Alain Di Crescenzo

President

CCI France

Artificial Intelligence

About Me

Born in 1962, Alain DI CRESCENZO is a graduate of ENSAM and ENSTA. He spent most of his career at the IGE+XAO Group, which he chaired for 24 years. After IGE+XAO's acquisition by Schneider Electric in 2018, he became Senior Vice President at Schneider Electric. He's also a major figure in the French economic. He chairs the Supervisory Board of Caisse d'Epargne Midi-Pyrénées and the FNCE, and is Censor on the Supervisory Board of the BPCE Group. He presided over the CCI Toulouse - Haute-Garonne, the CCI Occitanie, and was 1st Vice-President of CCI France before becoming its President in January 2022. In this role, he represents and leads the network of 122 French CCIs. In addition to his professional roles, he's involved in charities and is a member of the French Air Force Citizens' Reserve. He has been honored as an Officer in the Order National of Merit, an Officer in the Order of Academic Palms, and a Knight in the National Order of the Legion of Honor

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VivaTech Global Awards Ceremony

The VivaTech Global Awards Ceremony will celebrate the brightest entrepreneurs and groundbreaking innovations shaping the future of technology. This prestigious event will reveal and honour the winners of VivaTech’s renowned startup competitions, including the Female Founders Challenge, the AfricaTech Awards, the Next Startupper Challenge, along with our two new prizes this year: the Tech for Change Award & the Innovation of the Year. The event promises to be a vibrant showcase of the world's most promising startups and exciting innovations, one of the key highlights of VivaTech 2025, taking place on our main stage (Stage One) on June 12.

Final of the Next Startupper Challenge - Championing the Next Gen of Entrepreneurs

The Next Startupper Challenge, sponsored by CCI France, highlights a new kind of founder—students who aren’t waiting to graduate to make an impact. This inter-school competition brings together young entrepreneurs tackling today’s most pressing challenges with bold, purpose-driven ideas. For this 7th edition, six outstanding finalists have been selected for the strength of their vision and the potential of their impact. They are: Artemisia (Typhaine Brual), Atmosph’air (Bérénice Arias), Greeny Solutions (Zied Madini), Awoken (Corentin Neker), Young Jobs (Maxence Lamhaut), and Fairconn AiCT (Regine Ngah Ekembe). These finalists will pitch their projects to a jury of experts, with the support of their mentor for the evening, Julie Huguet. The grand winner will be revealed on Thursday, June 12, during the Global Awards Ceremony. This session is your chance to discover the next generation of changemakers—creative, committed, and already shaping a better future.