New Frontiers of Business
Since 2016 Viva Technology has been the meeting place where business meets innovation, where opportunities for collaboration are created between major tech players, leading companies and startups. This year VivaTech brings together more than 4,000 partners and exhibitors as well as 3,000 investors from around the world - including Accel, Eurazeo, Headline, Iris VC, Northzone, Hermitage Capital - in one place, promoting innovation and establishing contact with the largest companies and public players.
More than 30 business sectors are represented at VivaTech this year, with Space Tech, Travel Tech, Retail and Creative Industries in the spotlight:
- Space Tech: There are currently more than 10,000 operational satellites in orbit and space has unquestionably become a new frontier for commercial activities. While the rise of the private space sector is driving innovation and economies, it also calls for increased attention to the sustainability of space technologies with the rise in space debris and greenhouse gas emissions. However, with promising solutions such as reusable modular components, biodegradable materials and other innovations, it is possible to harness the potential of satellites while protecting our planet. How to avoid the destruction of satellites in orbit due to space debris is a theme that NewSpace enthusiasts can explore in greater depth at VivaTech. They can also listen to renowned speakers such as Vanessa Wyche from NASA, or with PwC, on 11 June, a session featuring Aurélie Bressolette from Latitude, Steven Rutgers from Arianespace and Maxence Brischoux from the DGE, on various subjects such as an alternative to SpaceX or how to grow plants in microgravity to feed astronauts.
Many innovations in the field of space or from space research are also to be discovered in the aisles of the Porte de Versailles and on the booths of VivaTech’s partners. For example, the startup Latitude presents Zéphyr, the first European space launcher for micro-satellites weighing less than 200 kg and constellations of satellites allowing real-time fire monitoring, infrastructure monitoring, and optimization of agricultural land. At L'Oréal Groupe, vertical farming is inspired by a technology developed precisely for space exploration and allows the Group to sustainably cultivate the biomass needed for its cosmetic ingredients, without pesticides, and with optimized water and energy consumption.
- Travel Tech: Because tourism and travel are sectors where technology and AI are pushing boundaries, VivaTech is launching a new Travel Hub this year in collaboration with Eventiz. The aim is to showcase the most innovative players in the travel industry, create connections, and foster opportunities with technology leaders covering topics such as mobility, data, and services. Major industry players will gather at the Porte de Versailles to share the ideas and innovations that will shape the next ten years. For instance, Groupe ADP and Accor, who have already participated in previous editions, will be joined by newcomers like Club Med, Navan, and Travelsoft, as well as Axa Partners, Evaneos, Floa, Tui France, and WorldPay. Notably, key figures such as Henri Giscard d’Estaing from Club Med and Sébastien Bazin from Accor will share their insights on the future of the travel industry and Expedia or SNCF Group are present at VivaTech.
- Retail is a field where AI and new technologies are providing ever more innovative solutions to make products reach customers faster and to optimize the customer experience. This year, we find players such as La Poste Groupe, which is taking the opportunity of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of e-commerce, to show how, with Colissimo, the leader in parcel delivery in France, the group has been able to commit to reducing CO2 emissions and innovating for increasingly responsible deliveries. There is also a prototype of a letterbox with a connected lock that can be opened using the postal worker’s smartphone, and Pony, a startup supported by La Poste Ventures and which is the only company in the world to offer a two-seater electrically assisted bicycle, the Double Pony. VusionGroup invites some of its partners, such as Carrefour and Walmart, to showcase its vision of the Store of the Future – a store that is connected to teams, consumers, and products. In this way, VusionGroup demonstrates its AI solution for real-time shelf restocking, automatic out-of-stock detection, and efforts to combat food waste. At AWS, the future of retail is being demonstrated with Proto Hologram’s virtual try-on technology. This innovative system projects clothing directly onto your figure via a holographic display, eliminating the need for fitting rooms and allowing you to instantly try out different styles, colors, and combinations. Verizon Business offers solutions to support its retail customers in their use of AI in stores (retail or luxury), to analyze purchasing habits, adapt commercial strategies or improve customer engagement with solutions such as virtual mirrors for fittings, augmented reality devices to guide customers via smartphone (AR Wayfinding), the combined use of robots and HD cameras to monitor stocks, restock shelves, generate reports on purchasing and management. In Hall 2, Fnac has once again set up its store at VivaTech for the second consecutive year, offering various activities to bring culture and technology together. There are chill-out areas, demo spaces, and a signing area (see more details in the Public Day section of this press kit). Joe Tsai, co-founder and chairman of Alibaba Group, speaks on retail and AI themes. Axa is demonstrating its Digital Commercial Platform (DCP), which offers an integrated and innovative approach to risk management, 11 June at 10 am on the Discovery stage.
- Creative Industries: Creative industries are undergoing a transformation and are playing an increasingly significant role in the global economy. AI, blockchain, augmented reality, and other technologies are redefining storytelling, creation, distribution, and consumer experiences. They are driving innovation across all areas of media but also pose risks to the employment of creators and their intellectual property. From video games to music, marketing, fashion, film, and advertising, these advances are opening up new economic opportunities for artists and businesses alike (these industries will account for 10% of GDP by 2030, according to a 2023 World Bank Group report) and they are reinventing the way audiences are engaged. Big names in the creative industries will speak at Viva Technology, addressing the protection of artists and creators at the dawn of AI; diving into the fast-evolving world of video games, animation, cinema and music; considering the race for attention; and measuring the economic impact of the new creative tools with Michel Hazanavicius, film director; Blanca Li, choreographer and dancer ; Manuel Moussallam from Deezer ; Cliff Obrecht from Canva ; Domingo ; Michael Fan from Galaxy Interactive ; Hannah Elsakr from Adobe ; Elisha Karmitz from mk2 ; Nicolas Julia from Sorare ; Arthur Perticoz from Karmine Corp ; Dylan Field from Figma; Marianne Carpentier from TF1.
AI, generative AI in particular, is transforming content creation, decision-making and customer targeting by enabling advanced personalization of advertising campaigns based on behavioral data (location, browsing, purchases). Marketing leaders must adapt to this dynamic and complex environment. At Viva Technology, the CMO Summit, which takes place 13 June on Stage One, explores the rapid changes in marketing and offers the opportunity to exchange with innovative startups as part of the Connection Hub, a real place for face-to-face networking between decision-makers/buyers and concrete technological solutions offered by startups to facilitate this transition to more technological marketing that is both personalized and responsible. Verizon Business' Chris Narayanan discusses how collaboration between chief marketing officers (CMOs) and chief technology officers (CTOs) can drive innovation, generate new projects, and make a difference in a highly competitive market.
VivaTech loves when tech intertwines with art, and this year with our partners we have developed several unmissable artistic activations. For the first time at the Porte de Versailles, the AI Creative show in partnership with Runway’s AI Film Festival, mk2, Groupe TF1 et We Are, invites you to attend a screening of short films made with the new AI tools. The third edition of the Runway’s AI Film Festival takes place in New York on 5 June and then in Los Angeles on 12 June, where ten winning short films are screening. It is then at VivaTech that the selection of these short films will be screened for the first time in Europe. Then, on Thursday evening 12 June, get ready for VivaNight in partnership with Live Nation, the first immersive afterwork party in the Dôme de Paris with the French electro duo The Blaze. This is a world premiere deploying the first sound spatialization system for music. Live Nation is also presenting an immersive booth in Hall 1 where visitors can enjoy a Culinary Live Experience; the Golden Ticket Experience in partnership with Icosium; and a 180-degree immersive sensory journey with Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest 3 headsets. In Hall 2, ArtPoint presents a selection of immersive and artistic experiences that redefine how visitors can interact with innovation.
VivaTech's partners are also devoting their booths to showcasing innovations related to the creative industry. For example, La Poste Groupe presents the startup Studio IA dedicated to the creation of marketing campaigns via a chain of unique AI agents to create an advertising mailing enriched with specific performance, design and compliance data; AWS Introduces the startup Playruo whichg develops immersive AI-powered gaming experiences, enabling content creators to design interactive games with AI-Generated characters and scenarios built on AWS infrastructure; Canada, VivaTech’s 2025 Country of the Year and renowned for its entertainment industry and support for the arts , presents Helios, a solution that revolutionizes the way we search for music content in large commercial music libraries, using the music itself as a search key; Moonlite Media, an AI-powered platform for musicians, content creators, and brands to generate multi-scene animations synchronized with music in seconds; The 7 Fingers, which blends technology and circus art by using AI and markerless stereo cameras to capture and transpose acrobatic movements into virtual environments. On the State Digital Pavilion, the free Compar:IA platform, launched in October 2024 by the DINUM and the Ministry of Culture, makes it possible to compare the responses of conversational AI models to improve the quality of French-speaking models, reduce cultural biases and raise awareness of the challenges of generative AI.
When we talk of the frontiers of business at VivaTech 2025 we are of course talking about how AI and tech are changing the game in the recruitment of talent. On the Canada Pavilion, the startup Airudi is developing an AI-powered recruitment solution, a personnel management tool and an automated occupational health and safety solution. Videns Analytics operates in corporate training, among other things. Docusign is showcasing its Iris AI engine, specifically designed to bring intelligence and automation to every stage of the document signing and authentication lifecycle. Freshworks, with Freddy AI, continues to unify the experiences of customers, employees, and sales and marketing teams through generative AI tools such as bots, ticket management or conversations. At KPMG, Linkup is a web search agent that can process natural language queries and deliver up-to-date content in the format of choice, whether conversational responses, plain text snippets, or structured data.