THALES

Thales is a global technology leader for the Aerospace, Transport, Defence & Security and Digital security markets. With 65,000 employees in 56 countries, Thales reported sales of €15,8 billion in 2017. The Group is investing heavily in the underlying technologies of connectivity, Big Data, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity to help our customers make the best decision in every decisive moment.

Today Thales is developing solutions for tomorrow’s data-driven, autonomous, immersive world — from autonomous vehicle control to collaborative combat systems, from connected cockpits to secure clouds and cyber-protected communications, from self-learning radars to virtual reality solutions for training and predictive maintenance.

A strong believer in innovation through cooperation, Thales is fully committed to the collaborative nature of Viva Technology. For many years, the Group has pursued a strategy of open innovation with public and private research institutes and with innovative SMEs and tech start-ups. Thales heads the cybersecurity programme at STATION F in Paris, the world’s largest start-up incubator. Over the past three years, Thales has approached more than 500 start-ups with a view to testing their technology, exploring opportunities for cooperation, taking them on as suppliers, entering into partnerships and, in some cases, acquiring them. These collaborations and synergies with start-ups boost the digital transformation of the Group and its customers, and foster the type of technological breakthroughs needed in the digital age. At Vivatech 2019, Thales’s Innov Lab will be hosting over 30 start-ups, many of which are already co-developing products and solutions with the Group.