2025 Conferences and Panel Discussions

Discover the complete conferences and panel discussions program of GreenTech Forum 2025.

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Tuesday 17 June 2025 | 9:30-10:00
Opening Ceremony

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Tuesday 17 June 2025 | 10:15-10:45
2025 Sustainable IT challenges: AI, IoT, Cybersecurity…
Conference | Theme: AI

What are today’s main challenges with regards to sustainable IT? How must Green IT be rethought in light of recent innovations? Is it still possible to reverse the trend in terms of the environmental footprint of digital technology?

  • Louis BILLEROT, Green IT Policy Officer, Sustainability, French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty - Directorate General For Enterprises
Tuesday 17 June 2025 | 10:15-11:00
Ecodesign: a business issue rather than a technical issue?
Panel discussion | Theme:  Ecodesign

To achieve eco-design, it is of course necessary to apply standards and technical best practices. To become more susstainable, companies must also review their business model and service offering. Isn’t this an integral part and the first step of eco-design? Or can technical teams lead the initiative?

  • Agnès COMTE, Sustainable IT & Ecodesign Expert, Banque de France
  • Bianca SOFIAN, Senior Sustainability Analyst, Cullen International
Tuesday 17 June 2025 | 11:00-11:30
Ethics as a Gamechanger – Leadership, Sustainability & the Holistic Return on Ethics
Conference | Theme:  Ethics
  • Merle BECKER, Host & Moderator, Merle
  • Bernard LECUIVRE, Transformation Lead, Coeos Transformation
  • Aurore TUAL, Senior Digital Ecodesign Program Manager, Thales DIS
Tuesday 17 June 2025 | 11:30-12:15
Business model of companies: why move away from volume logic, and how ?
Panel discussion | Theme:  Strategy

Optimizing, making more effective, more efficient is one the goals for both IT and Green IT, but it won’t be enough for the ecological transition. Moving away from a volume logic is the only way out for a sustainable systemic transformation that truly takes into account planetary boundaries.

  • Pierre-Alix LLORET-BAVAI, Co-founder, 2tonnes
  • Daphné VLERICK, Co-founder, Pulsitive
Tuesday 17 June 2025 | 11:45-12:15
AI for Dummies: LLM, RAG, deep learning, machine learning, Generative AI, 30 min to understand everything
Conference | Theme: AI

Understanding the basics of AI is essential to understanding its environmental impact, which varies depending on the type of AI (Generative or not, model size, etc.).

  • Adrien BANSE, Developer, GenAI Impact
Tuesday 17 June 2025 | 14:15-14:45
Transition pathways to sustainable use of ICT: towards more digital sufficiency
Conference | Theme: Human IT
  • Hans STOKKING, Lead Scientist Sustainable ICT, TNO
Tuesday 17 June 2025 | 14:15-15:00
European Accessibility Act: is it finally time for web accessibility?
Panel discussion | Theme:  Ecodesign

The European Accessibility Act comes into force on June 28, 2025. Will web accessibility finally experience its advent?

  • Bertrand KELLER, Accessibility Expert, Handicap International
  • Ronan ROBE, Chief Operating Officer & co-founder, Fruggr By Digital4Better
  • Adina TELEUCA, Founder, Accessi+
Tuesday 17 June 2025 | 15:00-15:30
CSRD: understand everything in 30 minutes
Conference | Themes: Strategy, Evaluation

To grasp the transformative opportunities offered by CSRD, it is necessary to understand its workings through concrete cases and educational illustrations.

  • Wim BORREMANS, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, Terra Reporting
Tuesday 17 June 2025 | 15:30-16:15
Cybersecurity: what compatibility with Green IT in the era of AI?
Panel discussion | Themes:  AI, Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity and Green IT are often considered as contradictory. How can specialists succeed in combining these two necessary building blocks for a trusted IT that is safe for its users and environmentally friendly?

  • Pierre GIRARD, Digital Eco-design Director, Thales
  • Bruno JUSTE, CEO, Eonix SA
  • Alexis VALERO, Co-founder and CEO, Rzilient
Tuesday 17 June 2025 | 15:45-16:15
PCRs to help assess the Information System footprint
Conference | Theme:  Evaluation

Standardizing environmental impact assessment methods through a unified methodology is a challenge to limit greenwashing and allow each company to obtain reliable reporting to act better. PCRs are, in this respect, particularly interesting tools that companies must seize, while understanding their limitations.

  • Boris BAILLY, Partner, Research And Development Manager, Aguaro
  • Amael PARREAUX-EY, CEO, Rezilio
Tuesday 17 June 2025 | 16:30-17:00
Extending Device Lifecycles: The Role of Green Software in Reducing E-Waste
Conference | Theme:  Ecodesign, Equipement lifespan
  • Rik VIERGEVER, COO, Murena
Tuesday 17 June 2025 | 16:45-17:30
Towards the most durable and repairable equipment possible: a paradigm shift in business models, or just another form of greenwashing?
Panel discussion | Theme: Equipement lifespan

To have a truly sustainable activity, terminal manufacturers should have every interest in producing as sustainably as possible, rather than contributing to a permanent renewal of equipment fleets. Is it truly happening?

  • Thierno DIALLO, Staff Software Engineer/ Green Software Pratictioner/ Green Champion, Axa France
  • Jan HOOGSTRATE, Executive Director, Free ICT Europe Foundation
  • Samuel SAUVAGE, Cofounder, HOP and Auxilia Conseil
Tuesday 17 June 2025 | 17:15-17:45
Diving deeper into the supply chain for Sustainable ICT Transformation
Conference | Theme:  Strategy, Equipement lifespan
  • Kaushik RAMAKRISHNAN, Vice President, Global Electronics Council (GEC)
Wednesday 18 June 2025 | 9:30-10:00
Sector exclusions: the future of IT companies' responsibility strategy?
Conference | Theme:  Strategy
    • Zénon VASSELIN, Manager, Carbone 4
    Wednesday 18 June 2025 | 9:30-10:15
    AI: continue to speed up, or start slowing down (and how)?
    Panel discussion | Themes:  AI, Strategy

    Acceleration seems to be an end in itself, without even thinking about the real consequences of this great acceleration. But shouldn't we, on the contrary, slow down? And if yes, how can we achieve this?

    • Chris DEAN, CEO, Rebase.green
    • Jean-Pascal MARTIN, Senior Sustainable IT Consultant, Digital4Better
    • Stefano SEDOLA, Founder, Stratejai
    Wednesday 18 June 2025 | 10:15-10:45
    Accessibility Mode is the New Default Mode
    Conference | Theme:  Accessibility
    • Manon LESPES, Front-end Developer, Spade
    • Benoit VRINS, Lead Designer, Spade
    Wednesday 18 June 2025 | 10:45-11:30
    CSRD, a lever for IT transformation?
    Panel discussion | Theme:  Strategy

    Will the CSRD enable IT Systems Departments to sustainably transform their Information Systems, or will they just facilitate reporting?

    • David ALLIOUX, Sustainable IT consultant, BL évolution
    • Gabriel LEVIE, Co-Founder & CEO, Wequity
    • Céline VERVINKT, Account Manager, Flexso
    Wednesday 18 June 2025 | 11:00-11:30
    We lost 10% of leboncoin's traffic... And it's good news!
    Conference | Theme:  Ecodesign
      • Océane STARON, Senior Backend Engineer, Leboncoin
      Wednesday 18 June 2025 | 13:30-14:00
      Responsible IT procurement: what criteria to include in calls for tender, how to structure your specifications
      Conference | Themes:  Equipement lifespan, Strategy, Evaluation

      Sustainable IT procurement is always a headache. In 30 minutes, step by step, learn how to identify the essential elements to include in your calls for tender or purchasing criteria to succeed in this challenge.

      • Rosendo MANAS FAURA, Partner, Resilio
      Wednesday 18 June 2025 | 13:30-14:15
      Frugal AI, the only credible path?
      Panel discussion | Themes:  AI, Ecodesign

      Frugal AI: purposes, technical principles, degree of applicability, contribution to the resilience of AI-based services, challenges and limmitations

      • Wim CASTEELS, Lecturer, AP Hogeschool
      • Caroline JEAN-PIERRE, Co-Founder & Vice-President, GenAI Impact
      • Zénon VASSELIN, Manager, Carbone 4
      Wednesday 18 June 2025 | 14:15-14:45
      Datacenter/Cloud environmental footprint assessment: getting out of the jungle of benchmarks
      Conference | Theme: Evaluation

      State of play of existing repositories for data center and cloud provider managers. Propose different benchmarks to facilitate their adoption. How cloud providers, hosting companies can apply these hanbooks, and how user companies can refer to them to understand the Green IT policy of their solution provider.

      • Olivier CORRADI, CEO & Founder, Electricity Maps
      Wednesday 18 June 2025 | 14:30-15:15
      Low-tech, permacomputing… How to innovate tomorrow while respecting planetary boundaries?
      Panel discussion | Theme: Innovation

      What will innovation look like tomorrow? What techniques and imaginations can we rely on? Or is this just another form of techno-solutionism?

      • Luis AKAKPO, Founder, levv
      • Romane CLÉMENT, Co-founder and CEO, Ctrl S
      • Ignacio RONDINI, CEO - Software developer, Axoly Tech
      Wednesday 18 June 2025 | 15:00-15:30
      Digital Twins: a way for organisations to take better decisions for ecological transition?
      Conference | Theme: Innovation

      Digital twins can represent a great opportunity to simulate crucial choices for environmental transition. A way to anticipate indirect effects, rebound effects and make a better planification of the organisation sustainability roadmap. But is it relevant for every organisation? And what about the environmental impact of these modelisations?

      • Theodoor VAN DER KLAAUW, Managing Consultant, IBM
      Wednesday 18 June 2025 | 15:45-16:15
      Sustainable IT Strategy step by step: the tutorial
      Conference | Theme:  Strategy

      Building your Sustainable IT strategy step by step.

      • Ivan MARIBLANCA FLINCH, CEO & Sustainable IT Expert, Mikujy
      Wednesday 18 June 2025 | 15:45-16:30
      IoT, is it part of the solution or is it the path to ecological disaster?
      Panel discussion | Themes:  Ecodesign, Innovation

      It is expected that the number of connected objects will grow drastically; with embedded AI, this growth could be even bigger than anticipated a few years ago. Can we and should we limit this growth?

      • Edouard GUEGAIN, Head of Research, Greenspector
      • Gillo MALPART, President, MAVANA
      • Matthias STROBBE, Business Developer, IMEC
      Opening ceremony and speeches
      More information soon...
      1. Planetary boundaries: challenges in measuring and reporting on Sustainable IT. Assessing the global environmental impacts of digital technology - state of the art.
      Topic: Introduction to Sustainable IT
      • Louise AUBET, Head of R&D, Resilio
      • Cyprien DE BARROS, Founder & Manager, Dimeritium
      • Louis GOLARD, PhD Student, Université catholique de Louvain
      2. Converting organizations and their leaders to Sustainable IT - ROI, co-benefits, and extra-environmental arguments.
      Topic: Responsible Enterprise
      • Christine HECKMANN, President, Verdikt
      • Manaëlle PERCHET, Head of Impact & Sustainable Development, Wemanity
      • Julien ROUZE, Cofounder, Sopht
      3. Sustainable public purchasing : the practical implementation of the Circular and Fair ICT Pact (CFIT) framework, from the pre-tender stage to end-of-life management.
      Topic: Responsible Enterprise

      • Johan RODENHUIS, Strategic Sustainability Advisor IT, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
      • Ekaterina SMID-GANKIN, Circular Procurement Advisor, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management / Rijkswaterstaat
      • Michaël VAN MOL, Legal Advisor, Agency for Facility Operations
      4. Small organisations and Sustainable IT, how to take concrete action? (testimonials and feedback).
      Topic: Responsible Enterprise
      • Benjamin LANG, President, Aelan
      • Laurence de KERCHOVE, Project Officer, Sustain.brussels / Agoria
      5. Large/international organisations and Sustainable IT: key success factors and pitfalls to avoid (approaches, regulations, different cultures...).
      Topic: Responsible Enterprise
      • Diego EGUIDAZU ALONSO, CIO, European Patent Office
      • Christine HECKMANN, President, Verdikt
      • Tobias STRELOW, IT Consultant, Lufthansa Group
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      6. Sustainable purchasing : including environmental and social considerations in IT buying decisions - tools and best practices
      Topic: Responsible Enterprise
      • Barton FINN, Purchaser Engagement Manager, TCO Development
      • David KOHNSTAMM, Co-Founder & CSO, Leafcloud
      • Laurie SERVAIS, Sustainable IT Officer, Airbus
      7. Eco-design of digital services: which frameworks (GR491, GreenSoft Model…) to use, what mindset to adopt within IT teams, what skills to develop?
      Topic: Sustainable IT Infrastructures and Services
      • Vincent DUCAS, Consulting Manager, Digital4better
      • Benita HUBE, Lecturer, The UWA Business School
      • Simon UYTTENDAELE, CEO, Aeonics
      8. Eco-design & websites: Tools, standards, best practices (incl. accessibility, data privacy...), actors & testimonials.
      Topic: Sustainable IT Infrastructures and Services
      • Pascal DESHAYES, CEO, TerraOps
      • Manon LESPES, Front-end Developer, Spade
      • Sophie SCHUERMANS, DIgital Accessibility Expert, AnySurfer
      9. How can open-source software help reduce hardware obsolescence?
      Topic: Sustainable IT Infrastructures and Services
      • Ignacio RONDINI, Sofware developer and founder, Axoly Tech
      • Anna ZAGORSKI, Research Associate, German Environment Agency
      10. Eco-design from theory to practice, how do companies take action in real life? Eco-design, a fundamental lever to reduce the environmental footprint of IT. Case studies of implementation (services and/or products side).
      Topic: Sustainable IT Infrastructures and Services
      • Jean-Brieuc FERON, Founder, Citronics
      • Olivier PEDOUSSAUT, High-Tech Director, DASSAULT SYSTEMES
      • Simon UYTTENDAELE, CEO, Aeonics
      11. BYOD/COPE & Cybersecurity: What technical and cultural barriers exist for the sharing of equipment between companies (e.g. having two laptops as a consultant due to client-site consulting), or between personal and professional use?
      • Rayna STAMBOLIYSKA, CEO and Founder, RS Strategy  
      12. Sustainable IT & Regulations: Directives and obligations for IT in Europe; public and corporate policies to promote more responsible IT usage by end customers and consumers; international initiatives.
      • Bianca SOFIAN, Senior Environmental Sustainability Analyst, Cullen International
      13. Multi-criteria (water and resources consumption, pollution, GHG emissions...) measurement of IT's environmental footprint: tackling the lack of robust data and unstandardized methods, and exploring labels, certifications, and tools for Sustainable IT policies and footprint tracking.
      Topic: Tools, Certifications, Standards, Norms & Regulations
      • Barton FINN, Purchaser Engagement Manager, TCO Development
      • Aiste RUGEVICIUTE, Researcher - Consultant, Square Management / La Rochelle University
      14. Preparing for Sustainable IT and environmental disclosure regulations; getting ready for CSRD, Ecoscore, Repairability Index... and managing environmental data effectively.
      Topic: Tools, Certifications, Standards, Norms & Regulations
      • Kris BOUDT, CEO, Sentometrics
      • Constance D'ASPREMONT, Chief Business Development Officer, Greenomy
      • Véronique PEVTSCHIN, CEO, TheGreenShot
      15. Incorporating Sustainable IT into educational programs across various fields (engineering, generalist, management, journalism...) and emphasizing the need for training in companies to adopt greener digital practices.
      • Sarah DESCAMPS, Research Assistant and PhD Student, University of Mons
      • Patrick NOEL, CEO and co-Founder, We Boost Your Project
      • Andrea Vittorio QUILICI, Head of Consulting, Resilio
      16. Refurbishment, repair & WEEE management: Market reality and solutions for businesses.
      Topic: Ecological & social transition and Innovation
      • Mirabelle LAMOUREUX, CEO, NEWKAP
      • Virginie VERSAVEL, Circular Economy Officer (CEO) & Founder, CIRCULIFE.eu
      17. Which digital solutions can help meet other Sustainable Development Goals (Mobility, Public Services, Renovation, Food, etc.)? How to avoid rebound effects?
      Topic: Ecological & social transition and Innovation
      • Lionnel ANCIAUX, CEO, IOT Factory
      • Grégoire DE HEMPTINNE, Cofounder and Managing Partner, Shayp
      • Véronique DE LAET, Team Leader Innovation, Geographic Information Management
      18. Environmental benefits of digital technology: myth or reality? How to integrate indirect environmental impacts/rebound effects of digital technology into a systemic approach ? How is digital technology shaping tomorrow's society and its impacts?
      Topic: Ecological & social transition and Innovation
      • David BOL, Professor, Université Catholique de Louvain
      • Victor LAMBERT, Senior Consultant in Sustainable IT, IJO
      • Xavier MARICHAL, Sustainability Consultant, Sonterra sprl et Université Catholique de Louvain
      • Arjen VAN DE WALLE, PhD Candidate, Vrije Universiteit Brussel - sustAIn.brussels
      19. Promoting Circular Innovation: Technology and design for a circular future.
      Topic: Ecological & social transition and Innovation
      • Rodolfo GROENEWOUD, CEO, In4Art BV
      • Alexandra KARTACHOVA, Consulting Director in charge of CSR, Market Intelligence and Market Research practices, Sofrecom
      20. AI for Eco-Efficiency : Using AI to reduce our environmental footprint, taking into account the footprint of AI.
      Topic: Ecological & social transition and Innovation
      • Ana SEMEDO, Managing Director, IL Expansions
      21. Environmental Impacts of Artificial Intelligence: Current state and trends.
      Topic: Ecological & social transition and Innovation
      • Gianluca ODOARDI, Professor, Université Libre de Bruxelles
      • Amael PARREAUX-EY, Chief Executive Officer, Resilio
      • Dimitris SACHARIDIS, Professor, Université Libre de Bruxelles