The France Startup Conference 2022

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Today’s Sponsors:

Provides integrated software solutions for Startups and Scaleups.
Freshworks is originally from India, now headquartered in California, and raised more than $1 billion in its September 2021 IPO.
As an attendee of The France Startup Conference 2022, through the Freshworks for Startups program, you receive free credits worth up to $10,000 across essential products like helpdesk, LiveChat, CRM, marketing automation, ITSM, HRMS, and much more. Claim your perks here: https://www.freshworks.com/partners/startup-program/france-startups-conference/

Amplitude is the Digital Optimization System
With their trademark behavioral graph innovation, they sort through millions of seemingly random actions, to:
- Instantly find patterns of Customer Behaviour. Every click and interaction is input from your customers telling you what they need and why they need it.
- Predict outcomes and adapt experiences, to increase Customer Engagement, Growth, and Loyalty.
- https://amplitude.com/hub
Powered by Amplitude, we are hosting The European Product Conference 2022.

A cloud communications platform, used by millions of Startups, to engage with billions of customers around the world.
Software developers can use Twilio to make and receive phone calls, send and receive text messages, and perform other communication functions using its web service APIs. Twilio has established the Twilio Startups Programme, to provide product credits, education, and resources for Startups across Belgium and elsewhere.
Attendees of this event can apply for the Twilio Startups Programmes at this link. Successful applicants will receive the means to launch their global customer engagement strategy with Twilio’s API-powered platform.

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