"This was my first time attending Future Days. I appreciated the quality of the presentations as well as the pertinent questions that were asked after each of the presentations. The contacts made enabled me to make contacts to enrich the innovation projects of the company I am in charge of."

Jean-Luc Roy

"FUTURE Days 2019 was a great event for anybody interested in the metropolitan challenges of the 21st century. I was inspired by the presentations of the many French and international colleagues motivated to contribute to tackling these challenges. If you want to be part of this community, come and join FUTURE Days 2020 - you won't be disappointed!"

Remko Uijlenhoet

"For the researchers of the OCAPI programme, who are working on the ecological transition of urban sanitation, the FUTURE Days 2020 were an opportunity to dialogue with players in the field. It was an opportunity to confirm that source separation of wastewater and the circular economy of organic matter are of interest to a wide audience, at the heart of the sustainable city."

Marine Legrand

"What we saw very clearly during FUTURE Days was that there is definite collaboration between different organisations in the field of research and in setting up training programs"

Pascal Barbier

"I particularly enjoyed meeting people, talking to the participants. Colleagues from other establishments and also people from the companies who attended. The round tables were remarkably varied, and very interesting discussions arose concerning the issues related to sustainable cities"

Franck Jung

"What I find most worthwhile about these kinds of events is that they provide a crossroads for the meeting of points of view, where each speaker approaches the subject from a different angle, coming from a different background, whether in academia, economy, or public affairs, or even as a student. These events enable us to connect our viewpoints, to realise that we're sometimes working on the same issues, and to come together with a common vision"

Cécile Delolme

"The 2019 FUTURE Days Grand Prizes were an opportunity to identify and highlight student-entrepreneurial projects from our ecosystem, while making them more aware of the support mechanisms available. For example, our 2019 winner Light Mirror from EIVP, obtained a pre-incubation with the Descartes Incubator, and is applying this year for the Climate Launchpad for enhanced coaching and potentially international visibility."

Jean-Christophe de Tauzia

"This 2019 edition of FUTURE Days was a great success: the conference programme was sharp and diversified, the round tables and debates were of high quality. This clearly demonstrates that it is essential to bring the world of research into dialogue with decision-makers, with the aim of proposing ever more relevant and effective public policies."

Carine Saloff-Coste

"During the three days of the 2020 edition, we shared several visions of urban territories, we analysed a great diversity of public policies in France, in Europe and beyond, we debated the roles and responsibilities of scientists. At the time of the "transitions" that the Future Days examine from year to year, the City, to be sustainable, ecological and human, has never needed to listen to its researchers as much as it does now. Will science and politics manage to reconcile in the search for the common good?"

Jean-Bernard Kovarik

"Thanks for inviting me to the FUTURE Days. It was a great chance for me to connect up with so many enthusiastic people about decarbonising our cities, particularly our mobility. We are now in the process of selecting 100 climate neutral and smart cities – deadline 31.01.2022 if your city would like to express its interest ! I look forward to participating again in a future FUTURE Days !”

Matthew Baldwin