Ferdinand Richard

Hervé Richard (born 25 June 1950 Once based in la Friche de la Belle-de-Mai in Marseille, A.M.I. became a Centre for the Development of Popular Music, and, as an urban development platform, launched various training workshops, artists residences, festivals, an incubator for cultural micro-businesses, and a consistent program of international extensions.

1997–2007 : Board member of the European Certificate in Cultural Management Orientation Board, Marcel Hicter Foundation, Bruxelles. President 2001 to 2004.

1997– : Lecturer for various cultural management training institutions (Institut d'Etudes Politiques, Grenoble, Lyon 2, Senghor University, Alexandria, Egypt, UniSavoie, Chambéry, Ecume European Master, Dijon, Sciences Po, Bordeaux, ARSEC, Lyon, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, Eigabigaku Uni, Tokyo, etc...).

1997–1998 : Steering Committee Member of the National Committee for Popular Music, commissioned by Catherine Trautmann, Minister of Culture and Communication, France.

1998–2005 : Founder member and Secretary of "Fanfare," an international network dedicated to urban arts emerging initiatives.

1998–1999 : President of Medinma, first Mediterranean music market held in Marseille (now Babel Med Music ).

2001–2002 : Task-force member in the frame of Fabrice Lextrait's mission ("A new era for cultural implementation"), commissioned by M. Michel Duffour, State-Secretary for Cultural Decentralisation, France.

2002– : "Qualified Personality" at Observatoire des Politiques Culturelles, Grenoble. Board member since 2009.