Barbara Pravi
23rd UNESCO Sound Week
January 19 to February 1, 2026
Sound and innovation
Visit
Program
Thursday, January 15, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
IMAGE & SOUND RELATIONSHIP
LA FEMIS 6 Rue Francœur, 75018 Paris
More details.....Monday, January 19, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
OPENING EVENT with our patrons Pascal Lamy and Barbara Pravi.
UNESCO Room 1
Tuesday, January 20 10:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
HEARING HEALTH, INNOVATIONS AND INCLUSION in partnership with Clinique de l'Oreille and Institut reConnect
Join us on Tuesday January 20 at UNESCO from 10:30 a.m. for a unique meeting focusing on hearing health and the inclusion of people with hearing disabilities. Researchers and medical specialists will share the latest advances in research and innovations to improve the daily lives and social inclusion of people with hearing loss. This event is open to all, and offers an opportunity to gain a better understanding of current hearing health issues and the solutions being put in place to promote equal opportunities in society.
UNESCO Room 1
More details....Wednesday, January 21 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
INNOVATIONS IN HOUSE ACOUSTICS in partnership with Saint-Gobain
Discover the latest innovations in housing at conferences and exhibitions dedicated to comfort, soundproofing and home performance. This event is aimed at both the general public and building professionals, keen to comply with current standards and integrate innovative solutions into their construction or renovation projects. Leading specialists will be sharing their expertise, showcasing their products and technologies, and answering all your questions to help you live better inside your home.
UNESCO Room 1
More details...Thursday, January 22, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
SOUND QUALITY AND MUSICAL EXPERIENCE: conference and exceptional concert
Join us on Thursday, January 22 at the Philharmonie de Paris, starting at 6:30pm for a unique two-part event focusing on sound quality and musical innovation. Part 1: An expert conference will tell you all you need to know about recorded and live music, as well as the criteria and technologies for maximizing sound quality according to the different parameters of a venue. Part 2: An exceptional concert by guitarist Thibaut Cauvin will bring the ambience of a large hall to life in a more intimate space, thanks to the latest in out-of-the-box listening technology. An event in partnership with L-Acoustics and Universal Music, which promises to combine scientific expertise and musical emotion for a unique experience.
Philarmonie de Paris, 221 Avenue Jean Jaurès, 75019, Paris
More details...Friday, January 23 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
AI AND VOICE: from usurpation to substitution?
Plunge into the heart of new technologies on Thursday January 23 at UNESCO for a unique conference on the impact of artificial intelligence on the voice. Specialists and researchers in the field will present the current and future challenges of AI, from voice reproduction to voice identity protection. A unique opportunity to better understand the challenges and opportunities of AI, to explore its concrete applications, and to reflect on the ethical and societal issues linked to voice and digital identity.
UNESCO Room 9
More details...Saturday, January 24 and Sunday, January 25
Tous en harmonie, the Orchestras' Weekend, sponsored by André Manoukian
All over France
All the details...
Patron of the 23rd UNESCO Sound Week
An unrepentant serotonin dealer, Barbara Pravi is known for encouraging self-love (Bravo), positive rebellion (Lève-toi) and respect for freedoms (Marianne, L’exil et l’asile).
In 2021, her masterful Voilà, now a quadruple diamond single with over 200 million streams, earned her second place at Eurovision and set her vibrato on the road to fame. Thanks to the album On n’enferme pas les oiseaux, which sold over 100,000 copies in France and abroad, she went on to win the “Révélation féminine” award at the Victoires de la musique awards and the Grand Prix Sacem for song of the year.
Patron of the Collective d’Arles, a women’s self-help center, the woman who testified about her abortions and denounced the toxic violence of her first boyfriend puts a tune in her personal jukebox every March 8, her cascade of loops and her enthusiasm at the service of her fellow human beings. His songs draw their sap from his convictions, but also from his family tree, whose ramifications stretch from Serbia to Iran, Poland and France. For her latest album, the artist retraced the thread of her ancestry, following in the footsteps of a gypsy ancestor, christened la Pieva, literally the singer, a widow who travelled from village to village in the Serbian mountains.
On stage, seasoned by a 150-date tour of 20 countries, she has swapped her faux-partner looks for a leonine power. Knowing how to love herself better, she sows passions, in the manner of Dalida, whose hits she covered at Radio France’s Hyper Weekend Festival. Explosive, twirling, flailing her arms or holding out her fist, she has the effervescence of those who take everything in their stride. Generous, she can set off an ola in a stadium of 80,000 people, as she did at the opening of the Jeux de la Francophonie in Congo, or deliver a piano-voice in the intimacy of a chapel. She won’t fail to perform at Le Zénith in Paris on March 26, 2026.
Pascal Lamy
Sponsor of the 23rd UNESCO Sound Week
Coordinator of the Jacques Delors Think Tank network (Paris, Berlin, Brussels), Vice-President of the Paris Peace Forum (PPF), former European Commissioner and Director-General of the WTO.
Pascal Lamy (pascallamy.eu) is Vice-President of the Paris Peace Forum and of the Europe branch of the Brunswick Group. He coordinates the Jacques Delors Institutes (Paris, Berlin, Brussels).
He is Vice-Chairman of the Blue Economy and Finance Forum (UNOC3 2025). He is also Chairman or member of various global, European and French boards (European Starfish Mission (ocean), Mo Ibrahim Foundation, European Climate Foundation, IFPRI, IFPIM, PECC, CERRE, TMEA, Antarctica 2020, Transparency International, Alpbach Forum, Beijing Forum, World Trade Forum, WEF, Global Risks, Europaeum, Collegium international, Musiciens du Louvre, Institut Mendes-France, Fondation Colbert, etc.).
He is an affiliated professor at China Europe International Business School CEIBS (Shanghai) and HEC (Paris).
From 2005 to 2013, Pascal Lamy served two consecutive terms as Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). He was previously Trade Commissioner (1999-2004), Managing Director of Crédit Lyonnais (1994-1999), Chief of Staff to European Commission President Jacques Delors and his Sherpa at the G7 (1985-1994), Deputy Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister (1983-1985) and to the Minister of the Economy and Finance (1981-1983).
Latest publications: Strange New World (Odile Jacob 2020), Où va le monde? (Odile Jacob 2018).
