The latest topic discussed by our panel highlights the need to move beyond a repair-focused approach and embrace anticipation and adaptation. As the effects of climate change intensify, our infrastructure, designed to last for decades, is no longer aligned with new environmental realities.

Koen Deryckere, CEO of Accenture France & Benelux, and Batoul Hassoun, a foresight expert, illustrate this emerging challenge through several concrete examples and identify key levers for action.

These include finding the right balance between human capabilities and technological innovation, particularly artificial intelligence. But time is running out: inaction now costs more than action.