Blue Orange sponsors LeCleantech®

Cleantuesday, Pollutec (Reedexpo), France Cleantech and many of their partners have created the "LeCleantech®: The Cleantech Community Conference”. Organised in conjunction with Pollutec Horizons, LeCleantech® will be one of the major Cleantech events in Europe with 500 business figures, heads of industry and finance, political personalities, investors and journalists gathering for a day in Paris to identify the latest Cleantech business trends, innovations and opportunities.

Blue Orange, the corporate investment fund

Blue Orange is SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT’s corporate investment fund with a prime focus on water and waste technologies.
Created in 2010 with EUR 50 million over 10 years, Blue Orange acts as a shareholder and industrial partner to young companies.

Events schedule

Below are some of the conference highlights:

PLENARY SESSION

• 10 am: Welcome Speech.
• 10.10 am: Plenary session "After Fukushima, aiming at 100% renewable?" in the presence of Brian Motherway (Ir) COO of SEAI, Gonzalo Piernaviejo (Sp) the Canaries El Hierro project head (island 100% renewable in 2012), Adrien Henry (Fr) CEO of SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT’s Blue Orange, Vincent Schachter (Fr), VP Innovation Total, Claude Trink (Fr), Ministry for the Economy and Finance. Debate moderator Olivier Danielo (Journal des Energies Renouvelables).

SUEZ  ENVIRONNEMENT SESSION

• 11.30 am: Conference "Water, waste, biomass, spearheading Cleantech in France?" in the presence of Adrien Henry (Fr) CEO of SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT’s Blue Orange, Gilles David (Fr), Chairman & CEO of Enertime, Ulf Leonhard (Al) CEO of Leonhard Ventures/Watervent. Debate moderator Antoine Gourdon (TMW).
• 11.30 am: Pitch session "Best of Cleantuesday: 5 French and international start-ups in the Energy, Water, Eco mobility sectors.
• 11.30 am: Start tour Cleantech Jaune on Pollutec Horizons: 4 start-up and SME innovations in solar and storage.

TOTAL SESSION

• 2.00 pm : Conference “Energy efficiency and smart grids: how to speed up?” in the presence of Pierre Bivas (F) Chairman & CEO of Votalis, Thomas Kerting (Fr) Chairman & CEO of Airsur, Pascal Mauberger (Fr) Chairman & CEO of McPhy. Debate moderator Laurence Grand-Clément.
• 2.00 pm: Pitch session “Best of Pollutec”: 5 French and international start-ups in the Water, Waste, Biomass sectors in the presence of Jean-François Caillard, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT Innovation Director.
• 2 pm: Start tour Cleantech Blue on Pollutec Horizons: 4 SME innovations in the Water sector.