Our agency worked hand in hand with AFD to organise its International forum of Financial innovation at the Cité des sciences et de l’industrie (City of Science and Industry). Two days of debates, workshops, professional speed meetings and plenary interventions by leading figures of the economic, political and financial worlds such as Bernard Kouchner, Jacques Attali and His Highness the Aga Khan. A forum rich in content entirely scripted and coordinated by sensation! with the implementation of exhibition booths, animations, plenary sessions, contests as well as a festive and emotional gala evening to close off the event.

sensation!, which has been committed for many years to NGO Habitat et Humanisme (Housing and Humanism), organised at the prestigious Petit Palais in Paris, a fundraising gala gathering over 300 donating guests. The event took place around a sumptuous gourmet dinner in an elegant and refined setting, completed by a classical musical quartet. For the highlight of the night, the guests attended a show by Ballet Preljocaj, the famous contemporary dance troupe.

Around the theme “Growing together”, sensation ! designed the official ceremony for 1,200 guests, delegates of the Mutual fund, employees and their spouses (from all over the country) at the Centre of New Industries and Technologies (CNIT). sensation ! convinced MAE to look 10 years into the future (“Growing together”) by entrusting the plenary session to a 10-year-old girl, MAElenne, accompanied by her grandfather. Little MAElenne did an amazing performance in hosting the ceremony during two and a half hours with great talent !

The ceremony featured in addition :

• 5 videos staring the children of MAE employees
• a talk given by a sociologist specialised in children on the evolutions of the last 80 years as seen through children’s eyes and listing the upcoming challenges for the youth.
• a roundtable on the opportunities that Social and Solidarity Enterprises (ESS) provide in France
• a surprising finale featuring 80 children on stage involving all participants to create a great collective choir !

For the French President Jacques Chirac, the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the AFD (French Development Agency) sensation ! designed and organized the Forum Afrique Avenir (Africa’s Future Forum) at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, presenting African successes in the field of culture, new technologies, finance, governance, business… The forum featured testimonies of 60 exceptional speakers from Africa, podiums for dialogue, exhibition stands, media sequences, students and NGOs, new African cuisine, international press, alive acoustic concert with Youssou N’Dour and Rokia Traoré… all of it broadcasted live on pan-African televisions.

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For the second year running, Caisse d’Épargne Ile de France entrusted sensation! with the organisation of its “CSR Forum” at its headquarters and atrium. An entire day dedicated to CSR with a village made up of twenty partnering exhibition stands around a “Sustainable Development Café” and a “TV set” with 4 roundtables gathering CSR specialists around themes such as “My Life”, “My City”, “My Company”, “Our General Interest”. For the occasion, Michel Doucin, recently appointed delegate for the CSR platform created by the French Prime Minister, gave an early exclusive presentation of his roadmap. Throughout the day, over 400 people attended at Caisse d’Épargne’s CSR Forum organised by sensation !

To promote the final of the National Plant Recognition Contest (Concours national de reconnaissance des végétaux) organised by VAL’HOR, sensation! has imagined an original event and digital programme called “Jardin ambulant” (The Mobile Garden): a comedian wearing a dress made up of organic materials from fashion designer Nicole Dextras walks around the pathways of the Jardins, Jardin (Gardens, Garden) exhibition. The public crosses path with this Mobile Garden and takes part in the “Quiz végétal” (Green Quiz) by recognising the plants and flowers making up the dress. On the Facebook page “Concours national de reconnaissance des végétaux” (managed by the agency), members of the public who have identified at least 3 plants (out of 40 making up the Mobile Garden) can take part in the random draw to win vouchers for plants.

Caisse d’Épargne Ile de France  Executive Convention: following a call for tender, sensation ! was awarded the organisation of the convention, which gathered 1,200 executive employees at the CNIT, in Paris La Défense in June.

Following a consultation, Shire, a world leader in biotechnologies focused on rare diseases, entrusted sensation! with the organisation of its annual “Kick-Off Meeting”, which gathered employees from all over France in Paris for 4 days. The event involved plenary sessions, subcommittee workshops, team-building and theme evenings.

Celebration evening for MAE‘s 80th anniversary at Salle Wagram around the theme of return to childhood. Orchestra, animations, DJ & dance-floor, theme workshops, jazz lounge, magic bar, giant birthday cake… until 3 a.m. (1,000 participants)

Following a consultation, pharmaceutical laboratories Shire and Baxalta entrusted sensation ! with the organisation of “Day 1”, the first internal event following the merger between the two companies, allowing the employees to meet and to present the project and teams. United under the Shire brand, the group is now a world leader in biotechnologies focused on rare diseases.