Adrien Rivierre

Public Speaking Trainer at Brightness

At the Brightness agency, organizer of TEDxParis and L’Échappée Volée events, I support numerous leaders and entrepreneurs in their public speaking engagements. I design inspiring events by highlighting topics and speakers at the forefront of their fields of expertise to share their knowledge and experiences with the largest audience possible. Previously, I was the communication director at the General Electric Digital Europe innovation center, where I was responsible for developing and executing the influence and communication strategy: content creation, event organization (hackathons, etc.), managing press relations, and engaging on social media... I also served as a speechwriter for Clara Gaymard, former CEO of General Electric in France and President of the Women’s Forum International. Tasked with writing her speeches and creating strategic summary notes, I developed writing and oral expertise on sensitive and significant topics. Passionate about eloquence, I have been the vice-president of the Francophone Debate Federation since 2013, founder of the website www.beaux-parleurs.com, and co-founder of [BE] for Work (www.beforwork.fr): breakfast meetings with personalities from all walks of life to deconstruct success. A regular contributor to the newspaper Les Echos and the magazine Usbek & Rica, I write about public speaking and communication. I graduated from ESCP Europe and the University of Washington (Seattle), after completing a preparatory class for the Grandes Ecoles in Nantes.