2 unique days organised by the inclusive enterprise chair and its partners

IPAG Business School is organising two major events on 12 and 13 June 2025 on its Nice campus, in conjunction with the 3rd United Nations International Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) and the 60th anniversary of the founding of IPAG Business School. These events will explore the issues of sustainability, regeneration and transition in the economic, social and environmental spheres.

12 June - Conference on ‘Regenerating the Ocean and businesses in a time of transition »

Organised by IPAG's ‘Inclusive Enterprise’ Chair and the Convention des Entreprises pour le Climat, this conference, which is included in the official programme of the UNOC (United Nations Ocean Convention) as a SIDE EVENT, will bring together experts, researchers and economic players to discuss regenerative governance. The programme includes a presentation of the FNEGE report ‘The metamorphoses of management in an era of transitions’, a testimonial from a winemaker practising underwater vinification, debates on regenerative governance, and the inauguration of the photographic exhibition ‘Sea peoples in an era of transitions’, produced by the Barbier-Mueller Museum Cultural Foundation. The event will close with a cocktail reception.

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13 June - ‘Sustainability in a multi-crisis era’ interdisciplinary study day

Cette journée, coorganisée avec l’IDRAC Business School, abordera les transformations des modèles économiques et managériaux face aux crises actuelles. Les sessions incluront des communications sur les business models circulaires, les pratiques de consommation responsable, et les enjeux de l'inclusion à l’ère du travail hybride. Des échanges académiques et un déjeuner convivial clôtureront la matinée.

This one-day event, co-organised with IDRAC Business School, will address the transformations of economic and managerial models in the face of the current crises. Sessions will include papers on circular business models, responsible consumption practices and the challenges of inclusion in the era of hybrid work. Academic exchanges and a convivial lunch will round off the morning.

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Venue: Campus IPAG Nice - 4 Boulevard Carabacel, 06000 Nice

Dates :

• 12 June at 5.45pm: Conference on the regeneration of the Ocean and businesses with speakers including Dr. Olivier Maillard (Managing Director of IPAG), Ms. Caroline Maerte (Co-Director General of the Convention des Entreprises pour le Climat), Prof. Maria Giuseppina Bruna (Director of Research, Valorisation and Impact at IPAG), Dr. Florence Gervais (Associate Professor at IDRAC), Prof. Didier Chabanet (Director of the Research Department at IDRAC), Prof. Jean-François Béziers (Director of the Research Department at IDRAC), Prof. Jean-François Béziers (Director of the Research Department at IDRAC), Prof. Jean-François Béziers (Director of the Research Department at IDRAC). Florence Gervais (Associate Professor at IDRAC), Prof. Didier Chabanet (Director of Research at IDRAC), Dr. Manel Guechtouli (Associate Professor at IPAG), Mr. Emmanuel Poirmeur (winemaker at Domaine Egiategia), and Mr. Florent Favier (co-pilot of the CEC's Ocean course).
• 13 June from 8.30am to 1pm: Interdisciplinary study day on sustainability, with contributions from    (Managing Director of IPAG), Ms. Lydie Genin (Director of the Nice Campus), Mr. Alain Scappaticci (National Director of IDRAC), Dr. François Nicolle (Academic Director of IDRAC), Prof. Maria Giuseppina Bruna, Prof. Didier Chabanet, Dr. Florence Gervais, Dr. Elisabeth Baudelaire (Director of IDRAC), Prof. Jean-Louis Baudelaire (Director of IDRAC), Prof. Jean-Louis Baudelaire (Director of IDRAC) and P. Florence Gervais, Dr. Elisa Conti (Associate Professor in Economics at IPAG), Dr. Guillaume Do Vale (Assistant Professor at IDRAC), Dr. Manel Guechtouli (Associate Professor in Management at IPAG), Dr. Marie José Scotto (Associate Professor in HRM at IPAG), Dr. Virginie Thevenin (Associate Professor in Marketing at IPAG), Dr. Stefania Mase, and Prof. Mohamed Akli Achabou.

These events are open to all stakeholders interested in sustainable and inclusive transitions.