CEO, Beaux Arts & Cie and ArtNova

Solenne Blanc was formerly Partner at EY, where she authored several studies on the economy of media and culture, including “Cultural Times, the first global map of cultural and creative industries” (CISAC/UNESCO).

Solenne Blanc completed her MBA at ESSEC in 1995. With over 25 years of experience in consulting and entrepreneurship, she led innovation projects in the audiovisual and cultural sectors (launch of new media, VOD and SVOD platforms, online content and ticketing), becoming Partner at Greenwich Consulting and later EY Parthenon. Solenne joined Beaux Arts & Cie in 2017, leading external growth (Le Quotidien de l'Art, Artips, MuseumExpert the Art Business Conference) and new developments. She founded in 2018 Beaux Arts Consulting, providing strategic guidance to cultural institutions, foundations and local authorities, and Beaux Arts Institute, dedicated to corporate clients. Since 2020 she is also Managing Director of the CCI investment fund ArtNova, taking stakes in arts & culture companies, XR/VR studios as well as investing in heritage venues (Hangar Y).

She is Board member of Etablissement Public du Mont-Saint-Michel.