Two conferences-debates organized by the Veolia Institute were held on the theme of plastics. The first took place on March 21 at Veolia's headquarters in Aubervilliers.
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Four speakers discussed solutions to move from our society of waste to a resource society: Laurent Auguste, Director of Innovation and Market Development, Member of the Executive Committee, Veolia; Eric Brac de la Perrière, Founder of Yoyo; Jean-Marie Julien, Materials Expertise Manager, L'Oréal; Maria Luiza Pedrotti, Researcher at the CNRS and the Oceanographic Laboratory in Villefranche-sur-Mer.
The second conference took place in April 2019, in partnership with Up Conférences, in Paris.
The speakers were Woldemar d’Ambrières, Director of Strategic Projects, Veolia; Alexandra Bordes, Coordinator of Projects of General Interest, Danone Fund for the Ecosystem; Carlos de Los Llanos, Scientific Director, Citeo; Romy Hentinger, Advocacy and International Cooperation Project Manager, Tara Oceans Foundation; Elisabeth Laville, Founder of the Utopies firm.
These two conferences were organized after the publication of the Veolia Institute Review about "Reinventing plastics".