The referent on European funds for 20 years

Co-founder and CEO of Welcomeurope, Lorraine de Bouchony coordinates strategic consulting missions and is regularly involved in financial and partnership arbitration. Lorraine has developed a unique expertise in supporting dialogue with European institutions. Passionate, she has dedicated herself for more than 20 years to developing the European practice in professional behaviors by deploying ad hoc strategies and mobilizing European funding for collaborative and innovative projects.

In addition, Lorraine dedicates time to missions of general interest, such as her position on the Comex of the Richerand health cooperative or her recent election as an external personality of the Council of the U.F.R Droit of the University of Paris 8.

Lorraine has a taste for challenge which, combined with her leadership, allows teams to develop their creativity for the benefit of the development of new methods and services.

Valérie Buisine is Welcomeurope's Associate Director and has been supporting its development since 2001. Valérie Buisine ensures the firm's business guarantee by leading and supporting the team in increasing their skills and capitalizing on the practices deployed.

Valérie manages about forty missions per year, mostly with federating organizations and networks, to which she provides strategic advice associated with a roadmap and the deployment of grants.

Its fields of expertise are regional, French and European aid, in particular European structural and investment funds (ERDF, ESF, INTERREG). She has an unparalleled knowledge of the problems faced by project leaders and assists managing authorities in their organization and communication.

Valérie combines the values of swimming, her favourite sport, with those she promotes within the team: determination and willpower combined with regularity and continuous improvement.

Sandra Ungemach-Benedite is Director of Innovation at Welcomeurope, developing the practice and expertise of grants dedicated to R&D&I, in particular within the framework of major framework programs, such as Horizon Europe or Erasmus+, Interreg, CERV, etc.

For more than 20 years, Sandra Ungemach-Benedite has been deploying her expert know-how in European strategy and lobbying for private and public organizations. Sandra started her career in the European Parliament and then moved to public interest projects and joined Welcomeurope in 2015.

Passionate by nature, Sandra practices piano and mountain biking in Europe which requires a great quality shared within Welcomeurope: technicality at the service of progress.

With more than 15 years of experience in the engineering and management of projects financed by European structural and investment funds (ERDF, ESF, INTERREG), Vanessa Géhin accompanies the firm's public and private clients with whom she creates an integrated and trusting working environment. She manages framework contracts and about thirty missions per year in accordance with two fundamental principles: optimization and security.

Franco-Hungarian, Vanessa was previously head of European projects within a Public Administrative Establishment and an instructor manager. Consultant within Welcomeurope since 2017, Jérôme Schröder Dumont assists the firm's clients in two areas: project engineering (from the setting up of applications to the management of the funds obtained) and the structuring of governance dedicated to collaborative projects and to the optimization and securing of public funds. Jérôme is involved in all European schemes (Erasmus +, Life, CERV, Europe Créative, FEDER, etc.) and also has specific expertise in European funds for external cooperation. Moreover, Jérôme takes part in many seminars, workshops and conferences in Europe to communicate his know-how as a European project practitioner.

As with his passion for cooking, Jérôme likes to discover new issues, which he analyzes in depth before extracting the essential components to which he then adds the necessary dose of creativity for an excellent result.
in an Intermediary Organization (IO ESF). Through her career, Vanessa has developed a privileged relationship with the management authorities of the funds in France.

Vanessa, whose motto is "FESI is life", has the ability to motivate and engage professional teams in European projects, combining her natural appetite for collective success and her innate sense of rigor.

With more than 15 years of experience in the engineering and management of projects financed by European structural and investment funds (ERDF, ESF, INTERREG), Vanessa Géhin accompanies the firm's public and private clients with whom she creates an integrated and trusting working environment. She manages framework contracts and about thirty missions per year in accordance with two fundamental principles: optimization and security.

French-Hungarian, Vanessa was previously head of European projects in a Public Administrative Establishment and instructor-manager in an Intermediary Organization (ESF IO). Through her career, Vanessa has developed a privileged relationship with the management authorities of the funds in France.

Vanessa, whose motto is "FESI is life", has the ability to motivate and engage professional teams in European projects, combining her natural appetite for collective success and her innate sense of rigor.

Anne-Sophie Flipo is a specialist in European, regional and national funds dedicated to territories and local investment. Anne-Sophie is particularly involved in the framework of the European Sectoral and Investment Funds (ESF), notably the European Social Fund+, sectoral programs (Erasmus+) and European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg).

In addition, Anne-Sophie regularly leads professional trainings to transmit her experience and know-how, and accompanies groups of Master 2 "European Public Affairs" students in their collective projects. In this way, she advocates for a wider access of professional actors to European programs.

Her taste for the arts gives Anne-Sophie a keen sense of precision. Her sense of observation allows her to quickly and efficiently grasp the various contexts encountered by our clients and to build the appropriate responses.

Fanny Robert is a consultant specializing in intra-EU programs, including Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, Connecting Europe Facility, etc.
Fanny assists project teams on a daily basis from the ideation phase, the structuring of projects and the preparation of applications, to the reporting and evaluation phase. Fanny works in many fields, including R&D&I, energy, and mobility, which she particularly likes.

Originally from Grenoble, Fanny has been climbing for a long time, which allows her to continuously seek a good balance and to build trust with the project teams, which is necessary for a successful mission.

Amelia Tulacz is a Senior Consultant, expert in the Horizon Europe framework program, Eurostars and innovation grants. Amelia has worked in international organizations (Council of Europe and European Parliament) before offering her support to companies and research organizations (IRD, CIRAD) to support Innovation through European public funding. Facilitator of innovation pathways from university to industry, her expertise also covers technology transfer and intellectual property.
Polish by birth, French by adaptation and European by conviction, Amelia deploys in her projects, as in the trek she practices in Reunion Island, a great mental strength associated with the necessary flexibility allowing her, in spite of the hazards, to pursue with our clients the targeted path to the finish line.

Aline Demuynck is a specialist in innovation grants and a Welcomeurope Senior Consultant. Aline assists managers and technical teams in the formalization of their projects, the preparation and submission of applications for regional, national or European grants.

Each year, Aline manages and carries out about twenty missions, mainly for the private sector: companies, start-ups, SMEs or large groups. In addition, she actively contributes to the development of the EU SKILLS by Welcomeurope, accelerated training modules on European projects and funds.

A keen reader and curious by nature, Aline is constantly discovering new subjects and projects. This thirst for learning motivates her every day to research, understand, formalize, and accompany those who today develop the innovations of tomorrow.

Office manager, Sandrine Chandramohan manages the follow-up of contractual relations, customers and suppliers. In addition, Sandrine provides support to the team to ensure good working conditions and the deployment of new tools.

Web partner via Agence Simplement, Jonathan Colnat ensures the performance and the quality of the digital supports and tools developed by Welcomeurope. As a web specialist, in its technical and strategic aspects, he proposes and implements the firm's communication with the Management.