# Viva Technology 2026

> VivaTech's 10th edition: 180,000+ visitors, 15,000 startups, 4,000 investors. AI, cybersecurity, greentech and deeptech in focus.

- **Date**: 2026-06-17
- **Location**: Paris, France
- **Type**: conference
- **URL**: https://www.romaindelfosse.fr/en/events/vivatech-2026/

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**VivaTech** celebrates its 10th edition from 17 to 20 June 2026 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. This anniversary edition marks a step change: the show expands into Hall 7 (70,000 m², +40% vs 2025), doubles its world premieres and positions itself as the embodiment of European tech ambition in an era of AI, deeptech and reconfigured geopolitics.

## Organizers

- [**Viva Technology**](https://vivatechnology.com) — co-founded by **Publicis Groupe** and **Groupe Les Échos-Le Parisien**

## Key numbers 2026

- **180,000+ visitors** expected over 4 days
- **15,000 startups** represented
- **4,200 exhibitors**
- **4,000 investors**
- **171 countries** represented
- **60 national pavilions** (+20% vs 2025)
- **1,500+ live demos** on site

## Confirmed speakers 2026

- **Bernard Arnault** — Chairman & CEO, **LVMH**
- **Jensen Huang** — Founder & CEO, **NVIDIA**
- **Yann LeCun** — Executive Chairman, **AMI Labs** (Turing Award)
- **Joe Tsai** — Co-founder & Chairman, **Alibaba Group**
- **Arthur Mensch** — CEO, **Mistral AI**
- **Shantanu Narayen** — Chairman & CEO, **Adobe**
- **Vanessa Wyche** — Acting Associate Administrator, **NASA**
- **Alain Aspect** — **CNRS / Pasqal** (Nobel Prize in Physics)
- **Thomas Wolf** — Co-founder, **Hugging Face**
- **Mati Staniszewski** — Co-founder, **ElevenLabs**
- **Nikesh Arora** — CEO, **Palo Alto Networks**
- **Glenn Fogel** — CEO, **Booking.com**
- **Paul Hudson** — CEO, **Sanofi**
- **Zak Brown** — CEO, **McLaren Racing**
- **Jean-Charles Samuelian** — CEO, **Alan**
- **Ami Badani** — CMO, **ARM Holdings**
- **Léon Marchand** — French Olympic swimmer

*450+ speakers expected in total. Organizers promise "a very big name" revealed last-minute.*

## Four main tracks

1. **AI & Productivity** — brain-machine interfaces, exoskeletons, conversational agents (**India** is AI Country Partner 2026)
2. **Cybersecurity & Defense** — responding to a 75% year-on-year increase in cyberattacks
3. **Greentech & Energy** — ultra-fast battery charging, climate-resilient agriculture, ocean regeneration
4. **Deeptech** — quantum computing, space tourism, AI-augmented contact lenses

## 10th anniversary highlights

- **Hall 7 expansion** — 70,000 m² (+40% vs 2025) to absorb growth
- **Germany Country of the Year 2026** — largest national delegation ever hosted
- **Pedestrianized Champs-Élysées on Sunday 14 June** — free, immersive public experience: giant VivaTech letters, robots, autonomous vehicles, space capsules
- **VivaTech Bloomberg Awards** — the "Tech Oscars", gala evening on 18 June (leadership, visionary, investor, rising star categories)
- **Theater stage** — new stage replacing the Paris Dome for major keynotes
- **VivaTech Festival** — 20 June, dedicated to 18-35 year-olds: robot demos, influencers, career fair, hackathon

## Program

- **Plenary keynotes** — global tech leaders on the Theater stage
- **Thematic tracks** — AI, cybersecurity, deeptech, greentech
- **Pitch sessions** — startup competitions with coaching
- **Connection Hub** — structured B2B business meetings
- **Immersive labs** — product previews and interactive demos
- **Founders Discussions** — founder-to-founder roundtables

## Pricing

| Pass | Price | Details |
|------|-------|---------|
| 4-day Attendee | €650 | Full access conferences + expo |
| 4-day CMO / Tech Leaders | €750 | Premium access |
| 4-day Startup | €350 | Startup access |
| 4-day Startup CMO / Tech Leaders | €420 | Startup premium access |
| 4-day Investor | €830 | Investor access |
| 4-day Student | €50 | Student ID required |
| 1-day General Public | €20 | Public day access |

## Why attend?

1. Europe's largest tech and startup gathering with an exceptional 10-year edition: +40% floor space, doubled world premieres and 60 national pavilions
2. Unique concentration of decision-makers: Bernard Arnault, Jensen Huang, Yann LeCun (fresh from leaving Meta to launch AMI Labs), Arthur Mensch, Joe Tsai and Vanessa Wyche (NASA) on the same stage
3. New off-venue experiences: pedestrianized Champs-Élysées, VivaTech Bloomberg Awards ("Tech Oscars") and the 18-35 Festival on closing day

## Practical information

- **Dates**: 17-20 June 2026
- **Hours**: 9 am — 6 pm daily
- **Venue**: Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Hall 7, 75015 Paris
- **Champs-Élysées event**: Sunday 14 June, free and open to the public
- **Tickets**: [vivatechnology.com/get-your-pass](https://vivatechnology.com/get-your-pass?utm_source=romaindelfosse&utm_medium=event&utm_campaign=veille-cdo)
- **Official site**: [vivatechnology.com](https://vivatechnology.com?utm_source=romaindelfosse&utm_medium=event&utm_campaign=veille-cdo)