« Water in mountains »
Host: François CONSTANTIN, journalist and founder of BRAIN.
Thursday 17th September 2009
1.30 pm = Arrival of all participants (Casino of Pombières).
2.00 pm = Welcome speeches – Fr/Eng.
- Yves DUBIEF – President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Vosges.
- André MARCON – President of Euromontana, Vice-president of the Assembly of French Chambers of Commerce and Industry, President of the UCCIMAC and of the Auvergne Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
- Frédéric DUBOUIS - Mayor of Plombières-les-Bains.
2.45 pm = Introductory conference: « Water in mountains» - Fr/Eng.
- Erik ORSENNA – Member of the Académie Française, Author of « L’avenir de l’eau ».
3.45 pm = Coffee break
4.00 pm = Round table: « Water use conflicts: how to reconcile conflicting use of water and harmonize water sharing? » - Fr/Eng.
- Bérengère CHARNAY – PhD Student at the EDYTEM research unit of the University of Savoie – France.
- Michel DANTIN – President of the Basin Committee of Rhône Méditerranée Corse – France.
- Christian LECUSSAN – President of the National Federation of Industrial and Private Water Users (FENARIVE) – France.
- Javier MARTINEZ GIL – Hydrologist at the University of Saragossa and founder of the Foundation for a New Water Culture – Spain.
- André PINATEL – President of the Regional Agricultural Chamber of PACA Corse – France.
- Jean-Yves REMY – President of the Group LABELLEMONTAGNE / Rémy Loisirs – France.
5.30 pm = End of the 1st Round Table.
6.00 pm = Beginning of the simultaneous conferences (Hôtel Prestige Impérial)
- Hydrotherapy: examples of mountain spa towns (Casino of Plombières) – Fr/Eng.
- Pierre JAL – Director of the Network of Massif Central Water Resorts – France.
- Herman ROSNER – President of the Chamber of Commerce of Covasna – Romania.
- Adaptation of mountain resorts to all-season tourism – Fr.
- Raphaël BONNET, Director of the Tourist Office of the Pays de Mezenc et de la Loire Sauvage – France.
- Thibaud LEDUC – CEO of the Ventron mountain resort – France.
- Water professions and training – Fr.
- Jean-François BOYER – Training Director at the Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Rhône Alpes – France.
- Pascal Boyer – Logistics and Sales Director at the International Office for Water of Limoges – France.
- Mountain aquatic wildlife conservation: how to preserve environment without slowing down the economic development? - Fr.
- Patrick MARTIN – Director of the National Wild Salmon Conservatory – France.
- Sarah HERNANDEZ – Project Manager at the ONEMA (National Office for Water and Aquatic Environment) - France
- Presentation of the implementation of a SDAGE / SAGE (Water Planning and Management Ordinance) and of a PPRI (Flooding Risks Prevention Plan) – Fr.
- Arnaud COMITI – Project Manager and Law Counsellor at the Assembly of French Chambers of Commerce and Industry, General Secretary of the National Federation of Industrial and Private Water Users (FENARIVE) – France.
- Hydropower: how to reduce costs and/or increase income? – Fr.
- Guy VAXELAIRE – Mayor of La Bresse, Vice-president of the National Association of Mountain Elected Representatives (ANAEM) – France.
- François CURÉ – General Manager of Tricotages des Vosges – France.
7.00 pm = End of the simultaneous conferences.
8.00 pm = Welcome to the gala evening (Thermes Napoléon - Hôtel Prestige Impérial) - Charged and on reservation only.
8.30 pm = Prizegiving to the winner of the Prix Thésard 2009 (Thermes Napoléon - Hôtel Prestige Impérial).
9.00 pm = Gala dinner (L’Orangerie - Hôtel Prestige Impérial).
Friday 18th September 2009
8.30 am = Arrival of all participants (Casino of Plombières).
9.00 am = Round table: « Climate changes: their consequences on water and mountain territories » - Fr/Eng.
- Jean-Paul CERON – Researcher at the University of Limoges and member of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) – France.
- Valentin CISMARU – President of the Chamber of Commerce of Valcea – Romania.
- Gillian DALRYMPLE – Government Research in the Scottish Government – United Kingdom.
- Armin HINTERSEH – Mayor of Titisee – Germany.
- Michel HUMBERT – Vice-President of the Association of Elected Representatives of the Vosges – France.
- Athanassios KUNGOLOS – Professor of Management and Engineering at the University of Thessaly – Greece.
- Guy QUEMENER – CEO of Textiles de la Dunière – France.
10.30 am = Coffee break.
10.45 am = Round table: « Scarcity / desire: what responsibilities and compensations for mountain territories? » - Fr/Eng.
- Pedro ARROJO – Professor of Economy at the University of Saragossa, Winner of the Goldman Prize 2003 on Environment – Spain.
- Jean-Pierre BAUDELET – Former Director of International Operations for Saint-Gobain Pont-à-Mousson, Representative of Saint-Gobain Pont-à-Mousson before the World Water Council – France.
- Elias BERIATOS – Director of the Research Unit on Geographical and Environmental Studies, Former State Secretary for Environment and Regional Planning – Greece.
- Lido RIBA - President of the UNCEM (National Union of Mountain Cities and Communities) - Italy.
- Yves CROUVEZIER – CEO of Crouvezier Viala – France.
- Juan Andrès GUTIERREZ – Director of the Department of “Agricultural Analysis and Studies” of IKT, Basque Country Government – Spain.
12.15 pm = Special guests speakers - Fr/Eng.
- Jean-François DONZIER – General Director of the International Office for Water - France.
1.00 pm = Closing of session and announcement of future projects.
1.30 pm = Luncheon (Casino of Plombières) - Free of charge.
