Founder and director of publication of B2BVENUES

Phil ALBERT-BENOIST is the founder of B2BVENUES, the curated editorial platform connecting international event planners with a vetted selection of venues, restaurants and event partners in Paris. He also serves as the company's director of publication.

His approach belongs to the editorial tradition: select few, but well. Favour quality of context, coherence of partners and precision of the information passed on to planners. B2BVENUES does not operate as an open directory but as an editorial team that delivers, within one working day, a curated shortlist of three to five vetted venues for each brief received — a format inherited from sound curation practices applied to the Paris corporate event market.

Education: image and digital

Phil ALBERT-BENOIST's background bridges two complementary disciplines — visual culture and digital engineering — both of which inform the editorial line of B2BVENUES directly: an eye trained for visual precision serving a rigorous digital platform.

Degrees

• École nationale supérieure de la photographie d'Arles (ENSP Arles) — 2000 to 2002. France's most prestigious public photography school. Training in image, composition and visual narrative — a legacy that shapes the iconographic curation and editorial identity of the site today.
• EFREI Paris, leading French engineering school for digital — 2020 to 2023. Training in the technical foundations of the modern web: platform architecture, structured data, performance and digital compliance.

Digital expertise

This dual training — image then digital — enabled him to build B2BVENUES as an integrated platform, where visual quality aligns with technical rigour. Day-to-day skill set:

• SEO & GEO — site architecture, Schema.org structured data (Organization, ProfessionalService, FAQPage, Person), optimisation for Google and for generative engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude).
• Analytics & compliance — Google Analytics 4, Google Search Console, GDPR-compliant Consent Mode v2, granular cookie and user-data management.
• Digital editorial direction — bilingual editorial line design (French / English), selection methodologies, content governance and hreflang.
• Visual culture & iconography — art direction of the site, photographic selection, premium-register valorisation of venues and spaces.
• Event ecosystems — sourcing, negotiation, AV coordination, reading of Paris ERP constraints and prefecture security commissions.

Editorial scope

The editorial scope of B2BVENUES, under Phil ALBERT-BENOIST's direction, covers four structuring families of the Paris event market:

• Luxury hospitality for events — the thirteen Paris palaces classified by Atout France as of 2 June 2026, alongside 5-star hotels with significant event capacity.
• Heritage and atypical venues — museums, hôtels particuliers, Île-de-France châteaux, industrial lofts, Seine péniches.
• Conference and congress centres — from the Palais des Congrès to the Carrousel du Louvre, including the Saclay plateau complexes and Porte de Versailles.
• Event service providers — audiovisual, scenography, caterers, photography, livestream, entertainment and production agencies.

Editorial responsibility

As director of publication under the French Press Law of 29 July 1881 and in line with international editorial conventions, Phil ALBERT-BENOIST is responsible for the content published on b2bvenues.com and on the associated editorial blog. The editorial line, selection standards, partner evaluation methodology and accuracy of published information fall under his direct supervision.

The publishing entity, B2B VENUES LLC, is registered with the Delaware company register (501 Silverside Rd Ste 105, Wilmington, DE 19809, USA). The complete legal mentions specify hosting, legal contact and complaint procedures.

Editorial model transparency

B2BVENUES takes no commission on events organised and receives no compensation from planners — the platform is funded by a limited number of vetted partners who pay an annual subscription for editorial visibility. This model is publicly explained on the partners page and guarantees the independence of the recommendations sent to planners.

Professional ecosystem

B2BVENUES works with Eyeshot, technical partner for audiovisual and event production in Paris. This editorial complementarity allows the platform to approach event production not as a silo of venues, but as a coherent ecosystem — venue, caterer, AV, scenography — where each link shapes the outcome.

Professional contact

For editorial enquiries, press requests, collaboration proposals or questions regarding editorial responsibility: hello@b2bvenues.com.