FORUM DE DEFENSE ET DE STRATEGIE
Dr. Laurent Borzillo
Secretary General
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Laurent Borzillo is a postdoctoral researcher at the École Nationale d’Administration Publique. A member of the editorial board of Le Rubicon, he is also a visiting scholar at the CCEAE at the University of Montreal and a member of the Réseau d’Analyse Stratégique, where he co-hosts the Conseil de Sécurité podcast. He specializes in the foreign and defence policies of France, Germany, and Canada.
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Dr. Laurent Borzillo
Teodora Morosanu
Deputy Secretary General
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Teodora is an international programme manager at Campus France, an agency under the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. Her work supports the objectives of French science diplomacy. With a strong commitment to European university cooperation, she has also carried out several assignments for organisations promoting the Francophonie.
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Teodora Morosanu
Marie Gay
Head of Communications and FDS Activities at the 2026 PDSF​
Marie Gay holds a degree in European Affairs from the University of Toronto and is currently pursuing a Master’s in International Relations at King’s College London. She completed an internship with the NATO Association of Canada, is a member of AFCEA, and serves on the committee of the International Security Society at King’s College London. Her research interests focus on NATO, European defence, and domestic security issues.​
Marie Gay
Côme Lécossais
Head of the France–Canada–Germany Trilateral Seminar​
Côme Lécossais is a second-year Master of Arts student in Conflict Studies at Saint Paul University in Ottawa. He holds a Master’s degree in Management and Strategy of European Enterprises from the Centre Européen Universitaire and aspires to become a diplomat. His experience at the Institute for IRSEM strengthened his interest in bilateral and multilateral relations, particularly in their strategic and security dimensions.​
Côme Lecossais
Léa Pérémarty
Head of the Bellona Podcast
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Léa Pérémarty holds a Master’s degree in International Law and International Politics from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Actively involved in strategic research, she has published articles on emerging warfare technologies and the transatlantic security architecture. Her experience at the French Ministry of the Armed Forces further strengthened her interest in defence and international security issues.​
Léa Pérémarty