AI & Environment Networking Breakfast

French Ministry of Ecological Transition

Come share croissants and insights around how different organizations adress the nexus of AI and environmental sustainability!

STATION F

Since 2021, the French Ministry of Environment leads the "AI &amp; Environment" strategy of the French Government. As such, it contributed to the launch in February of the <a href="https://www.sustainableaicoalition.org/" title="https://www.sustainableaicoalition.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Coalition for Sustainable AI</a> by France, ITU and UNEP.The French Ministry of Environment also encourages innovation in sectors related to the ecological innovation (transportation, building, biodiversity, networks, etc.) through the <a href="https://greentechinnovation.fr/" title="https://greentechinnovation.fr/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Greentech Innovation </a>initiative.In this context, the French Ministry of Environment invites Members of the Sustainable AI Coalition, friends and interested organizations to join us at <a href="https://stationf.co/" title="https://stationf.co/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Station F</a> on October 21st starting at 8:30 AM. This will be a unique opportunity to discuss in-person the opportunities of AI for our environmental goals. This breakfast will be held before the formal opening of the annual French Greentech Meet'up. Tentative agenda:<ul><li>8am-8:30am: Welcome &amp; Croissants</li><li>8-30am-8-40am: Introductions &amp; Coalition updates</li><li>8:40am-9am: Presentation by Waves of Change followed by Q&amp;A - AI &amp; oceans: what are the opportunities and challenges?</li><li>9am-9:25am: Presentation by Mistral AI followed by Q&amp;A - Environmental reporting for AI systems</li><li>9:30am: Open discussion &amp; Networking (and opportunity to attend Ministers' Introduction of the Meet-Up Greentech)</li></ul>Participants who register for this event will have access to the full event of the <a href="https://greentechinnovation.fr/meetup-greentech-2025/" title="https://greentechinnovation.fr/meetup-greentech-2025/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Meet-Up Greentech</a> and will have the possibility to meet with startups present at the event and attend other sessions on 21st and 22nd of October, including:<ul><li>On October 21st, 10am: Keynotes by Sylvain WASERMAN, President of ADEME, the French Agency for the Environment, and Béatrice KOSOWSKI, President of IBM France</li><li>On October 21st, 2:15pm, a roundtable on AI &amp; risks: better predict to better adapt our economy to a changing climate, with Nicolas TRIFT, Director of Strategy at Météo France, Aldrick ZAPPELLINI, Director Data &amp; IA at Crédit Agricole, Etienne GRASS, Global Chief AI Officer at Capgemini Invent and Luigia RIPANI, Head of AI for sustainability at Axionable</li><li>On October 21st, 3:40pm, a workshop on how to engage in Frugal AI</li></ul>