Event details and location

Gomet' Media and its partners are hosting the Green and Solidarity Finance Meetings for the fourth year on Friday, November 20, from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm at CIC Place de l'Innovation 8, Allées Léon Gambetta in Marseille. The event focuses on discussions about sustainable finance and the importance of strong, adaptable companies in a changing world.

Opening speeches and notable participants

The event will begin at 9:00 am with speeches from several partners, including Sébastien Mollin from CIC Lyonnaise de banque, Stéphane Salord from France Active, and Raïssa Brian from Smalt Capital. Corinne Lepage, a former Minister of the Environment and European Parliament member, will also speak and is the author of The Ecological Discredit: or How to Get Out of the Backlash.

Round table on robustness and solidarity

A round table titled "Robustness, Resilience, Solidarity" will feature speakers like Muriel Lecou, director of transformation at GSE, and Laurent Perron, project coordinator of the Shift Project. The discussion will focus on how companies can build resilience and support each other in the face of challenges.

Entrepreneur-investor experiences shared

Entrepreneur-investor pairs will share their experiences in robustness and green and solidarity finance. Sylvie Recouvrot from Midiflore Group and Olivier Boulay from VertO will present their insights alongside other industry figures and organizations.

Round table on sustainable financing approaches

A round table titled "Financing differently to finance sustainably" will bring together perspectives from financial institutions such as Crédit Mutuel Asset Management and Crédit Agricole Transition Energy, as well as organizations like France Active and ÉpopéeGestion. The session will explore alternative methods of funding sustainable initiatives.

Workshops and closing networking

Practical workshops will be held on topics such as the cost of inaction regarding climate change and ESG self-diagnosis. The morning will end with a networking session, followed by an exceptional "before" event featuring Olivier Hamant on Thursday, November 19, at 7:00 pm.

Olivier Hamant's background and contributions

Olivier Hamant is a research director at INRAE and director of the Michel Serres Institute. He is the author of several works, including The Robust Enterprise and Antidote to the Cult of Performance: The Robustness of the Living. He is a leading expert on the robustness of life and applies his research to help companies and institutions develop truly sustainable economic models.