VIVA
TECHNOLOGY 2017 SECOND EDITION:
PARIS, JUNE
15 - 17, 2017
Viva Technology, the event for those inventing the
world of tomorrow, announces its second edition on 15, 16, and 17
June 2017 in Paris, at the Porte de Versailles. The President of
the French Republic will attend the event where the outline of the
2017 edition will be revealed. It is thanks to the development of
the French digital ecosystem, helped by the policies implemented by
the government that the launch of such an event as Viva Technology
is today possible.
Organized by Publicis Groupe and Groupe Les Echos,
Viva Technology is becoming the world's leading innovation event,
bringing together startups and large companies to give them a
unique opportunity to initiate and develop successful
collaborations.
More ambitious perspective
in 2017 with an emphasis on the international dimension and a
richer experience
The goal is to welcome more than 50,000 visitors
including 5,000 startups. The international dimension of Viva
Technology is further pronounced, with a significantly higher
proportion of international speakers, visitors, and startups, as
well as the presence of several country pavilions.
Viva Technology seeks to give its visitors a more
efficient experience through new contact schemes such as Talent
Connect, to facilitate the search for jobs in the digital sector;
Mentor Connect, to help startups find Mentors; and the Office Hours
platform to encourage meetings between investors, VCs, and
startups.
Partnerships with industry
leaders
This new edition of Viva Technology is supported by platinum
partners such as BNP Paribas, Google, Orange, and La Poste, which
are deeply involved in the organization and success of the
event. In addition, Viva Technology's Gold partners, including
Accor Hotels, Airbus, Air France, Carrefour, Cisco, ENGIE,
LVMH, ManpowerGroup, PMU, RATP Group, Sanofi, Sodexo, SNCF, Groupe
TF1, Valeo, and Vinci Energies will again, this year, champion
open innovation and collaboration between startups and
large groups exclusively at Viva Technology.
The partners of the Hall of Technology and the
Accelerate zone will be announced later.
First speakers on the
international tech scene announced
More than 300 speakers are expected on stage at
VivaTech to discuss the impact of tech and digital on different
sectors of society and inform visitors about the transformations in
progress.
The first speakers have been announced, and they are among the most
inspiring personalities on the international tech scene:
- Peter Fenton, General Partner,
Benchmark
- Tony Hseih, CEO, Zappos
- Jeffrey R. Immelt, Chairman & CEO, GE
- Peggy Johnson, Executive VP, Business Development,
Microsoft
- Ambarish Mitra, Co-Founder & CEO, Blippar
- David Kenny, General Manager, IBM Watson
- Bob Pittman, Chairman & CEO, iHeart Media
- Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman, Alphabet Inc
- Dan Schulman, CEO, Paypal
- Karim Sy, Founder & Chief Catalyst, Jokkolabs
- Shelley Zalis, CEO, Girl's Lounge
- Daniel Zhang, CEO, Alibaba
A new Challenge platform for
connecting startups and large companies
Several thousand startups will also be present at
VivaTech. From new upstarts to well known unicorns, everyone
will find opportunities to continue growing. A special are at the
event will be dedicated to organizing meetings with investors and
finding the right solutions for their development.
Viva Technology is also reviving its Challenges
platform this year. This wide-ranging call for applications,
particularly dedicated to open innovation, will see the launch of a
hundred Challenges by the end of March. Startups can find
opportunities to develop and accelerate their growth, which will
materialize at the event in June. For this new edition of Viva
Technology, the LVMH group is launching the LVMH Innovation Award
to reward a promising startup after an international call for
applications. For LVMH, this award confirms the importance of
digital and the entrepreneurial spirit at the core of the group's
strategy.
More orientated toward the
general public
This wish to embrace the general public and
students makes Viva Technology unique. This approach will be backed
up by accessible events such as e-gaming, a concert, digital art
shows, and more.
Maurice Lévy, CEO of Publicis Groupe, puts it like
this: "We thank the President of the French
Republic for his support for this great event that puts France at
the center of the digital world. The 2017 edition will consolidate
the space that Viva Technology carved out for itself in its first
edition, because we will propose an even more innovative and
international event."
"Viva Technology is the only
event of this scale that brings leading businesses and startups
together for direct dialogue. We are keenly aware that innovation,
technology and creativity lead to disruptions that are key to
driving momentum in our businesses," notes Bernard Arnault,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the LVMH Group. LVMH is
co-organizer of the event via its media division Groupe Les Echos
and partner of the Viva Technology Luxury Lab.
About
VivaTechnology
Viva Technology Paris, an international event
co-organized by Publicis Groupe and the Les Echos Group, is
dedicated to the growth of startups, digital transformation and
innovation. The event allows the startups and large companies to be
connected in the same unit of time and place, in order to
facilitate meetings, develop collaborations and present the latest
innovations.
More information on www.vivatechnology.com and
@VivaTech
contact: pr@vivatechnology.com
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