Wednesday November 19
12:00 pm
FUNÉRAIRE D'OR competition awards ceremony.
Organised by the FNF (French National Funeral Federation) et the SAF (The French Trade Association for Funeral Art) .
Jury: Nuria CAPDEVILA (FIAT-IFTA member and CEO of CIRCLE Corporation, specialized in sustainability and eco-design), Sarah DUMONT (founder and director of Happy End), Maria DA SILVA (General Director of SIFUREP - Intercommunal Funeral Syndicate in the Paris Region), Didier BELLUARD (former board member and SAF representative), Guillaume FONTAINE (former president and FNF representative).
Click here to learn more about this competition
FUNÉRAIRE D'OR competition awards ceremony.
Organised by the FNF (French National Funeral Federation) et the SAF (The French Trade Association for Funeral Art) .
Jury: Nuria CAPDEVILA (FIAT-IFTA member and CEO of CIRCLE Corporation, specialized in sustainability and eco-design), Sarah DUMONT (founder and director of Happy End), Maria DA SILVA (General Director of SIFUREP - Intercommunal Funeral Syndicate in the Paris Region), Didier BELLUARD (former board member and SAF representative), Guillaume FONTAINE (former president and FNF representative).
Click here to learn more about this competition
3:30 pm
Health and safety in the funeral industry: a chain of action and actors for prevention.
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).
Health and safety in the funeral industry: a chain of action and actors for prevention.
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).
Thursday November 20
10:30 am
Presentation of the 2025 barometer ‘Les Français face au deuil’ (The French and grief) conducted by Crédoc.
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)
Presentation of the 2025 barometer ‘Les Français face au deuil’ (The French and grief) conducted by Crédoc.
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)
12:00 pm
University awards ceremony.
Organised by the SAF (The French Trade Association for Funeral Art) and the scientific network "Les Morts" (The Dead).
This contest supports research dedicated to funeral practices. Two awards will be presented: one for a doctoral thesis and the other for a Master's thesis, highlighting the cultural, social and historical issues surrounding funeral rites.
University awards ceremony.
Organised by the SAF (The French Trade Association for Funeral Art) and the scientific network "Les Morts" (The Dead).
This contest supports research dedicated to funeral practices. Two awards will be presented: one for a doctoral thesis and the other for a Master's thesis, highlighting the cultural, social and historical issues surrounding funeral rites.
3:30 pm
Artificial intelligence in the funeral industry: opportunities, limitations and prospects.
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).
Artificial intelligence in the funeral industry: opportunities, limitations and prospects.
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).
5:00 pm
Dematerialization of death certificates (presentation of the Funeral Operations Portal – POF and CertDc).
Conference 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).
Dematerialization of death certificates (presentation of the Funeral Operations Portal – POF and CertDc).
Conference 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).
Friday November 21
10:30 am
Screening of the first three episodes of the documentary series Du formol dans le cœur (Formaldehyde in the Heart) directed by Inès Berdugo.
Organised by the FNF (National Funeral Federation) followed by a discussion with the director.
To watch or rewatch on arte.tv: www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC-025153/du-formol-dans-le-coeur/
Screening of the first three episodes of the documentary series Du formol dans le cœur (Formaldehyde in the Heart) directed by Inès Berdugo.
Organised by the FNF (National Funeral Federation) followed by a discussion with the director.
"Ten years after the sudden death of her father, director Inès Berdugo finds herself unexpectedly confronted with her grief. She decides to investigate death by exploring the world of funerals. Between thanatopraxy, meetings of orphans, and spiritual rites, she takes us into a fantastical world."
To watch or rewatch on arte.tv: www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC-025153/du-formol-dans-le-coeur/
12:00 pm
Final of the Masters of Ceremonies eloquence contest.
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.
Final of the Masters of Ceremonies eloquence contest.
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.
2:30 pm
CSR at the heart of funeral services and public cemeteries.
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).
CSR at the heart of funeral services and public cemeteries.
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).