-learning).
• Lectures in business development and re-engineering: University Lille, ESC Business school, World Technopolis association (Taejon, South Korea), Asian Productivity Association (Ulan Bator - Mongolia)

Expert in strategic planning, change management : innovation and business reengineering.
a) Critical analysis of existing programmes and activities, b) definition and implementation of reengineering master-plans, c) standardisation, tests and planning, d) definition and implementation of training and coaching programmes, e) monitoring and reporting to pilots and teams.

Change management : capacity planning, talent HR management, procedure revision, results-based management.

Accenture achievements
Strategic planning for a state-owned utility in its opening up to international competition and its corporate social responsibility (Social and environmental aspects). Collaboration with policy makers. Reorganisation of production and distribution responsibilities, set up of new standards for management and accounting. Definition of the HR framework and communications with HR dept and Trade Unions. Planning and implementation of training programmes. this programme impacted 6'000 persons.

Business and process re-engineering project for an Administration : impact studies, audits and recommendations for the Steering Committee. Definition of the technical specifications and training programmes. I had a direct responsibility of the monitoring and the implementation on one French département (200 pax impacted).

Crisis management mission : tabletop exercises, definition of contingency plans.

Definition and planning of support and training operations for the commercial forces: Media and Public relations, management of the technical and commercial documents.
Responsibility of the operational marketing projects. Competition analysis and technological watch, communication activities.

Responsibility of the relationship with the Academic world : technology and social impacts.

Local correspondent for reorganization of the Group, en liaison with the Headquarters and international research centres. Participation to the deployment of the new organization, reporting to the Board, management of the training support and follow-up of the change indicators.


Bull achievements
Audit and enhancement of the current programmes of commercial development. I designed the change management framework with a focus on the training programs and new key performance indicators. Creation of the documentation and business intelligence center (technology and competition watch).

Creation of a partnership with European Universities: I set up an alert network aiming at transferring technical expertise (soft and hard IT-related sciences).

Field correspondent for the global reorganization of Groupe Bull : I was the interface with the regional workforce and had to implement and monitor the change programmes designed with the Headquarters and the international research Centers. Then, I set the training programs with a direct report to the Board of Directors.