17 November 2023

16:45 – 18:20

Amphitheatre Painlevé

Nicolas Castres Saint-Martin

Nicolas Castres Saint-Martin is Chief Technology Officer of Alstom Transport, as of February 1st 2014. Nicolas Castres Saint-Martin, is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique & Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Techniques Avancées (ENSTA). He started his career in 1979 at GIAT (Military Industry) before joining Alstom Transport Headquarters in 1984. In September 2019, in anticipation of the merger with Bombardier, Nicolas Castres Saint-Martin was appointed CTO of Alstom until October 1, 2023. He is currently retired.

Debate: What are the energy challenges for transport?

What role will transportation play in tomorrow’s energy challenges? Our environment is changing rapidly and profoundly, for a variety of reasons: energy, economic, sociological and cultural. How can we adapt on a global scale? Throughout history, people have travelled to explore the world or to find the means to survive. Given current trends, our means of travel will become increasingly constrained, with more collective modes of transport. However, economic restrictions will be a major obstacle. We’ll be looking at the considerable challenges facing the transport sector, and looking forward to an exchange of views between the various players involved. What are the stakes and challenges for the transport industry, both in industrial and human terms?