VivaTech 2023

About VivaTech 2023

VivaTech 2023 was a four-day technology and startup event held on 14–17 June 2023 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Co-organised by Publicis Groupe and Groupe Les Echos-Le Parisien, the 7th edition passed 150,000 visitors for the first time, from 174 countries, with more than 450 speakers across four stages and around 2,800 exhibitors, from startups to the world’s largest tech companies. Topics ranged from generative AI to climate tech and scaling up. The full programme was on the official VivaTech website.

Magebit at VivaTech 2023

Team: Justīne Leimante and Marija Vaivade.

We went as visitors with two goals: follow the latest trends, and meet companies selling online and the providers that serve them. Talks we attended included Matthew Prince of Cloudflare, Thomas Dohmke of GitHub, Tanuja Randery of AWS EMEA and J. Michael Evans of Alibaba Group, with generative AI a recurring theme. Between sessions the expo showed delivery and nursing robots, skin-care diagnostics and new sustainable materials such as mushroom-based leather.

We came home with contacts at about five companies looking to improve their e-commerce websites, and a follow-up call with a translation solution provider interested in Magento extension development. The trip is written up on our blog: A Journey of Discovery: Magebit at VivaTechnology in Paris.

Highlights

• Elon Musk in conversation — Musk’s interview with VivaTech co-founder Maurice Lévy drew more than 6,000 people to the Dôme de Paris, with AI and its regulation at the centre of the discussion. Our team was in the audience.
• Generative AI in business — Orange CEO Christel Heydemann spoke on adopting generative AI, and Google DeepMind’s Zoubin Ghahramani on applying AI in healthcare.
• Diversity in tech — Microsoft France President Corine de Bilbao led a session on diversity in the industry.
• The startup scene — VivaTech’s awards included the Next Unicorn, won by Matsmart, and the Female Founder Challenge, won by Pathway’s Zuzanna Stamirowska.