Nicolas Hazard is currently Vice-Chairman of Groupe SOS, Europe’s leading social enterprise (10 000 employees, £750m turnover) and Chairman of Le Comptoir de l’innovation, a company which invests in, supports and promotes the development of social enterprises around the world. After a European education in politics and economics (Sciences Po Paris, FU Berlin, HEC Paris), Nicolas worked as an adviser to L’Unione, with Romano Prodi, former President of the European Commission and President of the Italian Council. He is also part of the European Commission social business expert group (GECES) and co-author of the essay ‘L’entreprise du XXIe siècle sera sociale (ou ne sera pas)’, which was published in 2012.