AdGENCY Experts

What AdGENCY Experts does

AdGENCY Experts, operating under the legal entity AdGENCY Advanced Communication, is a French speaker bureau and advisory agency founded in 1989 and headquartered in Paris with a secondary office in Neuilly-sur-Seine. The firm curates a roster of more than 980 expert speakers across 64 domains of expertise — including former ministers, Olympic athletes, scientists, and senior business figures — and advises corporate clients on selecting the right speaker or expert for a given event. Beyond brokerage, it operates four proprietary event formats: Dîner-Conférence (exclusive dinners for up to 20 participants), AdGENCY Experts Academy (2-day intensive programs for ~40 people), Masterclass AdGENCY Experts (1–2 day leadership training for 10–15 participants), and Expédition Apprenante (immersive adventure-based learning expeditions). It also runs a Transformational Leadership Coaching Masterclass priced at €3,000 H.T. per participant.

The business model is professional services, sales-led, and consultative. Corporate clients reach out via the website or phone to request a specific speaker or seek guidance on event themes; the agency then matches the brief against its curated network. Revenue is generated through booking commissions on speaker engagements, plus fees for proprietary event formats and masterclasses. Pricing is quote-based for bespoke bookings; only the Masterclass program carries published per-participant pricing. Payment flows through AdGENCY Advanced Communication, which then remits the expert's share.

The target customer is the enterprise segment — large and mid-size French and international corporations procuring speakers and structured event formats for internal conferences, seminars, leadership development, and team-building. The disclosed client base includes Total, Danone, L'Oréal, BNP Paribas, Chanel, Adidas, Procter & Gamble, Roche, Carrefour, EDF, and Société Générale. Distribution is direct enterprise sales supported by a website-as-storefront, a blog, and a presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. The firm is privately held, founder/owner-operated, with no disclosed institutional ownership, funding history, partnerships, or technology platform, and operates without a mobile app, API, or AI/ML capabilities.

Name

AdGENCY Experts

Legal name

AdGENCY Advanced Communication

Website

https://adgency-experts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AdGENCY Experts is a Paris-based speaker bureau founded in 1989 that curates 980+ expert speakers across 64 domains for corporate events in France, also operating proprietary masterclass, dinner-conference, and learning-expedition formats for enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Event Advisory / Speaker Bureau Services

NAICS

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Conferences & Conventions Operations Services (Registration, AV, Logistics) (MPAGAGAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Exhibitor/Sponsor Management (Corporate Conferences) (THACAFAN)

Keywords

• Speaker bureau services
• Corporate conference advisory
• Expert speaker booking
• Corporate event management
• Leadership training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Neuilly-sur-seine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Speaker booking and event services: AdGENCY Experts earns fees by brokering speaking engagements between corporate clients and its network of expert speakers. Services include conference booking, dinner-conferences (diners-conferences), masterclasses, and learning expeditions. The agency acts as intermediary — terms on the site state payment is made to AdGENCY Advanced Communication, which then remits the expert's share. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated per event.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AdGENCY Experts is a French advisory agency (conseil en choix d'experts, speakers et conférenciers) that brokers speaking engagements between corporate clients and a curated network of more than 980 expert speakers across 64 domains of expertise. The agency advises corporate buyers on speaker and conference theme selection, manages the booking relationship, and operates proprietary event formats including dinner-conferences, multi-day academies, leadership masterclasses, and immersive learning expeditions. It has facilitated approximately 1,970 corporate interventions and organises 54 dinner-conferences per year.

Product overview

AdGENCY Experts operates as a consultancy agency specializing in expert and speaker booking for corporate events. The core offering is the speaker booking service, which is supported by a network of over 980 experts across 64 domains of expertise. The portfolio includes four supplementary event formats: Dîner-Conférence (exclusive dinner-conferences for up to 20 participants), AdGENCY Experts Academy (2-day intensive training for ~40 people), Masterclass AdGENCY Experts (leadership training for 10-15 participants), and Expédition Apprenante (immersive learning expeditions). The flagship training program is Transformational Leadership Coaching, a 2-day intensive led by Paul Barrett and Catharina von Bargen, offered at 3,000 EUR per participant. The company has facilitated over 1,970 corporate interventions and organizes 54 dinner-conferences annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AdGENCY Experts Academy: An experience that gathers about forty people several times a year for 2 days to follow an innovative, unique and dense program on a given theme.
• Masterclass AdGENCY Experts
• Expédition Apprenante AdGENCY Experts
• Dîner-Conférence AdGENCY Experts

Products and services

• Speaker/Expert Booking Service Core service: a consultancy that advises corporate clients on selecting expert speakers and conference presenters, drawing on a curated network of more than 980 speakers across 64 expertise domains. The agency manages the booking relationship end-to-end, with payment made to AdGENCY Advanced Communication, which then remits the expert's share. Designed for French and international enterprises organising internal conferences, seminars, and corporate events.
• Dîner-Conférence AdGENCY Experts Exclusive dinner-conference format held in idyllic settings, accommodating up to 20 participants who interact with speakers during a meal. Events are organised around six essential thematic areas. Targeted at corporate buyers seeking intimate, high-touch expert engagement.
• AdGENCY Experts Academy A 2-day intensive program gathering approximately 40 participants several times a year for an innovative and dense program on a given theme, combining expert interventions, debates, and workshops. Designed for corporate teams seeking immersive learning experiences.
• Masterclass AdGENCY Experts Intensive training sessions gathering 10-15 participants for 1-2 days of leadership development, focusing on developing individual leader qualities through high-impact coaching. Targeted at executives and senior managers.
• Expédition Apprenante AdGENCY Experts Immersive adventure-based learning experience designed to help teams discover new ways of reasoning and accompany them through change management. Led by expert Christian Monjou. Designed for corporate teams undergoing transformation.
• Transformational Leadership Coaching A 2-day intensive masterclass focused on transformational leadership development. Co-led by Paul Barrett (High Impact communication specialist) and Catharina von Bargen (voice and breathing specialist). Covers transformational breath techniques, stress management, emotional intelligence, and high-impact presenting skills. Priced at 3,000 € H.T. per participant (inclusive of breakfasts and lunches). Targeted at individual executives.

Named customers18 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Leading Authorities: US-headquartered speaker bureau representing Fortune 500 keynote speakers and expert commentators for corporate events. Direct analog to AdGENCY Experts in business model (talent representation + advisory booking), scaled to the US enterprise market.
• Evenium: French-headquartered event management and registration platform for B2B conferences and corporate events. Comparable to AdGENCY Experts in the French MICE market, with more emphasis on digital event tooling versus pure talent brokering.
• Washington Speakers Bureau: US corporate speaker bureau focused on keynote speakers and leadership programming for enterprise events. Directly comparable business model to AdGENCY Experts, serving large corporate clients across verticals.
• Harry Walker Agency: Long-established US speaker bureau representing presidents, political figures, business leaders, and athletes. Same core business as AdGENCY Experts but in the US market, with similar marquee-talent curation strategy.
• Speakers Corner: UK-based speakers bureau representing expert speakers and thought leaders for corporate events. Closest European counterpart to AdGENCY Experts, operating on a similar advisory-led booking model for enterprise clients.

Broad incumbents

• Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Speakers: Global entertainment and sports talent agency whose speakers division books celebrity and executive speakers for corporate engagements. Broad incumbent player with deeper resources than AdGENCY Experts, but overlapping on the speaker-booking and live-events axis.
• BCD Meetings & Events: Global corporate meetings and events management company. Operates in the same MICE space as AdGENCY Experts but addresses broader event logistics (venue, travel, production) for enterprise clients, making it an adjacent incumbent rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/adgencyexperts
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/AdGENCYexperts
• Facebookfacebook.com/adgencyexperts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/2425466

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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