VIVA TECHNOLOGY 2017 SECOND EDITION: PARIS, JUNE 15 - 17, 2017
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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 (at)VivaTech
contact: pr(at)vivatechnology.com
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Source: Publicis Groupe via GlobeNewswire
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