Every last Wednesday of the month, under the crystal chandeliers of the salons of the Cercle de Union interalliée, at 33, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré, in Paris, a stone's throw from the Élysée Palace, 250 members (1) Coming from all walks of life and chosen according to their professional qualities flock to the Siècle dinner, a think tank created in September 1944 by Georges Bérard-Quélin to think about the reconstruction of the country.
The only objective of this club (which appears in the manifesto of its creation): "
To bring together those responsible whatever their opinions, as long as they pay attention to the political problems which concern the evolution of society."
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Exchange of ideas
Guests first meet for a cocktail at 8:00 p.m., followed by dinner at 9:00 p.m., by tables of seven in the grand salon Foch.
A chef de table organizes the debates around subjects borrowed from recent news.
Imagine a table.
It would be chaired by the CEO of a CAC 40 company who could be surrounded by a woman
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