The Plenary Session will be moderated by Charlotte Kan, Journalist, Editor


The language of the seminar will be English.

08.30

Chair’s opening remarks


Naïm Abou-Jaoudé
CEO NYLIM, Chairman Candriam
Vincent Hamelink
CEO Candriam

9.00

Geopolitics: towards a new world… disorder?


Paolo Magri, President, Scientific Committee, Institute for International Political Studies

10.00

Rethinking Europe’s competitiveness


Margrethe Vestager, Former Executive Vice-President, European Commission in charge of competition

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11.00

Coffee break

11.30

Information at the age of shock and awe


Jim VandeHei, Journalist and politolog, co-founder, Politico, Axios

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12.30

Lunch

13.30

Dassault Systèmes: creating the future


Bernard Charlès, Chairman of French tech leader Dassault Systèmes

14.30

Resources: a challenge for mankind


Philippe Bihouix, CEO of AREP, mineral resources specialist and author

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15.30

Coffee break

16.00

My Story: Protecting the Innocent in Times of War and the Role of Activism


Nadia Murad, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Iraqi-born Yazidi human rights activist

17.00

Closing remarks

Renato Guerriero, Deputy CEO Candriam

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Gala Dinner at the National Equestrian Academy of Versailles

National Equestrian Academy of Versailles