About Generation 2030
OUR VISION
Created in 2019, Generation 2030 aims to gather young talents from Saudi Arabia and France coming from different backgrounds, encouraging tomorrow’s leaders to meet, converse, reflect & implement joint actions in order to build cultural and social bridges between France and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, developing strong, sustainable ties that amplify these future leaders’ potential.
OUR VISION
Created in 2019, Generation 2030 aims to gather young talents from Saudi Arabia and France coming from different backgrounds, encouraging tomorrow’s leaders to meet, converse, reflect & implement joint actions in order to build cultural and social bridges between France and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, developing strong, sustainable ties that amplify these future leaders’ potential.
WHAT WE DO
Generation 2030 makes every effort to bring young people from both countries together.
Organising cultural events, thematic encounters, field trips, exchange programs, forums and fairs ...
Generation 2030 promotes bicultural understanding.
Facilitating the sharing of ideas, projects and experiences for the benefit of young talents.
Generation 2030 supports bilateral initiatives and projects.
Always stemming from civil society and generated by direct dialogue between the two youths.
Generation 2030 highlights young gifted profiles and their achievments.
Spotlighting inspirational talents who have an impact on their community.
OUR TEAM
Soha Alharbi
Chairman
Born in Mecca, Soha took an early interest in France and its culture. She learned French in 2012 while living with a family from Brittany in Tours before finishing her law studies at Assas University in Paris. Since then, she has been actively involved in the activities of the Saudi student community in France. Through Generation 2030, Soha wants to highlight the best that both worlds have to offer.
Timothée Dufour
Executive Director
Timothée is passionate about the Arab world. With a rich experience of cultural cooperation with Saudi Arabia where he has lived for 5 years, he founded on his return to France in 2017 the Battûta agency, specializing in supporting cultural projects between the two countries. Timothée holds a double Master in International Relations and Management. With Generation 2030, he continues to build bridges between the Kingdom and France by relying on civil society and focusing on youth empowerment.
Maxime Bos
Director of Programmes
Maxime spent 4 years in the Arabic Peninsula working in diplomacy and international cooperation. During the last year and half, he did work at the French Agency for the development of AlUla (AFALULA) where he was in charge of capacity building & training programs targeting the employability and entrepreneurship of the local youth.