25 years of experience in relations between private operators and public decision-makers

A graduate of Sciences Po Paris with a degree in history, Samuel has over 20 years' experience, successively in the political, public and industrial sectors.
Initially a parliamentary assistant, he became deputy chief of staff at the Ministry of Health and Solidarity, then at the Ministry of Labour, Social Relations, the Family, Solidarity and Cities. In 2009, he was appointed chief of staff at the Secretary of State for Ecology, then at the Ministry of Sport until 2011. He then joined the Quai d'Orsay in the same capacity at the Ministry of European Affairs.

Wishing to broaden and diversify his experience, from 2012 he held the position of Head of Government Affairs at Philip Morris France for 5 years.

He joined Domaines Publics in May 2017 and then the Public Affairs division of Publicis Consultants from July 2018 to December 2022.
At Stratégies & Publics, Samuel advises and supports clients in promoting their interests to national public decision-makers. He is also involved in devising and developing their influence strategies.

Reference sectors: property development and commercial property, industry and consumer goods, mass retailing, regulated sectors.

A graduate of Sciences Po Paris, Thomas began his career at the Institut des Relations Internationales et Stratégiques (IRIS) and then at the press and publishing group Wolters Kluwer France. For more than 25 years, he has worked with senior executives of industrial and service groups and professional federations in a variety of sectors (environment, construction, property, energy, mobility, health, industry, services, etc.), advising on public affairs strategy, corporate communications and development at national and regional level, first with the Domaines Publics group, then with Publicis Consultants. At the same time, he was a partner in a training consultancy where he developed concepts relating to the marketing of service offerings, development of public tenders and relationship management with local public decision-makers. In 2023, he co-founded Stratégies & Publics, which joined the Forward group in 2025. He now co-pilots Forward Global's Territorial Public Affairs business.

Pierre holds a master's degree in Political and Parliamentary Work from the University of Nanterre and a degree in Political Science from the Institut Catholique de Vendée.

In 2016, he joined the parliamentary team of a Group Chairman in the Senate, where he is responsible for organising his local agenda and relations with elected representatives in his department. As part of various national, regional and local election campaigns, he is also responsible for coordinating and preparing travel.

To diversify his experience and skills, Pierre joined Publicis Consultant in September 2022, in the Public Affairs division.
With Stratégies&Publics since January 2023, Pierre supports his clients' institutional relations with national and local public decision-makers in defending their interests in parliament or responding to local public consultations. Pierre works with clients in the housing, energy, technological infrastructure, retail and transport sectors.

Nicolas advises and supports companies, federations and associations in defining and implementing their institutional strategies. He is particularly involved in the mobility, health and circular economy sectors. He also trains numerous social entrepreneurs from the international NGO Ashoka in the challenges of lobbying.

Nicolas holds a degree in Public Law and Political Science, as well as a Masters in National and European Public Affairs from the Institut Catholique de Paris. He has worked alongside a deputy mayor at the French National Assembly and at the Institut Montaigne.

Nicolas joined the Paris office of ARCTURUS GROUP, a Forward Global company, in 2018. He is now a Director there.

For over 20 years, Agnès has been advising senior executives and management committees on structuring and implementing influence strategies to support their development objectives. In particular, she assists industrial players faced with complex transformation projects or operational challenges, both in France and at European level. She works in sectors such as transport, energy, healthcare, agri-food and digital.

As co-founder of a public affairs consultancy with offices in Brussels, Paris and Berlin, she manages multicultural and multidisciplinary teams. A graduate of EDHEC and a certified member of ESSEC's Women Be European Board Ready programme, she now co-pilots Forward Global's Public Affairs activities in France.

After obtaining a Master's degree in European Affairs from the Sorbonne and a degree in Political Science, Sociology and Economics from the Institut Catholique de Paris (ICP), Louis-Alexis joined a shared micro-mobility company in 2020 as a public affairs and development officer.

In autumn 2022, he will join the Public Affairs division of Publicis Consultants.

Working for Stratégies&Publics / Foward Global, Louis-Alexis will support the institutional relations and national and regional influence strategy of players in the energy, industry, employment, early childhood and hotel sectors. He is also involved in preparing for parliamentary hearings and managing institutional crises (parliamentary commissions of enquiry).

Victor studied political science after gaining a degree in modern literature, and began his career during a presidential campaign, then working for a political party and at the National Assembly, where he acquired a detailed knowledge of the workings of parliament. In 2020, he joined Publicis Consultants to work with players in the transport and energy sectors, developing a strategic approach based on legislative monitoring and an operational understanding of public decision-making. At Stratégies&Publics, he advises players from a wide range of sectors - energy, agri-food, digital, social security - and designs influence strategies tailored to their regulatory, institutional recognition and economic development challenges.

With a degree in Public Law and Political Science from the Institut Catholique de Paris (ICP), Thibault continued his training with a sandwich course in Political Science, Influence and Public Affairs at the Université Paris-Saclay.

After an initial experience in the parliamentary team of an MP from the Yvelines region, he joined the consultancy Stratégies&Publics in May 2023 as a work-study student. Thibault then joined Forward Global - Stratégies&Publics in March 2025 as a Consultant. He works on influence strategy and institutional relations for players in the digital, health and housing sectors.

Christophe is a graduate of the Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence and holds two post-graduate diplomas (human resources management and business administration).

After working for Senator Jean Puech for 4 years, he joined the world of local government in the Paris region for 8 years as deputy director of the cabinet of the mayor of Nogent-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne) in 2000, then of the deputy mayor of Poissy (Yvelines) until 2008. Christophe joined the Domaines Publics consultancy in early 2009, then the Public Affairs division of Publicis Consultants in 2018, which he co-directed for two years. At Stratégies&Publics/ Forward Global, he specialises in local and regional public affairs. He advises our clients on their relations with local public decision-makers, their commercial development in the territories and their responses to public tenders in sectors such as construction and public works, property development, transport, water and sanitation, engineering and energy. He also provides training in preparing tenders and marketing offers.

Finally, he is involved in initial and continuing training courses, notably at Sciences Po executive education and Centrale Supélec.

With a degree in public and European law and a wealth of experience working with national and local elected representatives, Aurélien specialises in local and regional public affairs and project lobbying.

For over 15 years, he has been helping companies - large groups, SMEs and start-ups - with their commercial development.
In particular, he advises our clients on their relations with public decision-makers and supports them in their business approach and responses to calls for tender, especially in the mobility, construction, engineering and energy sectors.

He is also involved in training assignments and promoting our offers.

A graduate of the Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence and holder of a DESS (post-graduate diploma) in commerce and marketing, Steven began his career working for a political party, as well as for leading political figures in the National Assembly and the Government.

He then moved into public affairs consultancy, co-founding and developing several firms specialising in influence strategy. He sold his business in 2018 and became Vice-Chairman of Publicis Consultants. In 2023, he created a new consultancy, Stratégies & Publics, which joined the Forward Global group in 2025.

Steven assists companies and professional organisations with their institutional relations, and advises a number of company directors, particularly on sensitive or structuring issues.

The team he heads up at Forward Global operates in France, at European level, as well as in Germany and the main Member States of the European Union.