The videos 2025
FUNÉRAIRE D'OR awards ceremony for FUNÉRAIRE PARIS 2025
An event within the event co-organised by the SAF (The French Trade Association of the Funeral Industry) and the FNF (French National Funeral Federation) to highlight the manufacturers, distributors and service solutions of funeral professionals exhibiting at FUNÉRAIRE PARIS.
Competition organised by the SAF (Syndicat de l'Art Funéraire) and the scientific network "Les Morts". This award supports research dedicated to funeral practices. Three prizes were awarded on to: Manon Walin (contemporary world history), Valérie Cuzol (sociology) and Louise Pichon-Collet (urban planning).
Master of Ceremonies eloquence contest final at FUNÉRAIRE PARIS 2025
Organised by the FNF (French National Funeral Federation). Attend the speeches of the 3 finalists, who will pay tribute to Joséphine Baker, artist, resistance fighter, and activist, inducted into the Panthéon in 2021.
Excerpt from the winning eulogy in the 3rd Master of Ceremonies eloquence contest
Discover the eulogy for Josephine Baker, delivered by Maxime Rolland, winner of the 3rd edition of the Master of Ceremonies eloquence competition, organized by the FNF.
Conference organised by the FNF (French National Funeral Federation) and the CRAMIF (Île-de-France Regional Health Insurance Fund). Speakers: Sébastien BOURGES (consulting engineer, CRAMIF), Arnaud LEJEUNE (Pompes Funèbres Dourdannaise, winner of the CRAMIF awards), Carmen DE OLIVEIRA (Hygeco), Tristan FALABREGUE (Director of the Paris Île-de-France region at Pompes Funèbres Caton).
Conference organised by Empreintes « Accompagner le deuil » (Supporting grief) and the SAF (The French Trade Association for Funeral Art). Speakers: Franck LEHUÉDÉ (Director of Studies and Research at Crédoc), Patrick FACCHINETTI (General Delegate of Empreintes), Sylvestre OLGIATI (President of SAF), Muriel EBERARD (Eberard Funeral Home).
Panel discussion organised by the FNF (French National Funeral Federation) and the CPME (Confederation of Small and Medium-sized Companies). Speakers: Philippe MEYRALBE (ADVIATM Funeral Services, a funeral operator already using artificial intelligence in the management of his business), Sofia BATAILLE (Mémorys Funeral Services, funeral operator), Yahya FALLAH (member of the AI commission of the CPME). Moderated by Nicolas GOOSSENS (Vice-President of the FNF in charge of innovation).
Organised by the DGCL (General Directorate of Local Authorities) and the DGS (General Directorate for Health). Speakers: Isabelle CARTON (Information Systems Project Manager for Health Surveillance and Safety, DGS) and Martin CHABROL (POF/ROF Project Manager, DGCL).
Conference organised by the UPFP (Union of the Public Funeral Pole). Speakers: Manuel SAUVEPLANE (UPFP president), Claude SORET-VIROLLE (chair of the supervisory board, La Maison des Obsèques), Julien LE COUSTUMER (chief executive officer, UDIFE), Pierre-Alexandre GIRARD (director, Public Funeral Service of Roanne), and Morgane CAEROU (chief executive officer, Intercommunal Funeral Services of Saint-Brieuc).