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16-19 June 2027

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Henri Verdier

General Director

Fondation Inria

About Me

Henri Verdier is currently Director General of the INRIA Foundation, a division of the Inria group , the leading European research institution in digital science and technology. He previously served as France's Ambassador for Digital Affairs from 2018 to 2025, representing the country on global tech and internet governance issues. He has also served as Director of the French Government's digital and IT systems (DINSIC). A graduate of the École Normale Supérieure, he played a key role in France's open data movement as head of Etalab, where he launched the landmark platform data.gouv.fr. He is also a serial entrepreneur.

Hear My Insights

Sovereignty Arena

June 17

2:00 PM - 2:55 PM - CET

Free, Open and Commons: New Paths to Sovereignty

L

Luca Belli

Fundação Getulio Vargas Law School, Rio de Janeiro

R

Roberto Di Cosmo

Software Heritage

A

Adriana Groh

Sovereign Tech Agency

HM

+2 speakers

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Artificial Intelligence & Robotics
Sovereignty & GovTech

VivaTech Theater

June 18

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM - CET

EU-India: Perspectives on Digital Sovereignty

J

Jawed Ashraf

India Trade Promoters Organisation

S

Sridhar Iyengar

Zoho Corporation

A

Aliette MOUSNIER LOMPRE

ORANGE BUSINESS

AH

+2 speakers

VivaTech Theater

June 19

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM - CET

"Tech pour Toutes’’: Tech for Fut’HER

A

Assia BenMaklouf

Paris Cité University

M

Muriel Brunet

Inria

L

Laurent Champaney

Arts et Métiers (ENSAM)

SEK

+7 speakers