Florian Gliksohn is a French national and senior executive with over 15 years of experience managing large-scale international research infrastructures. Since September 2017, he has served as Executive Director and Management Board Member of Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC, overseeing an annual budget of €70 million and a staff of over 600 from 35 nationalities. He previously held roles as Executive Manager, International Affairs Officer, and Chief Administrative Officer during ELI's preparatory and construction phases. Between his ELI tenures, he co-founded two technology startups. He holds a Master's degree in International Management from HEC Paris (ranked 1st in admission), a Master's in International Affairs from Sciences-Po Paris, and a Bachelor's degree in Law from Tours University.

       This presentation by ELI ERIC Executive Director Florian Gliksohn provides a comprehensive overview of the Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI), covering its governance framework, strategic objectives, and organizational structure as a distributed European Research Infrastructure Consortium. The talk will highlight the ELI User Program, which offers biannual access opportunities across ELI Beamlines (Czech Republic), ELI ALPS (Hungary), and ELI-NP (Romania). Special emphasis will be placed on excellence-based access calls that attract researchers from over 30 countries, ensuring merit-based access to cutting-edge laser and photon science capabilities. The presentation will also address ELI's broader collaborative landscape, including mission-based programs, bilateral and multilateral partnerships, joint experiments, and training activities, concluding with potential areas for future cooperation between SIOM and ELI facilities.