We hope that this rich and impactful debate will have allowed the voices of influential entrepreneurs and companies undergoing transition to be heard in this beautiful Occitanie region.
Over 200 entrepreneurs and company directors got together at Montpellier Business School to accelerate momentum and commitment for social and ecological transition for their companies and the entire regional business community.
Led by a large coalition of local professional networks, this event extends and amplifies dynamics already triggered during previous #UED2021 stopovers in Nancy, Lyon, and Dijon.
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Local public-sector decision-makers mobilized to help make the Occitanie Pyrénées-Méditerranée Region and Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole pioneers for transition, with Hind Emad, Vice President in charge of Economic Development and Digital Technologies for Montpellier Métropole and Jalil Benabdillah, Vice President in charge of the Economy, Employment, Innovation, and Reindustrialization for the Occitanie Region.
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Participating companies included: Dell Technologies, Railcoop, and Nutrition & Santé S.A.S (Gerblé).
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Economic partners such as the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, CPME, MEDEF, and CJD united their efforts to accelerate actions by their members, notably with Luis Uribe of Nutrition & Santé S.A.S (Gerblé) arguing in favor of a differentiated tax system according to the level of company commitment.
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Masterclasses to move forward on precise indicators for impactful companies focused on four key pillars – social impact, ecological impact, sharing power, sharing values – with pioneer entrepreneurs in Occitanie.
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Impact funding meetings: 10 impact investors met with over 40 entrepreneurs to help local businesses speed up development and scaling.
