Eric Herve H Ponthieu
Curriculum vitae e dichiarazione altri incarichi ex D.lgs. n.33/2013

ERIC Ponthieu,Ph.D, Belgian

A true EU policy insider with 28 years of professional experience in the field of EU policy and decision-making on sustainable development, communication, R&D S and teaching

Excellent ability to process and communicate political, strategic and technical

information Wide range of interconnected areas of expertise: sustainable development, environment, climate, food and agriculture, sustainable consumption, energy, transport, information society, urban sustainability, R & R S and innovation

Author of a book on climate governance (Springer, October 2020)

Associate professor at Ca' Foscari University and regular guest professor (since 2006 over 15 hosted universities)

17 years of management experience with a strong ability to motivate staff

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Intermediate
management
Head of Unit for Agriculture, Rural Development, Environment and Sustainable Development Observatory, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), responsible for managing a group of 14 people to draw up opinions from EESC members, as of 01/04/2015

Head of Unit for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society, EESC, which manages a group of 15 people to draw up opinions from EESC members, since 01/06/2006

Head of the Urban Environment Sector, European Commission (EC), Directorate-General for Research, which manages a group of 10 people involved in R & R S in the field of urban governance, infrastructure, technologies to promote sustainable urban development. Scientific, administrative and financial management; annual budget of EUR 20-30 million; from 01/07/2003 to 31/05/2006

Insider and EU

policy analyst – author of the book 'The Climate Crisis, Democracy and Governance [https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-58127-5]', Springer, climate study series, October 2020
Joint
management of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform [https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/] with the European Commission since 2016
:
Preparation and follow-up of the Commission Communication "" [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A52004DC0038] (2004)

Follow-up to the EU Sustainable Development Strategy and the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (2003-2006)

the launch and follow-up of research cooperation between the European Commission (DG RTD) and UN-HABITAT (from 06/2002 to 06/2006)

Course

unit — Adjunct Professor at the University of Bologna, course of study on resource economics and sustainable development (since January 2023)

- Associate Professor at the PhD programme in climate sciences at Ca' Foscari University (since 2019)

— Docentand (Maître de conférences) at the Université des Sciences et des Technologies de Lille (University of Sciences and Technologies of Lille), lecture on environmental management in the enterprise within the framework of an DESS in "Water Engineering", half-time position (from 01/94 to 12/94)

Junior lecturer at the Institut Meurice Chimie, lecture for the general chemistry laboratory (from 09/86 to 09/87)

Regular guest professor at various European/non-European universities and research organizations: Peking University (18-22 December 2006), Kyoto University (23-27 July 07, July 09, July 2011, July 2022), Roma Tre University (26-28 November 07), Ca' Foscari University (2008), Ryokoku University and Kyoto University (20-31 July 2009), Technion University (2009), Coimbra University (July 2012), La Sapienza University Rome (July 2013), Musashino University (July 2014, December 2017, July 2019), Technical University of Berlin (2015), University of Minho (2016), Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid (July 2018), University of Coimbra (July 2020), University of Ritsumeikan (December 2021)

Communication

Information Officer for the European Commission in the Task Force Car of Tomorrow (01/96 to 12/98), the Non-Nuclear Energy Research Programme (JOULE) (06/96 to 12/98) and the Environment and Sustainable Development Programme (01/99 to 12/2002). This involved the preparation of briefings and speeches (e.g. for Research Commissioners Edith Cresson and Philippe Busquin), 'success stories' on European research and development projects, press releases, organisation of conferences, publication and video production, etc.

Freelance science journalist with different media outlets: more than 400 articles on science, technology, environment, management, etc. in various newspapers and magazines: Le Soir, Libération, Trends-Tendances, L'instant, La Recherche, etc. (from 04/90 to 12/94)

R&D

Management of research and development projects — scientific officer, European Commission, Directorate-General for Research, subsequently responsible for R & D projects
— new cleaning processes for water and waste treatment and for the chemical and petrochemical industries: EC, DG RTD, from 05/94 to 12/95

transport (Car of Tomorrow task force) and fuel cells/hydrogen (energy technology for transport and stationary applications): EC, DG RTD, from 01/96 to 03/99

transport, infrastructure, land use and spatial planning (Key Action Cities of Tomorrow): EC, DG RTD, from 03/99 to 05/06

Researcher with BRITE -EURAM contract at the Laboratoire de Catalyse Hétérogène et homogène of the University of Lille for a doctoral thesis (from 09/90 to 09/93)

Researcher in a Japanese chemical industry (Harima Chemicals) in Tsukuba (from 07/92 to 09/92)

Researcher with BRITE -EURAM contract at the Laboratoire de Physico -Chimie et de Catalyse of the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL, from 09/87 to 09/90)

Extraction of scientific papers for the American scientific journal Ceramic Abstracts (from 02/91 to 09/93)

Scientific

consultancy Consultant for the preparation of the 1993 Annual Report of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (Ispra, Italy) (from 09/93 to 01/94);
Participation in various "scientific evaluation" exercises (e.g. Euromanagement programme on assistance to SMEs, formerly DGXXIII; exploitation of RTD proposals in the BRITE/EURAM programme; production of media events for the Communication Unit of DG Research)

EDUCATION

2002 — certificate in innovation management awarded by the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

1994 — Special lectures on environmental management at the Université de Mons-Hainaut (Belgium)

1993 — European doctorate in physical chemistry, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, France, summa laude with congratulations from the jury

1989 — Special degree in applied natural sciences, orientation towards new materials, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, summa laude

1986- Industrial Engineer in Chemistry, Institut Meurice Chimie, Belgium, magna laude