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Deep dive into all things pre-event! Grab your pass to VivaTech, June 16-19, both in-person in Paris and online worldwide. [View online]( Deep dive into all things pre-event! Grab your pass to VivaTech, June 16-19, both in-person in Paris and online worldwide. [Grab your pass!]( [Time to Reconnect!]( Hey there VivaTech community! We hope you’re walking on sunshine wherever you find yourself this week! And if you’re not, well then we better get you up to date on all things VivaTech 2021 quickly. After holding our pre-event press briefing this week, along with the reveals of more stellar faces joining us in June, the response has been epic and we thank you, our community, for the continued positivity and support! [Get Ready!] ​​​​​​Feel like you’re going to suffer from FOMO? Well, passes are disappearing quickly… Choose from either our online pass or full pass so nothing is in the way of you reconnecting with us at VivaTech from June 16-19. Want to know more about the health measures in place? Find all below! It’s only 2 weeks away and if you know us, you’ll know we’ve got more up our sleeve! Sit tight and take care, The VivaTech Team [GRAB YOUR PASS!]( More top speakers have entered the chat... [Speakers]( Once again, major players in technology and business will take the floor this year at VivaTech. This fifth edition will be highlighted by the participation of Tim Cook (CEO - Apple), Eric S. Yuan (Founder & CEO - Zoom), Mark Zuckerberg (Founder & CEO - Facebook), Thomas Kurian (CEO - Google Cloud), Thierry Breton (European Commissioner for Internal Market), Peggy Johnson (CEO - Magic Leap), Stéphane Richard (Chairman & CEO - Orange), Arvind Krishna (Chairman & CEO - IBM), Catherine MacGregor (CEO - Engie), Ken Hu (Deputy Chairman - Huawei), Brad Smith (President - Microsoft), Marguerite Bérard (Head of French Retail Banking - BNP Paribas), Dan Schulman (CEO - PayPal), Bernard Arnault (Chairman & CEO - LVMH), Sébastien Missoffe (Managing Director & VP France - Google France), Thibaud Hug de Larauze (Co-Founder & CEO - Back Market), Mitchell Baker (CEO - Mozilla Corporation & Chairwoman, Mozilla Foundation), Jonathan Cherki (Founder & CEO - ContentSquare), Sonali de Rycker (Partner - Accel), Niklas Zennstrom (Managing Director - Atomico), Sandeep Mathrani (CEO - WeWork), Boris Winkelmann (CEO DPD - Groupe La Poste), Nick Clegg (VP of Global Affairs - Facebook), Aurélie Jean (Founder & CEO - InSilicoVeritas), Marie Barbeson (Co-Founder - Klaxoon) and many, many more! [See all speakers!]( Come on into the workshop! Let our partners fix you up with insights from experts and visionaries! More sessions to share this week, take a look at them, so much to learn! Leveraging the power of data science & AI as a source of progress and value creation with AIR LIQUIDE Creating sustainable value: Bruno Aïdan, Chief Data Officer, will highlight areas opened up by AI for the industry through Air Liquide’s illustrations. Deeptech & AI Wednesday 16 June 10:20-10:35 The database is dead with MongoDB The database is dead. It's time to reconsider the needs of modern apps data platforms, bringing together data transactions and real-time analytics. Cloud & Data Management Thursday 17 June 10:20-10:40 Innovation at the heart of the Greater Paris - Europe's largest metropolis with Métropole du Grand Paris Now more than ever, it is time to innovate and reinvent the way we live and work in the Greater Paris Metropolis. Discover some challenges and their solutions during this session. Smart City, Mobility & Energy Wednesday 16 June 10:55-11:15 How Securitest is leading its digital transformation to increase ROI with YEXT SGS, the world leader in inspection, control, analysis and certification, is leading a vast digital transformation project. Discover how SEO and search experience are at the core of online customer relationships. Marketing Advertising & Media Wednesday 16 June 10:55-11:25 The missing piece of your e-commerce strategy: customer feedback with GetFeedback Discover how established retailers like Carrefour, Puma, Mulberry and Intermarché tap into customer feedback to collect insights and accelerate business. Retail, E-Commerce & Luxury Wednesday 16 June 10:40-11:00 To the Space Station and Beyond - The HPE Spaceborne Computer 2 with HPE HPE, in partnership with the ISS National Lab and NASA, have launched the most powerful computer to ever operate in space to the International Space Station. Tech for society Wednesday 16 June 17:40-17:50 Time for a reality tech! This year VivaTech is really turning to groundbreaking technologies with a positive impact! Experience more than 500 innovations, 15 world premiere launches, and more than 100 3D/AR models for this hybrid edition of VivaTech across our core themes: Tech for the Environment, Tech for Society, Tech to Watch, Scaling-Up, Future of Work, Economic Recovery & Digital Transformation. Hable Allowing interaction for blind people and their smartphones through a smart controller connected by Bluetooth. Cueillette Urbaine Using less water, reduced space and up to 10 times greater yields with aeroponics. Ehang Personal mobility reaches a new level with the first autonomous and electric air taxi powered by a Chinese startup. EZ-1 with Mobilize (Renault Group) Vehicle thought and designed for shared mobility services: electric, connected, accessible, adapted to the city... and not for sale! ExactCure supported with Huawei Offers a digital twin of a patient simulating the concentration of medication in your blood? Yep! Geointelligence des territoires with La Poste A solution to identify the heat loss of buildings with sensors on letter carriers' vehicles during their rounds! Let’s show some initiative! A revamped program brings enriched initiatives that are centered around responding to the various challenges in our societies. Equality’n’chill Along with Salesforce, we are on a mission to promote gender equality in the tech industry. The Equality Lounge brings women-in-tech meetups and diversity through interactive sessions and corporate equality programs each day of VivaTech! Embrace for impact! This year, we are extending our collaborations for support structures around young people, inclusion, and social entrepreneurship, and as always women in tech. Our +50 impact partnerships include many entities, among them are Sista, 50inTech, Willa, Social Builder, Diversidays, Black Girls Code, Women in Africa, Ashoka, Le Collectif Mentorat, and L’Escalator. The LVMH Innovation Award For its 5th edition, the LVMH Innovation Award will distinguish the most innovative projects. Twenty-eight finalists have been shortlisted: six startups from six categories will be honored. One of them will receive the 2021 LVMH Innovation Award. Scale-Up Europe Members of Scale-Up Europe will present their recommendations to the French President, Emmanuel Macron during Viva Technology in Paris. These recommendations will focus on four key themes to promote the emergence of European tech leaders: investment, access to talent, closer collaboration between start-ups and corporations, and the scaling of deep tech. To transform the proposals into concrete actions, Digital Minister of State Cédric O will begin an informal consultation with his European counterparts during VivaTech. Catches of the week! Would you look at that… We are very proud to announce the better than new exhibitors set to grace VivaTech in 2 weeks! [Check out the Big List here!]( [tech.eu]( Eyes on the horizon! Tech.eu is launching a new hub for startup internationalization. Crossing Borders is a knowledge platform for startups looking to go global. Our deep dives into this huge topic will also help investors with expansion-ready startups in their portfolios, as well as service providers in the startup ecosystem. In the run-up to Viva Technology, we are preparing a series of interviews and portraits of international startups that will be exhibited during the event from June 16 to 19. [Click here to find out more about Crossing Borders!]( Sanitary measures A sanitary pass will be required at the entrance. Mask will be mandatory during the event Respect social distancing Wash your hands often or use hydroalcoholic gel. Make sure to have one of the following: - Certificate of negative Covid-19 test 48 hours old - A completed Covid-19 vaccination schedule - Covid-19 recovery certificate (at least 15 days old & less than 6 months old) Download your sanitary pass on Tous AntiCovid app on your phone. What is VivaTech? VivaTech is Europe's biggest startup and tech event. We bring together people, from startups, corporates and VCs, to ignite growth, business transformation and positive change. 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