President, The Bridge Tank www.thebridgetank.org, a Think Tank member of Think20 of G20, active in COP21-COP22-COP23, since 2017 a nodal point associated to Belt and Road Initiative. He lived in Paris, Cairo, New Delhi, London, Beijing, Dakar and has advised governments of France, India & Senegal. Former Visiting, Centre for China in the World Economy Beijing. Alumni of Ecole des mines-ParisTech & London School of Economics, he published 8 books on Emerging Economies. Ideas & Influence: Think20 Member: Task Forces “Trade & Investment”, “Climate Policy and Finance”, “G20 & Africa”; Regular at World Economic Forum Davos ; Regular at UN General Assembly; Member Club des Ambassadeurs, French Foreign Affairs Paris, Regular at India-Africa annual business Meet, at Forum de Bamako, at “Medays” Tanger Morocco; Since 2018, invited African Union Heads of States Summit; 2017, only think tank invited to launch of Hydrogen Council, WEF Davos; Since 2015, Co-founder Morocco-France network of Think Tanks; Orientation Board Member of Green Cross France, Mickhail Gorbatchov’s NGO; Board Member, Manav Sadhan Vikas Sansthan, NGO of Trade and Industry Minister, Gov of India; Advisor, Southern China Innovative Finance Institute Guangdong University of Finance; Columnist and Op-Ed contributor Le Monde, Diplomatic Courier, FT-Beyond BRICS. Interviews: France 24, CCTV, various Media in Morocco. Advisory & Political: Joël Ruet has since 2000 advised Fortune 500 companies and Private equity Funds in renewable energy & nuclear, automotive, agriculture, urban planning, and mining industries or innovative finance for cleantechs at CEO/CFO level on India, China, Africa. He was member of Dominique Strauss Kahn’s economic team for France Presidential race 2006, of Mrs Martine Aubry, Socialist Party, in 2011 and several presidential elections in Africa.