Program
Program of the day
09:00 am
Polydome conference center
The reception coffee was a central element to the 2017 Conference in Clermont-Ferrand. The first contacts between the actors of the Conference allowed people to get to know one another. It favored cordial relationships and marked the beginning of the negotiation process. The affinities which stemmed from this first meeting were beneficial to all in the debates during the following days.
09:30 am
Polydome conference center
Invited speakers:
Representative of the Ministry for Ecological and Inclusive Transition
Representative of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs
11:00 am
Polydome conference center
What are the modes of governance for a sustainable city? What approaches should cities adopt in order to propose coherent and appropriate solutions while considering the needs of the stakeholders and the specific nature of the territory?
To find answers to these questions, the Mayors of the Network’s member cities debated with architects, sociologists, researchers, mobility experts, etc.
15:45 pm
Polydome conference center
The Network’s cities presented their initiatives in several subject areas:
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Sports & health
Projects to promote physical activities for all – Regensburg
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Promoting cultural activities throughout the region
CreArt. Network of Cities For Artistic Creation – Valladolid
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Planning and citizen involvement
Norman Forward – Norman
Finding Your Waterfall – Greenville
Conversion – Bad Kreuznach
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New technologies that serve the public
National Weather Center – Norman
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Renewable energy and the circular economy
Energize – Bridgewater
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Transportation of the future
LUTB-RAAC
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Mobility for all
Citywalk: Establishing walkable cities in the Danube region – Nyíregyháza
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Promoting cultural activities throughout the region
City of Culture – Phrapradaeng
Videocollectif – Clermont-Ferrand
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Planning and citizen involvement
REMOURBAN – Valladolid
SO’URBA – Braga / Clermont-Ferrand
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Encouraging innovation
TechCampus – Regensburg
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New technologies that serve the public
INL Michelin Cities Prescribed Innovation Network Initiative – Braga
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Mobility for all
Mobility in Braga – Braga
Karlsruhe
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Green city
A Michelin Green City – Alessandria
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Transportation of the future
ACES – Greenville
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Mobility for all
Sustainable Mobility and Public Space Plan – Vitoria-Gasteiz
Mobility and Urban Accessibility – Itatiaia
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Green city
Urban Green Up – Valladolid
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Encouraging innovation
Connecting the dots – Norman
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New technologies that serve the public
Municipality open to citizens – Cuneo
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Planning and citizen involvement
Law Enforcement and Community Relations Task Force – Anderson
Family Living Space – Itatiaia
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Promoting cultural activities throughout the region
Anatomie du Labo 10 – Clermont-Ferrand
Cultural heritage – Pirot
19:00 pm
Roger Quilliot Art Museum
Program of the day
09:00 am
Clermont-Ferrand
Visit: Cézeaux University campus: Pavin self-driving vehicles test platform
Presentation: Test drives of the EZ’10 Autonomous Shuttle
Visit: Technical center for tramway maintenance, Champratel
Presentations: SMTC (mixed association of public transportation); AuverMoov (program to boost startups working on innovative mobility)
Visit: Val d’Allier water production plant, Cournon-d’Auvergne
Presentations: Ecological and energy transition plan (Clermont metropole’s strategy for sustainable development linked to energy consumption and production)
Visit: Régie de territoire des Deux Rives
Presentations: Territorial food project (Grand Clermont’s policy aiming at improving the quality of products and promoting a profitable agriculture, while ensuring the respect of the environment)
Visit: Magma Volcans Laboratory, Clermont Auvergne University
Presentations: I-Site CAP2025 (Clermont Auvergne University program set up to promote innovation and research in the region)
Visit: Lab Centre France
Presentations: Remote management of public lighting – system enabling the functional operations of each street light to be controlled separately.
Visit: Eco-quartier de Champratel, Clermont-Ferrand
Presentations: Plan Local d’Urbanisme (plan adopted in 2016 providing guidelines for consulting citizens, reducing the urban heat island effect and creating “nature in town” areas).
Visit: Imago (center for musical and video creation), Cébazat
Presentations: Effervescences (cultural project set up to support the application of Clermont-Ferrand to become the 2028 European Capital of Culture)
Visit: Stadium Jean Pellez and Joint football and rugby training center ASM-Clermont Foot
Presentations: ASM Vitality (joint program between Michelin and ASM – major regional sports association – focused on enabling employees to engage in physical activity, to help fight the negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle).
12:00 pm
Marcel Michelin Stadium
Visit of ASM Experience (rugby center)
14:00 pm
Polydome conference center
Which future for the network and its governance?
A time to focus and reflect among delegations to better plan the next steps of the Network’s evolution and the elaboration of the next conference in 2019.
15:45 pm
Polydome conference center
Following two days that had been dedicated to sustainable cities, related issues and the various responses provided by stakeholders attending these initial meetings, workshops were a time for sharing and exchanging in order to build tangible partnerships.
19:00 pm
City Hall
Program of the day
09:30 am
Michelin R&D Center
Presentation on Michelin and the Research Development & Innovation campus in the main lecture hall.
Bus tour of the test tracks.
14:00 pm
Clermont-Ferrand Opera house
Summary of the conference by Jérôme Auslender, Deputy Mayor of Clermont-Ferrand.
Closing comments by Olivier Bianchi, Mayor of Clermont-Ferrand and President of the Clermont Auvergne Metropole federation of municipalities: announcing the venue of the 2019 Conference.
19:00 pm
Opera House
Speakers
Hervé Boisguillaume
Director of Project Sustainable City - Ministry of the Ecological and Inclusive Transition
Themes
Speakers detailed informations
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Photographer, Founder of the GoodPlanet Foundation
Yann Arthus-Bertrand is a French Photographer and Founder of the GoodPlanet Foundation.
Jérôme Auslender
Deputy Mayor of Clermont-Ferrand for International Affairs
Jérôme Auslender is the Deputy Mayor of Clermont-Ferrand for International Affairs.
Olivier Bianchi
Mayor of Clermont-Ferrand President of Clermont Auvergne Métropole
Olivier Bianchi is the current Mayor of Clermont-Ferrand, France, and President of the Clermont Auvergne Métropole federation of municipalities.
Hervé Boisguillaume
Director of Project Sustainable City - Ministry of the Ecological and Inclusive Transition
Hervé Boisguillaume is the Project director of Sustainable City and works for the Ministry of Ecological and Inclusive Transition.
Cécile Coulon
Author
Cécile Coulon is a French author and poetess.
Isabelle Edet
Project manager - MEFA
Isabelle Edet is a project manager and works for the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs.
Ilona Graenitz
Former Member of the European Parliament
Ilona Graenitz was a former Member of the European Parliament in the Socialists&Democrats parliamentary group. She passed away in 2022.
Paul James
Professor at the University of Western Sydney
Paul James is a Professor of Globalization and Cultural Diversity at the University of Western Sydney.
Zofija Mazej Kukovič
Former Member of the European Parliament
Zofija Mazej Kukovič is a former Slovenian Member of the European Parliament under the European People’s Party parliamentary group. She also held multiple high-stake positions in Slovenian governments.
Bruno Marzloff
Sociologist specialized in mobility
Bruno Marzloff is a French sociologist specialized in mobility.
Jean-Dominique Senard
Former president of the Michelin Group
Jean-Dominique Senard was the former President of the Michelin Group. Since 2019, he has been at the head of Renault, a prominent French car manufacturer.
Hubert Reeves
Astrophysicist
Hubert Reeves was a Canadian astrophysicist, ecologist, and scientific popularizer until his death in 2023.
Themes
Transportation of the future
Issues: How do autonomous vehicles work? How can they be used? How do we support users in the use of these cars? Where do we stand on clean energy vehicles?
Autonomous vehicles — Use and applications. Enable everyone to use it.
Clean energy vehicles — Research advances and urban use.
Mobility for all
Issues: How do autonomous vehicles work? How can they be used? How do we support users in the use of these cars? Where do we stand on clean energy vehicles?
Autonomous vehicles — Use and applications. Enable everyone to use it.
Clean energy vehicles — Research advances and urban use.
Renewable energy and circular economy
Issues: Which tools can the city use to ensure its transition towards renewable sources of energy? How can cities promote circular economy, and especially waste management and limitation to every inhabitant?
Energy management — Energy transition, innovative technologies.
Circular economy — Extending the life cycle of objects and infrastructures. Recycling and limiting waste.
Green city
Issues: How to create green space in the city? How can they contribute to the mitigation of the effects of climate change and air pollution? How do we raise awareness among the general public, and particularly the youth, over the threats of climate change? How do we respond to the challenges of food self-sufficiency?
Green spaces — Green spaces, fight against urban heat islands and air pollution.
Sustainable architecture — technologies, techniques and cutting-edge materials.
Local distribution networks
Food self-sufficiency
Encouraging innovation
Issues: What collaborative opportunities exist that involve the region and researchers? What can cities do to foster the establishment and development of businesses in general and startups in particular? How can third spaces or collaborative spaces allow us to change our vision of the city?
University and Research — Collaboration between researchers and territories. Training and professionalization of students.
Startups — What cities can do for their establishment and development. What they provide to the cities.
R&D — Assisting businesses in their development.
New technologies that serve the public
Issues: What digital tools can we use to manage cities and urban facilities? What innovations are available to public services? How to bring the digital revolution into the hands of citizens and make it an experimental tool for cities?
Dematerialization and digital management — Dematerialization of services, digital tools for managing urban facilities.
Accessibility of innovations — Integration of innovations to the functioning of public services. Allowing everyone to access and use new technologies.
Planning and citizen involvement
Issues: How does citizen involvement successfully transform a city? How do we use a collaborative approach to achieve participatory urban planning and reinvent neighborhoods?
Citizen involvement — Participatory urban planning and collaborative approaches. Citizens’ role in the decision-making process.
Links between the inhabitants — Intergenerational links, links between neighborhoods, between cities.
Promoting cultural activities troughout the region
Issues: How do we involve residents to construct an urban vision? How do we reinvent an area by relying on what already exists (heritage, culture, human and social aspects)? How do we make culture an integral part of city life?
Involving residents in the creation of an urban vision
Culture, integral part of city life
Sport & health
Issues: What are the tools cities have to promote social inclusion through sports? How do local authorities become involved in innovative sports programs and events that benefit residents? What tools can cities mobilize to inform their inhabitants on health-related risks and forestall them?
Sport and integration — Allowing everyone to access a complete and varied sports offer
High-level sport and training — Involvement of local governments in excellence and innovative sports programs
Health — Information and prevention, key to the citizens’ well-being
Speakers
Hervé Boisguillaume
Director of Project Sustainable City - Ministry of the Ecological and Inclusive Transition
