From September 29 to October 2, 2025, eight IMB participants will immerse themselves in the challenges of artificial intelligence and sustainability during a learning expedition in Canada on the theme « Which mega-trend will have the greatest impact on our businesses?

Their stay and the professional meetings organized in companies between Toronto and Montreal, in partnership with the Collège des Ingénieurs, will enable them to be inspired by practices taking place in North America and to find answers, notably to these questions:

• How can we build sustainable cities?
• How can artificial intelligence be both useful for our businesses and sustainable for the planet?

The managers taking part in this study tour organized by IMB in Canada:

• Olivia Conil Lacoste, CSR Director, Bouygues Immobilier
• Charles Robert Loar, VP Operations, Reeves (Colas)
• Gilles Dolfi, Managing Director , Bouygues Travaux Publics Régions France (Bouygues Construction)
• Pascal Baertschi, CEO Losinger Marazzi (Bouygues Construction)
• Taha Ibn Salah, Managing Director, Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France Equipements Publics (Bouygues Construction)
• Bruno Charrade, CEO MBU Americas, Equans
• Laurent Meric, Regional Director, Connected Cities and Territories Division, Equans
• David Ratsimiala, Director, Community Offerings, Buildings, Infrastructure and Services Division, Equans

along with Edward Bouygues and Jean-Manuel Soussan, who will accompany the study tour.