Greentech Week: becoming key players in innovative solutions for a better world

The highlight of the week will take place on Thursday, April 18, from 1:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Aix-en-Provence Convention Center. The event is free and open to all students in the region, industry professionals, and the general public. Registration is required.

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In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds are blurring, leading to significant changes in many sectors, such as manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, and energy. At the same time, humanity is facing more environmental challenges than ever before: climate change, loss of biodiversity, deforestation, air and water pollution, depletion of natural resources, etc.

We invite you to become part of innovative solutions for a better world.

Program  

• 1:30 p.m. | Welcome reception for participants
   
• 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | International final of the "Invent for the Planet" hackathon
  in the presence of Prof. Féthi Ben Ouezdou, Director of the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers , and Jim Donnell, Professor of Practice and Director of the Meloy Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at Texas A&M University. 
  Pitch by the finalist teams before an international jury in the presence of Vincent Bordes, BPI France, Salah-Eddine Khouiel, Deputy Mayor of Aix-en-Provence, Bruno Decreuse, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management at Aix-Marseille University, Pierre-Emmanuel Casanova, co-founder of HSL Technologies, Rakif Mansour, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Education & Cultural Affairs, and Jessica Huaracayo, Consul General of the United States of America.
   
• 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Pitches for the "Sprint for Impact" projects. Part 1 with William Roy and Donatien Fauchon, Startup Aix-Marseille, and investors.
   
• 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Opening remarks
  , in the presence of Bruno Cassette, sub-prefect of the district of Aix-en-Provence, Sophie Joissains, mayor of Aix-en-Provence, and Prof. Féthi Ben Ouezdou, director of the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers . 
   
• 5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. | International final of the "Invent for the Planet" hackathon. Pitch by the winning team and awards ceremony in the presence of Prof. Féthi Ben Ouezdou, Director of the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Aix-en-Provence, and Jim Donnell, Professor of Practice and Director of the Meloy Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at Texas A&M University. 
   
• 5:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. | Pitches for the "Sprint for Impact" projects. Part 2 with William Roy and Donatien Fauchon, Startup Aix-Marseille, and investors.
   
• 7:15 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Greentech conference by Mathieu Flamini, former international soccer player, co-founder, and CEO of GFBiochemicals.
   
• 8:00 p.m. | Closing remarks
  , in the presence ofArnaud Mercier, Mayor of Venelles, Bouches-du-Rhône Departmental Councilor, and member of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolitan Area Executive Committee

Event partners:

City of Aix-en-Provence, Chevron, Bouygues, Grande Ecoles Région SUD, Aix-Marseille Metropolis, Pépite Provence, Philips 66, Startup Aix-Marseille, Texas A&M University