Join the HEC Paris Delegation at ChangeNOW 2025!

Join the HEC Paris Delegation at ChangeNOW 2025!

2025-04-23T22:00:00+00:00

2025-04-26T21:55:00+00:00

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HEC Paris is a proud Academic Partner of ChangeNOW 2025, the largest event of solutions for the planet. Join the HEC Paris delegation of over 220 personnes, comprising HEC professors, students, alumni, staff and partners at this unique event! Avail of Our Special HEC Alumni TicketThis ticket includes a pass for the 3-day ChangeNOW summit (100€ instead of 490€) and access to the HEC networking lunch on 25 April. Tickets can be bought below. -----ChangeNOW SummitApril 24th-26thGrand Palais, ParisJoin innovators, activists, scientists, politicians, business leaders and investors, artists and more at the 2025 ChangeNOW summit! Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to be inspired, create connections, influence and collaborate for systemic change!➡ Inspiration: 450 speakers, 1000 innovative solutions➡ Influence & Network: 35,000 changemakers from 120 countries, 1200 investors  HEC PROGRAM WITHIN ChangeNOW 2025, 25th APRIL10:45 AM - 11:45 AM : On-stage session with François Gemenne – "Lessons from the Past: Shaping the Future of International Climate Action" Venue: Balcony StageInternational cooperation has been jeopardized like never before in recent times. With the United States pulling out of the Paris Agreement and the rise of populism all over the world, the fate of collective action remains more uncertain than ever, as we celebrate the 10 years of the Paris Agreement. Yet this year also marks the 30th anniversary of the international negotiations on climate change, of which the first edition - COP1 - was held in Berlin in 1995. Over those 30 years, there have been ups and downs. Glorious successes, spectacular failures, and a lot of time wasted. Which lessons can we learn from the past failures of international negotiations? How can they help us navigate the turbulent times ahead and set the pace for more successes? This panel shall feature actors who have been directly involved in those negotiations to help decipher what lies ahead and how we can maintain the power of collective action.PANELISTS: Paul WATKINSONHead of the French delegation to the COPs, 2007-2016Negociator of the Paris Agreement, member of the COP21Senior advisor to the COP28 presidencyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-watkinson-climate-change/?originalSubdomain=frLola VALLEJODirector of diplomacy and partnerships, European Climate FoundationCO-chair, Mitigation Programme, UNFCCC, 2023-2025Director of the CLimate Programme at IDDRI, 2018-2024https://www.linkedin.com/in/lolavallejo/Pascal CANFINMember of the European ParliamentProfessor at HEC (Master SASI)President of the European Parliament's Environment Committee, 2018-2024Minister Delegate for Development, 2012-2014Director General of WWF France, 2016-2019https://www.linkedin.com/in/pascal-canfin/11:45 AM  to 12:45 PM : LEARN. LEAD. TRANSFORM: BUSINESS SCHOOLS FOR CLIMATE LEADERSHIP (BS4CL - https://www.bs4cl.org/) SESSION Venue: Balcony StageJoin leading business schools HEC, IE, IESE, IMD, INSEAD, IMD, LBS, Cambridge Judge, and Oxford Said for "Learn Lead Transform: Business Schools for Climate Leadership," an exciting session featuring a panel of deans from the Business Schools for Climate Leadership (BS4CL) network discussing how sustainability is embedded into business education. Prominent BS4CL Alumni will share their transformative journeys into climate leadership, and an inspiring keynote will challenge you to turn insights into actionable strategies for climate leadership practices. This is an unmissable chance to learn, connect, drive change and understand the importance of climate leadership in the path towards a greener future. Moderated by 2 Core Team Members : Conchita Galdon, IE Fernanda Accorsi , IESESession 1: Deans Panel - The Future of Business Education for Climate Leadership Representatives from four premier business schools within the BS4CL network will discuss the critical role of business education in addressing climate change. They will share how their institutions are embedding sustainability into curricula, transforming mindsets, and preparing the next generation of leaders to drive climate-positive change in their organizations. Eloic Peyrache, HEC ParisLee Newman, IEDavid Bach, IMDFrancisco Veloso, INSEADSession 2: Alumni Storytelling - From Classroom to Climate Leadership Three BS4CL alumni will take the stage to share their unique journeys from the classroom to impactful leadership roles in sustainability. Their personal narratives will highlight what they learned—and sometimes what they didn’t learn—about climate leadership and demonstrate how their business school experiences inspired them to become agents of change. Dr Maria de Oca IESE: Head of Global Sustainability, AB EnzymesChris Caldwell, LBS : CEO United RenewablesAnne-Fleur Goll, HEC: Senior Consultant Climate & Finance, DeloitteSession 3: Keynote Address- Sustainable Insights into Action Nadine-Hélène Santiago, CSO Weleda will cap off the event with insights from Weleda, a truly visionary enterprise, which embedded human-nature relationship in a sustainable business model, already one century ago, right from the beginning of its existence. 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM: VIP Networking lunch HEC Alumni / HEC / BS4CL (this year 220 participants!)Venue: Balcon d'honneur4:30 PM to 5:00 PM: Pitch session -  Impact Makers - Entrepreneurship for a Sustainable Future by HEC Paris Venue Garden StageRecently ranked among the top 4 startup hubs in Europe and 2 in France by the Financial Times, the HEC Paris Innovation Entrepreneurship Institute empowers changemakers from all backgrounds, helping them maximize their impact on business, society, and the environment.Through our 3 centers of expertise, we support nearly 600 ventures every year For this pitching session at ChangeNow we are proud to showcase a selection of ventures driving positive change ventures that are making things happen, making it big!TooreRevolty SOLREED PEEL LabAQUAPHYS ----If all tickets are already sold, please don't hesitate to put your name on the waiting list by leaving a message in the comments below.

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