VIVA TECH, A UNIQUE MEETING PLACE, A BUSINESS AND FUNDING ACCELERATOR

VivaTech has become the global epicenter for meetings and discussions about tech and innovation. More than 120 countries were represented, with some 40 national pavilions, including Canada, Taiwan, Brazil, the UK and Germany.

Japan, Country of the Year, was also able to showcase its technology ecosystem with the presence of a ministerial delegation and more than 40 startups. Africa was back in the spotlight this year with the Africa Tech Lab, an area dedicated to local talent and startups. Now in its third year, the AfricaTech Awards, sponsored by Airtel and Cassava Technologie, put the spotlight on the most innovative startups in the Climate Tech, Health Tech, FinTech & Ecommerce sectors in Africa. This year’s winners include Schoolz for Climate Tech; Rology for Health Tech; and Inclusivity Solutions for FinTech & Ecommerce.

IA and sustainable tech take center stage in the 2024 program

VivaTech 2024 was the place where the latest and most tangible AI solutions were presented, with more than 40% of exhibitors showing innovations in this area, notably through a new space: the AI Avenue, the bubbling heart of VivaTech for four days.

VivaTech’s reinforced commitment to responsible tech was reflected in the Impact Bridge, sponsored by EDF, an entire aisle dedicated to initiatives and innovations with a positive impact on building a more sustainable and inclusive future.

More than 400 debates took place, two-thirds of them international, featuring inspiring personalities such as John Kerry, Rachel Delacour (Sweep), Robin Li (Baidu), Arthur Mensch (Mistral AI), Yann LeCun (Meta) and Dario Amodei (Anthropic).

From the very first edition, VivaTech has been determined to set an example when it comes to environmental issues. These efforts were rewarded this year with ISO 20-121 certification. This recognition is part of a wider CSR framework that has been in place for more than two years.

Diversity, part of vivatech’s dna, plays a bigger role than ever before

As every year, women are in the spotlight: more than 40% of speakers at VivaTech were women. The 6th edition of the Female Founder challenge, supported by Mazars, JCDecaux and Verizon, gave an award to Albane Dersy, co-founder of inbolt, a robotics software company developing real-time guidance using 3D vision and AI. The 100+100 mentoring program brought together more than 100 young girls and 100 influential women in tech, with the aim of inspiring them to take up careers in the sector. In addition, a number of other initiatives were again on the program, such as Impact Builders, in partnership with Diversidays, which aims to accelerate the business impact of entrepreneurs who, because of their age, social conditions or origin, do not have sufficient opportunities in the tech ecosystem. Femtech France was also present for the second year running, launching its second Femtech industry barometer at VivaTech, promoting innovations to improve women’s health.

“VivaTech has firmly established itself as the place that is redefining the debate around innovation, technology and startups. The figures speak for themselves, with records that establish us as the event that attracts the world’s biggest players and forges economic ties between Europe, Asia and the Americas. VivaTech News attracted 6.5 million online viewers worldwide. We are also very proud that VivaTech in Paris is the unique and privileged place for technology, innovation, artificial intelligence and business. This is where investors, startups and major companies meet in a very productive way. We would like to thank all the giants of innovation who graciously agreed to come and discuss the most crucial issues facing society, all our partners, and all the VivaTech teams who manage to exceed expectations year after year,” say VivaTech co-Presidents Maurice Lévy and Pierre Louette and VivaTech Managing Director François Bitouzet.

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