Official programme

In a context where the sciences are scapegoated, attacked for the truths they present, how can we protect them? How can we rebuild trust in science and reconnect research with progress? What are the dangers for the environment in such a context of retreat? How can Europe respond?  

• What is the air quality situation in France today? 
• What's the current status of the ZFE?  
• How can we support the transformation of transport practices?  
• Feedback from territories committed to air quality 

- Bruno Bernard, President, Métropole de Lyon 

- Corinne Lepage, Associate lawyer, Huglo Lepage Associés, Former Minister for the Environment

An urban model capable of lowering CO2 emissions and restoring nature. Beyond the sustainable city, the regenerative city goes further than just limiting its impact; it helps renew ecosystems, rethinking the city with benefits for nature, health and society.  

- Kalina Raskin, President of CEEBIOS

• How can we concretely promote circularity in industry, and how can we do so on a large scale? 
• How can we make industrial sectors circular? Which sectors are the most strategic? 
• Social and regional dimensions of decarbonization: what impact will it have on employment, and how can we involve all players in the value chain? 

- Antoine Pellion, Deputy General Manager, IDEX, Former General Secretary for Ecological Planning

• What are the differences between financing mechanisms for eco-innovation and those for scaling up? 
• How can we compensate for declining public funding by reallocating capital to the green economy? 
• Investment trends and prospects in environmental sectors  

- Marie Ekeland, Co-Founder, 2050

• What support do batteries provide in a context of decarbonization? For whom and for what use? 
• What recycling and reuse channels exist in Europe today?  
• Can we move towards a sustainable battery production model? 

• How to rethink the organization of your company and its services, transformed by AI?
• Feedback on the first large-scale developments: impact on business and teams 

Keynote on man's capacity to adapt to change 

- Christian Clot, Founder, Human Adaptation Institute

Followed by a round-table discussion:  

• Research programs on our capacity to adapt  
• Accelerating interdisciplinary research to link health, environment & society 
• How to adapt our lifestyles and living spaces  

• Understanding the extent of contamination and the environmental and health issues at stake 
• What are the regulatory and technical solutions?  
• How to finance clean-up and where to start? 

-  Madeleine Babes, Associate lawyer, Huglo Lepage Associés

Pitch of the 12 companies nominated for the Pollutec Innovation Awards

• Is incorporation still the main issue?  
• Certification of these new materials: long-term risk studies  
• Recyclability: how to manage the end-of-life of these materials?  
• Cost and competition between recycled & bio-sourced materials 

Soil is often forgotten, generally considered as a support on which we build our lives, a deposit for the resources we need, a floor on which to grow our food... And yet, all living things, the air and water we consume and breathe, depend on its good health. Humus is our best ally in combating global warming, adapting our territories, improving water resource management and protecting the environment.

Soil conditions in France and Europe are at an all-time low: artificialization, pollution, overexploitation... How can we regenerate our soils and better protect them? 

- Quentin Sannié, President, Genesis

In this special session, we'll be presenting 3 companies and research projects based on nature's formidable powers. Between fantasy and legend, how can microorganisms help us get rid of our waste and pollutants?  

Keynote by Maxime Blondeau, Cosmographe - Evolution of science and our relationship with the world