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The YML association
The YML have recently become an association (1901 law). The mission of the association is to help bridging the gap between the two shores of the Mediterranean, through concrete projects developped by young and dynamic leaders from the North and the South. Their means of action are: the annual YML forum (held each year in October) and the network they have built in relation with the YML association.
 
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President: Hakim El Karoui, President of the Club 21e siècle. Hakim El Karoui is a graduate from the Ecole Normale Supérieure and agrégé in Geography. Holder of a Master’s Degree in Geopolitics, he is currently Director at Rothschild&Cie. Between 2002 and 2006,  he was a close collaborator of the French Prime Minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, and of the Minister of Economy, Thierry Breton, after being a Professor at Lyon 2 University.
 
Vice-president: Akram Belkaïd is an Algerian jounalist who has been living in Paris since 1995.
 
Secretary: Nawal el Kahlaoui is currently working in Morocco as an Associate Director of the marketing firm Shopcom and the City.
 
Treasurer: Mehdi Houas founded TALAN, in 2002 a consulting firm specialized in new  technologies.
 
Executive manager of the YML: Jérôme Cohen. Jerome has set up and headed the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society in Deauville, after several experiences in strategy consulting,. He headed Regards, a political and societal event- management company. Jerome has been the Executive Manager of the YML since its creation.
 
The YML: an initiative by the Club XXIe siècle
Founded in 2004,  the Club 21ème siècle aims at changing the image of France’s ethnic minorities. It brings together people of various origins, professions and political preferences, eager to demonstrate that « the diversity of its citizens is one of France's best chances". The club now comprises 200 members who meet twice a month around prestigious speakers, including: Gérard Mestrallet (GDF Suez), Claude Bébéar (Axa), Jacques Attali (PlaNet Finance), Nicolas Sarkozy, Laurent Fabius, Ségolène Royal, Edwy Plenel (Mediapart), Franz-Olivier Giesbert (Le Point), Jean-Pierre Elkabbach (Public Sénat), Jamel Debbouze, Richard Descoings (Sciences-po), Mercedes Erra (EuroRSCG), Louis Schweitzer (Halde), Denis Olivennes (Nouvel Obs), Louis Gallois (EADS), Emmanuel Todd, Didier Quillot (Lagardère Active Media)...