Digital or ecology, do we really have to choose? #LaREFnum20 goes 100% digital - Event on November 10th

Digital or ecology, do we really have to choose? #LaREFnum20 goes 100% digital – Event on November 10th

4 novembre 2020

For its sixth edition, the Université du numérique becomes LaREF numérique. This event follows in the footsteps of the Rencontre des Entrepreneurs de France (La REF), in order to considerably strengthen this meeting for exchange and sharing, by giving the floor to influential players in the sector, but also to public authorities, French and European politicians and entrepreneurs.

The event, which will be held digitally on 10 November, will have a topical theme:

DIGITAL OR ECOLOGY? DO WE REALLY HAVE TO CHOOSE?

On the program:

Tuesday 10 November – morning

9H00 – 9H30 | OPENING SEQUENCE

Dialogue with :
Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, President of the Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF)
Véronique di Benedetto, Vice-President of Syntec Numérique
Presentation and animation of the day: Jérôme Colombain, journalist at France Info

9H50 – 10H30 : WATCHING YOUTUBE IN AN ELEVATOR AND SORTING YOUR WASTE : CONTRADICTORY INJUNCTIONS ?

Is the ongoing digital revolution exploding electric… meters? 5G promises to be “high power”. According to studies, the computer industry is consuming a growing share of the world’s electricity, which could double in the coming years due to the increase in data processing and the exponential use of connected objects (IoT). So much so that for some, activism against digital pollution is becoming part of the public debate… Or when ordering watercress on your smartphone helps to raise the temperature!

Serge Orruenvironmentalist and prefigurator of the Climate Academy
Amélie Oudea-CastéraDirector of E-commerce, Data and Digital Transformation, Carrefour
Eric PiolleMayor of Grenoble
Alain WeillChairman and Chief Executive Officer, Altice France and Managing Director, Altice Europe

10:30 A.M. – 10:45 A.M. | KEYNOTE

What the crisis has revealed

Bertrand Piccarda serial explorer, psychiatrist and clean tech ambassador.

10H45 – 11H30 : DIGITAL, A SOLUTION FOR THE TERRITORIES ?

Are we all equal in the global village? In any case, as a consequence of this health crisis, the XXL acceleration of telework, teleconsultation, etc. has imposed itself with its corollary of changes on lifestyles, transport and even, why not, on regional planning. Myth or reality? Are the cards really being reshuffled around in companies? Between connected metropolises and low-speed rural areas? “Tell me what your digital territory is and I’ll tell you if you’re attractive” could become a leitmotiv… Let’s get into the debate.

Sébastien MissoffeGoogle France CEO and Google Vice President
Carlos MorenoProfessor of Universities, international expert on the human Smart City, expert on the cities and territories of tomorrow.
Sophie PelletierPresident of PRIARTEM
Christian PoyauChairman and CEO of Micropole and Co-Chairman of the Medef’s “Technological Changes & Societal Impacts” Commission.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | DIGITAL WITHOUT FINGERPRINTING

How’s Green Tech doing? Is digital sobriety a solution? In the realm of the all-screen, being as flawless as possible and providing solutions is becoming an imperative, a requirement. Consumers are watching… So, all responsible, all innovative: solutions are emerging, but between marketing and technological revolutions, our feelings as eco-citizens are swaying!

Yann Lechelle, CEO of Scaleway
Christel Heydemann, présidente managing director of Schneider Electric France, vice-president of FIEEC
Arnaud LeroyChairman of the Board of Directors of ADEME
Alexis NormandGreenly, CEO Greenly
Marc SiméoniCEO Volpy
Véronique TornerPresident of the Alter Way

12H30 – 12H50 | KEYNOTE

Fostering and promoting positive technological growth

Cédric OMinister of State for Digital Transition and Electronic Communications

Tuesday 10 November – afternoon

14:15 – 15:00 | SPECIAL DEBATE COMEX 40

Is there a “French touch”in world tech?
Is this crisis accelerating the digital transformation? And if so, is the “made in France”

label doing well? Faced with the near-monopoly of the United States and China, how is our digital sovereignty doing?

Audrey ChailletCEO EtOH and member of COMEX 40 of the Medef
Philippe CorrotCEO Mirakl
Paola FabianiCEO Wisecom and President of the COMEX 40 of the Medef
Arno PonsGeneral Delegate of the Digital New Deal think tank.

15H00 – 15H45 : WHY WILL IT CHANGE THE LIFE OF COMPANIES?

The fifth generation of mobile telephony standards, 5G should eventually allow speeds that are incomparable with current networks. It has so much potential for innovation, making it possible to develop the uses of industrial Internet (IoT), online commerce and, more generally, the collection and transfer of all types of data… Infrastructures, skills, uses: what are the conditions for success in France?

Christine Hennion, Deputy for Hauts de Seine
Sebastian KaiserDirector of Connectivity & Networks – SNCF
Christophe DelayeExecutive Vice President, Networks, Information Systems and Services – SFR

15H45 – 16H45 | PLANET TECH’CARE WORKSHOP

Presentation of the Planet Tech’care program

16H45 – 17H30 | SKILLS AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATIONS: THE IMPACTS OF IA

Artificial intelligence appears to be one of the main challenges of the next decade for all sectors: new industrial uses, optimization of data use, business transformation … Beyond the promises, how can companies really take advantage of technology and what will be left to man if the machine does the job?

Nicolas Amar, deputy coordinator national pour artificial intelligence
Nicolas Blanc, CFE-CGC national delegate
Bruno LucasDirector General for Vocational Training, Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Inclusion
Marie-Christine Oghly, présidente from the MEDEF Employment and Training Commission