2025 edition

Live Talks and Business Sessions

• 9h30-10h30

  Paris City Council Chamber

  Opening Conference – CSRD: From Compliance to Action, Staying the Course on Our Shared Environmental and Social Goals

  The implementation of the CSRD Directive marked a turning point in corporate non-financial transparency, before the Omnibus and Stop the Clock directives reshuffled the deck.
  While these relaxations are primarily intended to ease companies’ administrative burden, they raise questions about Europe’s ambition and the resources it is committing to achieve its environmental and social transition goals.

  This roundtable will bring together experts from the economic and institutional ecosystem to address the following questions:

  • What impact will these adjustments have on CSR practices? Why do some companies continue to choose transparency, convinced that it is a driver of attractiveness and competitiveness? How can you maintain your reporting efforts—even beyond mandatory requirements—to stay on course?

  A practical and insightful conference to understand why non-financial reporting remains essential.

• 10h30-11h15

  Communication Room No. 3 – 1st Floor

  Workshop - The City of Paris’ Public Procurement

  An overview of how public procurement operates within the City of Paris, focusing on the functioning of the CPP, the City’s purchasing strategies, and the initiatives implemented by the DFA to promote procurement (e.g., Maximilien, presourcing, supplier meetings).

• 10h30-11h30

  Paris City Council Chamber

  Keynote - Peaceful construction sites in Paris: from dream to reality?

  Construction sites are an inherent part of city life: they shape urban landscapes with their cranes, fences, and trucks, contributing to cities’ adaptation and the improvement of urban well-being. Yet, construction sites also disrupt: with the noise, dust, and disruptions they create, they are often perceived as a nuisance by local residents.

  However, solutions do exist to improve the acceptance and sustainability of construction projects: reusing and storing excavated soil, managing logistics and traffic flows, using quieter electric machinery… all actions that require strong political will and the operational commitment of every stakeholder involved in urban works.

  In partnership with Enedis, this conference will explore the following questions: why and how can these levers be effectively activated? What shared priorities can help make construction sites genuinely more bearable? And what tools and resources can be provided to project managers and local authorities to move from good intentions to tangible results?

• 11h-12h

  Salle Tignous - first floor

  Workshop - Understanding Large Language Models: What They Are, What They’re Not, and How to Use Them Effectively

  This workshop demystifies large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

  We will explore how these models are structured, why they cannot be considered artificial general intelligence (AGI), and what limitations they currently face (e.g., hallucinations, bias, lack of self-awareness).

  The second part will focus on practical applications: how LLMs can be effectively implemented in personal and professional life. From writing assistance and task automation to business planning and productivity enhancement, participants will discover concrete ways to integrate AI into their daily workflows. No technical background is required. The session is designed to be accessible, informative, and interactive for a general audience.

  No technical background is required : the session is designed to be accessible, informative, and interactive for a general audience.

• Communication Room No. 3 – 1st Floor

  Workshop - assess to your Impact Score in live

  Nearly 15,000 companies have assessed their Impact Score. Why not you? This 45-minute workshop will give you a comprehensive understanding of the Impact Score benchmark, as well as allowing you to start answering the Impact Score questionnaire live. You will discover your score out of 100, see how you measure up against your peers, and start implementing actions to improve.

• 11h30-12h30

  Paris City Council Chamber

  Keynote - Financial health barometer of startups and access to public funding

  (Re)Discover the financial health landscape of startups presented by the Banque de France, and explore the opportunities available to innovative entrepreneurs through public funding dedicated to supporting innovation.
  The goal of this conference is to shed light on the Paris Innovation Fund and European funds.
  Gain practical, actionable insights to help you navigate the support system and build a sustainable, high-impact business model.

• 12h30-13h30

  Paris City Council Chamber

  Keynote - Dare to innovate in the public procurement!

  With concrete feedback and practical advice, this conference will give you all the keys to make public procurement a driver of growth and innovation.

  Public procurement represents a major opportunity for both innovative companies and local territories, yet it often remains poorly understood. This conference aims to demystify public purchasing processes so that both private and public stakeholders can position themselves effectively.

  Whether you are a buyer or a solution provider, discover the insights and useful resources shared by experts from the City of Paris’ Responsible Purchasing Division, BPI France, the General Commission for Sustainable Development, and La French Tech, in this roundtable discussion hosted by the innovation agency Paris&Co!

• 14h-14h45

  Conference room no. 7 - 2nd floor

  Pitch - Rethinking the user experience for adult education courses in Paris with new tools

  DASCO and DSIN are working on providing a range of adult education courses comprising three types of programs (French, foreign languages, and vocational training). These courses represent a very dense ecosystem with approximately 27,000 enrolled students, 60,000 applications, 700 training programs, and 1,800 sessions.
  In terms of tools, adult education courses are managed using three applications (management software – Atlas, registration website, and distance learning tool). These digital solutions were redesigned in 2011 and 2012. Since then, needs have evolved, particularly with the development of distance learning courses, the interfacing between different applications and payment or scheduling software, and data reporting. These applications are open to a wide range of users: managers (e.g., City of Paris, HR, etc.), auditors, school principals, trainers, and others.
  Management has two needs:
  – Facilitating the user journey to better match the available offering with existing demand or target audiences (currently, high enrollment demand does not apply to all training courses, some of which are little known or not geared toward the right target audience)
  – Identifying and testing new application publishing tools.

• 14h-14h45

  Salle Tignous - 1st floor.

  Workshop - Protecting Your Technology: The Keys to Intellectual Property

  The d.school Paris at École des Ponts is offering a 45-minute workshop to explore the value of creative foresight and design fiction in reflecting on desirable futures. This workshop invites participants to question their visions of the future and to shed light on the decisions that shape the transition pathways we wish to pursue.

• 14h30-15h30

  Paris City Council Chamber

  Keynote - Territorial responsibility of companies: innovating through cooperation for resilient territories

  Faced with major social, economic, and environmental challenges, no player can act alone.
  Local authorities and businesses share a common goal: to build territories that are more resilient, attractive, and inclusive.
  Preserving jobs, achieving the ecological transition, and improving quality of life are all objectives that require shared responsibility and strengthened cooperation.

  This conference will give the floor to four committed players:
  • The Greater Paris Metropolis, which is mobilizing innovative levers to promote this public/private alliance and support a responsible economic fabric.
  • Crédit Agricole d’Ile-de-France, which places territorial responsibility at the heart of its strategy.
  • Paris&Co, as an innovation agency serving the Paris and Greater Paris area.
  • Envie le Labo, a pioneer of the social and solidarity economy, and a driving force of local innovation.

  An inspiring discussion to explore how cooperation between large corporations, start-ups, the social and solidarity economy, and local territories can become a genuine driver of transformation.

• 15h-15h45

  Room Tignous - 1st floor

  Workshop - Overview of the Female Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: Key Insights for Getting Started and Sharing Experiences!

  WILLA, an organization committed to advancing female entrepreneurship, invites you to explore the unique opportunities available to women entrepreneurs, the resources to leverage, and the essential keys to growing your ambitions.

• 15h - 15h45

  Com. room n°7 - 2nd floor

  Pitch : Sustainable renovation of public assets: waste recovery, carbon neutrality, climate adaptation, accessibility... how can we scale up?

  The Department of Public Constructions and Architecture oversees the project management of more than 3,600 public buildings and is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050!
  The climate emergency requires a profound transformation of the way we build. The many challenges facing project owners compel us to move rapidly from experimental stages to the widespread adoption of best practices.

  The 2024–2030 Climate Plan sets the path toward carbon neutrality by 2050, particularly through an unprecedented program to renovate public assets.

  Accessibility, construction waste recovery, reduction of carbon footprint and environmental impacts, adaptation of public buildings to heatwaves…
  Present your solutions to support the Sustainable Building Division within the Department of Public Constructions and Architecture.

• 15h-15h45

  Room n°3 - 1st floor

  Workshop - How does AI help you advance in your professions?

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• 15h30-16h30

  Paris City Council Chamber

  Keynote - Priority neighborhoods of the City, territories of impact: an entrepreneurial revolution in motion

  The priority neighborhoods under France’s urban policy (QPV) are now at the heart of a thriving wave of entrepreneurship. Thanks to the growing involvement of public, private, and non-profit stakeholders, a genuine ecosystem of support, visibility, and funding is taking shape.

  This conference offers an overview of these dynamics:
  What collective levers are being put in place to foster the emergence of projects with strong social and environmental impact in these neighborhoods?
  What are the tangible results on the ground?
  And how can these collaborations be strengthened to make QPVs true territories of the future?

• 16h-16h45

  Com. room n°7 - 2nd floor

  Pitch - Supporting the Paris destination towards ever more sustainable and social tourism.

  The City of Paris wishes to be supported in developing co-created and innovative projects that bring together tourists, residents, and professionals in shaping the destination of tomorrow — a destination that is more sustainable, inclusive, and accessible.

  The challenge now is to imagine new ways of experiencing and bringing the Paris destination to life.

• 17h-17h40

  Paris City Council Chamber

  City of Paris Prize Ceremony

  The Innovation Awards aim to distinguish innovative projects, carried out by the City or by Parisian companies. 4 categories of distinction will be awarded: Public Innovation Prize; Entrepreneurial Innovation Prize; Coup de pouce Prize (1 City of Paris and 1 Parisian company) and Coup de cœur Prize (1 City of Paris and 1 Parisian company).   The jury, under the co-presidency of Pénélope SCOTT, deputy mayor of Paris in charge of innovation, attractiveness, Paris 2030 foresight, Resilience and Flora DEPERNET, Chief of Staff of Mouvement Impact France will study 10 projects (5 City of Paris and 5 Parisian companies) according to the following criteria: Innovative quality / degree of innovation; Ability to be transposed / financial viability; Local public interest; Economic, social and environmental impact. The jury will meet on October 15 and the awarding of prizes to the winners will close the Paris de l’Innovation.