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By SoScience 1

SOSCIENCE IN A FEW WORDS • A social company since 2014 • Specialized in responsible research and innovation, recognized by the European Commission We are striving for a world where technologies and research are devoted to solve social and environmental challenges. SUPPORTED BY Echoing Green Fellow 2017 MÉLANIE MARCEL Changemaker 2014 FOUNDER OF SOSCIENCE

SOSCIENCE’S LEITMOTIV All stakeholders are concerned by complex global challenges the world is facing: industries, governments, companies, citizens, NGOs, research institutes... We are convinced that it is necessary to work on a new form of collaboration and partnership . We offer you to take part in this movement by meeting and designing innovative collaborations with new and inspiring actors through our network.

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The Future Of is first and foremost the opportunity to create new collaborations and partnerships around inclusive and responsible research and innovation projects . WHO & WHAT KEY FIGURES 1 topic related to the SDG’s • 90% of attendees are satisfied • 6-8 Boosters 6-8 researchers (funding partner, 30-40 international experts and • 1 exceptional one-day event to spur • valorisation, …) changemakers collaborations • Plurality of sectors and expertise 6 months follow-up to support and build • 6-8 Social 6-8 companies Entrepreneurs • Interactive tools to boost long term partnerships (project management, collaborations network and financial opportunities) 6-8 changemakers (NGOs, associations…) HOW Inspiring pitches Open debates Collaborative tools Informal meetings between attendees

THE FUTURE OF IS: Attendees meet and Attendees can envision the The Future Of_ is the exchange ideas with high- future with clarity, by beginning of promising level speakers and other discovering what is at the partnerships . professional participants . forefront of research , SoScience’s team is here to They leave inspired, ready innovation and technology follow-up attendees over the to innovate and to enact today : what will have the course of 6 months after the change within their own most impact on our launching event, to help them organizations . societies in decades to taking their collaborative come. innovation projects to completion .

9.am-12.pm 1.30pm-5.pm 5.pm-6.pm From 6.pm 6 oral presentations An OpenForum : Officialization of Informal moment (15mn each) 3x 3 round tables the emerging with a cocktail. switched between (45mn each). collaborations researchers and start- Topics are during the day. ups or companies proposed by attendees

Based on our expertise, our team designs specific tools to facilitate collaborations between stakeholders that usually do not work together. The wall of collaborations reveals the partnerships projects created throughout the day. Before leaving, attendees officialize their partnerships projects through the dedicated form. They name a project referent and plan for the next steps .

JUNE 14th, 2018 Given the increasing demand for food and the industrial necessity to implement sustainable ways of production and consumption, we have to explore new ways of valorizing fruit and vegetable waste streams. The existing solutions do not necessarily capture all the value of many waste streams : there is plenty of room for innovation . How to further improve the industrial valorization of fruit and vegetable waste? Which technologies and methods can unlock their potential? How can different actors collaborate to deliver new scientific research projects having a directly positive impact with fruit and vegetable waste streams?

WATER SOILS FOOD Which new sources of Quality of water resources: Agroecology, soils quality, proteins and with which measurements and urban soils challenges? treatments

• • 38 attendees from diverse sectors: startups, NGO, ○ Robin Duponnois – [IRD, LSTM] large companies, SMEs, researchers… Alain Brauman – [IRD, Eco&Sol] ○ ○ Thomas Lerch – [IRD, IEES] 100% of attendees are satisfied Jean-François Daniel – [Reverdir] ○ 95% would recommend the event to others ○ Mouna Abaab – [Acacias For All] 71,4% estimate that they have identified new relevant contacts Wendwaoga Savadogo - [Bioprotect B] ○ 52,4% could have a clearer vision of soils’ challenges 47,6% had talks and feedbacks which gave them new ideas or solutions • •

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