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