Origins - Governance
THE BIRTH OF BAD+
BAD+ is the fruit of a meeting in May 2020 between Jean-Daniel Compain, who has long wished to bestow his hometown, Bordeaux, with an event worthy of the city's history and its place on the international scene and Bordeaux Events And More - BEAM. They were joined by the Steering Committee.
JEAN-DANIEL COMPAIN - Commissioner-General of BAD+
General Manager of the Culture, Luxury and Leisure division of the Reed Group for 20 years, Jean-Daniel Compain developed and managed some the Group’s key events for the general public.
Among them: The FIAC, currently among the world’s top three contemporary art fairs. Paris Photo, the world's leading photography, and Paris Photo Los Angeles, launched at the iconic Paramount Studios in West Hollywood.
The French Biennial of Antique Dealers and Fine Jewellery (Biennale des Antiquaires et de la Haute Joaillerie), the Paris Book Fair, the Paris Boat Show and the Cannes Yachting Festival, etc.
Founder of the WAL - The World Art Lounge
BEAM - Creating encounters
Bordeaux Events ans More, facilitator of business, creator of encounters and generator of emotions, has been a major player in business tourism and events in Bordeaux for over 100 years.
Every year, we host nearly 300 events, with capacities ranging from 20 to 50,000 people, at our 5 exceptional sites: the Parc des expositions, the Palais des Congrès, the Palais 2 l'Atlantique, the Cité Mondiale Convention Center and Hangar 14.
We create and produce events in a wide variety of innovative sectors: sporting events such as Jumping International de Bordeaux, professional events such as Exp'hôtel, Vinitech-SIFEL and UAV Show, family events such as Foire Internationale de Bordeaux and Home, and artistic events such as BAD+.
In all, more than 100 employees are committed to making our events even more responsible, thanks to our 20 121 label.
COMMITTEES
Governance in line with the context, open and actively involving all stakeholders
THE STEERING COMMITTEE 2025
The committee is composed of the organiser, gallery owners and figures from the world of art.
*Members involved in the selection of galleries
Founder and Commissioner-General of BAD+
Jean-Daniel Compain
Gallery owner
Anne-Sarah Benichou
Valérie Bach
Gallery owner
Hadrien de Montferrand
CEO & Founder Arte Global & Red Collectors
Elisa Hernando
PhD in Economic and Business Sciences as well as Art History from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. CEO and founder of the company Arte Global (2003) and the start-up Red Collectors (2017). Previously she worked at Citibank, The Bank of New York, and as director of Elba Benitez Gallery and Fernando Pradilla Gallery. Elisa Hernando is Professor in Art Economy and Art Appraisal at Universidad Nebrija. She has published her research in the International Journal of Arts Management. Regular international lecturer on market and art collecting in institutions such as the University of Applied Sciences for Business, Vienna; Juan March Foundation, Madrid, among others. She has curated exhibitions in Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid; MUSAC, Leon; among others. Elisa Hernando is an art collector and member of the board of the Collectors Association 9915.
Gallery owner
Ferran Josa - © La fotografica
Gallery owner
Mia Karlova
Mia Karlova is a design expert, curator, gallery owner and director of the Mia Karlova Gallery in Amsterdam. The Mia Karlova Gallery highlights functional sculpture, bringing together a fascinating array of international artists whose experimental practices propose a different way of creating. Focused on sustainability and the desire to provoke new emotions, the act of creation becomes conscious and deliberate. Founded in 2020 by interior architect and curator Mia Karlova, the eponymous gallery seeks to establish a dialogue between works of different genres through a common, sensitive and poetic language. Mia Karlova Gallery enthusiastically explores the ever-changing interdisciplinary possibilities of contemporary art and design.
miakarlova.com | @miakarlovagalerie
Bordeaux Events And More - BEAM
Bordeaux Events And More - BEAM
Léa Leclair
THE COMMITTEE OF HONOUR 2025
The presence and close relationship of cultural institutions with BAD+ is one of the decisive factors in the success of the event and carving out a foothold on the national and international scenes.
The Committee of Honour is composed of local and regional institutions and renowned personalities from the world of culture and art.
The members of the Committee of Honour are ambassadors, the project-holders of BAD+ within their networks and audiences, and they play a supportive role in the event.
Members of the Committee of Honour 2025:
- Dimitri Boutleux : Deputy Mayor of Bordeaux in charge of creation and cultural expressions
- Catherine Dupraz : Director of Cultural Affairs for the City of Bordeaux
- Sandra Patron : Director of the CAPC
- Bernard de Monferrand : President of FRAC Nouvell-Aquitaine MECA
- Claire Jacquet : Director of FRAC Nouvelle-Aquitaine MECA
- Constance Rubini : Director of the Bordeaux Design Museum (Musée des Arts Décoratifs et du Design)
- Sophie Barthélémy : Director of the Bordeaux Fine Arts Museum (Musée des Beaux-Arts)
- Audry Liseron-Monfils : Director of the Bordeaux Fine Arts School (École des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux)
- Lilian Saly : Development and Sponsorship Manager - CAPC Musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux
- Pascale Rousseau-Dewambrechies : President of the Friends of the CAPC
- Lina Singer et Jean de Giacinto: Co-President of BAC – Bordeaux Art Contemporain