Mark your calendars: NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang hits the Dome Stage at VivaTech for his GTC Paris keynote on June 11. Expect insights, surprises, and major AI reveals from NVIDIA & one of tech’s most visionary leaders. More information here.
New this year: the opportunity to take part in the CMO & Tech Leaders Summit!
This exclusive program empowers leading figures across industries to amplify their impact and strengthen their competitive edge. With high-level networking opportunities, hands-on case studies on the Exec Arena stage, and private VivaTech tours from the CMOs and Tech Leaders’s lounges, the summit is focused on actionable insights and peer learning.
Among the 400 + expected speakers, get insights from some of the most influential business and marketing leaders:
- Ami Badani, Chief Marketing Officer, ARM Holdings
- Fidji Simo, Outgoing CEO and Chair, Instacart, Incoming CEO, OpenAI Applications
- Vanessa Wyche, Acting Associate Administrator, NASA
- Yann Le Cun, VP & Chief AI Scientist, Meta
- Zak Brown, CEO, McLaren Racing
- Paul Hudson, CEO, Sanofi
- Thomas Wolf, Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer, Hugging Face
- Arthur Mensch, Co-founder & CEO, Mistral AI
For the first time this year, the VivaTech Global Awards Ceremony will take place on June 12 on Stage One. This ceremony will reveal the winners of the VivaTech awards:
Female Founder Challenge 2025: Empowering Women in Tech
The Female Founder Challenge at VivaTech 2025 is back to spotlight women entrepreneurs leading disruptive tech ventures around the globe. In its seventh edition, this challenge connects high-potential female founders with international investors and accelerates access to funding - helping close the gender gap in tech leadership. On June 12, the top 5 finalists will pitch their startups live to a jury of experts and investors, offering a unique moment of inspiration and empowerment. Whether you're an investor, entrepreneur, or advocate for diversity in tech, this challenge is a must-see.
The 9th edition will also mark the launch of two awards:
Tech for Change Award 2025: Innovation That Matters
The Tech for Change Award shines a spotlight on startups leveraging technology to solve today’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. Whether it’s in education, sustainability, accessibility, or healthcare, this challenge is all about real impact. Don’t miss the chance to discover how tech can truly change the world - and meet the changemakers behind it.
Innovation of the Year Award 2025: The Future Starts Here
What happens when the most promising startups gather under one roof to compete for the title of Innovation of the Year? You get a fast-paced, future-focused showdown of bold ideas and disruptive technologies. This challenge highlights cutting-edge innovations from young startups that are transforming entire industries - from AI to mobility to digital health. Expect surprises, inspiration, and tech that will shape tomorrow.
And for an even broader view of the innovation landscape, explore this year’s selection of the Top 100 most promising startups:
Top 100 Rising European Startups 2025: A Glimpse into the Future of Tech
Viva Technology publishes the first edition of the "Top 100 Rising European Startups for 2025", a ranking highlighting the 100 most promising young companies in the European tech ecosystem. Coming from a variety of sectors, they were selected for their potential to transform their industries and for their rapid growth dynamics.
This year, 13 countries are represented among the Top 100 Rising European Startups: Germany (36), France (22) and the United Kingdom (17) are the driving forces of a ranking dominated by companies around AI. This sector dominates the European scene this year with 15 startups, divided between agents (Aily Labs, Cognigy, Parloa), models (Mistral, ElevenLabs, Synthesia) and middlewares & toolings companies (Lovable Labs, Smartness). These startups represent a new wave of European AI that is more sovereign, applied and accessible to companies. Find more details on the Top 100 2025 here.
Additionally, cutting-edge innovations will be showcased along the AI Avenue, right at the heart of Hall 1, with some making their world premiere - including:
- Ashirase: a smart navigation system for the visually impaired
- Next Taxi SRL: autonomous, modular electric taxis
- Mand.ro: an affordable robotic prosthesis designed to transform the lives of amputees
- EMOBOT: the first AI-powered digital medical device that uses a selfie to help diagnose mood disorders
- Dryad Networks: a sensor system capable of preventing wildfires
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