Science and public policy: how can science influence decision-making?

• How can science more effectively shape our world and, in particular, in public policy-making?
• How can scientific expertise become more audible, impactful and influential in public debate?
• How can we reconcile the long-term nature of research with the urgency of political decision-making, the complexity of scientific knowledge with media dynamics and the need for clarity in public action?
• How can scientific findings be translated into concrete recommendations and actionable levers?

These questions, and many more, will be explored by leading voices from the scientific, institutional and political communities.
At a time marked by profound and overlapping crises – climatic, health, social and political – the need for science-informed public decision-making has never been greater. The academic world, with its combination of expert and critical inquiry, has a vital role to play in transforming knowledge into capacity for action.

The event will foster meaningful dialogue between scientists and public stakeholders through round-table discussions, workshops, debates and case studies. The aim is to clarify expectations, share feedback and identify concrete pathways for progress. 
Ultimately, the discussions will converge around a shared ambition: how can science more effectively contribute to make a tangible difference?

Please note that the event will be held in French.

For the full programme, please see this page.   

Speakers include:

• Pierre-Marie Chauvin, Vice President for Arts, Sciences, Culture and Society at Sorbonne University 
• Laurent Petit, Project Officer for Expertise, Media, Society, within the SOUND project of the Sorbonne University Alliance 
• Rémi Quirion, Neurologist, Chief Scientist to the Government of Quebec, and President of the International Network for Governmental Science Advice (INGSA) 
• Corinne Lepage, Former Minister of the Environment, Former Member of the European Parliament, President of Cap21 
• Pierre Ouzoulias, Archaeologist, Historian and Senator for Hauts-de-Seine 
• Patrick Flammarion, Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Expertise & Support to Public Policy at the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) 
• Celia Gautier, Founder and Director of the association Expertise Climat 
• Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Paleoclimatologist at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), at the Pierre-Simon Laplace Institute (IPSL), Member of the High Council for Climate, Former Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 
• Nirmala Séon-Massin, Director of Scientific Expertise at the Muséum national d’histoire naturelle
• Yves Charpak, Epidemiologist trained at Université Paris-Saclay, Public Health Researcher (Institut Pasteur, World Health Organisation), Municipal Councillor for Health in his village, and Member of the Executive Board of the association Élus, Santé Publique et Territoires 
• Marie Ducellier, SOUND Postdoctoral Researcher at the Group for the Study of Methods of Sociological Analysis (GEMASS) at Sorbonne University 
• Nathalie de Noblet-Ducoudré, Research Director at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), at the Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Sciences (LSCE-IPSL), and Co-Coordinator of the Île-de-France Regional Climate Expert Group (GREC Francilien) 
• Valérie Lilette, Project Manager of the Île-de-France Regional Climate Expert Group (GREC Francilien) 
• Philippe Bolo, Mayor of Avrillé, Former Member of Parliament for Maine-et-Loire 
• Jean-Stéphane Dhersin, Mathematician and Professor at Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, CNRS Representative for Europe in Brussels 
• Marie-France Dignac, Chemist at the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), specialising in plastic pollution, at the Paris Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Member of the Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty 
• Paul Watkinson, Independent Expert on Climate and International Action, Former Chief Negotiator, Former Chair of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Hosted by:

• Laurent Simon, Journalist at TheMetaNews
• Stéphanie Bost, Coordinator of the Science and Society Alliance (ALLISS)
• Glen Millot, Coordinator of the association Sciences citoyennes 
• Grégory Rayko, International Editor at The Conversation France 
• Luc Allemand, Coordinator of The Earth Humanity Coalition