Nicolas Maslach was invited on March 29, 2018 to attend the seventh edition of the Impact2 Forum in the meeting room at City Hall in Paris. Several themes were on the agenda, ranging from social economy and solidarity to ecology, durable development, and artificial intelligence. Anne Hidalgo, mayor of Paris, opened the Forum before giving the floor to esteemed participants, including minister of ecology Nicolas Hulot, deputy and mathematician Cédric Villani, president of the Olympic Committee Tony Estanguet, and astronaut Thomas Pesquet. Close to 50 islands and countries were spoken for—including Saint Martin—by one thousand representatives. Impact2 is organized in Paris every year by INCO, the first worldwide consortium for a new economy that is green and sustainable.
7th Edition Of Impact2
Nicolas Hulot & Thomas Pasquet à Impact2 © Erwan Floc’h
Nicolas Maslach took advantage of this trip to Paris to meet with Véronique Descharrières, the project architect for the Caribbean Institute For Insular Biodiversity (ICBI), in order to confer with her about new challenges delivered by hurricane Irma and the necessity to modify the initial plans for the ICBI.