For this second edition, The Land invites you to its annual expert meeting on the theme:Relocalization: food, industry, decentralization.
On November 24,some twenty expertsand stakeholders from rural areaswill engage in numerousdebates, conferences, and round tablesto take a fresh look at our rural areas.
Discover the full program
9:00 a.m.
Opening speech
By Loïg Chesnais-Girard (President of the Regional Council of Brittany)
9:30 a.m.
Conference
How can we rebuild ties between cities and rural areas by investing in young people in these regions?
By Salomé Berlioux
Followed by an interview with Sébastien Grosmaître (editor-in-chief of Ouest-France)
10:15 a.m.
Round table
Moderated by Christelle Marteel (Head of the Brittany Region Department, Ouest-France)
Governance and decentralization
With Aziliz Gouez (Vice President of Nantes Métropole, regional elected official)
Catherine Laidin (lecturer and researcher, Institut Agro Rennes-Angers)
Paul Molac (Member of Parliament for Morbihan)
Jean Ollivro (Geographer, President of the Bretagne Prospective Think Tank)
11:00 a.m.
Conference
Reindustrializing regions: the challenges of digital and environmental transformation
By Anaïs Voy-Gillis
Followed by an interview with Patrice Moyon (editorial journalist, Ouest-France)
11:45 a.m.
Round table
Moderated by Patrice Moyon (editorial journalist, Ouest-France)
Food relocation
With Maarten Klop (Local2Local, relocation experience in Holland)
Bernadette Loisel (President of Vitamin, a food transition and relocation consulting firm)
Emily Mayer (Director of Studies, IRI Institute)
Olivier Mevel (consultant in food transition strategy and marketing)
1:30 p.m.
Roundtable discussion
What land use policy should be adopted for relocation?
With Ali Ait Abdelmalek (sociologist specializing in rural issues)
Henry Buzy-Cazaux (founding president of IMSI and member of the National Housing Council)
Emmanuel Nicoleau (general delegate, Baobab cooperative)
Norbert Friant (head of the Rennes Métropole Digital Service, city of Rennes)
2:15 p.m.
Conference
The solutions are in our countryside
By Jean-Marc Esnault
Followed by an interview with Sébastien Grosmaître (editor-in-chief, Ouest-France)
3:00 p.m.
Round table
Moderated by Amandine Dubiez (economic journalist, API)
Reindustrialization
With Patrice Begay (Executive Director of Communications at BPI)
François Blouvac (Head of the Industrial Territories Program at Banque des Territoires)
Frédéric Bourget (Managing Director of Fresh Dairy Products, SILL Group)
Alain Glon (industrialist – Chip’s Bret’s, Ecofeutre, Tiliz)
Loïc Hénaff (CEO of the Hénaff Group, regional councilor)
3:45 p.m.
Conference
Throughout human evolution, innovation has always occurred on the periphery.
By Pascal Picq
The discussions will be recorded for live broadcast on YouTube. Subsequently, TVR will broadcast the highlights in a 1.5-hour format.
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Practical information
Numerous parking spaces will be available on the day of the event.
For those who wish, lunch will also be available on site.
