The PolyJapan committee is composed mostly of students and volunteers working to popularize and share Japanese culture on the Lausanne campuses. The main event of the committee is the organization of Japan Impact. However, the year is also paved with smaller events such as a manga market, the participation in various EPFL parties or the organization of anime screenings.
Comite 2024 - 2025
President: Alan Liesenborghs
Coordinates the activities of the different poles and is the main point of contact with the EPFL entities.
Treasurer - Sébastien Briand
Manages the committee’s cash flow.
Accountant
It assists the treasurer in various tasks, in particular managing invoices.
- Arshwin Thayananthan
Vice-President: Animation - Quentin Blanchard
Coordinates the animation pole which includes the persons in charge of providers, exhibitors, sponsorship, rally, cosplay and projections.
Concert Division
He is in charge of bringing in artists for concerts.
- Julien Savary
Conference and Guest Division
He is responsible for organising conferences on various themes and negotiating the attendance of experts from different facets of Japanese culture for various activities during the convention!
- Diogo Castro Da Torre Ferreira
Convention Stand Division
He is responsible for negotiating with a number of service providers to offer the convention public a variety of stands on the theme of Japanese culture.
- Louis Vialar
Food Stall Manager Division
He’s in charge of negotiating the arrival of the food stalls that will introduce you to Japanese specialities during the convention!
- Gabriel Benato
Projections Division
She organises anime and Japanese animation screenings on the EPFL campus throughout the year and is responsible for the films shown at Japan Impact!
- Nada Waly
Workshops and Activities Division
He is in charge of organising the various activity rooms and workshops by negotiating with our convention partners!
- Jad Sobhie
Young Creator Division
Japan Impact encourages the development of artists as much as possible and this position is responsible for organising the arrival of several artists so that they can have a stand!
- Sammy Lay
Sponsoring Division
He is in charge of searching, convincing and managing our different sponsors who help us in the setting up and financing of Japan Impact.
- Matéo La Macchia
Rallye Division
The rally is an activity that takes place throughout the convention by means of panels in order to organize a fun and educational contest.
- Ludivine Fausten
Cosplay Division
He coordinates the coming of our Cosplay guests as well as the setting up (in collaboration with the Z’hiboos) of the two Cosplay contests (Solo and group).
- Maxence Calamand
Défilé and Idol division
She is coordinating the arrival of the juries, as well as organising the Idol competition and the Défilé libre.
- Julie Noël
Vice-Président: Promotion - Pomme
Coordinates the promotion team, which includes communications, graphic designers and the video team. She also takes care of the well-being of our mascot.
Communication division
They are in charge of animating our social networks, our websites and promoting the main events of PolyJapan and Japan Impact.
- Wanchaï Grossrieder
- Charlotte Wahl
- Antonio Marques
Graphic design division
They are in charge of the production of all our visuals for the social networks, the website and the different events organized by PolyJapan. She is also our main point of contact with the artist who design the poster for Japan Impact.
- Maïra Zimmermann
- Sophia Pheng
Video Division
She coordinates the video team which is in charge of filming the convention and making videos that will be used in communication and during the various staff recruitments.
- Lya Belabbas
Teddy division
He is our mascot and proudly represents our convention on the various posters of Japan Impact. He’s always there to cheer up the committees with his hugs.
- Raï
Vice-President: Technical - Teo Ferrari
Coordinates the technical pole which includes the persons in charge of logistics, electricity, decoration, catering, staff, security, signalling, eco-impact and informatic.
Logistic division
They are in charge of covering all our needs for various materials, furniture, musical instruments or technical equipment for the concerts. The logistics team collaborates a lot with the EPFL entities in order to take advantage of the expertise of all.
- Mathieu Zufferey
- Thomas DuBois
Electricity division
They coordinate and manage all our electrical infrastructure which must cover more than 20'000m2 of convention.
- Simon Malherbe
- Nada Al-Ahmadi
Decoration Division
She is in charge of transforming the austere corridors of the EPFL into an array of colors to welcome you in a warm atmosphere.
- Agnès Sarbach
Catering Division
They are in charge of providing food to our guests and cooking for all our 300 volunteers during the set-up and the convention. The kitchen team is also very active during the multiple events organized by PolyJapan.
- Luna Palermo
- Kai Wen Loo
Staff Division
The convention would not be possible without the help of the more than 200 staffs who participate in Japan Impact. The staff division coordinates, recruits, manages and organizes all these volunteers.
- Owen Walker
- Charlotte Pohier
- Julie Fallet
Security Division
The security division is in charge of coordinating the security measures in the convention with the different EPFL services and our external providers.
- Amélie Snow
- Jean-Daniel Rouveyrol
Signalling Division
She is in charge of programming and displaying the signage both internally (inside the convention) and externally (how to get to the convention).
- Laeticia Rusca
Eco-Impact division
It recycles and reduces waste resources, introduces the use of reusable consumables and promotes sustainability.
- Yanni Skawronski
Informatic division
They are in charge of developing and maintaining our IT tools such as our intranet or our store for buying Japan Impact pre-sales.
- Yohan Abehssera
- David Fontes Junqueira
- Margaux Zwierski