News & Highlights
Joël Ruet on France24: how coronavirus tests world leadership 12 March 2020 Joël Ruet participates in a roundtable on French television channel France24 to discuss the issues and solutions regarding the economic crisis provoked by the restrictive Covid-19 measures.Watch the debate here. Read more
Joël Ruet on France24 – Coronavirus: Can European coordination be enough? 8 March 2020 Joël Ruet analyses European coordination and Chinese response to the Covid-19 pandemic on French television channel France24.Watch his intervention here. Read more
Innovation lunch by The Bridge Tank in Davos 23 January 2020 The Bridge Tank organized on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos an international workshop on the theme: “Accelerating the smart city - financing solutions and project governance for emerging markets. " The bridge tank organised an industry conversation on « accelerating the smart city – financing solutions… Read more
The Bridge Tank’s 2020 Davos – Highlights 23 January 2020 As each year, Davos is too hectic to come into a post. Here are, beyond our own organized "Innovation Lunch", some highlights. We started with a TV interview on this year's theme on sustainable environment at the 50th World Economic Forum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwk5r9PJcPE . The Davos forum of course lags… Read more
The Bridge Tank participated in the G20 / Think20 kick-off meeting in Riyadh 18 January 2020 At this meeting we presented our ideas and plans for a policy brief to G20 leaders on increasing the financial envelope of the Green Climate Fund. The Brief will be directed by The Bridge Tank and involves contributors from Tunisia, China, India, Indonesia, Germany, Italy and France. Over the past… Read more
The Bridge Tank’s week in Beijing for the launch of CGTN Think Tank 17 December 2019 In early December 2019, The Bridge Tank travelled to Beijing, China on the occasion of the launch of CGTN Think Tank. Represented by its president Joël Ruet, The Bridge Tank's presence in China proved a valuable opportunity to exchange with various foundations and think tank headquartered in Beijing. As a… Read more
Joël Ruet on CGTN World Insight – Emmanuel Macron’s 2nd visit to China 4 November 2019 As Emmanuel Macron lands in China, Joël Ruet discusses the potential political implications of the French president’s visit on French-Chinese chain CGTN’s World Insight.Watch the discussion here. Read more
Unlocking Finance: The Key Factor for Investment on Green Projects in Africa 1 November 2019 A significant change in how investors approach green projects is underway. The fight against climate change requires and will require increases in the amount of capital being devoted to green projects. This underlines the importance of mobilizing financial actors from the private sector. Their awareness of this need and on… Read more
The Bridge Tank contributes to the 2019 Horasis “China Meeting” in Las Vegas 30 October 2019 On the 28th and 29th October 2019, the Horasis China Meeting took place in Las Vegas. One of the key parts of this event was a debate between Kristi Noem, Governor of South Dakota, and Pete Ricketts, Governor of Nebraska, on the US-China economic collaboration. Kristi Noem argued that, from an… Read more
The Bridge Tank co-organizes the Sino-France Dialogue on Civilizations 25 October 2019 On 22nd of October 2019, the Sino-French Dialogue on Civilisations, co-organised by the Bridge Tank and the China International Publishing Group, was host to three working panels focused on the French and Chinese cultures and global values. The discussions focussed on the intensification of bilateral human exchanges and on the… Read more
The Bridge Tank co-hosts the seminar: ‘China: Which questions for the future?’ 13 October 2019 The Bridge Tank co-organised with the Chinese Embassy in France a seminar on the 11th of October 2019, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of economic reforms and the China and the 55th anniversary of the implementation of French-Chinese diplomatic relations. This seminar took place in Brongniart Palace and gathered French… Read more
A working lunch on international affairs around Maurice Gourdault-Montagne 20 June 2019 On June 19, 2019, France-Amériques and The Bridge Tank, represented by Jean-Claude Beaujour and Joël Ruet, co-organised a working lunch on international current affairs around Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, Secretary General of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as part of the "Transatlantic Talks" series. Eric de Rothschild, Irina Bokova, Claire Martin,… Read more
Discussing Sustainable Development & Innovation at the Western Returned Scholar Association’s annual meeting 17 May 2019 From May 15-17, 2019, the Western Returned Scholars Association hosted a side conference to the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations titled “Sustainable Development: Green Collaboration and Innovation”. The keynote speakers of this conference included The Bridge Tank's president Joël Ruet, Mohan Munasinghe, former Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate… Read more
The Bridge Tank participates in the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilisations 16 May 2019 The Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations took place on May 15, 2019 in Beijing. For this event, Chinese President Xi Jinping invited heads of state and government and high representatives from around the world. The Bridge Tank was invited to attend this event and to give a speech at… Read more
The Bridge Tank participates in the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation 26 April 2019 The Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation was held in Beijing between the 25th and the 27th of April 2019 under XI Jinping’s presidency. This event gathered 900 select CEOs and economic leaders from companies, governments and business organisations from 88 countries that joined the Belt and Road… Read more
“Modi will be judged on what he was able to deliver”, Joël Ruet analyses the 2020 Indian elections on France24 18 April 2019 In the context of the 2020 Indian elections, Joël Ruet discusses the chances of Narendra Modi’s re-election on French television channel France24.Watch his intervention here. Read more
Horasis Global Meeting 2019: Catalyzing the Benefits of Globalization 12 April 2019 The Horasis Global Meeting was held from April 6-9, 2019 in Cascais, Portugal. It gathered over 800 world leaders from over 70 countries around the theme “Catalyzing the Benefits of Globalization”. The Bridge Tank was represented by its chairman Joël Ruet and its board member Pranjal Sharma, advisor at the… Read more
An event-filled week for The Bridge Tank during Xi Jinping’s state visit to France 3 April 2019 The Chinese President's State visit to France from 24 to 26 March 2019 was marked by France's desire to put Europe and the EU back at the heart of its relationship with China, as demonstrated by the diplomatic innovation of the invitation extended by French President Macron to the German… Read more
CGTN Dialogue – Joel Ruet discusses the Belt & Road Initiative MoU between Italy and China 2 April 2019 Xi Jinping’s state visits to Italy and France from March 21-26, 2019 was a milestone in the Belt and Road Initiative's (BRI) westward expansion. One of the key elements of this visit was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Italian government, according to which Italy would actively… Read more
Joel Ruet and irina Bokova of The Bridge Tank speak at the BOAO Forum 2019 1 April 2019 The Boao Forum 2019 took place between the 26th and the 29th March, themed: ‘Shared Future, Concerted Action, Common Development’. The Opening Plenary Session was held by the Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, who highlighted the importance of a mutually beneficial cooperation in the face of world economic headwinds. He… Read more