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How did the community start?
It is made up of 400 Key Experts and the Group’s
Jan Mertens
fi fteen or so Top Experts in a range of specialities.
Group Scientifi c Director and community
This label is an offi cial recognition of specialist co-manager alongside Renata Spada,
knowledge in a particular fi eld. The Experts Group HRD
sector is set to expand but as our aim is for [email protected]
every individual’s skills to serve others, we set [email protected]
up cross-sector communities of practice, such as
a community on renewable energy. In research,
the specialist Labs pursue the same objectives.
What are these objectives?
Within the Group, the role of Experts is to reply
to any specifi c question in a particular fi eld,
whether this is about solar panels or the latest
generation of wind turbines. Communities of
practice and Yammer groups help us respond
very quickly and an isolated, non-specialist
colleague can get an answer very quickly. Outside
the company, their role is to represent the
Group through public speaking, publications and
active participation in scientifi c conferences. We
also play an expert role in other entities than
ENGIE, particularly for certifi cations, in French Within the Group, the role of Experts is to
competitiveness clusters and on European projects.
reply to any specifi c question in a particular
A concrete example of an achievement? fi eld, whether this is about solar panels
In terms of our interaction with academia, we set
up a scientifi c committee of experts from outside or the latest generation of wind turbines.
the Group, which meets every six months. We
submit two topics to eight world-renowned experts. Outside the company, their role is to
The latest topics covered were biomimetics and represent the Group.”
citizens’ acceptance of new technology. A summary
of this work was presented at an event for the Key
Experts community and the Group’s Top 50 and was
followed by an opportunity for informal discussion.