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?  

Catherine Lagneau, President, BRGM

Cédric Villani, Mathematician 

Moderation: Alexandre Kouchner, Journalist

• What is the air quality situation in France today? 
• Understanding the link between global warming and air quality  
• 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

Augustin Colette, Head of the "Atmospheric modelling and environmental mapping" unit, INERIS

Moderation: Nathalie Croisé, Editorial Coordinator, BSmart

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, CEEBIOS

Elodie Bia, Director, Ouvert by Pocheco

Isabelle Spiegel, Director of the Environment, Vinci

Moderation: Nathalie Croisé, Editorial Coordinator, BSmart

• What technical, economic, and regulatory levers can be used to deploy circular models on a large scale?
• What role does innovation play in this transition?
• Feedback from companies that have switched to circular models.
• The role of regional ecosystems and cross-sector synergies.
• How can we mobilize an entire industry and value chains for a fully circular model?
• What kind of regional governance is needed to orchestrate a fair and shared transition?

Véronique Ferjou-Gaven, Secretary General, Siemens France

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

Matthieu Chabanel, CEO, SNCF Réseau

Stéphanie Pernod, 1st delegate VP for Economy, Relocation, and Preference Regional and Digital, Region Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Moderation: Nathalie Croisé, Editorial Coordinator, BSmart

• 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, Founder & President, 2050

Baptiste Perrissin Fabert,  Deputy Chief Executive Officer, ADEME 

Olivier Noblecourt, Director of local sustainable investment, Meridiam

Moderation: Alexandre Kouchner, Journalist

During this session the presidents of large environmental companies

will come to pitch us their vision of transformation, and what it means for their company, their employees, their sector in a more global context of transition ecological.

Jean Henin, President and CEO, PELLENC ST 

Sonia ARTINIAN-FREDOU, President, FIND Climate, Ecosystem 

Julien Einaudi, Deputy CEO, Ortec Group 

Ronald Vrancken, Executive Managing Director of the Environment activity, LACROIX  

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 habits, our living spaces, and our healthcare systems

Xavier Baumelou, General Manager, AIA Life Designers

Basile Chaix, Scientific Coordinator of the Climate Change and Health Impulse Program, INSERM

Catherine Touvrey, General Manager, Harmonie Mutuelle

Moderation: Natacha Girard, Programming Director, Pollutec 

• 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

Pierre-Yves Burlot, Sustainable Development Director, Séché Environnement

Benjamin Gestin, Deputy Managing Director, Eaux de Paris

Vanessa Mercure-Godin, Advisor within the Main Directorate of residual materials, Quebec Ministry of the Environment

Moderation: Nathalie Ricaille, Journalist - Moderator, Relay & Link

Pitch of the 12 companies nominated for the Pollutec Innovation Awards

Jury members:

Pierre-Yves Burlot, Sustainable Development Director, Séché Environnement

Audrey-Flore Ngomsik, CEO & Co-founder, Trianon Scientific Communication

Franck Charton, General Delegate, Perifem

Téma Benhalima-Bouville, Global Innovation Director, ENGIE

Sonia Martin, Directrice Economie, Emploi et Relocalisations, Région Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Marine Glon, Investment Director, Supernova Invest

Anne-Manuèle Hébert, Director, Pollutec

Florence Jasmin, General Delegate, PEXE

Audrey-Flore Ngomsik, CEO & Co-founder, Trianon Scientific Communication

In the world of construction, bio-based materials and reuse are emerging as promising solutions for reducing our environmental impact.

However, despite their obvious potential, these approaches often face the same obstacles. Why is it so complicated to integrate them on a large scale? What obstacles do they share, despite their differences? This session invites participants to explore these common challenges in order to better understand how to remove barriers and make green construction a concrete reality.

Sidney Rostan, Founder & CEO, Bioxegy

Orash Montazami, Architect, Studio Montazami

Anne-Valérie Cornuault Goulard, Director Sustainable Development and Transverse Innovation, Eiffage

Moderation: Nathalie Ricaille, Journalist - Moderator, Relay & Link

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

Anne Grosperrin, Vice-President in charge of the great Water cycle, Lyon Metropolitan Area

Jamila Bentrar, Fertile Neighborhoods Coordinator, European Metropolis of Lille

Moderation: Nathalie Ricaille, Journalist - Moderator, Relay & Link

Pollutec is each year the showcase of solutions that transform the environment and accelerate the ecological transition. To close this edition, we invite you to a session of decoding the trends that have marked the show. 

From the innovations presented and the solutions put forward by the exhibitors, we will identify the main axes that emerge, revealing the needs of the market and the expectations of public and private actors.  

A privileged moment to step back, understand the weak signals and major trends, and leave with a clear vision of environmental innovation as it is emerging today. 

Cécile Clicquot de Mentque, Editor-in-chief, Green News Techno