All Posts from Benoit Cotte
A chinese point of view-Interviewing Pr. Yonglong Lu
Pr. Yonglong Lu, professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences was invited at the debate on the 4th Workshop of monday about “The Rise of the Bio-economy: Chinese and European approaches”. His remarks were quite assertive – “China is not suitable for sustainibility criteria? I don’t think so”-or- “In fact, China is the first country » read on
Sustainability or how to challenge entrepreneurs
On the very first session, the high level of the keynotes quickly engaged me. Dr J. Potocnik European, European Comissioner of the Environment, emphasized the fact that innovation is not just about technology but also about our behaviour. I agree: first in the minds of every entrepreneur should be achieving growth that enforces intelligent thinking. » read on
We are the Student Reporters!
Maybe you have asked yourself: “Who are those Student Reporters?” So here is a very short video describing what we do and motivations for this project here in Davos – we hope you like it! We will also make interviews during the next couple of days, so you can keep up to date by visiting » read on
How to reconcile Sustainability and Urbanisation – with Mark Swilling
“Should we limit the use of ressources?” Mark Swilling will reflect on this during the first plenary session, basing his presentation on “Africa’s Development Challenges in a Resource Constrained World”. However, he also had declared “The key, it’s the innovation” during his collaboration on the United Nations Environment Program; as he trusts in mankind’s capacity to » read on
More about this author
Currently studying pharmacy in France, Benoit became, last year, a collaborator and member as part of the Hosting team in Hub Madrid , enterprise focusing on social entrepreneurship. He also ran a humanitarian project called Burkina FaSoLaSiDo until this summer and look foreward to lead other projects. Interested in working in various sectors, he has a good knowledge in the field of Pharmacy and which leads him to have special interest in ecology or agroalimentary sectors. His passion for writing and fine arts led him to launch a blog mingling poems, proses and photographs with French artists for next September. He speaks French, Spanish, English and is currently learning Chinese.