France is located in Western Europe, sharing borders with, among other countries, Germany, Italy and Spain. France has a rich history and has been considered, traditionally, one of the super powers of Europe, for instance under Napoleon.

France is associated with what is probably considered the most famous wine culture in the world, with gourmet food and of course with its famous capitol, Paris and its just as famous and iconic Eiffel Tower,

Furthermore France is famous for celebrities within the world of art and culture; writers such as Baudelaire, Balzac, Dumas, Hugo and Proust, movie directors such as Godard, Chabrol, Truffaut and Besson, musicians such as Hector Berlioz, Edith Piaf, Jean Michel Jarre, Air and Daft Punk.

Keynote speakers on France might choose a historical focus, a cultural angle, a political approach, an economic – or a bit of all of the above.