Jean JOUZEL

Vice-President of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and co-laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize 2007 

Jean Jouzel is famous for his work on global warming and notably for the role he played in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), of which is an expert since 1994 and vice-president since 2002. That same year, he received the CNRS gold medal, the highest scientific distinction in France. In 2007, he was co-laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize, which was jointly attributed to Al GORE and the IPCC. Jean Jouzel has authored or co-authored more than 250 publications, making him one of the most quoted authors in the field of universe sciences.

Anchor of the weekly program “Le Dessous Des Cartes” and co-founder of the LEPAC (the Centre for Political Studies and Cartographic Analysis) in Paris

Jean-Christophe Victor is the son of the French explorer Paul-Emile Victor. He is a political scientist focusing on international relations. In 1980, he worked as an analyst at the Policy Planning Office at the French Ministry of foreign affairs. Two years later, he has become the initiator and anchor of the weekly program “Le Dessous Des Cartes” on TV5 and ARTE, which is dealing with international relations. In 1992, he co-founded with Virginie Raisson the LEPAC, the Centre for Political Studies and Cartographic Analysis, a Paris based “think tank”.

GCCA is a non-profit association, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. that creates conduits for companies to harness the tremendous benefits of international cleantech cluster collaboration in an efficient, affordable, and structured way. GCCA provides a gateway for established and emerging cleantech companies to gain exposure to potential investors, new markets, influential networks, innovative technologies and best practices. GCCA was founded by swisscleantech, the Finnish Cleantech Cluster, and Sustainable World Capital.

Ben Taube is the President of BLT Sustainable Energy, Inc. Ben has many years of working with the public and private sector at the local, state, and federal levels. Ben has spent many years of his career working across the globe on behalf of many cleantech companies. Ben Taube also serves as a Senior Vice President for Evaporcool LLC, partner of Consensus Energy, and the current Executive Director as well as a Senior Strategic Advisor of the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA) which is a nonprofit headquartered in Atlanta, GA with a mission to deploy energy efficiency across 11 southeast States. The organization is comprised of public and private interests.

Prior to becoming the Executive Director of the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance, Ben served as the Public Affairs Manager for the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute where he was responsible for planning, coordinating, and communicating GREENGUARD's activities, capabilities, goals, and priorities to a variety of audiences. Ben also worked as the Director of Government Affairs for EcoSMART Technologies. Ben also served as the Environmental Manager for the City of Atlanta with the responsibilities of developing and enhancing environmental initiatives and policy. Ben was recently awarded the 2011 Atlanta Business Chronicle Environmental Emerging Leader Award. Mr. Taube has a Bachelors Degree from the University of Memphis and a Masters in Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Denver.

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