Alumni were cordially invited to the inaugural French Chapter reception on Thursday, 23 May 2019, 18:30 — 21:30, in Paris. This was the EBRD Alumni Association's sixth regional chapter launched, after Washington DC, Poland, Canada, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

The event provided an opportunity to hear from Pascal Lorot, alumnus ('93), currently President, Institut Choiseul and France's Special Representative for Central Asia.