Efficiency in all fields
The PACA Marine Competitivity Centre has demonstrated real operational efficiency in the service of innovative project holders, in line with its twinning in Brittany.
The PACA Marine Competitivity Centre’s recognized efficiency is based on operational governance in which all of the actors recognize each other and are actively involved.
- The Interregional Coordination and Steering Committee is the consultation and coordination tool between the two Marine Centres, Brittany and PACA.
- The Strategic Orientation Committee is the body which facilitates contacts of the Marine Centre with its environment at the regional institutional level.
- The Steering Committeeconstitutes the decision-making body of the Marine Centre; it is responsible for elaborating the Marine Centre strategy and undertaking its operational implementation.
- The Boardreinforces links between the Engineering and Animation Team and the Marine Centre Steering Committee; it is comprised of four members: the president of the PACA Marine Competitivity Centre and three vice-presidents representing each college. The Director of the Marine Centre also participates in the board meetings.
- The Engineering and Animation Teamis in charge of the elaboration and the implementation of the operational budget, as well as of its associated activity programme.
- The Scientific Committeeof the Marine Centre draws together personalities from the R & D world. It provides an opinion upon the request of the President, or the Engineering and Animation Team, on strategy, projects or any other issues falling under its competences.
- The Funders’ Committee, made up of regional state representative authorities and all funding partners, provides an opinion regarding additional funding for a project, as a complement to possible funding from the Single Inter-ministerial Fund (FUI).
The Interregional Steering and Coordination Committee (ISCC) of the Marine Centres
The Interregional Steering and Coordination Committee (ISCC) is the consultation and coordination tool between the two Marine Centres, Brittany and Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur.
The ISCC ensures consistency between the projects of the Marine Centres, avoids duplications and moreover encourages synergies.
It encourages common actions, mainly for the promotion of the French maritime sector abroad.
It is composed of eight members, four members from each region, including the President of each Marine Centre and the two Directors without voting powers.
Representatives of the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur Marine Competitivity Centre:
- Bernard SANS, Co-President of the ISCC, President of the PACA Marine Centre, Director of DCNS Services Toulon
- Philippe BARDEY, Vice-President of PME , CEO of ACRI Company
- Philippe YVON, Vice-President fo Group, Regional Director of VEOLIA Eau
- Gérard RIOU, Vice-President in charge of Research, Director of the Mediterranean IFREMER (French Institute of Sea Research and Operations) Centre
- Patrick BARAONA, Director of the PACA Marine Competitivity Centre
Representatives of the Brittany Marine Competitivity Centre:
- Hervé MOULINIER, Co-President, President of the Brittany Marine Centre, Director of Thales Airborn Systems (TA)
- Patrick GRIVEAU, Vice-President of PME, Director of R&D IXSEA
- Philippe MARCHAND, Director of the Brest IFREMER Centre
- Gérard SOLVE, Director of DCNS Services Brest
- Patrick POUPON, Director of the BRITTANY Marine Competitivity Centre
The Strategic Orientation Committee (SOC) of the PACA Marine Centre
The Strategic Orientation Committee is the facilitating body of the Marine Centre with its regional institutional environment.
It is responsible for orientating the Marine Centre strategy in line with local, regional and national development policies.
It actively supports the influence of the PACA Marine Centre.
The SOC is made up of representatives of the State, territorial authorities, the scientific and economic world and members of the Steering Committee, including its President.
Mr. Hubert FALCO, Senator-Mayor of Toulon, President of the Agglomeration Community of Toulon Provence Méditerranée, is the Chairman of the SOC of the PACA Marine Competitivity Centre.
Steering committee of the PACA Marine Centre
The steering committee is the executive body of the PACA Marine Competitivity Centre.
The steering committee is responsible for elaborating the Marine Centre strategy and undertaking its operational implementation:
- Follow-up on budget execution and related action plans
- Public and private fund raising
- Management of the Marine Centre undertakings (development, memberships...)
- Recognition of projects undertaken by Marine Centre actors.
Recruitment of the engineering and animation team.
The Steering Committee ensures respect for the commitments taken before the Inter-ministerial Delegation for Land Planning and Competitiveness of the Territories (DIACT) regarding compliance with current Competitivity Centres rules.
The steering committee is composed of three colleges of six members: groups, SMEs as well as research and training bodies. A 19th member represents the welcome structure of the Marine Centre and of Toulon Var Technologies Association.
President
- Bernard SANS, DCNS Services Toulon
Members
- Mathias BAYART, CNIM
- Alain CAROF, DCNS SIS
- Benoît de Moulliac, PRINCIPIA
- Albert ALFIERI, Thalès Underwater System
- Philippe YVON, Vice-President for Groups
- Philippe BARDEY, Vice-President for SME
- Patrick MUGNIER, Chrisar Software Technologies
- Jacques POULIQUEN, CHROMALU
- Christian LAPLAUD, G2C Environnement
- Janie CHARVOZ, Cannes Aquaculture
- Carmine BIANCARDI, Mettle
- Gérard RIOU, Vice-President for Research
- Bernard PETITPREZ, ISEN
- Faussi MANTOURA, OOV
- Ivan DEKEYSER, University of Méditerranée II
- Etienne RUELLAN, CNRS
- Philippe TCHAMITCHIAN, University of South Toulon Var
- Patrick VALVERDE, Toulon Var Technologies
During its meetings, the steering committee invites representatives of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), the French Navy, the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA), the State, the Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry and local authorities:
- Agglomeration Community of Toulon Provence Méditerranée
- General Council of the Var department
- General Council of the Alpes-Maritimes department
- General Council of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
- Regional Council of the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur Region
- Pays d’Aix District Community
- Urban Community of Marseille Provence Métropole
Board of the PACA Marine Competitivity Centre
The board reinforces links between the Engineering and Animation Team and the Steering Committee of the Marine Centre.
The board of the PACA Marine Centre is made up of four elected members, Mr. Bernard SANS, President of the PACA Marine Centre and Director of DCNS ST, and 3 Vice-Presidents, representing each college:
- Gérard RIOU, Director of IFREMER Mediterranean, Vice-President in charge of research and training
- Philippe BARDEY, President of ACRI, Vice-President of PME
- Philippe YVON, Regional Director of VEOLIA Eau, Vice-President for the groups.
The Director of the Marine Centre also participates in the work of the board.
The Board of the PACA Marine Centre prepares and broadens Steering Committee actions. It also serves as a interface between the managing bodies and the permanent team (Engineering and Animation Team).
Engineering and Animation Team
The Engineering and Animation Team is in charge of the elaboration and the operational implementation of the budget and its associated activity programme. Its aim is to:
Develop and consolidate the Marine Centre in its regional territory
Steer and ensure the follow-up of working group meetings.
Evaluate the Marine Centre projects.
Participate in the financial engineering of projects recognized by the Marine Centre.
Set up and implement the international strategy of the Marine Centre
Participate in the development of the Marine Centre promotional activities
Ensure relations with similar counterparts of the Brittany Marine Centre.
Prepare the decisions of the Steering Committee concerning Marine Centre undertakings.
Maintain relations with institutional bodies in association with the Steering Committee.
The Engineering and Animation Team of the PACA Marine Competitivity Centre is composed of seven persons:
- Patrick BARAONA, Director
- Éveline SPINA, Deputy Director
Theme 1 «Maritime security and safety» - Maritime Protection and Prevention of environmental risks - Robert GANDOLFO, General Secretary
Theme 4 «Marine biological resources» - Sustainable aquaculture and Blue biotechnologies - Julie TAULEIGNE, Management assistant
Communication and events - Christophe AVELLAN, Engineer, Head of projects
Theme 2 «Ship and nautical industry» - Naval Innovation and Ports of the future - Ève GARRY, Head of projects
Theme 5 «Environment and coastal management» - Management of coastal waters
International - Michel OLLIER, Head of projects
Theme 3 «Marine energy resources» - Deep offshore and Renewable Marine energies - Guy HERROUIN,
Theme 5 «Environment and coastal management» - Services for marine environment strategy - Florian CARRE, Management of european projects
- Bruno DELAGE, Navy advisor
