ecovillages 2016

Association ecovillages Case postale 307 – CH-1860 Aigle
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ecovillages 2016
«Smart villages, technology meets with new ways of thinking»
Echoing the topic of Smart Cities – an urban form capable of integrating evolving and
emerging needs of institutions, companies, and its citizens at economic, social, and
environmental levels, this year’s ecovillages forum will ask: what exactly is a Smart Village?
How will villages use ICTs, Information and Communication Technologies, as well as
technologies capable of optimizing natural resources and steering them towards a postfossil fuel society? What can they do to enhance their energy autonomy?
How can these technologies be efficiently interconnected and exploited by today and
tomorrow’s infrastructure?
What collective vision could help anticipate and adapt to the “World 2.0,” its opportunities
and needs, and at the same time integrate other economic, social, and environmental
projects to improve the quality of life for the entire community?
These and many other questions will be explored in this fifth edition of the ecovillages
forum.
Place and date: Les Diablerets, Maison des congrès, on Thursday, August 25, 2016
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Maison des congrès and outdoors, debates starting at 9:30
a.m.
Conference language: French with simultaneous translation into German and English
Participation fee: 120 francs (entire day with breakfast, coffee breaks and meals). Students
and primary and secondary residents of Ormont-Dessus pay 60 francs.
Those traveling to the forum by train (ASD train from Aigle at 8:27 a.m.) will have the
opportunity to experience virtual-reality film demonstrations proposed by the WVRF.
Association ecovillages Case postale 307 – CH-1860 Aigle
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Program for Thursday, August 25, 2016
09:00
09:30
09:45
10:00
11:00
11:10
11:40
11:50
12:00
12:30
Reception, coffee & croissants
Welcome
Philippe Grobéty, Mayor of Ormont-Dessus
Michael Liebreich, Founder and Vice-president of ecovillages
“Big data, Smart data, Internet of Things…”
Matteo Mazzeri, Entrepreneur, digital enthusiast
Inspiration: “Technology is evolving. How can we increase its
acceptance?”
Nicolas Henchoz, Director of the EPFL-ECAL Lab
Followed by the 1st debate: “Technology as an instrument of transition”
Nicolas Henchoz, Director of the EPFL-ECAL Lab
Alain Sapin, Director Energy at Groupe E SA
Jean-Marc Udriot, President of the CITAV and Mayor of Leysin
Yvan Betrisey, Coordinator of the eEnergy Center at the Sierre Technopark
Moderator: Thierry Meyer, Editor in chief at 24heures,
Followed by an audience Q&A session
Firestarter: The connected horse
Patrice Mueller, Professor at the HE-ARC Engineering
Nuria Pazos Escudero, Professor at the HE-ARC Engineering Food for thought: “Alpine tourism and climate change: between
threats and opportunities”
Christophe Clivaz, Political scientist and associate professor at UNIL
Followed by an audience Q&A session «BestPellet: the triumph of a pioneering spirit»
Oskar Schneuwly, Founding member and director of BestPellet
En route with the traveling exhibition InAlp!
Isaline von Däniken, Coordinator of the RECHALP platform and scientific
coordinator of the inAlpe exhibition (UNIL), on tour in the Alpes vaudoises
until October 31, 2016
Presentation: Swisscom Smartcity Piano with Aigle Région (for the first
time in Switzerland!)
Christian Minacci, Economic delegate at Aigle Région
Raphaël Rollier, Director of the Smartcity Program at Swisscom
Cocktail dinner, tasting of Chablais wines, networking
Visit of the “Smart Village” and its stands
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13:45
14:05
15:05
15:10
15:15
15:20
15:30
15:50
16:00
16:10
16:20
16:30
16:40
17:00
“How Smala helps create ecovillages”
Théo Bondolfi, Coordinator of the Smala Institute’s Ecopol services for the
creation of ecovillages . Followed by an audience Q&A session
“Understanding mobility to sustainably plan cities” Alexandre Bosshard, Coordinator DTSI, pilot project for the town of Pully
Followed by the 2nd debate: "Smart Cities, Smart Villages: how do
communities benefit?"
Alexandre Bosshard, Coordinator DTSI, pilot project for the city of Pully
Raphaël Rollier, Director of the Smartcity Program at Swisscom Hervé
Dedieu, CEO of Novaccess
Frédéric Borloz, National Council member and Mayor of Aigle
Guy Monnier, xxx citizen, Sales manager at Ecowaste
Moderator: Thierry Meyer, Editor in chief at 24heures,
Followed by an audience Q&A session
Smart Ski Resort: the example of the Simetis platform at Téléverbier
Guillaume Simon, Head of home automation at Simnet SA
Logifleet, a management model for connected mobility
Raphaël Greppin, CEO at Logifleet
Georadars against concrete cancer
Alexis Kalogeropoulos, Fondator and expert at Bridgology
An ecological shepherd’s shelter
Joël Morerod, Cartpenter at Les Diablerets
Hackathon, Act Now!
Didier Faure, Coordinator of the ecovillages hackathon
Alexandre Cotting, HES-SO professor, coordinator of the HES-SO
Hackathon
Presentation of two award-winning projects from the first ecovillages
hackathon
Inspiration: Sylvain Kaufmann, President the projet THE Port in Geneva
e-tourism and digital strategy
Myriam Pichard, Director of the Les Diablerets Tourist Office
The World Virtual Reality Forum - WVRF
Clayton Doherty, Co-founder and president of the WVRF
The Wave Trophy, an electric rally!
Louis Palmer, President of the Wave Trophy
Smart Cities and E-governance for Sustainable Development
Christian Mumenthaler, Consumer Decision and Sustainable Behavior
Synthesis of networking outcomes, topic selection for 2017
by Michael Liebreich et Corinne Feuz
Visit of the “Smart Village” and its stands
Aperitif in front of the Maison des congrès, networking