This virtual event will be delivered in English and be moderated by David Johnson, UK Country Manager of Maddyness.
9:00 CET Welcome speech – Ilaria Regondi, Deputy Trade Commissioner for Europe, British Embassy Paris
9:10 CET Tech for People, Society, the Economy & the Planet – Speaker TBC
9.20 CET How to navigate your entry to the UK market
Keynote panel speakers
- Panel Moderator: David Johnson, UK Country Manager, Maddyness UK
- Dr Chris Moore, Technology Specialist, Department for International Trade (DIT)
- Dominykas Broga, Programme Manager – International Trade, TechUK
- Raph Crouan, President, French Tech London
9:50 CET Panel discussion: Successful Investment in the UK
Keynote panel speakers
- Panel Moderator: Francois Dewez, Department for International Trade (DIT)
- David Johnson, UK Country Manager, Maddyness UK
- Benoît Jeannin, President, Learn & Go – Aghadoe (Learn&Go, Kardi & Script&Go)
10:10 CET Key Technology Trends – Gunnar Menzel, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Capgemini Europe
10:30 Presentation of the TechRocketshipAward
The ten pre-selected French innovative companies will participate in an elevator pitches competition at the TechRocketshipFranceAward, three of which will be selected for the pan-European pre-selection for the Grand Finale.
(The jury will deliberate between 12:30 and 13.10 CET)
Member of the Jury
- Tony Hugues, Dealmaker – Global Entrepreneur Programme (GEP), Department for International Trade (DIT)
- Lucy Pegler, Director of Tech, Burges-Salmon (UK Law firm of the Year 2020!)
- Nigel Jones, Member of the Board of Advisors – Prolific North & Sector Specialist Tech & Creative, Department for International Trade (DIT)
10.40 CET 4-minute elevator pitches from 10 most innovative French start-ups (4 minutes presentation – 4 minutes Q&As Jury per company)
12:30 CET Digitalisation and sustainability trends shaping mobility – Speaker TBC
13:10 CET Presentation of the winners and results announcement
13.30 CET Close
English