Patrice Schneider
Director of Development, Media Development Loan Fund
A press freedom enthusiast, Patrice started his publishing career as a journalist reporting from conflicts in Central Asia at the end of the 1980s. Before being involved in media development, he held the responsibilities of Managing Director of Netscape Europe overseeing its European activities in London. In 1998, before joining Netscape, Schneider was a Senior Adviser for the World Economic Forum (The Davos summit). Prior to this mission, he was Deputy Managing Director at Hachette Filipacchi Medias