VivaTech returns to Paris for landmark 10th edition

From 17 to 20 June 2026, Porte de Versailles in Paris will host the 10th edition of VivaTech, Europe’s largest event dedicated to startups and technology. Over the past decade, VivaTech has grown into an essential global meeting point at the intersection of innovation, business, and the major technological debates shaping our world with artificial intelligence now at the center of nearly every conversation.

To mark its 10th anniversary, VivaTech is expanding its reach beyond the exhibition halls. A special “takeover” of the Champs-Élysées on 14 June and the VivaTech Festival on 20 June will bring technology directly to the public, opening the doors of innovation to a wider audience than ever before.

A New Dimension for a New Decade

In ten years, VivaTech has experienced extraordinary growth. Attendance has increased by 300%, rising from 45,000 visitors in its early years to more than 180,000 visitors in 2025, representing 171 countries. The number of participating startups has tripled, while the number of investors has multiplied twelvefold.

In 2026, VivaTech enters a new phase. The event will fully occupy Hall 7 at Porte de Versailles, spanning three floors with 30% more exhibition space and double the seating capacity. The numbers reflect this scale:

15,000 startups
1,500+ demos
4,000+ business and networking meetings
An expanded Investors Office Hours program connecting founders with leading investors

This anniversary edition confirms VivaTech’s ambition: to amplify the voice of technology leaders and innovators on a truly global stage.

Germany Named Country of the Year

Germany has been named VivaTech’s 2026 Country of the Year — a powerful signal for European technological cooperation.

Germany will host the largest national booth in VivaTech history (800 m²) and bring an unprecedented delegation: 200 startups, 14 Länder, 12 government entities, and two federal ministers:

Karsten Wildberger, Germany’s Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation
Dorothée Bar, Germany’s Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space

At a time of growing geopolitical and technological fragmentation, this spotlight reinforces Europe’s ambition — championed by VivaTech — to strengthen sovereignty and leadership in innovation.

Addressing Today’s Core Tech Challenges

While VivaTech celebrates its first decade, the focus is firmly on the future. The 2026 program bridges two eras: the conclusion of the first wave of digitalization and the beginning of the AI and deeptech age, alongside a stronger emphasis on European technological sovereignty.

This year’s edition is structured around four central themes:

AI & Productivity

According to the 2026 VivaTech Trust Barometer, 89% of executives trust AI to guide their company’s decisions.

Among the innovations presented:

Unitree x HABS (world exclusive): a real-time brain-machine interface
Sumbu: the first mass-market dual-vector exoskeleton
GetVocal AI: a French conversational AI agent platform

India joins as the AI Country Partner, continuing momentum from the AI Impact Summit in Delhi and the Franco-Indian Year of Innovation. Numerous speakers from India will participate throughout the event.

Cybersecurity & Defense

With cyberattacks rising by 75% in one year (Accenture 2024), cybersecurity is more critical than ever.

Notable participants include:

Riot (France): developing employee cybersecurity awareness programs
Aikido (Belgium): building AI-assisted tools to detect and fix vulnerabilities in developers’ code

Greentech & Energy

Technology is accelerating the climate and energy transition, with startups offering tangible solutions:

Nyobolt: ultra-fast energy solutions capable of charging batteries to 80% in under five minutes
Bienesis: intelligent crop coverage solutions securing yields against climate hazards
Tenaka (world exclusive): regenerating ocean ecosystems

Deeptech

Deeptech innovations will offer a glimpse into the next technological decade:

IBM (world exclusive): unveiling a “quantum chandelier” capable of performing calculations far beyond classical computers, with applications in healthcare, telecommunications, and industrial optimization
EOS X SPACE (world exclusive): enabling near-space tourism experiences and advancing aerospace innovation
Xpanceo (world exclusive): developing an AI- and extended reality-powered smart contact lens that displays information directly in the user’s field of vision

Making Technology Accessible to All

On 20 June, the VivaTech Festival will welcome 18–35-year-olds for a day dedicated to AI & Society, the Creator Economy, and the Talents of Tomorrow. The program will feature a Careers Festival, coaching sessions, and exclusive demonstrations.

For the first time, VivaTech will also take over the Champs-Élysées on Sunday, 14 June. The iconic avenue will be pedestrianized and transformed into an open-air innovation showcase. Through a free immersive journey, startups, businesses, and young talents will introduce Parisians, Île-de-France residents, and international visitors to technologies shaping daily life — from AI and robotics to mobility, climate solutions, and health.

Leadership Perspective

“In ten years, VivaTech has become much more than an event. It is the catalyst of a VivaTech Generation — a global community of entrepreneurs, innovators and investors shaping the tech of tomorrow. This 10th edition marks a change of dimension for VivaTech, reflecting a new era for tech: that of AI, deeptech and a geopolitical reconfiguration in which Europe must fully assume its role.”

— Maurice Lévy, Co-Chairman of VivaTech and Honorary Chairman of Publicis Groupe
— Michèle Benbunan, Co-Chairman of VivaTech and CEO of the LVMH Press Division
— François Bitouzet, CEO of VivaTech

First Major Speakers Announced

Tech Leaders and Founders

Raphaël Auphan, COO, Proton
Jocomo Corbo, CEO, Physics X
Eleonore Crespo, Co-founder & Co-CEO, Pigment
Thomas Domhke, Founder, Entire
Joleen Liang, Co-founder, Squirrel AI
Mati Staniszewski, Co-founder, ElevenLabs
Jean-Charles Samuelian, CEO, Alan
Niel Zeghidour, CEO, Gradium
Loïc Henriet, CTO and Managing Director, Pasqal

Major Corporations

Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman & CEO, CMA-CGM
Bernard Arnault, Chairman & CEO, LVMH
Jeannette zu Fürstenberg, President and Managing Director, General Catalyst
Mohamed Kande, Global Chair, PwC
Valérie Baudson, CEO, Amundi
Lei Zhang, CEO, Envision
François Provost, CEO, Renault Group
Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle
Glenn D. Fogel, CEO and President, Booking.com
Christel Heydemann, CEO, Orange
Jonas Prising, Chair & CEO, ManpowerGroup
David Schröder, Co-CEO, Zalando
Lutz Diederichs, CEO, BNP Paribas
Marie-Ange Debon, CEO, La Poste
Elisabeth Stone, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Netflix
Christophe Porter, Head of International Security Cooperation, Google
Jens Holtinger, CTO, Volvo Group
Julia White, CMO, AWS
Joe Tsai, Vice President, Alibaba
Roland Busch, CEO, Siemens
Christophe Fouquet, CEO, ASML
Shantanu Narayen, CEO, Adobe
Yann Le Cun, Chairman, AMI Labs
Cameron Fink, Co-founder & CEO, Aaru

Institutional Stakeholders

Henna Virkkunen, EVP Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, European Commission
Ekaterina Zaharieva, Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, European Commission
Karsten Wildberger, Federal Minister for Digitalization and Government Modernization of Germany
Januš Kizenevic, Vice-Minister of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
Anne Le Henanff, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty, responsible for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Affairs, Government of France

Major Partners

Co-Organizers: Groupe Les Echos – Le Parisien & Publicis Groupe

Founding Partners: BNP Paribas, La Poste Groupe, LVMH, Orange, AWS (since 2026)

Country of the Year 2026: Germany

Platinum Partners: Adobe, Core42 (AI Champion), Envision, GE Vernova, ManpowerGroup, Nvidia, PwC, Samsung, Vusion

AI Country Partner: India

Gold Partners: Accenture, AXA, Booking.com, Capgemini, Crédit Agricole, Engie, EY, Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy of Nigeria, Groupe Bouygues, Groupe Caisse des Dépôts, SNCF Groupe, IBM, JCDecaux, KPMG, L’Oréal Groupe, Microsoft, OVHcloud, QuantumBlack AI by McKinsey (Knowledge Partner), Salesforce, Sanofi, SAP, Scaleway, Sonepar

About VivaTech

VivaTech is an innovation accelerator connecting startups, technology leaders, large corporations, and investors addressing the world’s greatest challenges. It organizes Europe’s largest annual startup and tech event, bringing together the global tech ecosystem in Paris for four days of world premieres, strategic dialogue, and business convergence.

The 10th edition of VivaTech will take place from 17–20 June 2026.

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