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Climate Change 5 Minutes with Stephen Burgin Country President, Global Threat: Business Challenge Alstom UK INFOfrench chamber of commerce in great britain www.ccfgb.co.uk january / february 10 in this issue climate change 5 minutes with stephen burgin Country President, Global Threat: Business Challenge Alstom UK Interview with angela knight Chief Executive of the British Bankers’ Association Radical message for French higher education richard descoings Director of Sciences Po Success Story with Oliver Bengough, CEO & Founder cinémoi chamber gala dinner 2009 ‘A glittering success’ Discover the winners of the franco-british business awards 2009 BUILDING SUCCESS Around the world, VINCI Construction Grands Projets designs and builds large civil engineering structures and buildings. Our high level of expertise, strong engineering and management skills, responsive organisational structure and ability to forge well-founded local relationships set us apart. VINCI Construction Grands Projets is part of VINCI, the world's leading integrated concession and construction group. [email protected] - www.vinci-construction-projects.com/british-isles Arnaud Vaissié President, French Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain, editorial and Chairman & CEO, International SOS The intelligent route through tough times NFO wishes all its readers a good New Year 2010, commerce scene. I even as the cold winds and snow continue to Here speakers provide members with batter the UK, both literally and metaphorically! advance knowledge and intelligence about likely The economic outlook for the coming year is no developments in their sectors of operation. But better than that of 2009, widely regarded as an members also have the opportunity to share their annus horribilis. The UK, as for much of Europe, experiences of existing markets, with colleagues. is preparing for rising unemployment, cuts in They do this through extensive networking with public spending and fears over the horizon of others, perhaps in different industries. deflation and pressures on corporate profits. The range of information available to members There may not be any easy route through has greatly expanded over the last year as the this recession, and few would have expected Chamber has widened its range of partners. For it otherwise. So let us look at some of the ways example, members may know that the Chamber at which the Chamber can assist in preparing has linked with the Financial Times which has ourselves to be resilient, to withstand the harsher become the media partner of the Franco-British elements of the difficult environment. Business Awards, with the Franco-British Chamber Each member will feel the impact of the of Commerce, the Franco-British Council or the economic environment in his or her own way French Institute, organisations with which we and he will have his or her own strategies for have co-hosted meetings. These are only a few of dealing with it. But every strategy is likely to have the link-ups formed by the Chamber. We will see at least two components. These may be found in more of these in the New Year. the complex meaning of the word ‘intelligence’. On a more convivial note, INFO would like to Intelligence means an understanding of the facts introduce a new columnist, Thibault Lavergne, you can see immediately, on the one hand, and who is a wine expert. Thibault organises our advance knowledge of what might occur on the wine tasting events and will write about the wine other. industry. You may find his first column on page 68. The Chamber provides members with both Finally, the Chamber will soon conduct a forms of meaning. Through the Chamber’s mix survey, in partnership with Ipsos MORI, one of of Forums and members’ meetings, and indeed our members, to help us to identify our members’ through its publications, members receive willing needs and expectations. We hope this will enable and open access to many colleagues’ experiences. us to provide them with useful and relevant The launches in the last year of the Chamber’s services. Every business recognises the importance Corporate Social Responsibility and Cross-Cultural of building links for our mutual protection and Relations Forums provide ways of networking for mutual benefit. As we huddle together for with others who have an understanding of very protection in these cold times, the advantages of large parts of the international business and solidarity and intelligence shine through. I info - january / february 2010 - Patron Members contents issue 187 / january - february 2010 © Shizao 24 Richard Descoings 31 Director of Focus on Success Story Sciences Po Climate Change 28 Cinémoi 15 Profile Angela Knight 72 The Franco-British Business Awards 2009 5 minutes with Climate Change 31 58 The search for green principles Global Threat: Business Challenge 60 Dig for victory! 08 Stephen Burgin Country President, Alstom UK Big picture post Copenhagen 32 Copenhagen summit: little progress, but Culture much to play for in 2010 News in the City 63 Decode: Digital Design Sensations 36 Can we avoid dangerous climate change 11 Shorties 64 Agenda 38 France and the UK will be key 14 Profile: Angela Knight, Chief Executive of 67 Book Reviews to re-boosting momentum the British Bankers’ Association 40 Oil and water don’t mix (or do they?) Wine Press 68 News 42 The new green movement The Commercial overview 16 60th Anniversary of Club Med @ the Chamber... 44 Adapting business to the changing climate 19 L’Oréal celebrates 100 years! 46 London: a centre for sustainable business 70 Chamber Gala Dinner 2009: ‘A glittering 19 Nicolas Sarkozy tests Thales’ Teorem success’ 47 The green revolution: an investor’s view 21 The UK gets tougher on combating bribery 72 The Franco-British Business Awards 2009 48 Profit from the gloom 22 Your rights to appeal against business rates 75 Bob Cotton, Chief Executive of the British Business takes up the green challenge Hospitality Association 23 London’s West End: world’s most expensive office market 50 Renault’s low-carbon drive into the unknown 75 Hard Times, Hard Cash 24 Richard Descoings, Director of Sciences Po: 52 More clarity needed on carbon pricing says 76 New members EDF Energy 27 Wales: keep up the good work! 77 For your diary 54 How intelligent IT can help save the planet, low land gorillas - and money Questionnaire de Proust Success Story 55 The show must go on 78 with Gautier Deblonde 28 Cinémoi, with Oliver Bengough 56 Building on a low-carbon foundation Managing Director: Florence Gomez Editorial Commitee: Ravi Baga, Dave Bevan, Benoit Distribution: CCFGB members, Franco-British decision Editor-in-chief: Nicolas Kochan Chevalier, Nick Cook, Doug Farquhar, Andy Heiron, makers, Business Class lounges of Eurostar, Eurotunnel Lianna Hulbert, Lawrence Joffe, Jonathan Levy, & Air France in London, Paris and Manchester. Publication assistant: Hannah Meloul Clarence Michel. Editorial assistant: Josh Loeb Editorial and Publishing Offices: Contributors: David Bevan, Bob Cotton, Paola Cuneo, Design and Layout: Raffi Ekmekjian Benoit Chevalier, Nick Cook, Emmanuel Daoud, French Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain Advertising: Capucine Oddo - Tel: (020) 7092 6651 Sarah Davey, Mathieu Doublet, Paul Ekins, Douglas Lincoln House Farquhar, Mark Goldthorpe, Andy Heiron, Peter Cover picture: © Turning the Tide on Climate 300 High Holborn Hindle MBE, Lianna Hulbert, Martine Julia-Sanchez, Change London WC1V 7JH Lawrence Joffe, Céline Jamard, Robert Kandel, Tel: (020) 7092 6600 Printed by: Headley Brothers Ltd Thibault Lavergne, Clarence Michel, David Sayers, Subscription: INFO is published every 2 months. John Simmons, French Institute, International Fax: (020) 7092 6601 Complimentary for members or £35 yearly. Business Wales, Bureau du livre de Londres. www.ccfgb.co.uk - info - january / february 2010 info - january / february 2010 - 5 minutes with stephen burgin In parallel with this, we will be continuing to the engineering profession. But a French engineer’s develop renewable technologies in the UK and will be no better than a British engineer. 5 minutes with working hard to responsibly manage our own energy I’ve worked in Britain and I’ve worked in France, stephen burgin consumption as a business. and I can say it’s not about the quality of engineering, but it might well be about having the engineers and Moving on to Alstom Transport, I understand you have giving the priority of the engineering projects and the recently won an order to extend the Virgin Pendolino engineering profession. fleet. We received an order last year to make those trains two In terms of the global picture, where is there the biggest Stephen Burgin worked for Alstom in France before becoming UK president for the cars longer, which is quite a big job. We are building demand for energy? conglomerate, a patron member of the Chamber, two years ago. Here he talks to INFO about 106 new cars. There will be four additional trains and The biggest demand for energy is in China and India, as Alstom’s remarkable activities in its two vital sectors - energy and transport - and how the then the balance of the cars will be used to make the you might guess. There is a steady demand in Europe, UK benefits from French nuclear know-how. existing trains longer. based on replacement of ageing infrastructures and Because of all the work that’s been done to upgrade moderate increases in population. the West Coast Mainline and the signalling systems, The UK has very specific short-medium term needs the reliability and the utilisation of the line keeps because of adherence to EU directives and its ageing Could you start by describing the scale turbine plants. The fuel is gas and peaking year after year, so there’s a need for increased nuclear fleet. of Alstom and the nature of your role we burn that to turn the turbines capacity. Companies like ours are global players and in it? - but that’s just one element of a therefore it’s very important that the UK itself is an Alstom has 81,500 employees in complex picture.
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