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SUMMARY:Showcase\, E4S Impact Innovation Summit
DTSTART:20260917T090000
DTEND:20260917T190000
DTSTAMP:20261029T215945Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Micheline Calmy-Rey (Former President of the Swiss Confederati
 on)\nEmmanuel Faber (Chair\, International Sustainability Standards ISSB a
 nd former CEO of Danone)\nCamille Etienne (author\, activist\, and directo
 r of the NGO Avant l'Orage)\nChristophe Champod (Rector\, UNIL)\nJulia Bin
 der (Professor of Business Transformation\, IMD)\nShowcase\, the Impact In
 novation Summit organized by the Enterprise for Society Center (E4S)\, is 
 back!\n\nWhen: 17th September 2026\nWhere: SwissTech Convention Center\, L
 ausanne\nRegister here: e4s.center/showcase/register/\n\nConnect with lead
 ers from academia\, industry\, entrepreneurship\, and the public sector to
  develop pathways for economic and social transformation.\nWhat to expect:
  inspiring speeches\, interactive workshops\, a solutions exhibition\, and
  opportunities to build the collaborations needed to scale impact.\n\nProg
 ram:\n\n08:30 Coffee & Croissants\n\n09:15 Welcome\n\n	Welcome from E4S\, 
 Michaël Aklin (Co-Managing Director\, EPFL-E4S)\n	Spotlight on Structural
  Interdependence (EN)\, Julia Binder (Professor of Business Transformation
 \, IMD)\n	Introducing the morning program: FIT Impact Award and Thematic W
 orkshops\, Alisa Gessler (Scientific Collaborator\, E4S)\n\n\n10:00 Themat
 ic Workshops and Impact Innovation Award by FIT (Fondation pour l'Innovat
 ion et la Technologie)\n\n\n	Discover the thematic workshops here. Worksho
 ps seats are limited and attendance is on registration only.\n	The FIT Imp
 act Award will run in Auditoire C from 10:00 to 11:30am. It is free to att
 end once you're registered for Showcase. You can find the full program he
 re.\n\n12:00 Networking Lunch\nReserved for Workshop & FIT Impact Award pa
 rticipants\n\n12:30 Registrations & Exhibition Guided Tour\nDoors for the 
 plenary conferences will open at 12:30. Grab a coffee\, network or follow 
 our guided tour of the solutions exhibition.\n\n13:15 Plenary Conference:
  Addressing Societal Challenges under Pressure\n\n\n	Welcome to Showcase\,
  Olivier Gallay (UNIL\, E4S) and Julia Bory (Activation Lead\, E4S)\n	Chri
 stophe Champod (Rector\, Université de Lausanne)\n	L'Europe et la Suisse 
 face aux défis géopolitiques\, Micheline Calmy-Rey (Former President of 
 the Swiss Confederation)\n	Better information for better decision-making (
 EN)\, Emmanuel Faber (Chair\, ISSB and former CEO\, Danone)\n	Démocratie 
 sous pression\, Cyril Dion (Author and Filmmaker)\n\n\n15:00 Coffee Break 
 & Exhibition Guided Tour\nGrab a coffee and network or follow our guided t
 our of the solutions exhibition.\n\n15:30 Plenary Conference: Partnering 
 with Nature\n\n\n	Vaud comme hub d'innovation (FR)\, Katell Bosser (Head o
 f Projects for Sustainable Economy\, SPEI / Etat de Vaud)\n	Understanding 
 ecosystems (EN)\, Tom Battin (Professor of Environmental Sciences\, EPFL)\
 n	Maintenant\, je fais quoi ? (FR)\, Camille Étienne (Author and activist
 )\n	Priorités pour sortir de l'impasse (FR)\, Emmanuel Faber et Camille 
 Étienne\n	Catalysing nature-positive innovation (EN)\, Barbara Dubach (Ex
 ecutive Director\, Innovate 4 Nature)\n	A deep dive into eDNA and biodiver
 sity data infrastructure (EN)\, Barbara Dubach\,  Kristy Deiner (Co-found
 er\, SimplexDNA)\, Pawel Skarul (Innolab Circle Lead\, Roche)\n\n\n17:00 C
 losing & Networking Aperitif\nJoin speakers\, exhibitors\, innovators\, an
 d fellow participants for our traditional aperitif and continue the conver
 sation in an informal setting.\n\n 
LOCATION:STCC -1 9100 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==STCC%20-1%209100
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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