2025.05.26
G42 and VivaTech Alliance to Power Europe’s Responsible AI Innovation Future
- G42, a UAE-based global technology group, will serve as the Exclusive AI Champion Partner of VivaTech 2025 and 2026.
- The partnership, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), focuses on advancing artificial intelligence (AI), digital sovereignty, and fostering collaboration between the Middle East and Europe.
- G42 will play a central role in shaping VivaTech’s AI content and global innovation agenda across both editions.
Paris, Thursday, May 26 - G42, the global technology group headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, today announced its participation to Viva Technology, Europe’s biggest tech and startup event, as its Exclusive AI Champion Partner for the 2025 and 2026 editions of the event.
The collaboration was formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Maurice Lévy, President of VivaTech and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Publicis Groupe, and Peng Xiao, Group CEO of G42, at the Palace of Versailles during the Choose France Summit. This signing symbolizes a new chapter of cross-continental cooperation uniting the ambition of France and the UAE to responsibly shape the global AI agenda.
As AI Champion Partner, G42 will play a leading role in the VivaTech experience, bringing global perspectives, pioneering technologies, and policy-shaping dialogues to the forefront.. The partnership will emphasize key themes such as AI at scale, sovereign technologies, and trusted innovation ecosystems, underscoring G42’s long-term commitment to building The Intelligence Grid, a globally interconnected ecosystem of infrastructure, platforms, and governance models that power responsible, sovereign, and inclusive AI.
“We are delighted to welcome G42 as our Exclusive AI Champion Partner for 2025 and 2026,” said Maurice Lévy, Emeritus Chairman Publicis Groupe. “Their vision and leadership in artificial intelligence align perfectly with VivaTech’s mission to showcase the technologies and partnerships shaping the future. Together, we will build new bridges between Europe and the Middle East and spark vital conversations on innovation and impact.”
“We are excited to partner with VivaTech at this historic inflection point,” said Peng Xiao, Group CEO of G42. “Our shared mission is to unlock AI’s transformative potential for innovation and competitiveness, and more importantly for equity, safety, and sustainability. From Paris to Abu Dhabi, this collaboration sends a clear signal: the future of AI must be built on trust, and it must serve all.” This announcement builds on a week of deepening UAE–France AI cooperation, including G42’s strategic alliance with French open-weight AI leader Mistral AI, collaborative research efforts between Ecole Polytechnique and MBZUAI, the world’s first AI university based in Abu Dhabi, and MGX’s landmark AI investment in France. These partnerships reflect the enduring bilateral trust affirmed by the 2025 intergovernmental agreement between His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and French President Emmanuel Macron.
As a global tech innovator born in Abu Dhabi, G42’s partnership with VivaTech, Europe’s largest tech and startup event, marks a milestone in connecting Europe’s vibrant innovation ecosystem.
The collaboration will include joint innovation showcases, high-level policy discussions, and startup-led initiatives focused on building a future based on trust, security, and sustainability.
VivaTech 2025 will take place from 11 to 14 June 2025 in Paris, marking the ninth edition of the event.
- The partnership, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), focuses on advancing artificial intelligence (AI), digital sovereignty, and fostering collaboration between the Middle East and Europe.
- G42 will play a central role in shaping VivaTech’s AI content and global innovation agenda across both editions.
Paris, Thursday, May 26 - G42, the global technology group headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, today announced its participation to Viva Technology, Europe’s biggest tech and startup event, as its Exclusive AI Champion Partner for the 2025 and 2026 editions of the event.
The collaboration was formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Maurice Lévy, President of VivaTech and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Publicis Groupe, and Peng Xiao, Group CEO of G42, at the Palace of Versailles during the Choose France Summit. This signing symbolizes a new chapter of cross-continental cooperation uniting the ambition of France and the UAE to responsibly shape the global AI agenda.
As AI Champion Partner, G42 will play a leading role in the VivaTech experience, bringing global perspectives, pioneering technologies, and policy-shaping dialogues to the forefront.. The partnership will emphasize key themes such as AI at scale, sovereign technologies, and trusted innovation ecosystems, underscoring G42’s long-term commitment to building The Intelligence Grid, a globally interconnected ecosystem of infrastructure, platforms, and governance models that power responsible, sovereign, and inclusive AI.
“We are delighted to welcome G42 as our Exclusive AI Champion Partner for 2025 and 2026,” said Maurice Lévy, Emeritus Chairman Publicis Groupe. “Their vision and leadership in artificial intelligence align perfectly with VivaTech’s mission to showcase the technologies and partnerships shaping the future. Together, we will build new bridges between Europe and the Middle East and spark vital conversations on innovation and impact.”
“We are excited to partner with VivaTech at this historic inflection point,” said Peng Xiao, Group CEO of G42. “Our shared mission is to unlock AI’s transformative potential for innovation and competitiveness, and more importantly for equity, safety, and sustainability. From Paris to Abu Dhabi, this collaboration sends a clear signal: the future of AI must be built on trust, and it must serve all.” This announcement builds on a week of deepening UAE–France AI cooperation, including G42’s strategic alliance with French open-weight AI leader Mistral AI, collaborative research efforts between Ecole Polytechnique and MBZUAI, the world’s first AI university based in Abu Dhabi, and MGX’s landmark AI investment in France. These partnerships reflect the enduring bilateral trust affirmed by the 2025 intergovernmental agreement between His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and French President Emmanuel Macron.
As a global tech innovator born in Abu Dhabi, G42’s partnership with VivaTech, Europe’s largest tech and startup event, marks a milestone in connecting Europe’s vibrant innovation ecosystem.
The collaboration will include joint innovation showcases, high-level policy discussions, and startup-led initiatives focused on building a future based on trust, security, and sustainability.
VivaTech 2025 will take place from 11 to 14 June 2025 in Paris, marking the ninth edition of the event.