Innovating for the Wellbeing of Humans and Ecosystems
Wednesday September 10th, 2025


Draft Agenda

09:30 Welcome to Showcase, with Jean-Philippe Bonardi, Florian Hoos, Michaël Aklin, (Co-Directors of E4S)

09:50 Setting the Stage: an Economy for Wellbeing, with Christian Gollier (Professor of Environmental Economics, Toulouse School of Economics)

10:15 – 11:  15 Block 1: Facing Reality – Wellbeing in a fragmented world

With:

  • Simon Evenett (Professor of Geopolitics and Strategy, IMD)
  • Thimotée Parrique (Researcher in Ecological Economics, HEC-UNIL)
  • Maria Neira (Director of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organisation)
  • Pitches from our Solutions Exhibition

Moderated by Jean-Philippe Bonardi,(Co- Director, E4S- HEC UNIL)

11:30 -13:00 Thematic Workshops

13:30 – 15:00 Block 2: Rethinking the Model – An economy for wellbeing

With:

  • Jean-Marc Jancovici (President, the Shift Project)
  • Karen Scrivener (Professor, Materials and Construction Laboratory, EPFL)
  • Fire-side chat with Anna Fontcuberta i Morral (President, EPFL), Frédéric Herman (Rector, UNIL).

Moderated by Michaël Aklin (Co- Director, E4S – EPFL)

15:00 – 15:30 Break

15:30 – 17:00 Block 3: Acting Now – Showcasing innovation for impact

With:

  • Sophie Bacq (Professor of Social Entrepreneurship, IMD)
  • Abhishek Jain (Director of Green Economy & Impact Innovations, CEEW)
  • Bastien Sachet (CEO, Earthworm Foundation)
  • Adina Edme (Chief Transformation Officer, Decathlon Switzerland)
  • Nicolas Hänny (CEO, NIKIN)
  • Pitches from our Solutions Exhibition

Moderated by Florian Hoos (Co- Director, E4S – IMD)

17:00 – 17:30 Closing remarks 

Our speakers

Jean-Marc Jancovici

Founder, The Shift Project

Maria Neira

Director of Environment, Climate Change & Health, WHO

Abhishek Jain

Director of Green Economy & Impact Innovations, CEEW

Anna Fontcuberta i Morral

President, EPFL

Bastien Sachet

CEO, Earthworm Foundation

Sophie Bacq

Professor of Social Entrepreneurship, IMD

Frédéric Herman

Rector, University of Lausanne

Adina Edme

Chief Transformation Officer, Decathlon Switzerland

Christian Gollier

Professor of Environmental Economics, Toulouse School of Economics

Simon Evenett

Professor of Geopolitics and Strategy, IMD

Nicolas Hänny

CEO of NIKIN

Karen Scrivener

Professor, Materials and Construction Laboratory, EPFL

Timothée Parrique

Researcher in Ecological Economics, HEC-UNIL