Alain Elkann Interviews

THE FUTURE OF ENERGY. Francesco Starace is CEO of Enel S.p.A. a multinational company in the energy sector and the largest private renewable player globally.

UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. Jorge Cauz is the Chief Executive of the Britannica Group. The global knowledge leader has a mission to inspire curiosity and the joy of learning.

THE GUGGENHEIM AND GLOBAL INQUISITIVENESS. Richard Armstrong has been the director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation since 2008.

THE CHALLENGE OF QUALITY. Cabinet maker Rémi Tessier has joined the ranks of the world’s most admired designers for private boats and planes.

ON THE ROAD WITH DIOR. British menswear designer Kim Jones joined Dior Men as artistic director in 2018. In 2020 he was also named artistic director at Fendi, a position that was previously held by Karl Lagerfeld.

CHINA: A SMART, GROWING, SOPHISTICATED AUDIENCE. Shai Baitel is the inaugural artistic director of the Modern Art Museum (MAM) Shanghai.

CONTEMPORARY DESIGN : ANCIENT CRAFT. Rooshad Shroff founded Rooshad Shroff Architecture + Design in Mumbai, India, in 2011, after he had studied at Cornell University and Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.

THE EARTH IS MY CLIENT. James Thornton is CEO of ClientEarth, an environmental charity using the law to create change that protects life on Earth.

A LONG HISTORY OF VINICULTURE. Giacomo Cattaneo Adorno is engaged in wine making and the other historical traditions of “Castello di Gabiano”

CONTINUOUS TRANSFORMATION. The Spanish contemporary artist Miquel Barceló is known for his relief-like mixed-media paintings, expressive bronze sculptures and ceramics.

THE POWER OF ONE. Maurice Lévy is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Publicis Groupe, the French multinational advertising & public relations company.

A GREAT COMMUNICATOR. David Puttnam is a British film producer, educator, and environmentalist who recently retired from the House of Lords.

RE-IMAGINING A LANDMARK. Laurent Le Bon is the recently appointed president of Centre Pompidou, which is focused on modern & contemporary art.

A MISSION TO OPEN UP AND RENOVATE. Deborah Swallow has been Märit Rausing Director of The Courtauld Institute of Art & its Gallery since 2004.

WHICH ROADS WILL CHINA FOLLOW TOWARDS 2035? Dr Yu Jie is senior research fellow on China in the Asia-Pacific Programme at Chatham House.

A VERY ECLECTIC PERSON IN THE WORLD OF ART. Martin Bethenod was Deputy CEO of the Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection.

IN PRAISE OF PROGRESS. Since June 2020, Denis Olivennes has been shareholder and CEO of the French daily newspaper Libération.

AN EXTRAORDINARY LOVE OF NATURE. Saskia de Rothschild became the youngest person to lead a first growth Bordeaux wine estate in 2018 at the age of 31.

A VERY VERSATILE GARDENER. Lady Tania Compton was Garden Editor for British House & Garden magazine but now concentrates on her landscape practice.

THE CREATIVE CHALLENGE OF CHANEL. Thomas du Pré de Saint Maur is head of Global Creative Resources for Chanel Fragrance, Beauty, Watches and Jewelry.