The France Startup Conference 2022

Agenda

5.00pm-5.10pm: Webinar Opening

Topic: Setting out the event agenda, and giving an overview of the French Startup & VC Scene

5.10pm-5.20pm: “Scaleups in France” Fireside Chat

Topic: Challenges Startups had in 2021/22 and how they overcame them

5.20pm-5.30pm: “Founders & CXOs in France” Panel Discussion

Topic: Challenges Startups had in 2021/22 and how they overcame them

David Bizer, Director at Key Search
Sylvie Milverton, CEO & Co-Founder of Lynx Educate
Angélique Zettor, Startup Advisor; Formerly Co-founder & Co-CEO of Genymobile
Delphine Remy-Boutang, Founder of the bureau; President of Global Entrepreneurship Network France
Francis Cholle, Founder & CEO of The Human Company

5.30pm-5.45pm: “Investors & VCs in France” Panel Discussion

Topic: Startup Trends for 2022; key elements Investors & VCs look for in Startups

Romain Afflelou, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Cosmo Connected; Serial Entrepreneur & Tech Investor
Maxime Paradis, Founder & Managing Partner of G. Ventures
Louis Bô, Investment Director – Venture Capital at Eurazeo
Gabriel Jarrosson, Chairman of Leonis Investissement
Thibaud Bersihand, CEO of Michelin Venture Capital

5.45pm-6.15pm: Fireside Chats

Soumitra Deshpande, Head of Startup Program – EMEA at Freshworks for Startups (Topic: Partnerships as a Growth Engine)

John Cutler, Product Evangelist at Amplitude (Topic: Digital Optimization)
Samantha Richardson, Principal Visioneering Consultant at Twilio Startups (Topic: Customer Engagement)

6.15pm-6.30pm: “Silicon Valley” Panel Discussion with French Startup Founders & CXOs in the United States

Topic: International Expansion – Doing Business in the U.S. Market

6.30pm: Event Conclusion