Sébastien CELIMON

Founder and CEO of White Dragon Event. Sébastien is a skillfull professional who brings knowledge, insights and contents to various audiences (B2B, B2C) through events, books, magazines, training, consulting.

He has published dozens of books about US Comics, manga, manhwa, webtoon, Asian pop culture phenomenon (K-Pop, Dramas…) and was recently hired by the 2 most important book fair and animation festival to deal with emerging markets such as webtoon.

Among his clients: KOCCA, Frankfurt Book Fair, Annecy Animation film festival, Japan Expo, Glénat, Média Participations, Ankama, Delcourt...

Pierre SERY

CEO of Asian District Editions (publishing company specialized in comics from Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China) and also CEO of Arrandi, a startup in digital knowledge management after a long career in the public research.
He published series from Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China and Korea.

Pierre is also a lecturer for University of Lorraine, teaching Intellectual property, entrepreneurship and book edition.

Laurent MELIKIAN

Laurent is an independent consultant, journalist and critic specializing in comics, known for his sharp insights into the evolution of the medium.

He is a regular contributor to various publications, he also speaks at festivals and conferences, analyzing market trends and the cultural stakes of comics both in France and internationally.

Laurent Melikian is also a former collaborator for the artist society ADAGP in Paris and Publics Manager for Cité internationale de la Bande dessinée in Angoulême.