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From June 11 to 14, Viva Technology 2025 turned Paris Expo Porte de Versailles into the heartbeat of global innovation. With more than 180,000 attendees and 450 speakers, the event reaffirmed its status as Europe's largest tech gathering. Among the highlights? The strong and diverse presence of the ...

HEC Paris continues to solidify its position as a leading institution for nurturing entrepreneurial champions, as evidenced by our strong presence in the 2025 French Tech Next40/120 ranking. This year's promotion underscores HEC Paris’ consistent representation in the most strategic segment of the ...

Highlights from the 2025 JETRO – HEC Paris International Program: For the second year in a row, the HEC Paris Incubation & Acceleration Center, in collaboration with JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) and STATION F, welcomed a dynamic cohort of Japanese startups to Paris. The goal: to help ...

On the eve of each Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) session, the CDL Dinners bring together scientists, entrepreneurs, mentors, decision-makers, and members of the HEC Paris community to catalyze deep tech innovation and exchange insights on pressing industry challenges. Designed as high-impact ...

The payments industry is at a pivotal moment. As digital transformation accelerates, a new era driven by deep technologies - including artificial intelligence, blockchain, and agentic AI - is beginning to take shape. During a CDL-Paris gathering on Artificial Intelligence, David Restrepo Amariles ...

Many concepts can’t be just taught in classrooms, they have to be lived. This is the philosophy behind the MSc X-HEC Entrepreneurs: pure ‘Learning By Doing’ and peer learning. The Leadership Seminar at the École Navale, one of the highlights of the program, embodies this approach: students are ...

What’s it really like to learn alongside the world’s most promising startups?

From the classroom to the forefront of innovation, programs like the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) offer students a unique opportunity to work directly with high-potential, science-based startups. At CDL-Paris ...

India is taking its AI ambitions global… and fast! Through a groundbreaking collaboration with Station F and HEC Paris, the IndiaAI Startups Global Program gives 10 selected Indian startups a unique opportunity to expand into Europe’s thriving innovation ecosystem. This fully funded program, driven ...

In the race to decarbonize the planet, bold ideas aren’t enough. Today’s climate-solution founders must do more than invent — they must convince, navigate, and persevere through some of the most complex innovation landscapes in the world. From financing and policy risk to strategy, talent, and ...

It’s time for our 2024 Activity Report! This past year marked a major milestone with the creation of the HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute, bringing together three centers dedicated to one bold mission: empowering entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey. Explore the impact our ...