SIDE EVENTS 

Deeptech 2026 : Levez enfin le flou sur votre financement Early-Stage ! 🚀 

Rejoignez la CCI Paris et Inskip pour un décryptage sans langue de bois des nouveaux critères VC. 

Au menu : métriques clés, standards 2026 et networking stratégique autour d'un café. 

8h30 - 10h00 : un format court pour transformer votre stratégie de levée."

Join RAISE for a curated morning discussion, bringing together investors, startups and corporates to explore how Responsible AI moves from principles to practice.

​Agenda ​​

☕ Executive Roundtable: a closed-door discussion on the key priorities, governance and organizational best practices, and EU AI Act readiness needed to deploy responsible AI at scale in enterprise settings.

​- Ignacio Bernal, Chief AI Officer at Santander 

- Miguel Ángel Alvarez Bernardo, Chief Data and AI Officer at Orange Business ​​ 

🚀 Startup pitch ​- Carlos Munoz Ferrandis 

- Co-founder and COO of Alinia.ai 

- Primavera De Filippi - Co CEO of Alien.club ​​

🤝 High-level networking session ​An intimate setting designed to foster substantive dialogue, peer learning and meaningful connections across the European deeptech ecosystem. ​

Bpifrance Le Hub, in partnership with Wavestone, is hosting a special event to explore these emerging models, highlight the most advanced use cases, and give the floor to pioneers already building this new generation of AI. 

Why attend? 

– Understand the real impact of agentic AI on businesses and job functions. 

– Discover concrete feedback from startups and major corporations. 

– Connect with key ecosystem players and spark new collaborations.

Please note: the event will take place in French. 

Supernova Invest, OTB Ventures, 33N Ventures, and Armilar organize a DeepTech cocktail, bringing together VCs, corporates, and entrepreneurs shaping the future of DeepTech. This event is designed as a catalyst for dialogue and collaboration. Enjoy French wine and cheese, and cocktails, and connect with the deeptech ecosystem during this cocktail nearby Opera. This invitation-only side event takes place alongside European Deeptech Week in Paris on Tuesday. Spots are limited.. 

Your morning caffeine is on us ☕ Swing by Wind's quarters for freshly ground coffee, good vibes, and great people before a big day. Real conversations, no pitch decks before 10am—house rule. Just across the street from European Deeptech Week, organized by Bpifrance & INSKIP, close enough that there’s really no excuse. 

BOLD, in partnership with Inria Startup Studio and PC’UP , the deeptech incubator of ESPCI Paris, invite you to a morning dedicated to public aid schemes and grants as strategic funding levers: CIR (Research Tax Credit), CII (Innovation Tax Credit), and JEI (Young Innovative Company). Grants are open to businesses that have a French Business ID number. 

As part of European Deep Tech Week, INSKIP hosts a Mobility & Climate Cocktail bringing together a curated group of founders, corporates and investors shaping the future of sustainable transportation and climate technologies. 

 In a dynamic and informal setting, guests will connect around the innovations redefining mobility systems, energy infrastructure and industrial decarbonization, from electrification and new materials to AI-driven optimization and next-generation logistics. 

 An evening designed to spark cross-sector conversations, unexpected connections and bold ideas at the intersection of climate ambition and technological execution.

As part of European Deep Tech Week, this private dinner will convene leading European AI founders, policymakers, investors, and industry executives for an off-the-record conversation on Europe’s strategic position in the global AI race. 

Centered on sovereignty, competitiveness, infrastructure, and scale, the discussion will explore how Europe can build and retain AI power — from research and compute to deployment and industrial leadership. Expect candid exchanges, high-level perspectives, and meaningful connections over an intimate dinner gathering Europe’s key AI decision-makers.

Why France Is Europe’s Scaling Hub for Deep Tech ​

As part of European Deep Tech Week, this private executive dinner convenes a select group of international deep tech leaders to explore why France has become Europe’s most compelling base for scaling innovation. ​

From world-class research and industrial capacity to ambitious public investment and direct access to the European market, France offers the conditions to move from breakthrough to global scale. ​

Expect high-level conversations, meaningful connections, and an evening showcasing the very best of French cuisine in a refined and intimate setting. ​

Choose Paris Region is the non-profit economic development agency for Paris Region. It provides operational support to international companies with their expansion plans in France. From the initial decision to setting up and every step in between, Choose Paris Region delivers market intelligence, strategic connections, and tailored resources to launch and accelerate business activities in Europe’s leading economic region.

​With more than 420,000 people employed in high-tech sectors, Paris Region also specializes in hosting R&D activities.

As part of European Deep Tech Week, discover the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab, a startup accelerator and open innovation laboratory by Dassault Systèmes, dedicated to disruptive projects with a strong societal impact.