Clara Chappaz
Minister in charge of AI and Digital Affairs
France
Hear My Insights
Canada: AI's North Star
This year, VivaTech proudly spotlights Canada as our Country of the Year. With a uniquely collaborative ecosystem driven by significant government investment, world-class research, and groundbreaking companies, Canada boasts both a high concentration of top-tier AI talent and a robust environment for innovation. How does a nation leverage such strengths to advance the tech landscape? What role does this collaborative spirit among startups, industry, and research institutions play in fostering growth, particularly in vital sectors like artificial intelligence, climate tech, and health tech? We open this year's edition with a special address that sheds a spotlight on the country's approach to innovation.
AI Code of Conduct: Building the Rules for a Machine-Powered World
Reimagining Life in the Age of Intelligence
This isn’t just a conversation about artificial intelligence—it’s a conversation about us. About what it means to be human when intelligence becomes a utility, not a privilege. About shifting from scarcity to sufficiency, from work as survival to work as self-expression, from systems that divide to networks that unite. On VivaTech’s most iconic stage, three distinct voices at the frontier of AI and society—spanning policy, infrastructure, and cultural leadership—explore a shared imperative: to unlearn what no longer serves us and reimagine intelligence as a force for dignity, equity, and progress. In a world where AI is no longer emerging but ambient, the focus isn’t on what AI can do, but on what we must do differently to build, govern, and live with it.
Deeptech in France: Are We Ready to Scale?
A workshop organised by Inria, bringing together leading figures to highlight the people behind deeptech companies and explore how to better support and develop scientific entrepreneurship in France through bold, strategic approaches focused on people and eco-systems. Keynote : Théau Peronnin I Alice & BoB Round Table 1 I ""What if it all started with scientific entrepreneurs, not technologies?"" Round Table 2 I What if deeptech was too strategic to let entrepreneurs face even more difficulties
AI & Society: A Challenge Requiring our Collective Action
Artificial intelligence is transforming every sector but society’s ability to adapt remains a key challenge. That’s why Make.org is launching at VivaTech on the Discovery Stage a national initiative to help businesses, institutions and citizens navigate this shift responsibly and proactively. By fostering dialogue and collective action, the goal is to ensure that everyone can benefit from AI’s potential while maintaining control over its impact. Come and participate to the nation-wide consultation on AI!