01Keynotes
Executive alignment through narrative
Keynotes designed for high-stakes moments: when leadership teams need clarity, trust and a shared direction. Built on real projects, constraints and decisions.
Scientific Explorer • Engineer • Filmmaker • Entrepreneur
Bringing clarity to complexity
Strategy • Storytelling • Execution
Scientific explorer, engineer and documentary filmmaker, Dr Nicolas Plain operates at the intersection of strategy, scientific exploration and premium storytelling. He works both behind the scenes, helping institutions, territories and executive teams design narratives that can withstand scrutiny, and on stage, where he host international documentaries and aligns audiences in moments that matter. Keynotes are one expression of a broader practice built on field experience, institutional insight and real-world execution.
02Plain & Co
Where strategy becomes narrative
Plain & Co supports leaders and organizations during moments where credibility, clarity and execution must align. The agency designs premium narrative assets, from films to flagship event content, built to withstand scrutiny from boards, partners and the public.
03The RISE Foundation
A worldwide non-profit ecosystem
RISE – Our World Heritage mix sciences, technologies and local knowledge to scale worldwide innovative solutions.
Video CV
A 90-second introduction
Speaking
Executive rooms • flagship events
Field‑tested
Science • expeditions • communities
Builds & delivers
Plain & Co • RISE projects
Video library
A curated view of speaking, films, and field work, organized by category.
Bio
A curated view of speaking, films, and field work, organized by category.
Positioning
A practitioner of strategy, scientific exploration and storytelling
In addition to have created RISE and Plain & Co, Nicolas Plain works inside the systems where decisions are made: energy tech companies, premium consulting, public institutions and international negotiations. This operational background is what gives his narratives their credibility, and why organizations trust him for their most complex projects.
Credibility
Trusted by institutions, and tested in the field
He served as an EU Ambassador, worked with BCG, Schneider Electric, COP21, contributed as an expert to Solar Impulse, and is a Fellow of The Explorers Club, validated through expeditions and missions where constraints are real and results matter.
Storytelling
Premium film craft that earns attention
He created documentary work including RISE — Our World Heritage (Amazon Prime Video), Saving the Alps (TF1 / Ushuaïa TV) and translating complex realities into narratives that create trust, alignment and momentum.
Bridge-building
From local realities to executive decisions
He connects ground truth with C‑suite decision-making: what works in the field, what scales, what breaks, and how to choose next moves with confidence.
Audience impact
A rare ability to carry a room
Clean structure, striking visuals and calm authority, so audiences stay engaged, align fast and leave with a clear call‑to‑action.
Why choose him
Because credibility cannot be improvised.
Organizations choose Nicolas not only for what he says on stage, but for what he has done behind the scenes: advising leaders, documenting solutions, navigating constraints and trade-offs. The keynote is the visible moment of a deeper practice built for strategic and delicate projects.
Speaking
Keynotes are the public expression of a broader practice: turning complex, high‑stakes realities into narratives that align leadership teams and accelerate execution.
01Innovation
High-tech × low-tech × field reality
Drawing from RISE and scientific exploration, he shows how to connect high technology, low-tech, science and policy to build solutions that are both innovative and deployable and communicable to decision-makers.
02Leadership
Decision clarity under uncertainty
How executive teams prioritize, choose levers and mobilize, without losing nuance, when uncertainty, risk and attention are high.
03Sustainability & Strategy
Operating under constraints
Focus, risk management and execution translated from expedition dynamics and public‑private systems into organizations.
Formats
Keynote • Fireside • Panel • Workshop
Tailored framing after a short briefing call. Available in English and French. Optional integration with film excerpts and project case studies.
Best for
Executive rooms & flagship events
Strategy offsites, summits, institutional gatherings and high‑visibility launches, when alignment and credibility are non‑negotiable.
Ventures
Two vehicles that make the work tangible: Plain & Co (agency for high‑stakes storytelling) and RISE Our World Heritage (field‑tested impact platform).
Plain & Co
Strategy & premium storytelling
Plain & Co is the agency Dr Nicolas Plain co‑founded to help institutions, territories and leaders communicate and execute at the highest level when precision and credibility matter. The agency designs narrative architectures and produces premium assets (films, campaigns, flagship event content) built for scrutiny and momentum.
What the agency delivers
Narrative architecture & positioning • premium film production • executive & institutional storytelling • flagship event content • partner, ready impact narratives.
When it matters most
Major announcements, transformations, public consultations, global summits, or moments where trust is everything and the message must hold under pressure.
RISE Our World Heritage
Scaling innovative solutions around the world
RISE Our World Heritage is the foundation Dr Nicolas Plain co‑founded to identify, document and help scale innovative solutions around the world by combining local knowledge, science and technology.
Partner pathways
Amazon Prime documentary partnerships • Branding & thought leadership • Employee motivation & internal engagement • Human resources & talent development • Business & ecosystem visibility
What makes it different
A rare combination of field access, scientific rigor, premium film craft, and a concrete pathway to partnerships and deployment.
Contact
Let’s build something that holds.
Keynote request, Plain & Co collaboration, or RISE partnership, send a short note. If you’re working on a strategic or delicate project where credibility is key, this is exactly the kind of situation Nicolas and his teams are built for.
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