SIDE EVENTS 

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

 What to expect:​

 ☕ Executive Roundtable - A closed-door exchange focused on: • Best practices for Responsible AI deployment at scale. • Operational and governance considerations in real-world implementation. • Responsible AI as a strategic lever within broader macroeconomic and geopolitical dynamics. • The role of AI sovereignty in the context of digital independence and technological competitiveness.​

 🤝 High-level networking session : An intimate setting designed to foster substantive dialogue, peer learning and meaningful connections across the European deeptech ecosystem.​ Attendance is limited to ensure depth of discussion and quality interaction. 

 With €2 billion in assets under management, RAISE Group is a European investment firm and a pioneer in committed finance. As a mission-driven company with a unique success-sharing model dedicated to entrepreneurs, RAISE is organized around two core pillars: investment strategies to support businesses and projects through every stage of their growth and transformation, and a philanthropic innovation arm. 

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. 

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.

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.