Conference dedicated to a "rebirth of the maritime industry"
Victorien Erussard was the guest speaker at this fifth Renaissance Industrielle (Rebirth of Industry) meeting hosted at the Palais du Grand Large in Saint Malo, in partnership with the City of Saint Malo and the Brittany Region. This symposium showcased the key role played by practical and innovative industrial solutions in maritime energy transition.
Focus area
1 Act for energy transition
This conference forms part of a Rebirth of Industry cycle initiated by the President of the SEIN (Society for the Advancement of National Industry), Olivier Mousson, in October 2020, in partnership with the Banque des Territoires and under the patronage of Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Secretary of State for Economy and Finance, in charge of Industry.
The latter headed up the opening of the first two events highlighting the Government’s commitment to industrialists. The aim of the cycle is to discuss the issues and key factors involved in the rebirth of industry in France. It also underlines the need to rely on the financial resources and opportunities provided by the European Union to revive a strong French industry.
The morning of 29 November shone a spotlight on issues related to industry, energy and environment in the maritime sector together with key contributors from the industry and local councillors committed to these issues, including:
- Daniel Cueff, Vice President for Sea and Coast for the Brittany Region
- Gilles Lurton, Mayor of the City of Saint Malo
- Simon Watin, Project Lead VPLP Design
- Philippe Renaudin, Managing Director Mer Invest
- Nathalie Mercier-Perrin, Vice President for Economic Development with the State, the Regions and the Industrial Partnerships at NAVAL GROUP
- Stéphane Lafargue, Deputy Regional Director and Director of Commercial and Regional Development Banque des Territoires Bretagne
- Tanguy Goetz, Co-founder NepTech
- Jean-Luc Schnoebelen, President of the Board at Edeis (Manager of the Port of Saint Malo)
- Jean-Marc Roué, President Brittany Ferries
- Vincent Faujour, President PIRIOU Group
- Alain Terpant, General Manager Agence Bretagne Développement Innovation
- Ronan Sévette, General Manager UNIM (National Association of Dock Work Industries)
- Sophie Moussette, Policy Officer Regional Maritime Affairs, Secretary General for the Sea
Please follow this link to view the conference again together with all the other elements of this cycle.