- Over 165,000 visitors (+10% vs 2023)
- 13,500 startups (+20% vs 2023)
- VivaTech catalyzes global AI debate: Over 2 billion people reached on social media (x2 vs 2023)
A Unique Meeting Place, Accelerating Business and Funding
VivaTech has established itself as the most productive business event, with more than 400,000 digital business connections and widespread enthusiasm among industry players for generating commercial leads. This year, over 13,500 startups had the opportunity to establish commercial relationships with companies from more than 25 sectors and meet over 2,000 investors and investment funds such as Accel, KKR, Lightspeed, Sequoia Capital, Eurazeo, and GV (Google Ventures) during the three professional days.
Viva Technology Confirms Its International Appeal
VivaTech has become the epicenter for meetings and discussions on tech and innovation worldwide. More than 120 countries were represented, with around 40 national pavilions including Canada, Taiwan, Brazil, the UK, and Germany. Japan, Country of the Year, showcased its tech ecosystem with a ministerial delegation and over 40 startups. Africa was once again present with a dedicated area for talent and startups, the Africa Tech Lab. For the third consecutive year, the AfricaTech Awards, sponsored by Airtel and Cassava Technology, highlighted the most innovative startups in Climate Tech, Health Tech, FinTech & Ecommerce in Africa. This year’s winners included Schoolz for Climate Tech, Rology for Health Tech, and Inclusivity Solutions for FinTech & Ecommerce.
AI and Sustainable Tech at the Heart of the 2024 Program
VivaTech 2024 was the venue for showcasing the latest practical AI solutions, with nearly 40% of exhibitors presenting innovations in this field, particularly through a new space: the AI Avenue, the event’s bustling hub for four days.
VivaTech’s strengthened commitment to responsible tech was evident with the Impact Bridge, sponsored by EDF, a dedicated aisle for initiatives and innovations with a positive impact to build a more sustainable and inclusive future.
Over 400 debates took place, with more than two-thirds from international speakers, including inspiring personalities such as John Kerry, Rachel Delacour (Sweep), Robin Li (Baidu), Arthur Mensch (Mistral AI), Yann LeCun (Meta), and Dario Amodei (Anthropic). From its first edition, VivaTech has aimed to be exemplary in environmental matters. This year’s efforts were rewarded with the ISO 20-121 certification, reflecting the structuring of its CSR policy initiated over two years ago.
Diversity at the Core of VivaTech’s DNA
As every year, women were in the spotlight: over 40% of speakers at VivaTech were women. The Female Founder Challenge, supported by Mazars, JCDecaux, and Verizon, awarded Albane Dersy, co-founder of inbolt, a robotics software company developing real-time guidance using 3D vision and AI. The 100 + 100 mentoring program facilitated meetings between more than 100 young girls and 100 influential women in tech to inspire vocations. Additionally, several initiatives were renewed, such as Impact Builders, in partnership with Diversidays, aiming to accelerate impact-driven businesses of entrepreneurs who, due to their age, social conditions, or origin, lack sufficient opportunities in the tech ecosystem, and Femtech France, which launched its second barometer on the Femtech industry promoting innovations in women’s health during VivaTech.
“VivaTech has firmly established itself as the place that redefines the debate around innovation, technology, and startups. The numbers speak for themselves, with records that position us as the event attracting the world’s top speakers and creating economic bridges 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. It’s where investors, startups, and large companies meet very productively. We want to thank all the innovation giants who joined us to debate the most crucial societal issues, all our partners, and the VivaTech teams who accomplish a tour de force every year,” said co-presidents Maurice Lévy and Pierre Louette, along with François Bitouzet, CEO of Viva Technology.
VivaTech 2024: The Event for Reveals, Exclusives, and Innovations in the Tech World
For four days, VivaTech buzzed with announcements, including about fifty world or European exclusives such as:
- BiPed AI: a robotic software for the visually impaired, integrating obstacle detection, turn-by-turn GPS, and scene description with GPT to enhance mobility and independence;
- Everdian: a real-time AI-powered data analysis solution with dynamic display to anticipate, detect, and overcome crises;
- Bioteos: a solution tackling indoor air pollution with an air purifier incorporating bio-stimulants and micro-algae in a 3D-printed structure;
- Dopavision: redefining therapeutic solutions for ophthalmic and neurological conditions through a unique method of photobiomodulation targeting the eye’s blind spot;
- Tesla Cybertruck: made its first appearance in France at VivaTech, beginning a tour of France and Europe;
- Software République: unveiled its “U1st Vision” concept, a first in citizen-centered mobile services and health.
Over 400 International Speakers
The world’s top speakers discussed the current context and contemporary challenges, with a special focus on Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Tech. The public day particularly highlighted Gaming and Esports.
Notable speakers included Elon Musk, SpaceX, Tesla, X (formerly Twitter) Founder, Chairman, CEO, Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO and founder of Schmidt Futures, Faye Iosotaluno, CEO of Tinder, Hiroshi Mikitani, CEO of Rakuten, Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X (formerly Twitter), Christel Heydemann, CEO of Orange, Meredith Whittaker, President of the Signal Foundation, and Bernard Arnault, CEO & Chairman of LVMH, who chaired the LVMH Innovation Awards ceremony.
Many government members and international institution representatives actively participated in this edition. Notable attendees included Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market, Viscount Camrose, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the UK Department for AI and Intellectual Property, Audrey Tang, Digital Minister of Taiwan, Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, and Marina Ferrari, French Secretary of State for Digital Affairs.
Serena & Venus Williams, Brand Partners of Shares, Pierre-Alexis Bizot alias Domingo, streamer and co-producer of the show Popcorn with Webedia, Kameto (Kamel) Kebir and Prime (Amine) Mekri, founders of Karminecorp, and Harlan Coben, bestselling author and executive producer, were also among the notable names of this edition.
VivaTech is also the place where the marketing of tomorrow is invented: Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer of P&G, Asmita Dubey, Chief Digital and Marketing Officer of L’Oréal, Dr. Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon.com, Aude Gandon, Global CMO of Nestlé, Hanna Hennig, CIO of Siemens, Arthur Sadoun, Chairman & CEO of Publicis Groupe.
VivaTech also co-organized with Founders Forum the “LeWeekEnd” event, bringing together a hundred founders and CEOs of unicorns from around the world, including Xavier Niel and Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
The Strong Commitment of VivaTech’s Partners
Viva Technology shares the success of this 8th edition with its major partners and thanks them for their commitment:
- Co-organizers: Groupe Les Echos – Le Parisien & Publicis Groupe
- Founding partners: BNP Paribas, Google, La Poste Groupe, LVMH, Orange
- Country of the Year 2024: Japan
- Platinum partners: Amazon, Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, ManpowerGroup, PwC
- Gold partners: EDF, Engie, EY, French-German Tech Lab, FreshWorks, Groupe Bouygues, Groupe SNCF, HONOR, JCDecaux, KPMG, L’Oréal Groupe, Microsoft, Salesforce, Sanofi, Togg, TotalEnergies, Women by Toyota
- Silver partners: Île de France Region, Great Britain & Northern Ireland, Groupe ADP, Airbus, Audi, AXA, Wallonia-Brussels, BPI France, BYD, Canada AI, Capgemini, CMA CGM, CNRS, Crédit Agricole Group, Digital Bangladesh, Docusign, European Innovation Council, French Government, HKTDC, HUAWEI, Zeroine, IBM, International Finance Corporation, Italian Trade Agency, KISED, Northern France, LinkedIn, MediaLink, Meta, Greater Paris Metropolis, Ministry of Armed Forces, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, Centre-Val de Loire Region, Occitanie Region, Southern Region, Scaleway, Swisstech, Taiwan Tech Arena, United Robotics Group.
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About Viva Technology
VivaTech is an innovation accelerator that connects startups, tech leaders, large companies, and investors to address the world’s biggest challenges. Every year, VivaTech organizes the largest startup and tech event in Europe. For four days, we bring together in Paris all the excitement of the tech world around the most disruptive topics of the ecosystem and innovations presented in world premieres, becoming the unique place where business and innovation intersect. For more information, visit : https://vivatechnology.com/media et @VivaTech.
