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AND is the Future - Making Businesses Sustainable AND Profitable

AND is the Future - Making Businesses Sustainable AND Profitable

By: Ilham Kadri CEO of Syensqo
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AND is the Future, hosted by Ilham Kadri, the CEO of Syensqo, brings together great minds to explore how businesses can be both sustainable AND profitable through innovation and science.

The best leaders practice the power of AND. To us, this means embracing ideas and behaviors that others might perceive as opposite or in conflict.

Leaders who are daring AND caring.

Leaders who are guided by science AND deeply human.

Leaders who are strong AND show vulnerability.

Leaders who focus on profitability AND sustainability with equal importance.

The power of AND is about believing in and embracing both. In And is the Future, Ilham sits down with great thought leaders and inspirational minds across the globe to discuss some of the most important issues facing businesses today.

Find out how we can do well AND do good in business with former CEO of DSM Feike Sijbesma; Hear about what business leaders can learn from space travel with Helen Sharman, the first British person in space; Discover the connection between disruption AND sustainable leadership with former Dow CEO Andrew Liveris; Learn how the Sustainable Development Goals can lead to incredible business opportunities with Marga Hoek; Explore how science can be at the service of humanity with Nobel Prize winners Steven Chu and Ben Feringa; Listen to an episode on chemistry AND music with renowned scientist and pianist Nuno Maulide - and that’s just the beginning!

Have you ever thought about how chemistry can enable a sustainable future? Did you know there's a connection between art and science, or between sustainable growth and health? What can athletes teach us about sustainable business? AND is the future will open your minds to discover business from a wider perspective and to embrace the AND in your leadership journey.

Ilham Kadri is the perfect host to lead these conversations. Dr. Kadri, the CEO of Syensqo, is a Moroccan-French business leader, a world citizen, a scientist, and a humanist who is fully committed to making businesses sustainable AND profitable. Her career spans more than three decades over four continents and she has delivered purpose-led transformations leading to superior financial, sustainability and DEI performances. Beyond her leadership at Syensqo, she is Chair of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), President of the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), Vice-Chair of the European Round Table for Industry (ERT) and a permanent member of the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council (WEF). Follow Ilham Kadri on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilham-kadri

The podcast is inspired by Syensqo’s founder Ernest Solvay, who organized the Solvay physics and chemistry conferences, which brought together the world’s greatest minds such as Albert Einstein and Marie Curie to push the limits of science and innovation and solve the world’s biggest challenges.

AND is the Future is presented by Syensqo, a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that advance humanity. Launched in 2023, as a spinoff of Solvay, Syensqo is driving breakthroughs in batteries, green hydrogen, advanced lightweighting materials, biobased solutions, and more. It is also a leader in the chemical industry in addressing environmental challenges and promoting circularity. Find out more: https://www.syensqo.com/en/


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    What happens when a passion for airplanes meets an unshakeable mission to decarbonize aviation? Kyle Clark the founder and CEO of BETA Technologies explains how electric flight could change the world!

    Ilham and Klye talk about what it feels like to pilot an electric aircraft, the future of long haul flights, the importance of lightweighting materials, and what makes Beta stand out of its competitors. Did you know that 20% of aviation emissions can be tackled today with existing electric technology?

    Syensqo is proud to partner with Beta to provide the lightweighting materials for their aircrafts.

    Kyle Clark is the founder and CEO of BETA Technologies, a company that’s redefining sustainable air travel with all-electric aircraft and a scalable approach to certification and commercialization. BETA Technologies is working to make flight greener, safer, and more accessible by helping the world in the transition to electric-powered aviation. BETA builds eVTOL aircraft and charging systems enabling its customers to seamlessly move people and cargo around the world safely, cost-effectively, and with minimal environmental impact.



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    Bertrand puts it, “If you dream and achieve nothing, you’re a dreamer. When you make the impossible possible, that’s when you become an explorer.”

    Syensqo is proud to partner with Bertrand and Climate Impulse by providing the advanced lightweighting materials for the aircraft.

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    According to Erica Nemser, the CEO of Ardent, “Hard things are hard, but not impossible.” Meet the entrepreneur who is making carbon capture for the “hard to abate” industries a reality!

    As Erica says, if everyone in these industries could snap on Ardent’s membrane carbon capture solution, “that’s a third of global emissions of CO₂. We would reach all of our goals almost immediately.” In this episode, Ilham and Erica have a fascinating discussion about falling in love with the customers' problems, celebrating failure as part of the journey, and even what track driving and entrepreneurship have in common!

    Erica Nemser is the CEO of Ardent, an advanced membrane technology start-up headquartered in the USA. Ardent provides separation solutions for some of the world's toughest industrial chemistry challenges, including carbon capture and storage.

    At Syensqo we are proud to partner with Ardent, combining Syensqo's world-class materials science with Ardent's innovative membrane carbon capture solutions.

    Timestamps

    • 1:30 - Love of science, chemistry and entrepreneurship
    • 2:52- The switch to carbon capture economy and Ardent’s role in it
    • 6:12 - The impact of carbon capture on climate change and the economy
    • 7:37 - Journey of starting Ardent
    • 11:15 - Small companies as a disruptive force
    • 14:54 - Inspiration from the “absence of materials”
    • 19:44 - The power of AND
    • 22:29 - Ardently working for solutions
    • 24:13 - All about people
    • 26:43 - Recipe for success
    • 30:11 - What track driving and entrepreneurship have in common

    For additional details about the podcast, show notes, and access to resources mentioned during the show, please visit https://www.syensqo.com/en/podcast
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