INNOV’ECO is a quarterly meet of cleantech business professionals and decision makers in France, supported by an online exchange and sharing platform.
Every three months, close to 300 professionals meet to discover, learn, share, network, and co-develop business opportunities within a specific sub sector of the cleantech space in a dynamic format combining a healthy breakfast, a lively and insightful debate, and a multimedia presentation of the best in eco-innovation on the local and international scenes.
The INNOV’ECO initiative was conceived to answer three main imperatives:
- The urgency to develop workable economic solutions at the local level in the face of rising global and non negotiable climate, energy, and resource predicaments,
- The need to generate new wealth creation opportunities and stimulate the creation of local green collar jobs
- The need to fulfill the strategic aim of enhancing the attractiveness of French Regions and making it a breeding ground for the emergence of a sustainable green economy
INNOV’ECO aims to provide the missing links between key actors of the French Cleantech community, and consolidate an otherwise disjointed series of efforts and initiatives into a vibrant cluster of creativity and innovation, allowing supply to meet demand in the buildup of a self-sustaining local green economy bonded by tangible business and social interests – and a sense of shared destiny.
INNOV’ECO is designed to answer the needs and cater to the interests of:
- Cleantech entrepreneurs and start-ups
- Cleantech investors
- Industrial outfits
- Public entities
- Research labs and academic and scientific experts
- Specialized media centers
- Service providers, public and private facilitators
Programming
The 2012 INNOV’ECO program will shine the light on the role of eco-innovation in various fields, with a laser beam focus on demand and supply in the following areas:
From sustainable soils to sustainable living – March 29, 2012
Cleantech from the sea – June 14, 2012
Wind opportunities in France – September 27, 2012
H2 in the future of energy – December 6, 2012
Partners
INNOV’ECO enjoys the active support of partners from both the public and private sectors, whose interests align with those of the initiative and whose contributions and day to day involvement secures the long term fulfillment of INNOV’ECO overriding purpose and mission.
Lead supports
Lead supports are local, regional and national public entities whose initial uptake and long term support commitments have enabled the inception of INNOV’ECO and the expression of its overriding purpose and mission. Lead supports weigh in on the strategic orientation of the event and participate in shaping its yearly programming agenda and focus areas according to the Economic needs of the local territory and the business needs of its stakeholders.
ADEME ILE-DE-FRANCE
MINISTERE DE L’ECOLOGIE, DU DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE, DES TRANSPORTS ET DU LOGEMENT
DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE LA COMPÉTITIVITÉ , DE L’INDUSTRIE ET DES SERVICES
REGION ILE-DE-FRANCE
CENTRE FRANCILIEN DE L’INNOVATION
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
PARIS REGION LAB
Events Partners
Events Partners are leading private entities whose service offering in the cleantech sector is aligned with INNOV’ECO value proposition and whose contributions are a value-add to INNOV’ECO’s core deliverable. Events Partners are co-conceivers and co-producers of INNOV’ECO, through their direct contributions they solidify, enrich, expand and help secure the overall success of the initiative and the fulfilment of its mission.
LA CITE DE L’ARCHITECTURE ET DU PATRIMOINE
GREENUNIVERS
TIVIPRO
COCKTAIL COCKTAIL
DÉCISIONS DURABLES
GREEN NEWS TECHNO
CLUSTER MARITIME FRANCAIS
Sponsors
INNOV’ECO sponsors include a large number of active and engaged players with distinct service offerings in the local Paris Region cleantech space, whose support and participation in the market dynamic created by INNOV’ECO is a long term guarantee of the success of the initiative, its evolution, and continued relevance.
SILVER:
EDF
EMERTEC
INDICTA
For partnership and sponsorship opportunities:
please contact arthur.cornez@innoveco-hub.com
