International Conference "How technology can help develop sustainable solutions" held in October in Bucharest

de | septum. 27, 2017 | News

On October 10, Bucharest will host International Conference "How technology can help develop sustainable solutions" which will take place between 10.00-14.30, at Cinema Elvira Popescu. The conference agenda is available here.

Two French guests will also take part in the meetings with the Romanian public. Marc Fontecave - professor at the Collège de France, at the Department of Chemistry of Biological Systems - will talk about the challenges in the fields of renewable energy and energy storage; on the other hand, Jean-Christophe Mathias, philosopher, will evoke the ascending and worrying dynamics of the extinction of plant species.

Among the Romanian guests, Victor Negrescu, Minister Delegate for European Affairs, representatives of companies, NGOs and the media announced their presence.

The conference is also addressed to the general public concerned with the solutions offered by technology. Those interested are expected to participate in debates and Q&A sessions. The entry is free.

The event is organized within GreenTech Film Festival - the first documentary film festival dedicated to green technology that takes place at Elvira Popescu Cinema, between October 9-12. The festival program is available here.

Can technology help us find solutions to reduce our impact on the environment? Invitations will try to answer this question International Conference "How technology can help develop sustainable solutions" which will take place between 10.00-14.30, at the Elvira Popescu Cinema in Bucharest.

Experts in science, technology and ecology from Romania and France aim to formulate an answer to the central topic of the conference, organized around two panels - "Renewable energy and energy storage: water, CO2 and sun. Electric cars. Solar houses ” and "Development of solutions for sustainable agriculture". Examples of good practices in the field of recycling will be presented, as well as innovative solutions used by companies to reduce energy consumption. The detailed program of the conference can be seen here. Among the Romanian guests, Victor Negrescu, Minister Delegate for European Affairs, representatives of companies, NGOs and the media announced their presence.

Marc Fontecave - professor at the Collège de France, in the Department of Chemistry of Biological Systems - will talk about the challenges in the fields of renewable energy and energy storage; on the other hand, Jean-Christophe Mathias, philosopher, will evoke the ascending and worrying dynamics of plant species extinction at the end of the screening of his documentary “Alerte rouge sur la Tulipe” (Red Code for the Wild Tulip).

“The contribution of technology to ensuring a sustainable economy is the central theme of the first Green Tech festival in Romania and of the debates that complete the agenda of this unique event. We want this first edition to be a success and to be an active forum for discussions in favor of developing a sustainable economy. ". Declares Valentin Negoiță, President of APDETIC & ECOTIC, Skills 4IT Romania Coalition.

GreenTech Film Festival, the first documentary film festival dedicated to green technology, takes place at Cinema Elvira Popescu, between October 9-12.

”The presence of the GreenTech Film Festival at the French Institute in Bucharest is part of the latter's strategy to organize and host events with low ecological impact. The French Institute welcomes the organization of such a festival in Romania and expresses its hope that this example of good practices for environmental protection will be followed by other cultural actors in the country. The screenings, conferences and debates of the festival will take place at Cinema Elvira Popescu, a "green" room through conception and operation. Festival tickets cost 5 RON / film and will be on sale on https://eventbook.ro/elvirepopesco". The representatives of the French Institute from Bucharest declare.

Program GreenTechFilm Festival includes screenings of documentaries made by foreign specialists, but also case studies from Romania, captured in the form of short films, but also events dedicated to children, under the name MINI GreenTech - science workshops, ecology, robotics, creative recycling. The opening of the festival announces the launch of the Romanian documentary 10 (Ten), an independent production, which presents exceptional people from Romania.

GreenTech Film Festival is organized by Media Image Factory, with 10 years of experience in developing and communicating social projects, ECOTIC Association, French Institute, with the support of Every Can Counts Romania, IBM and UPC, Discovery Channel, Science and Technology Magazine, but also other partners. More details about films and workshops are available on the website www.greentechfilmfestival.ro and on the Facebook page GreenTechFilmFestival.