Irène Papaligouras-Bataille

Irène is one of the co-founders of the World Human Forum, a think and do tank designed to highlight and interconnect the innovative forces of our planet towards the creation of a genuine ecological civilisation.

After spending twenty years in the corporate world, Irène founded Leaders Excellence Partners in 2010, working as a catalyst of cultural, behavioral, and organisational transformation and acting as a facilitator in cooperative and participatory processes and projects. Her clients include both multinational firms, SMEs, and start-ups.

An expert of Value Models she is the co-creator of the Inner Values Incubator (IVI© Model), a tool designed to help individuals and organisations discover and implement their unique values profile, urging them to take meaningful action, resulting in a positive impact on their community and the wider world. https://ivimodel.com/.

Of multicultural origin and education, multilingual, Irène studied science, economics, and organizational sciences in the USA, Great-Britain, and France. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Brown University, a Master of Science from the London School of Economics and a PhD from Paris-Dauphine.

Irène is a member of the strategic committee of SUMus, the Venice Regeneration Project, and Happymorphose, a French think tank which aims to detect and interpretate the early signals of a humanistic metamorphosis. She is also on the Board of Directors of the Luberon International String Quartet Festival and the Hellenic Cultural Centre of Paris.