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- Jean-François Bach, Permanent Secretary, Académie des Sciences, France
Videos: Health and climate change (version française)
 
 - Christian Béchon, Chairman and CEO, LFB, France
Videos: The role of innovation (Version française)
 
- Bernard Bigot, Chairman, French Atomic Energy Commission (Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique - CEA), France
Videos: First save energy (version française) / From photosynthesis to hydrocarbons (version française)

- Asit K. Biswas, President, Third World Center for Water Management (TWCWM), Mexico
Videos: Water crisis: it's all about management not scarcity / How much water do we really need / Poor are paying more for water / Water management practices must change / Water should not be free / Education and water management (version française) /Next challenge: water in medium size cities / Obstacles to improve water management
 
- Christian Bréchot, Vice President for Medical and Scientific Affairs, Mérieux Alliance France
Videos: Expansion urbaine et santé / La lutte contre la tuberculose / Se focaliser sur dse thèmes concrets

- Tim Brooks, Director for Public Health Affairs, Health Protection Agency, UK
Videos: How to recognize an epidemics? (Version Française) / How to react against potential bioterrorism attack? (anglais uniquement)

- Patricia Burkhardt-Holm, Professor, MGU Programme (Man, Society, Environment), University of
  Basel, Switzerland
Videos: Synthetic hormones in water (version française)
 
- Maria Cattaui, Member of the board of directors, Petroplus Holding AG, Switzerland
Videos: Summarizing the session
 
- Michael D. Casler, Research geneticist, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, USA
 Videos: Biofuels in Africa: dream vs reality
 
- Werner Cautreels, CEO, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Belgium
Videos: Scientists need to explain innovation / Research, Rules and Regulation  
 
- Ek Sonn Chan, General Director, Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA), Cambodia
Videos: Water management: Phom Penh, a success story (version française)
 
- Volkert Claassen, Director, DSM White Biotechnology, The Netherlands
 
- Gérard Collomb, Senator-Mayor of Lyon, President of the Greater Lyon urban community, France 
Videos:Propos introductifs (french only) / Gouvernance: modele spécifique de la ville de Lyon (french only) / Réconcilier science et écologie (french only) / Dialogue entre politiques et scientifiques
 
- Alice Dautry, President, Institut Pasteur, France 
Videos:Science in developing countries / Attracting new scientists (version française) /  Science in the media (version française) / Research Institutes and society (version française)
 
- Jean-François Dehecq, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sanofi-aventis, France
Videos: Il faut changer les mentalités / Transfert de technologie et droits de propriété
 
- Vincent Deubel, Director General, Pasteur Institute of Shanghai - Chinese Academy of Sciences (IPS-CAS), People’s Republic of China 
Videos: The future of diagnostic tools / Zootic virus (version française) / Mechanism of epidemics / Communication during public health crises
 
- Peter C. Doherty, Laureate Professor (Nobel Medicine 1996), Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Australia  
Videos: Difficulties to communicate towards the public / Vision statementAcces to vaccines, culture and politics (version française) / Where would you put your money
 
- Roch Doliveux, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee, UCB, Belgium
Videos: Life Sciences as a source of growth /The role of innovation (Version française)
 
- Amir A. Dossal, Executive Director, UN Office for Partnerships
Videos: PPP in the health sector (version française) / How does the UN work with the private sector? / What should be changed for PPP to work better?
 
- Florence Egal, Nutrition Officer, Co-Secretary Food for Cities (FCIT), Nutrition Programmes Service, FAO
Videos: FAO perspective on how to feed large cities (version française) / The need to empower people
 
- Nathalie Ernoult, Vice President, Action contre la Faim, France
 Videos: A field action perspective
 
- Clara Gaymard, Regional Executive for North West Europe, GE  
Videos:The role of innovation (Version française)
 
- Giuseppe del Giudice, Global Head Translational Medicine, Novartis Vaccines Research Center, Italy
Videos: Vaccine development in biocrise context (version française) / Adjuvants and vaccine development / Malaria Vaccine / Vaccine effectiveness and prevention tools
 
- François Gros, Permanent Honorary Secretary, Académie des Sciences, France
Videos: Propos introductifs / Conclusions / Research institutes and society
 
- Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdal, Professor of Applied Microbiology, LTH/Lund University, Sweden
Videos: There is no one route (version française) / Three posibilities for biofuels in the city
 
- Timothy Hall, Acting Director: Biotechnologies, Agriculture and Food, DG Research, European Commission
Videos: Linking technology and development / We should not fear technology (version française)
 
- David L. Heymann, Assistant Director-General for Health Security Environment and Representative of the Director-General for Polio eradication, World Health Organisation (WHO)
Videos: Spreading of a disease in rural vs urban areas / The role of International Health Regulation / How to react against potential bioterrorism attack? / Developing countries and infectious diseases (version française) / Ethics in public Health (version française)
 
- Philip T. James, Chairman, International Obesity Task Force, USA
Videos: Obesity in the world / Government food policies / Urban Agriculture
 
- Koichi Kitazawa, President, Japan Science and Technology Agency
Videos: What should be changed for PPP to work better?
 
- Philippe Kourilsky, Chairman Singapore Immunology Network  (SIgN)
Videos: Perception of science in Asia (version française) / Are scientists arrogants?  (version française)
 
- Jean Lapègue, Manager Water and Hygiene Programmes, Action contre la Faim, France
Videos: Education and water management (version française) / Providing water to slums (version française) / Improving water sanitation is a key priority (version française) / Get water to the poorest first

- Jean-Marie Lehn, Nobel Laureate, Chemistry 1987, France
Videos:Vision statement / Where would you put your money
 
- Claude Lorius, Expert in glaciology, Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement, France
 Videos: Claude Lorius' experience (version française) / How can we be confident? (version française)
 
- Federico Mayor, President, Foundation for a Culture of Peace, Spain
Videos: A scientific community too silent too often (version française) /The role of innovation (Version française)
 
- Alain Mérieux, President, Mérieux Alliance, France
Videos:In favour of PPPs / Pharma industry in China and India / What should be changed for PPP to work better? / PPP and intelectual Property Rights
 
- Benoît Miribel, Director General, Fondation Mérieux, France
Videos:Strategies to combat infections
 
- Koji Omi, Member of the House of Representatives; Founder and Chairman of the Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum, former Minister of Finance, Japan
Videos: Japan and life sciences (version française) / Promoting science and technology in developing countries
 
- Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Nobel Peace Prize 2007, India
Videos: Propos introductifs (version française) / 2015 as a no return point / We need to change mentalities / IPCC's recommandation(version française) / Emerging countries and climate change (version française)
 
- Abraham M. Palache, Medical Director, Solvay Biologicals, Belgium
Videos: Tools and vaccines to control a pandemic / Are vaccines productions enought? (version française)
 
- Jérôme Péribère, President and CEO, DOW AgroSciences, USA
Videos:Great job so far in feeding the world (version française) / Food for the future
 
- Wayne Pisano, President and CEO, Sanofi Pasteur, France
Videos:Introductory statement (version française) / PPP and intelectual Property Rights / H1N1 Vaccine production capacity / PPP in the health sector (version française) / How does the UN work with the private sector? / What should be changed for PPP to work better?
 
- Peng Kah Poh, Director (Info Comm) and Deputy Director, PUB Singapore
Videos:Singapore new water management (version française)
 
- Jean-Jack Queyranne, President of the Rhône-Alpes Region, Member of Parliament, Former Minister, France
Videos: Supporter de BioVision / La ville du 21ème siècle / Les attentes / Modèle national
 
- Steen Riisgaard, CEO, Novozymes A/S, Denmark, Chairman, Europabio, Belgium
Videos: 25% of exhausted CO2 is coming from transportation 
 
- Richard J. Roberts, Nobel Laureate, Medicine 1993, UK
Videos: GMO, Bioenergies, Stem Cells (version française) / K. Wütricht and R. Roberts disagree on GMOs  (version française) / Where would you put your money
 
- Guénaël Rodier, Director of International Health Regulations Coordination Programme, World Health Organisation, Switzerland
Videos: Developing countries and International Health Regulation
 
- Saskia Sassen, Lynd Professor of sociology and Member, The Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University, USA
Videos:Urban leadership vs national governance (version française) / Dialogue entre politiques et scientifiques
 
- Elmar Schnee, President, Merck Serono, Switzerland
Videos: Priorities for megacities (version française) / The role of innovation (Version française)
 
- Ismail Serageldin, member of the National Committee of Housing and Urban Planning, Governorate of Cairo, Egypt
Videos:Cairo's challenges (version française) / Dialogue entre politiques et scientifiques / Development aid and financial crises
 
- Feike Sijbesma, CEO, Royal DSM, The Netherlands
 Videos: Biotechnologies and crises / US, Europe and China competing in biotechnology / The need to support developing countries /
 
- Annie Sugrue, Coordinator, Citizens United for Renewable Energy and Sustainability (CURES), South Africa
Videos: Energy for the poors (version française) / Biofuels in Africa: dream vs reality / Do not forget Africa 
 
- André Syrota, General Director, National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM), France
Videos: Doubling research budget for better results? (version française)
 
- Cecilia Tortajada, President, International Water Resources Association, Mexico
Videos: Water management in Mexico city / Linking development & water issues

- Jean-Louis Touraine, Rhone French Member of Parliament, Senior Deputy Mayor of Lyon, Professor of Medicine, France
Videos: How to manage a public health emergency: Lyon's case (version française)
 
- Isaac Weisfuse, Deputy Health Commissioner, New York, USA
Videos: How to manage a public Health emergency: New York's case (version française) / How to react against potential bioterrorism attack? (anglais uniquement) / Communication during public health crises / Crowed cities and infectious diseases / Division of disease control of NY City
 
- Kurt Wüthrich, Nobel Laureate, Chemistry 2002, Switzerland
Videos:Vision Statement / K. Wütricht and R. Roberts disagree on GMOs  (version française)
 
- Nicholas You, Senior Policy and Planning Advisor to the Executive Director, UN-Habitat
Videos: UN Habitat
 
- Daniel Zajfman, President, Weizmann Institute, Israel
Videos: Support Scientists not Science (version française) / Financing research (version française) /  Science in the media (version française) / Are scientists arrogants?  (version française) / Research Institutes and society (version française)
 
- Elias A. Zerhouni, former Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA
Videos: Scientists are artists (version française) / Trends in science (version française) / Doubling research budget for better results? (version française) / Scientists should be more involved  (version française) / Scientific carreers are difficult (version française)
 
- Alexander Zehnder, Scientific Director, Alberta Water Research Institute, Canada
 Videos: What we have learnt today / How much water do we really need / Are scientists arrogants?  (version française)