Viva Technology 2018 : the world’s rendezvous for startups & leaders
Viva Technology is the world’s rendezvous for startups and leaders to celebrate innovation together. It’s a gathering of the world’s brightest minds, talents, and products taking place in Paris on 24–26 May 2018.
Highlights
300 top speakers
- Satya Nadella, Chief Executive Officer – Microsoft
- Ginni Rometty, Chairman – President and CEO, IBM
- Eric Schmidt – Technical Advisor & Member of the Board, Alphabet, Inc.
- Dara Khosrowshahi – CEO, Uber
150 talks to inspire
This year VivaTech welcomes 300 world-class speakers – tech leaders, unicorns, startups, and academics – to 4 stages. Join the audience for: startups sharing experiences, success stories of major corporate leaders, Afric@Tech, the future of tech within 50 years, how tech will shape a better future in education or energy, marketing challenges led by digital transformation, and many more topics contributed by our Lab partners.
Immersive Innovations
Interact with robots, drones, VR & AR, and as-yet unclassifiable hardware in the Discovery Zone, our area dedicated to amazing demos by the most creative startups. Iconic tech companies such as Google, Facebook, Alibaba, L’Oreal, Ericsson, Lenovo, and Bouygues will also reveal their latest developments in our Hall of Tech.
Open innovation Labs
VivaTech’s theme-based Labs are back, with more than 20 spaces dedicated to 3 days of synergistic co-working and open innovation between startups and our corporate partners. More than 1,000 startups are selected to exhibit, pitch and demo their products and ideas at VivaTech. Big companies will also partake in showcasing their own latest innovations.
Why attend ?
Startup
- Meet and collaborate with executives in your industry
- Connect with top VCs to raise funds
- Develop partnerships with booming startups
Executive
Meet startups that can boost your digital transformation
Spot fresh talent and connect with peers in your industry
Stay one step ahead of your competitors
Investor
Be the first to spot the next booming startup
Meet the business leaders who make tomorrow
Make sense of new trends with expert conference sessions