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Université de la terre Entrepreneurs d'avenir

In partnership with

UNSECO

Life at a time
of great transitions

Imagine / Debate / Commit

November 25 & 26, 2022
at UNESCO • Paris

Speakers & moderators

Bertrand PICCARD

Bertrand PICCARD

Serial explorer, psychiatrist and ambassador for clean technologies

It is in Bertrand Piccard’s DNA to go beyond the obvious and achieve the impossible. From a legendary lineage of explorers who conquered the stratosphere and the abysses, he made history by accomplishing two aeronautical firsts, around the world non-stop in a balloon, and more recently in a solar plane without fuel.

Pioneer in his way to consider ecology through the lens of profitability, he began working in the early 2000s to promote renewable energies and clean technologies. His dual identity as a psychiatrist and explorer makes him an influential voice heard by the largest institutions which today consider him as a forward-thinking leader on the themes of innovation and sustainability.

Founder and Chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation, his mission today is to select 1000 efficient solutions to protect the environment in a profitable way. In a third round the world tour, he will bring them to decision-makers in order to help them meet their environmental targets while ensuring clean economic growth. Bertrand Piccard is now United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Environment and Special Advisor to the European Commission

Speaks on the theme

Friday, November 25

11h30 > 13h00

8. Innovation or degrowth: we to choose?

  • Benoit BAZIN: Chief Executive Officer Saint-Gobain Group
  • Fabrice DENIS: Managing Director of the new Building Differently division of Bouygues Bâtiment France
  • Bertrand PICCARD: Serial explorer, psychiatrist and ambassador for clean technologies
  • Agnès SINAI: Director of the Momentum Institute and professor at Sciences Po

Moderation: Gérard LECLERC

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Friday, November 25

11h30 > 13h00

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