Aerospace MBA representatives did attend on Nov. 7th, 2017 a #conference jointly organized by @LaTribuneTlse @CGI_Global @MeetingLab (Toulouse, France).
This top-level conference gathered leaders of various industries to share their insights and knowledgeable visions about future of transportation:
- Mr. Yann Barbaux, President of Aerospace Valley, Chief Innovation Officer, Airbus
- Mr. Christian Desmoulins, President of “Cercle des entreprises stratégiques d’Occitanie”, Regional Ambassador “Alliance for Industry of the Future”
- Mrs. Dominique Faure, Vice-Presidente Toulouse Métropole, in charge of Economic Development
- Mr. Laurent Gerin, Vice-President Senior Great South Region – CGI
- Mr. Antoine Jouin, President, Continental Automotive France
- Mr. Jean-Paul Laumond, Director of Research- LAAS – CNRS Toulouse
- Mr. Cédric Mallet, Managing Director – Numa Toulouse
- Mr. Bertrand Raquet, President, INSA Toulouse
Toulouse region is very attractive regarding the Transportation of Future thanks to diverse assets:
- 2nd Largest city for students in France (Universities, Engineering Schools: ENAC, ISAE-SupAero, INSA, ENSEEIHT but also Toulouse Business School…)
- One of the best place for start-up and entrepreneurship
- Drone center
- Hyperloop projects
- World-class aerospace expertise (aeronautic and space): Airbus, Safran, Thales, CNES, Daher, Liebherr, Latécoère…
- One of the first cities in Europe where automated subway has been introduced
- IOT Valley
- La Mêlée Numérique
- Strong Automotive industry: Continental, Actia…
- Autonomous cars: Akka Technologies
- Digital Place
- Cybersecurity
- Smart Cities
If these assets are combined and the players are ready to work together, Toulouse might move in the future from the current status of European Capital for Aerospace to World-Class Capital for Mobility and Transportation. Energy companies should be part of this future sector in order to achieve an efficient and complex transportation ecosystem with a limited environmental footprint.
Some quotes:
#YannBarbaux: « Aerospace expertise to help managing future meta-systems & complex systems in transportation »
“Mobility: #Toulouse benefits from a unique ecosystem (aerospace, automotive, embedded systems, IoT, start-up, hyperloop & 120.000 students in leading schools!!)
“Continuous training is crucial to boost mobility & transportation of future”
