• Viva Technology calls tech people and investors from Europe and all over the world to its 2024 Edition
• The event will take place on May 22-25th at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles
• An unprecedented set of global tech thought leaders and key decision makers will discuss latest tech trends, strategies, and tips

This May, Viva Technology gathers startup and tech people from both Europe and the whole world for the 8th edition of its VivaTech Conference in Paris. Over 400 world’s most reputable speakers will discuss the ongoing and prospective trends, strategies, and tips. The event is aimed at the broadest tech circles of Europe and way beyond.

Paris Expo Porte de Versailles will open its doors on May 22nd and welcome enthusiasts and experts from all levels from across all tech industries. Arguably Europe’s most impressive selection of keynote speakers and panelists from all over the world are sure to make the event remarkable for everyone involved.

The focal attraction of the event is about showcasing the latest tech trends, test the newest in AI, cyber security, metaverse and more, and networking with world’s biggest tech trailblazers and game-changers, as wells as 11,400+ startups (from early-stage to unicorns) and 2,600+ investors.

Speakers and Topics

Viva Technology’s fame lies in putting together both elite and household-name speakers (and audiences) at its huge must-attend event. Tech service providers and other industry experts alongside investors of all levels are presented with a unique opportunity for networking and catching up with the most topical tech trends. The four days of the conference will include valuable contributions from:

• Mitchell Baker, Executive Chairwoman at Mozilla
• Erica Barcala, Senior Marketing Product Manager at Playstation
• Hanel Baveja, Investor at Creandum
• Julien Bek, Partner at Sequoia Capital
• Yoshua Bengio, Professor at Université de Montreal
• Marie Benoite Baroin, Account Technology Strategist at Microsoft
• Oleksandr Bornyakov, Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
• Philippe Botteri, Partner at Accel
• Marie-Thérèse Buttlar, Principal at Earlybird Venture Capital
• Laura Connell, Partner at Atomico
• Scott Crowder, VP Quantum Adoption at IBM
• Jonathan Daglish, Intelligence Services Centre Lead at Deloitte
• Hala Fadel, Managing Partner at Eurazeo
• Marina Ferrari, Secretary of State for Digital Affairs in France
• Harley Finkelstein, President at Shopify
• Samantha Gadenne, Senior Corporate Venture Manager at EIT Food
• Olivia Hervy, Chief Ecosystem Officer at Viva Technology
• Romain Huet, Head of Developer Experience at OpenAI
• Dominic Jacquesson, VP Insight and Talent at Index Ventures
• Julie Klinge Johansen, CCO at Too Good to Go
• Lubomila Jordanova, Founder and CEO at Plan A
• Eanna Kelly, Contributing Editor at Sifted
• Jaroslaw Kutylowski, Founder and CEO at DeepL
• Antoine Larmanjat, Technical Director at Google Cloud
• Yann LeCun, Chief AI Scientist at Meta
• Antoine Le Nel, VP Growth at Revolut
• Julien Levrard, Group CISO at OVHcloud
• Arthur Mensch, Co-Founder and CEO at Mistral AI
• Hiroshi Mikitani, Founder, Chairman and CEO at Rakuten Group, Inc.
• Madhumita Murgia, AI Editor at Financial Times
• Elon Musk of SpaceX, Tesla, X
• Ryo Naiki, Executive Officer and COO at Plug and Play Japan
• Tom Pepper, Senior Director EMEA & LATAM at LinkedIn
• Antoine Poirson, CEO at ANTLER
• Andreas Schwarzenbrunner, Partner at Speedinvest
• Clara Shih, CEO of Salesforce AI
• Michael Siegel, Director of Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan
• Dr Werner Vogels, CTO at AMAZON.COM
• Thomas Wolf, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist Officer at Hugging Face
• and many more. Check out the full list of speakers here.

The speakers’ focus of interest this time will include the following topic areas:

• Climate Tech for resilient ecosystems and regenerative practices
• Country Focus: Japan
• Creator economy
• Deeptech reshaping and extending human capabilities
• Democracy and tech
• Digital transformation of business as such
• Ethical frameworks and tangible benefits of AI
• Gaming & Esports: The world’s largest entertainment sector
• Smart mobility
• Societies of our future
• You are welcome to check out the themes in detail here.

In a Nutshell

• Where: Paris Expo Porte de Versailles
• When: May 22-25th 2024
• Tickets here
• More information: at the event’s website