THE VENUE 

Headquarters of the Ile-de-France Regional Council

8 boulevard Victor Hugo, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine 93400

The Île-de-France Region is active in most areas that affect the daily lives of the 12 million inhabitants of the region. As the competent authority for economic development and innovation, the Region is the public authority in charge of setting strategic guidelines in these fields : it hosts a dynamic ecosystem on the circular and digital economy and is a leading Smart Region.

The Île-de-France Region is happy to host the Cluster Policy Learning and Capacity Building event, at its premises in Saint-Ouen (Paris Region) in its recently inaugurated “Victor Hugo” building. The two buildings of its headquarters were designed by Jacques Ferrier, the architect of the France pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo. The site is located 200m from the Mairie de Saint-Ouen metro station, on line 13 and 14, just 15 mins away from the heart of Paris.

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SITE VISITS

After the event, the Ile-de-France regional council and Choose Paris Region are proposing short guided tours of organisations and companies to illustrate a circular economy approach taken by local stakeholder. All sites are accessible in public transport, within maximum 40 minutes.


TOUR 1 : How cluster initiatives can promote the development of circular economy initiatives (Les Canaux & Cap Digital)

How cluster initiatives can promote the development of circular economy initiatives: a field visit of Les Canaux, a unique historic building renovated with a fully circular process and pitch of Cap Digital, a national cluster in digital and ecological transformation.

You will visit the positive impact project accelerator Les Canaux, and understand how their team fosters circular economy initiatives, share experiences.

You will also meet Cap Digital, the Paris Region cluster for digital & ecological transformation. You will hear their experience leading an EU Circular Economy Project.

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TOUR 2 : Generating new business on sustainable construction material (Cemex Tolbiac Site Visit)

Generating new business on sustainable construction material: visit of the urban facility of the CEMEX group, a global leader in the sustainable building materials industry. 

Are you interested in learning more about the circular economy in the construction business? Join us at the Cemex concrete aggregate production site by the river Seine in the heart of Paris.

The Cemex team will show us around plant facilities, explain the challenges and opportunities of the circular economy in their field, and answer any questions we may have.



TOUR 3 : Generating new business on circular construction material (Backacia at Station F)

Presentation of Backacia (digital solution dedicated to the reuse of construction materials and equipment) and tour of Station F, France’s biggest start-up campus. 

You will talk with the founders of Backacia, a 4-year old French marketplace in the construction field. Backacia allows companies to buy previously discarded construction materials and used equipment from nearby sellers.

We will visit them in their head office at Station F. The listed pre-pressed concrete building hosts more than 1,000 startups.


TOUR 4 : Generating new businesses in the field of retail (Lizee & Ring Capital) 

You will meet the Lizee startup founders at their location on Paris North Bank.  You will understand how Lizee enables brands and retailers to adapt to the shift in consumer behavior with circular rental models.  You will get the perspective of the Investment Fund Ring Capital, and its rationale for supporting Lizee.