Economic crisis, climate change, hunger riots, illegal migrations:each and every day, real risks compete with nonexistent threats to make newspaper headlines. As people worry about their future and the world to come, governments, elected officials, and businessmanagers are urged for answers.To help them put things into perspective, anticipate, make decisions,and take action, Lépac offers different conference and training programmesespecially intended for small groups. These programmes stand outby the use of maps and graphs, our experienced and complementary hosts,our diversified panel of speakers, the variety of audiences we address,and the interactivity between participants and attendees.

Objectives> connect everyday phenomena to international challenges> measure the balance of power, prioritise risks> detect major trends, identify driving forces for change

Method> cross-disciplinary foresight approach> maps, graphs and data visualisation> off-centre, geographical and historical process> deconstruction of representations and common preconceptions

Audience> entrepreneurs and managers > elected officials, local councillors, and public institution boards > NGO staff, university and business school heads > journalists

seminars and conferences

Our clients rank amongst top economic, political, social, and educational actors, includingAFD, APG World Connect, APM, Areva, ASEAN Forum, Bel, Bouygues, BP, Cartier, Coldiretti,Crédit Agricole, Deme, EDF, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Eiffage, EU Comission,EU Parliament, Eurovia, Generali, Groupama, Havas Worldwide, Horsch, Ifage, Jones Lang LaSalle,Julius Baer, L’Oréal, Le Monde, LH Forum, Musée du Quai Branly, Natixis, Pernod-Ricard, Renault,Safran, TEDx Helvetia, Thales, Total, Unesco, Vacheron-Constantin, Véolia Environment, Veritas, Vinci.

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INFORMATION

Futures of the World ©

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Globalisation and foresight

Seminars and conferences on geopolitics and international foresight

From one world to another: the great transition (population, food, urbanisation, NT, mobilities, ageing...).

Inventory of the world to come: the factors of change (middle classes, globalisation, natural resources, migrations, lifestyles...).>

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Geopolitics, geostrategy, and international relations

Sub-Saharan Africa: area of growth and inequality, innovation and instability.

The Persian Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula: an outlook to 2025.>Crossed challenges in the Mediterranean basin (integration, migrations, co-prosperity, security, water...)>Energy and sovereignty challenges in South China Sea.>ASEAN: what development and integration model for Southeast Asia?>The Arctic from suburbia to centrality: the last days of a sanctuary?>The European Union: an endless project?>The European Union: what political, economic, financial, and cultural role on the international stage?>

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Agriculture, energy, and natural resources

Agriculture: how long will the planet be able to feed the world?

Is water a geopolitical issue? Can scarcity lead to water conflicts?>Towards a new geography of world energy.>Metals and minerals at the crossroads of geopolitical and systemic risks.>Non-conventional oil and gas to reorganise world energy flows.>

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Environment and climate

Can world growth really be green?

Taxes, emissions trading, standards: what environmental regulation mechanism in a context of globalisation?>

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Economy and development

Population growth and its challenges.

Environment and energy transition: decoupling, job creation, and funding.>Economy and agriculture: financialisation, food security, environment, and competition.>The air transport industry: an outlook to 2025.>

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Methodology and tools

Maps: a versatile tool for citizens and politicians, decision makers and propagandists.

Foresight: a methodology to better choose our future.>

Our speakers’ expertise covers a wide range of themes, including lately-handled topics: