Catherine Seys

Executive Director

Excurio

EdTech

Entertainment, Media & Creators Economy

Artificial Intelligence

About Me

Catherine Seys has been the Executive Director of Emissive since May 2021. An engineer graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris, Catherine began her career as a strategy consultant for 10 years within the Kea & Partners firm. She then joined Ubisoft's Strategic Innovation Lab, where she notably created and managed startup support programs in Paris and Singapore. At the same time, she is the co-founder of the startup UrbanHello, twice awarded at CES in Las Vegas in 2013 and 2017.

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At the crossroads of tech and creativity with La French Touch!

Travel through history, interact with iconic artistic figures and artworks and dive into immersive expeditions with four leading startups of La French Touch bridging the gap between tech and creative industries. EXCURIO: Discover how Excurio is redefining immersive entertainment with its groundbreaking Immersive Expeditions. This innovative experience sets a new benchmark in the industry, combining cutting-edge technology with a sustainable, profitable business model for VR creators and operators. HISTOVERY: Histovery is the leading company in scientifically validated and engaging 3D reconstructions of the past. With over 3 million visitors annually across 20 cultural institutions worldwide, they will present how their experiences are revolutionizing cultural visits, both on-site and beyond museum walls through international traveling Augmented Exhibitions. ASK MONA: Discover how generative AI can turn any object — from a masterpiece like the Mona Lisa to a bottle of wine — into a conversational companion. This demo showcases immersive dialogues projected on screen, revealing how technology reshapes storytelling, education, and consumption by making physical objects speak, inform, and enchant. SYNEGRAM: Step into the world of Synegram.com — the empowering app that makes music visual and logical. Chords, melodies, and songs become intuitive shapes through their powerful visual system. For all music lovers, pros and newbies. Experience it — and you'll soon say: "I see music!