Barack Obama will come to La Défense to talk about climate: “An international casting that’s a bit of a rock star”

It presents itself as “the largest gathering on the energy transition in Europe”.

So obviously, the POwR Earth Summit, which will be held from March 13 to 15 in La Défense (Hauts-de-Seine), had to offer prestigious guests.

Specifications respected to the letter since the event welcomes former American President Barack Obama in person as its opening.

For an hour, the former head of state will engage in a real question-and-answer game, to open these three days of conferences and workshops on environmental issues and the energy transition imagined and created by the young POwR Earth Foundation. , born two years ago.

“We needed an international casting that was a bit of a rock star,” jokes the organization, where we believe that Barack Obama embodies “the most legitimate international personality” to open this first edition. .

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